Let’s keep it to one a day and then on 3/17 we can watch Bo ruin the hopes of an entire state since PSU will probably clinch it in Friday
Jim Martin made a Gable-coached Iowa wrestler quit in the NCAA Finals.
Check the girl in the first seat left of the official's table from 14:22 to 14:29. She clearly wanted to jump out of her seat, but must have been in some official capacity, so she gives the subtle, hands-in-lap golf clap. I think she was even gripping the seat of her chair so she wouldn't jump out of it.
By the time they were seniors Brown rode Evans like a rented mule as a routine.
Rented, schmented! Brown OWNED that ass!!
Apparently, throwing an elbow after the match is over translates to “not impressed”.
Zain made sure to show that kind of match was never happening again in the semis later that year.
Cassar fit this description for years and had his signature moment vs Kollin Moore as a backup, but then, we all know he bulked up and dominated his way into the elite category the next year.
I guess that was righteous, knowledgeable wrestling fan permissable booing at the end of that match.
I wonder if AJ Friccione sees himself as the next Cassar. The kid is tough and could see him bulking up and being a smaller quick hwt like Cassar.
But is he Jersey toothpick tough?
Oh my. If Cornell had competed and Nick had won, talk about Cornell lawyers and legal challenges out the wazoo!
This is another favorite like the Zain match. No 1 PSU vs No 2 OSU started at 133 and everyone knew OSU needed to score big (probably bonus) in the lightweights with Pletcher, McKenna, and Jordan to have a chance knowing #1's Nolf, Joseph, Hall, Nickal, and Cassar were coming up later, and RBY and Lee upset Pletcher and McKenna and Verk (who was Berge's backup that year) held Jordan to a 10-8 decision. The dual meet showdown of the year was over after three matches with PSU leading 6-3 when OSU needed to be up at least 11-0 to have a chance, and instead, the rout was on.
Yup - and then Nickal capped it with his insouciant pin of Kollin Moore. I’m sure Moore’s mom had the same sour look she had a month later when she watched Bo pin Brucki and knew right then her boy was doomed in the final.
Without pictures it never happened. By chance, any hula hoops in the crowd?
Auto like for insouciant. Good one!
No hula hoops, but from what I could see U of A girls don’t let winter get in the way of their workouts.
Admittedly, I had to look it up, especially the pronunciation, but I was gruntled with learning a new word!
Yeah, this was just a little preview of his giant killer ability. What a fun dual this one was. Just as big as Cassar’s win was the next match where Nevills lost but held Snyder, the reigning Olympic gold medalist and eventual national champion, to a 15-10 decision instead of bonus points to preserve the one point win. I remember screaming at my TV for that whole match, too.
I've mentioned it before but if you watch both teams shake hands at the end you can see Cael tapping Nevills on the back and saying "You can beat him" after it was over. The dude never concedes anything.
It's amazing how things work out. Had Cassar won the spot and gone to nationals he was a lock for an AA and a threat for the championship. The following year he most likely would not have gone up to heavy to become the only collegian to beat Gable (twice!).
He would have challenged Bo for 197 instead? I'm not sure that would have worked out all that well for him. LOL.
