BAC Posted October 5 Posted October 5 On 9/18/2026 at 5:21 AM, ScottishSteel said: I also heard Seidel-Ono were both approached and both agreed but one of them's coaches nixed it I can't stand it when coaches duck the all-star meet, but I would make an exception here. It would be coaching malpractice to allow Ono's first match to be against Seidel. That's a confidence-killing tech waiting to happen right there. Let Ono build up his bottom skills against other guys for a few more months first.
Caveira Posted October 5 Posted October 5 34 minutes ago, BAC said: I can't stand it when coaches duck the all-star meet, but I would make an exception here. It would be coaching malpractice to allow Ono's first match to be against Seidel. That's a confidence-killing tech waiting to happen right there. Let Ono build up his bottom skills against other guys for a few more months first. I was told he was already good on bottom repeatedly last year 2
ionel Posted October 5 Posted October 5 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Caveira said: I was told he was already good on bottom repeatedly last year Pretty certain didn't lose a single match last year due to bottom skill or lack thereof. Edited October 5 by ionel 2 .
trojanhorse Posted October 5 Posted October 5 1 hour ago, BruceyB said: If I'm being perfectly honest, I would not block out a Saturday night to watch this event. A lot of these matchups would be moderately interesting in a natural dual format, but they don't really move the needle as must see matches. The most interesting match-up you listed is what.. Cannon vs Watters? That's essentially like a 5th/6th place match at NCAAs being arguably the most exciting bout of an "All-Star" card. They need true title contenders and elite opponents if this event is going to be worth having. I am not going to disagree with you. As was stated earlier, PSU wrestlers do not usually participate in this event. And then many top matchups would happen later in the year in the Big 10 conf, either through dual or the tournament. If they wrestle at the all-star, then they may avoid in the dual and diminish the conference dual. Either way, figure a way to make it interesting and not compromise duals later on. My earlier suggestion was just a way to get a conversation started on developing a lineup.
BruceyB Posted October 6 Posted October 6 2 hours ago, trojanhorse said: I am not going to disagree with you. As was stated earlier, PSU wrestlers do not usually participate in this event. And then many top matchups would happen later in the year in the Big 10 conf, either through dual or the tournament. If they wrestle at the all-star, then they may avoid in the dual and diminish the conference dual. Either way, figure a way to make it interesting and not compromise duals later on. My earlier suggestion was just a way to get a conversation started on developing a lineup. PSU had 5 of their starters wrestle in this event just 2 years ago in 2024. Last year they didn't have any, but 7 guys in their starting lineup were just coming off of the mat at U23s. I wouldn't rule out their guys from competing.
AlderPeak Posted October 6 Posted October 6 Robie talked about the All-Star classic a couple months ago on a supporters call. IIRC, at the time he said VT is sending Eddie V vs Lilledahl; Henson vs SVN and Bo against TBD.
ionel Posted October 6 Posted October 6 55 minutes ago, AlderPeak said: at the time he said VT is sending Eddie V vs Lilledahl Are we sure? .
happyvalet Posted October 6 Posted October 6 1 hour ago, AlderPeak said: Robie talked about the All-Star classic a couple months ago on a supporters call. IIRC, at the time he said VT is sending Eddie V vs Lilledahl; Henson vs SVN and Bo against TBD. Eddie is an awful choice for the All Star 2
Gene Mills Fan Posted October 6 Posted October 6 13 hours ago, ionel said: But what if the wrestling were replaced by a best 2 out of 3 (or 3 of 5) all out dodgeball event between Penn St and OSU (coach subs included), ESPN with the broadcast, JB & John Smith on the mic? OSU has no chance. No one can out dodge Carl. They practice this dodge thing.
