PSU - Iowa Dual Thread
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He had to be a savage. After Warner went ahead I think Dean had at least two reversals and back points not called before they finally grudgingly awarded him any points despite Warner pretty much refusing to wrestle. Dean left no doubt with that final period.
I was going to ask the same question, and I think the answer is yes. It was almost like with the match sewn up, after the first TD, he want to see if he could out muscle TC, found out that’s probably not the way to go.
I was really surprised by Kerk's game plan. Then he kinda looked lost out there on the bottom after getting tossed. I'm looking forward to round two... Man last night was a treat. Amazing wrestling...
I can appreciate young’s win. At that level of two great wrestlers it is all about basics and Grinding it out. I was surprised that desanto was the aggressive one and had a lot in the tank. He is very happy today with how he wrestled. Young will need to take it up a notch next time.
Young ought to be embarrassed the way he wrestles after that many years in the program. Wonder how daddy in law Brands feels about that?
The restart was absolutely critical. CStar had just completed a great mat return and was in position to accrue a nice little chunk of RT given his anchor and where they were on the mat.
The brick gave him the restart he needed - he was going to give up RT and that would have been the match.
As much as one of them is a raving lunatic and the other sane one always looks like he's one step away from crossing the line, they are not dumb guys when it comes to wrestling.
Franklin is a very good recruiter. Sanderson is THE best recruiter in his sport. Football & Wrestling are different. But Our wrestling team is stocked/littered with Top 10 P4P recruits. Our # 7 2022 recruiting class has 5-stars Dennis-Sutton, Allar, & Singleton. I don't think any of them are top 10.
This one has to cut Hawks fans to the quick...
I think dean figured out during the Match how he can win at this weight. Guys are clearly taller and he can’t shoot and get in deep so once he does have them down grind him and be relentless. It was like a lightbulb went off for him in that 3rd period.
Marinelli gets lots of sympathy from his Eli Stickley relationship. I watched the Iowa-OSU & PSU-Iowa duals. He carries himself like a complete d1Ƈk.
I have no idea what berge was doing out there. I have never seen anything like that ever. He gave up numerous times. That last takedown he didn’t even try. I understand he didn’t want to get the tech etc but I have never seen him or anyone wrestle scared before and I just didn’t get it. The ref calling stalling on him 5 times is unheard of and it led to 4 points for mar. Refs only called stalling on iowa when it didn’t matter and I don’t think they ever lost a point. We lost 6? Points on stalling and 1-2 points on holding legs to long? Something isnt right about that .
He arrived as the top 120 pounder in the nation, and he's a RS freshman. Are you basing this on last night?
Pretend they were wearing opposite singlets. That is typically what it looks likes for us. Overmatched. Berge was overmatched. Bull was the aggressor the entire match, and damn was he aggressive. Cael said to Byers before the match that he was excited to see where Berge stands against the top talent. Well, we all saw it. The good news is that Berge might get another shot or two at Bull (if you can call that good news), and he and the coaching staff know where the bar is set.
He was a bull. He wasn’t trying anything but to push against him and the stall because like a bull he was pushing him back. It is just another form of stalling that brands has his guys do. Look like your doing something without doing anything. The guys brooks wrestled did the same damn thing.
Penn State coach Cael Sanderson after 19-13 victory to snap Hawkeyes' 29-dual win streak: “We’re not real happy with our performance tonight. I’m sure Iowa’s not, either. It was just kind of a weird dual meet.”
It comes from the top. I'm sure Marinelli is a nice guy off the mat but the whole program takes it's cues from its leaders, just like any company or other organization. That's their view of what "tough wrestling " is.
Kind of like the mindset I had when I was younger, before I grew up.
Probably more conjecture than I should and I could be way wrong but I really see the way Gilman has embraced this program as a great example of this. Obviously he is a warrior and I think he came here to experience there's more than one way to not only demonstrate your character and strength, but to impose your will on someone.
Agree. Not a smart match at all by Kerk. He needs to get his angles and shoot and keep shooting not go upper body. Geez.
