What say yinz at 125?
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To bad, since if he certifies next week his first 4 matches will be brutal. Lizak, Suriano, NATO, and Lee. Yikes.
Per track he has not certified. Can his certification be at the scales tonight or does it have to be done prior?
Splitting them doesn’t make sense to me at least, of course I am no coaching guru. I say that if he is certified he goes, the unanswerable part for us is the certification. I assume they are working on a timeline, just not one visible to us, and while that can be frustrating to fans, I understand it.
It used to be before the wrestlers first official practice but now I think before the first competition. Presumably that would be tonight if they want and the cert has an official to review. I don’t know if the match official can also be the match day cert official. I don’t see why not (immediate thought) but maybe it has to be a different one
Weigh-in for a competition can't be part of the certification process. The certification weigh-in is followed by some computer entries and the like, and is not feasible at a competition.
Yikes indeed. Would seem pretty cruel to introduce him to B1G wrestling with that gauntlet....
I would like to see Kuhn in both but I don't think he is certified and ready to go for this weekend.
I hope he is at 100% for tOSU and can at least slow down or maybe even steal a win over NATO. Anything less than 5 points with NATO I will count as a win.
I hope he is at 100% for tOSU and can at least slow down or maybe even steal a win over NATO. Anything less than 5 points with NATO I will count as a win.
I say if/when he certifies, he should get a chance to wrestle off w/ Devin for the starting spot, whenever that may be. Guy has moved heaven and earth to get one last semester of competition, I think he at least deserves a fair shot at that, and of course Devin should have a shot at keeping it.
Regardless, I think if anyone is thinking a 'W' is remotely possible with either against Nato, I'd like to have a little of whatever you're drinkin' this afternoon.
Regardless, I think if anyone is thinking a 'W' is remotely possible with either against Nato, I'd like to have a little of whatever you're drinkin' this afternoon.
According to track, Kuhn has yet to be certified. (edit: sorry, missed your post, pish).
(Also, Downey still not on Iowa's weight management roster.
My guess is Kuhn skips Minnesota/Rutgers and will start against tOSU, Iowa, and Buffalo. I would say maybe the Edinboro Open, but that's the same day as Ohio St. dual. Duhawk?
(Also, Downey still not on Iowa's weight management roster.
My guess is Kuhn skips Minnesota/Rutgers and will start against tOSU, Iowa, and Buffalo. I would say maybe the Edinboro Open, but that's the same day as Ohio St. dual. Duhawk?
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the downey watch was really pooh poohed by the Flo Bros yesterday on FRL. With the access they have to the team Im guessing they know more than they are letting on. As I posted on the HR before the PD2 meltdown, there are people with influence that would not be sympathetic to his self induced plight....the conspiracy theorist in me has this in the back of my mind. Besides anything to do with the NCAA makes 0 sense to me anymore.
Can't be per rule, or not feasible? If rule, Ok. If feasible, I get that too. The official is basically an official. If not by rule, he might (not saying can, Roar) do the weight and hydration tonight and wrestle on Sunday. I probably wouldn't send him out tonight anyway....but if he could go Sunday that would be a good idea. Still....wrestle offs, etc.
And just a note about Schnupp. I see Pearsall all over again. Schnupp has a clear plan, wishes to attack and can't finish.....so can't win. He really isn't that far from winning, but a little muscle would help. It's been a tough adjustment for him in that regard. Kuhn has legally transferred and busted ass to get here. If he can best Schnupp.....there is zero reason for him not to wear the banded blue singlet for us.
NATO actually hasn't proven to be much of a pinner in his collegiate career. According to Wrestlestat, out of his 105 victories and 60% bonus rate only 11 have been by FALL. Last year he was 24-1 and his only pin was against a decent wrestler (Mitch McKee). He's been more prone to teching outmatched opponents.
He will be planning on pinning.....regardless of what his record shows. They want bonus and 125 seems a place to go get it. NATO will be going hard for it. I promise.
It appears that Kuhn is now certified. Likely he wrestles against Maryland. Especially with the others "sick as dogs".
The only way possible for the process to go quickly, is if the wrestler is at or below his weight class (125 in this case), immediately after determining hydrated state, at the certification weigh-in. If Carson weighed 125.2, for example, fully hydrated, he'd still have a descent plan and couldn't wrestle officially for 1 week.
I have no corroboration yet, but if the TrackWrestling info is accurate, as posted by others, it APPEARS that Carson was hydrated AND weighed in at 125 or less. I guess that's possible, but surprising, as I believed Carson was in the middle of a safe descent (not official Weight Certification, 1.5% per week descent), and not ready for the cert process.
Bottom line, I hope to see him tomorrow...
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