50 to 2, only 2 punches out of 5 attempts. if I understand the chart, no kicks even attempted. No submission attempts but 4 takedowns.
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It's not as far fetched as people (Iowa fans) want to make it to be. Iowa fans want to award Spencer for being a 4 timer and 3 time Hodge winner already. Yes, that'll almost certainly happen but it hasn't yet. Also, he'll get 3 Hodges in 5 tries, everyone else had 4. If we want to play hypotheticals, can we count Zain as a 4 timer since he likely is that if he redshirted and missed Stieber?
Stieber is a 4 timer, 2nd most points ever at NCAAs behind only Cael
Snyder is a 3 timer + Olympic Gold, basically changed heavyweight forever
Gable won't stack up the accolades but this is kind of a "duh" thing but if someone has to leave the list, it should be him.
Bo is a 4 time finalist, 3 time champ, Hodge.
Zain had the most dominant 3 year run ever after his redshirt, should have been a 3 time Hodge winner.
Competition wise, Spencer's competition at 125 was lesser in 2020, 2021. Spencer said it himself, basically everyone in 2021 who got on the podium with him at 125 were first timers. Can you argue Spencer should be on the list? Absolutely! But I can flip it and argue for any of those 5 over him as well.
Also, it's a freaking opinion list by Shane Sparks. It's not that serious. You have to be quite an a hole to attack Shane personally for something like this.
Stieber is a 4 timer, 2nd most points ever at NCAAs behind only Cael
Snyder is a 3 timer + Olympic Gold, basically changed heavyweight forever
Gable won't stack up the accolades but this is kind of a "duh" thing but if someone has to leave the list, it should be him.
Bo is a 4 time finalist, 3 time champ, Hodge.
Zain had the most dominant 3 year run ever after his redshirt, should have been a 3 time Hodge winner.
Competition wise, Spencer's competition at 125 was lesser in 2020, 2021. Spencer said it himself, basically everyone in 2021 who got on the podium with him at 125 were first timers. Can you argue Spencer should be on the list? Absolutely! But I can flip it and argue for any of those 5 over him as well.
Also, it's a freaking opinion list by Shane Sparks. It's not that serious. You have to be quite an a hole to attack Shane personally for something like this.
Tom and Terry were outside the cage yelling for stall calls.
Ed Ruth interview For all of us Ed Ruth fans, I found this great recent interview (Sep. 2021) he did on The Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast. Some of the more interesting items touched on include: his matches in high school against Quentin Wright, his one year at Blair Academy, his thoughts on Jeff Buxton as a coach, him asking who this "Cael" was coming to Penn State as Ed had a pair of Cael Sanderson shoes sitting on the desk behind him 
[Ed was recruited by Troy Sunderland, but Cael came in before Ed came to Penn State], his room matches with Cael and Casey, his "having fun" wrestling philosophy, how Ed initially was given a scholarship in the 80% range but was told he would get a full ride if he AA'd and how Cael honored that promise from the previous coaching staff, Cael would have them write out their goals, how "freakishly strong" Casey is [I have heard this same thing from multiple Penn State wrestlers], he would coach on average between 10-15 camps each summer while in college, the Penn State coaches encouraged the wrestlers to find out what wrestling style/technique worked best for them and then the coaches would recommend tweaks or additional technique, his time in MMA and his current role as Assistant Coach at University of Illinois.
Watching this interview you can see why "Easy" Ed got his nickname. He still has that great smile and I am glad he is back on the college wrestling scene. He is still one of my all-time favorites. Enjoy!
[Ed was recruited by Troy Sunderland, but Cael came in before Ed came to Penn State], his room matches with Cael and Casey, his "having fun" wrestling philosophy, how Ed initially was given a scholarship in the 80% range but was told he would get a full ride if he AA'd and how Cael honored that promise from the previous coaching staff, Cael would have them write out their goals, how "freakishly strong" Casey is [I have heard this same thing from multiple Penn State wrestlers], he would coach on average between 10-15 camps each summer while in college, the Penn State coaches encouraged the wrestlers to find out what wrestling style/technique worked best for them and then the coaches would recommend tweaks or additional technique, his time in MMA and his current role as Assistant Coach at University of Illinois.Watching this interview you can see why "Easy" Ed got his nickname. He still has that great smile and I am glad he is back on the college wrestling scene. He is still one of my all-time favorites. Enjoy!
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I'm not a big fan of our instant gratification Society.
My opinion is that Cael and team should wait and pass out the dual meet championship hats, shirts and trophy the next year at Our Annual Home meet in Carver Hawkeye arena.
He sure was fun to watch lol. Be we looked like he was out of control of a match. Easy Ed is a great nickname for himEd Ruth interview For all of us Ed Ruth fans, I found this great recent interview (Sep. 2021) he did on The Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast. Some of the more interesting items touched on include: his matches in high school against Quentin Wright, his one year at Blair Academy, his thoughts on Jeff Buxton as a coach, him asking who this "Cael" was coming to Penn State as Ed had a pair of Cael Sanderson shoes sitting on the desk behind him
Watching this interview you can see why "Easy" Ed got his nickname. He still has that great smile and I am glad he is back on the college wrestling scene. He is still one of my all-time favorites. Enjoy!
Ed Ruth interview For all of us Ed Ruth fans, I found this great recent interview (Sep. 2021) he did on The Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast. Some of the more interesting items touched on include: his matches in high school against Quentin Wright, his one year at Blair Academy, his thoughts on Jeff Buxton as a coach, him asking who this "Cael" was coming to Penn State as Ed had a pair of Cael Sanderson shoes sitting on the desk behind him
Watching this interview you can see why "Easy" Ed got his nickname. He still has that great smile and I am glad he is back on the college wrestling scene. He is still one of my all-time favorites. Enjoy!