Berge wrestled like he was intimidated last night. Still think he would do a lot better at 157. Last night was a great example why. He beat Young last year.
Oh yes brands definitely throw the brick to give Kem a restart. Carter had him prone on his stomach. He would have definitely got the riding time point.
If dean lost kerk would have won most likely. He would have shot singles all day long. Cael would have told him that.
Berge has that nice duck under move I kept waiting for him to hit when Marinelli was pushing in so hard. Berge just looked physically overmatched.
In this day in age, freshman studs come in as AA contenders. In hs they get a chance to wrestle the best wrestlers in the US and the world. I would call Ayala a stud.
Felt so good to get the win at CHA!
My overall reaction looking back on the match was that I was really pleased with 7 of the matches, disappointed with 2 and a little surprised with 1.
Drew, RBY, Nick, CStarr, Aaron and Max led us to victory as they’ve done throughout the season. I was happy with Bearclaw’s effort, even in the loss, and he continues to improve; I still don’t see him qualifying for nationals, but it’s nice to see him progressing.
Surprised Brooks rode Assad as long as he did. It looked like he owned Assad on his feet, so I really expected Brooks to play catch and release and get the major. Still an impressive win, but I think if Aaron had it to do over, he’d go the catch and release route.
Disappointments: Berge and Kerk
Berge was gassed and constantly on his back foot. The stall calls were warranted. His conditioning is clearly not where it needs to be yet; I expected it to be better considering he’s not making the cut to 157. Hopefully he wrestles himself into shape by BIGs.
Kerk, I’m just not sure what he was thinking going upper body with TC. The first one I’ll give him a pass on, but to get baited into that a second time is a headscratcher. He’s too good of a wrestler and too experienced to fall for that. He looked good on his shots and could have won it on his feet. Also disappointed with his bottom work; he really didn’t seem to fight to get off bottom, the urgency just wasn’t there. Again, really surprised by this even with the dual in hand, because he’s wrestling for seeding at BIGs and NCAAs. (I’m sure adjustments will be made for BIGs)
Lastly, great win!
Iowa is gonna be in real trouble next year. They lose DeSanto, Eierman, Kemmerer, Marinelli and Young. Murin and Warner are seniors as well; not sure if they’ll be back or if they even have any eligibility remaining. Spencer Lee will be coming back after knee surgery; I know he’s Superman, but there’s still an unknown there.
My overall reaction looking back on the match was that I was really pleased with 7 of the matches, disappointed with 2 and a little surprised with 1.
Drew, RBY, Nick, CStarr, Aaron and Max led us to victory as they’ve done throughout the season. I was happy with Bearclaw’s effort, even in the loss, and he continues to improve; I still don’t see him qualifying for nationals, but it’s nice to see him progressing.
Surprised Brooks rode Assad as long as he did. It looked like he owned Assad on his feet, so I really expected Brooks to play catch and release and get the major. Still an impressive win, but I think if Aaron had it to do over, he’d go the catch and release route.
Disappointments: Berge and Kerk
Berge was gassed and constantly on his back foot. The stall calls were warranted. His conditioning is clearly not where it needs to be yet; I expected it to be better considering he’s not making the cut to 157. Hopefully he wrestles himself into shape by BIGs.
Kerk, I’m just not sure what he was thinking going upper body with TC. The first one I’ll give him a pass on, but to get baited into that a second time is a headscratcher. He’s too good of a wrestler and too experienced to fall for that. He looked good on his shots and could have won it on his feet. Also disappointed with his bottom work; he really didn’t seem to fight to get off bottom, the urgency just wasn’t there. Again, really surprised by this even with the dual in hand, because he’s wrestling for seeding at BIGs and NCAAs. (I’m sure adjustments will be made for BIGs)
Lastly, great win!
Iowa is gonna be in real trouble next year. They lose DeSanto, Eierman, Kemmerer, Marinelli and Young. Murin and Warner are seniors as well; not sure if they’ll be back or if they even have any eligibility remaining. Spencer Lee will be coming back after knee surgery; I know he’s Superman, but there’s still an unknown there.
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