Dude I’m all in but gables way too good. Meeting him in the finals with a semi win over Paris, I m good.
Terrell wrestled tough. Please no more Berge dropping weight. He is great at 165. That's Cael's plan.
I’d say! Who expected that! We all knew PSU would need to wrestle well and win some of the “toss up” matches to win, but who expected them to win
Man, guys, all for optimism, but there is no one on earth that's on Steveson's level right now. I think Kirk could be competitive, sure, but it's darn hard to envision a victory. Guess that's why they wrestle them, though!
What a night. All our higher seeds won and 3 of our lower seeds won. maybe I shouldn't worry about seeds so much, maybe it doesn't matter to our guys? We are the bad seed.
Does Marinelli have another year? Maybe going at 165 has taken a toll on him, maybe he can eat at 174 or does Kem Dog have another year of eligibility?
Zare might be able to. Would love to see Gable vs. Zare and hope it happens at the USA Iran dual. Might actually be worth a flo membership.
It kinda pizzes me off though. I mean I understand the Covid protocalls, Nick couldn't wrestle Sea Bass but Az St only wrestled a 4 match dual with Michigan, I want to know which wrestler tested + for Covid, Schultz or Parris that they couldn't wrestle each other.
Agreed, but at the end of the day, win the Big semi against either Parris or Cass and he avoids Steveson at Nationals until the finals.
And given that Michigan and Iowa are likely our two biggest challengers for the team title, maybe better to have Schultz in at 3 and Cass/Parris meeting in QF with winner getting Steveson in SF. Now all this again requires Kerk to make BIG finals.
A big key also is for Kerk to beat Cass next Friday, just saying, it still pizzes me off. Oh I forgot, Cass lost his first match of the year, I feel a little better now.
Rule 5, Section 7 Art. 12. Stalling by Dropping Down to a Lower Leg.
"Bigger" could result if more of a cut. Brucki is huge but the tank was nearly empty when they went to SV. You could tell from body language comparison that Max's tank still had plenty in it. This is the trade off.
Gable is outstanding technician, strong, and has a gas tank. Not saying Kerk can't beat him, just put the probability at maybe 20%.
Truth, you are the rules guy. Thank you! Does it specifically say when down on the mat? Reason I ask it that I emailed the NCAA the other day about the OT issue you clarified me, and the head guy responded that the rule can use clarification, and he offered up potentially additional verbiage to the rule. I followed up with him for clarification, and I will share the feedback with you once I receive it. If it doesn’t specifically say on the mat, it should, and the appear to appreciate the feedback to help eliminate ambiguity and confusion.
Agree. The goal, in my mind, is to be able to compete with Gable. If Kerk can compete with him, then he’s got a shot. If he can stay on this course and stay healthy, then hopefully he can compete with King Gable. And time and time again, Cael and staff create a winning game plan - that’s the wildcard
On the other hand, if Kerk loses to Parris in the semis, his only loss of the year, and finishes 3rd, he is going to get seeded 4th at nationals behind someone who never had a quality win this year.
I agree that Cael probably wanted him to work on it now versus for the first time this year in a much more high pressure situation.
I am sure Greg gets plenty of work with Seth......... an important guy in the room who has to play a role in this development.
That is the problem with the rankings, no ranking service penalizes wrestlers for not wrestling, so why would the seeding committee?
Tom, my sincere apology for my curiosity and for my interest in the rules. Truth's explanations have been very helpful to someone who is less informed like me. I will refrain from asking any questions about the rules on this discussion board as well as directing questions to the NCAA, as directed by the NCAA.
Truth, my apologies, I now see where it states "or when both wrestlers rise to the standing position." I missed that and was unaware of that. The beauty of the rule is that it specifically and unambiguously states how and when referees should apply the rule. I'm sure it's helpful to wrestlers and fans to know that, in this case, we don't need to worry about whether or not the referee was trained to handle issues with the rule even if there are mistakes in it.
By no means did I aim to overreact. I thought I reacted fairly to "you keep asking fan-type questions" about trying to understand the rules, and "I really wouldn't waste time providing fan feedback on the rules" when I posed a question to the NCAA Wrestling Committee as directed by the rule book ("Those seeking interpretations of the rules...may contact..."). Furthermore, "I wouldn't get too excited about that" seemed to be an odd and unfair statement, as I was simply pleased to actually receive a reply and to get affirmation from someone on the committee that, yes, additional clarification may be beneficial. Am I dancing the jig? No. Am I pleased? Yes, similar to the rare occasions when my wife agrees with my parenting advice. I think you may have overreacted to my sincere interest in understanding the tricky and sometimes confusing nuances of this sport.