He was my kids favorite! I would ask if she wanted to watch a dual and her response was... let me know when Ruth is up. 😊
My Kingdom for another Ed Ruth. Like a damn panther on the mat - smooth, deadly speed and power
As if there's gonna be another.
We've talked a lot about room battles, especially Zain vs Jason. Ed vs. Q would've been every bit as insane.
Agree! Carter mixing it up with AB would be fun to watch too 😀
Q gets overlooked a lot I think when discussing all time PSU greats but he was one helluva wrestler. That match versus Kilgore was awesome. Loved when he cradled a guy from standing position. Great guy. Tyrone got themselves a pretty good coach
Ed said q,s wingspan was 4 inches longer than his. Wow
Watch Kolat and the one fight he had. Wrestling skills alone don't make a fighter.
Sharing, just because. Hadn't seen this version in a while with all the interviews w/ Cael and his mom, some shots of Cody, etc.
Oklahoma State wrestling social media in general is desperately clinging to relevance. #dYnAsTyDeFiNeD
They're probably tired of covering Northern Iowa, Iowa State, Missouri duals, car crashes, and what not.
You'd think they'd focus on Iowa. It's not like there's a shortage of material.
It actually annoyed me that Oklahoma State were with us through Saturday night last year. 2 Blood Round Forfeits (one over us), an undeserved walk to the semis for Boo Lewallen (he lost to Josh Heil but got the win then he got a mono struck Murin) made them look way closer to us than they actually were. You can sense their fans are getting cocky again, saying they would beat PSU in a dual this year after Michigan because "they match up well" and how they're going to be our biggest challenger for 2023 onward.
The 3 dual loss and another coming tomorrow was some humble pie their fans need.
The 3 dual loss and another coming tomorrow was some humble pie their fans need.
Tomorrow (Saturday) night, broadcast on Flo.
INTERNATIONAL PAIRINGS FOR BOUT AT THE BALLPARK, PRESENTED BY KUBOTA
Men’s freestyle pairings
57 kg – Thomas Gilman (USA) vs. Darian Cruz (Puerto Rico)
61 kg – Daton Fix (USA) vs. Giusseppe Rea (Ecuador)
65 kg – Joey McKenna (USA) vs. Kamal Begakov (Tajikistan)
70 kg – James Green (USA) vs. Dillon Williams (Canada)
74 kg – Jason Nolf (USA) vs. Mitch Finesilver (Israel)
79 kg – Jordan Burroughs (USA) vs. Nestor Taffur (Colombia)
86 kg – Zahid Valencia (USA) vs. Noel Torres (Mexico)
92 kg – Kollin Moore (USA) vs. Evan Ramos (Puerto Rico)
97 kg – Kyle Snyder (USA) vs. Zbigniew Baranowski (Poland)
125 kg – Nick Gwiazdowski (USA) vs. Zach Merrill (Puerto Rico)
Women’s freestyle pairings
50 kg – Victoria Anthony (USA) vs. Namuuntsetseg Tsogt-ochir (Mongolia)
53 kg – Jacarra Winchester (USA) vs. Khulan Batkhuyag (Mongolia)
57 kg – Helen Maroulis (USA) vs. Bolortuya Khurelkhuu (Mongolia)
62 kg – Kayla Miracle (USA) vs. Narangerel Erdenesukh (Mongolia)
68 kg – Kennedy Blades (USA) vs. Delgermaa Enkhsaikhan (Mongolia)
76 kg – Victoria Francis (USA) vs. Ariunjargal Ganbat (Mongolia)
Greco-Roman pairing
97 kg – G’Angelo Hancock (USA) vs. Ahmed Hassan (Egypt)
INTERNATIONAL PAIRINGS FOR BOUT AT THE BALLPARK, PRESENTED BY KUBOTA
Men’s freestyle pairings
57 kg – Thomas Gilman (USA) vs. Darian Cruz (Puerto Rico)
61 kg – Daton Fix (USA) vs. Giusseppe Rea (Ecuador)
65 kg – Joey McKenna (USA) vs. Kamal Begakov (Tajikistan)
70 kg – James Green (USA) vs. Dillon Williams (Canada)
74 kg – Jason Nolf (USA) vs. Mitch Finesilver (Israel)
79 kg – Jordan Burroughs (USA) vs. Nestor Taffur (Colombia)
86 kg – Zahid Valencia (USA) vs. Noel Torres (Mexico)
92 kg – Kollin Moore (USA) vs. Evan Ramos (Puerto Rico)
97 kg – Kyle Snyder (USA) vs. Zbigniew Baranowski (Poland)
125 kg – Nick Gwiazdowski (USA) vs. Zach Merrill (Puerto Rico)
Women’s freestyle pairings
50 kg – Victoria Anthony (USA) vs. Namuuntsetseg Tsogt-ochir (Mongolia)
53 kg – Jacarra Winchester (USA) vs. Khulan Batkhuyag (Mongolia)
57 kg – Helen Maroulis (USA) vs. Bolortuya Khurelkhuu (Mongolia)
62 kg – Kayla Miracle (USA) vs. Narangerel Erdenesukh (Mongolia)
68 kg – Kennedy Blades (USA) vs. Delgermaa Enkhsaikhan (Mongolia)
76 kg – Victoria Francis (USA) vs. Ariunjargal Ganbat (Mongolia)
Greco-Roman pairing
97 kg – G’Angelo Hancock (USA) vs. Ahmed Hassan (Egypt)
I’m going to take a guess and say that isn’t Mike T and his sister.
The Mongolian women will not be there, visa issues, Canadians instead. Link posted in Senior wrestling thread.
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