Penn State - Clarion Dual Thread
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I said Alex wrestle’s like DT. Same style. Only gonna get better. Glad to see the NLWC wrestlers there. Now it’s time for the REAL season. Separate the men from the boys time. Bonus every single match possible.
My thanks to @SleepyLion for his summaries, and to @SRATH for his onsite comments.
I enjoyed reading them when I finally got home, after 10 straight hours of reffing at a tournament.
I enjoyed reading them when I finally got home, after 10 straight hours of reffing at a tournament.
I remember that if we are thinking about the same one. The one kid kept calling a stalemate a stallmate. The entire match. You never knew when it was an actual stall being called.
The youngsters working the BIG+ broadcast are an example of what’s wrong with most of our media. Full of hyperbole, cliche phrases, and knowing just enough to be incredibly dangerous.
*Yeah I know what you're saying. I suspect the students that are doing the announcing are journalism/ English majors and this is part of their education, but it CAN be tough to listen to. Just report what you're seeing, no need for "excellent, excellent" and "generational talent" awarded to a true freshman. Let's let 'em wrestle. As a young man I did a write-up for a local newspaper (remember those?) and I used 2000 words when I could have gotten away with 200 - and the article would have been readable. I do appreciate it when a student announcer broadcast uses former wrestlers who know what a takedown, reversal, mat return, duck-under, etc. is, and also use their local terminology for particular moves like 'pancake, cow-catcher', etc. and it's obvious they know what they're talking about. Even some of the 'pros' are hard to listen to. IMO Jim Gibbons is the best national broadcaster when he doesn't have his cardinal and gold glasses on. It seems to me that he's done a better job that past year or so broadcasting more objectively and isn't so much of an anti-PSU guy. Hard to believe he doesn't have something in common with Cael and thus reflects on his announcing. He has been known to be candidly caught off guard saying things into a hot mic...
Syncing up Ironhead often works but the two were about 1:45 apart and no matter what I did I couldn't get them any closer without re-running the ads, so I ended up silencing the meet and watched online only.
*Yeah I know what you're saying. I suspect the students that are doing the announcing are journalism/ English majors and this is part of their education, but it CAN be tough to listen to. Just report what you're seeing, no need for "excellent, excellent" and "generational talent" awarded to a true freshman. Let's let 'em wrestle. As a young man I did a write-up for a local newspaper (remember those?) and I used 2000 words when I could have gotten away with 200 - and the article would have been readable. I do appreciate it when a student announcer broadcast uses former wrestlers who know what a takedown, reversal, mat return, duck-under, etc. is, and also use their local terminology for particular moves like 'pancake, cow-catcher', etc. and it's obvious they know what they're talking about. Even some of the 'pros' are hard to listen to. IMO Jim Gibbons is the best national broadcaster when he doesn't have his cardinal and gold glasses on. It seems to me that he's done a better job that past year or so broadcasting more objectively and isn't so much of an anti-PSU guy. Hard to believe he doesn't have something in common with Cael and thus reflects on his announcing. He has been known to be candidly caught off guard saying things into a hot mic...
Syncing up Ironhead often works but the two were about 1:45 apart and no matter what I did I couldn't get them any closer without re-running the ads, so I ended up silencing the meet and watched online only.
I listen to Byers on my phone via Lionvision and simply put him on pause until the big+ catches up. Yesterday Big+ was buffering quite a bit (for me) so there were a lot of pauses. On a good note, intermission was a great time to catch up.
God bless you for sacrificing your time for the sport you love.............
I may have the person your remember saying A Facundo looks like D Taylor. From his fluidity, speed, working the snaps, he even has a very similar physical appearance. Obviously not fair to put that kind of expectation on A Facundo (vs what D Taylor did/continues to do). I do hope he gets a lil stronger for next year and works more offensive attacks. He’s def a beast/ joy to watch
Anybody have info on Clarion’s Feldkamp. Possible grad transfer next year. Went over Penn State coaches after the pin.
speaking of pins 3 tech fall should have pins in at least 2. The guy behind me (from Clarion) felt both just quit wrestling and fall not called. Feltkamps fall was a two count so there’s that. Anyone else have a similar opinion?
speaking of pins 3 tech fall should have pins in at least 2. The guy behind me (from Clarion) felt both just quit wrestling and fall not called. Feltkamps fall was a two count so there’s that. Anyone else have a similar opinion?
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