Le duke Posted October 6 Posted October 6 15 hours ago, trojanhorse said: I am not going to disagree with you. As was stated earlier, PSU wrestlers do not usually participate in this event. And then many top matchups would happen later in the year in the Big 10 conf, either through dual or the tournament. If they wrestle at the all-star, then they may avoid in the dual and diminish the conference dual. Either way, figure a way to make it interesting and not compromise duals later on. My earlier suggestion was just a way to get a conversation started on developing a lineup. I can't tell if this is a joke or not, but, in the four years since the event restarted, PSU has had wrestlers compete in three of those years. In 2022, Brooks, Starocci, Kerkvliet all wrestled. In 2023, Penn State had SVN, Starocci, Brooks, Truax and Kerkvliet participate. In 2024, Penn State had BB, SVN, Kasak, Haines, and Starocci. Even with the year they didn't participate, Penn State has the largest number of participants since 2022. 1
Simpleman424 Posted October 6 Posted October 6 21 hours ago, trojanhorse said: What if they focused the event on JRs/SRs from different conferences that are highly ranked. We know PSU probably will not send anyone and we do not want to see some of the Big 10 matchups already, so what if it looked something like this.... 125 - Marc-Anthony McGowan JR Princeton v. Vincent Robinson JR Nebraska 133 - Tyler Knox JR Stanford v Jacob Van Dee SR Nebraska 141 - Luke Stanich JR Lehigh v Evan Frost SR ISU 149 - Caleb Henson SR VT v Ryder Block JR Iowa 157 - Brandon Cannon JR tOSU v Ty Watters JR WVU 165 - Nicco Ruiz JR AZST v Joey Blaze SR Purdue 174 - Jaxon Smith SR tOSU v Danny Wask SR NAVY 184 - Max McEnelly JR Minnesota v Eddie Neitenbach JR Wyoming 197 - Stephen Little SR UALR v Branson John JR Maryland 285 - Konner Doucet SR OKST v Nick Feldman SR tOSU Again, I focused on top 10 (everyone is top 7 or better), only used those who are listed as juniors/seniors on intermat, and tried to get out of conference matchups. Go ahead and rip it apart, but I feel matchups like this can bring excitement to the event. I would still watch these matches 1
MoveCountermove Posted October 6 Posted October 6 17 hours ago, Caveira said: I was told he was already good on bottom repeatedly last year Was wondering when this would pop up
MoveCountermove Posted October 6 Posted October 6 12 hours ago, happyvalet said: Eddie is an awful choice for the All Star Agree. And that matchup doesn’t interest me at all, personally. 1
MoveCountermove Posted October 6 Posted October 6 1 hour ago, Simpleman424 said: I would still watch these matches I would watch because it’s folkstyle college wrestling, but I agree that they could do better than this. I also recognize that it was a list thrown out to stir up conversation, not a serious, final draft of a list being brought to the attention of a committee or organization to attempt a change. I just think a few of these matches would be uneventful and/or not close, and stylistically there could be more interesting matches on a card, hence my gripes. But, most of all of that was covered by others and revisited by others. All wrestling is good wrestling. Except Greco. 1
2001Hokie Posted October 7 Posted October 7 20 hours ago, happyvalet said: Eddie is an awful choice for the All Star I mean he wrestled Sheldon Seymour in it last year. I'm not always thrilled with his matches, but he was definitely active in that one, and it was a rematch of a high scoring match in NCAA tourney.
trojanhorse Posted October 7 Posted October 7 21 hours ago, Le duke said: I can't tell if this is a joke or not, but, in the four years since the event restarted, PSU has had wrestlers compete in three of those years. In 2022, Brooks, Starocci, Kerkvliet all wrestled. In 2023, Penn State had SVN, Starocci, Brooks, Truax and Kerkvliet participate. In 2024, Penn State had BB, SVN, Kasak, Haines, and Starocci. Even with the year they didn't participate, Penn State has the largest number of participants since 2022. To be honest, 23 and 24, when they had 5 each, where was the event hosted. It was at Penn St. If he did not have all those, then what would the perception had been to host and not have many participants. Outside of the 3 years you listed, only 2017 had 3, every other one since 2013 was either 0 or 1 (David Taylor in 2013, all 0s otherwise).
BruceyB Posted October 7 Posted October 7 On 10/5/2026 at 8:55 PM, happyvalet said: Eddie is an awful choice for the All Star Counter argument: Which of the returning AAs is a better choice? Unfortunately, they're pretty much all the same..
manatree Posted October 7 Posted October 7 (edited) On 10/6/2026 at 11:21 AM, Le duke said: It's obvious that Cael's never read Goldilocks and the Three bears. He always sends too few or too many wrestlers to the All-Star Classic. I can't tell if this is a joke or not, but, in the four years since the event restarted, PSU has had wrestlers compete in three of those years. In 2022, Brooks, Starocci, Kerkvliet all wrestled. In 2023, Penn State had SVN, Starocci, Brooks, Truax and Kerkvliet participate. In 2024, Penn State had BB, SVN, Kasak, Haines, and Starocci. Even with the year they didn't participate, Penn State has the largest number of participants since 2022. 3 hours ago, trojanhorse said: To be honest, 23 and 24, when they had 5 each, where was the event hosted. It was at Penn St. If he did not have all those, then what would the perception had been to host and not have many participants. Outside of the 3 years you listed, only 2017 had 3, every other one since 2013 was either 0 or 1 (David Taylor in 2013, all 0s otherwise). Edited October 7 by manatree
jackwebster Posted October 7 Posted October 7 On 10/5/2026 at 7:13 PM, Caveira said: I was told he was already good on bottom repeatedly last year We're leaving a"hes-in-the-basement-drilling-right-now" joke on the table.
Caveira Posted October 7 Posted October 7 5 minutes ago, jackwebster said: We're leaving a"hes-in-the-basement-drilling-right-now" joke on the table. My sources tell me he drills bottom and escapes 83% of the time.
Jon_Kozak Posted October 7 Posted October 7 On 10/4/2026 at 2:08 PM, Truzzcat said: @Jon_Kozak wondering if we will have any word on this event soon? It was Nov 1st last year so I assumed we would have a date and location and matches trickling out around this time. Will not be Nov 1 this year - announcement coming very soon! 2
MoveCountermove Posted October 8 Posted October 8 17 hours ago, Caveira said: My sources tell me he drills bottom and escapes 83% of the time. Because he’s hitting reversals 37% of the time! Kid gives it 120% every day!
Interviewed_at_Weehawken Posted October 8 Posted October 8 18 hours ago, Caveira said: My sources tell me he drills bottom and escapes 83% of the time. He's an all-time great in the world, more explosive than any wrestler ever, and bottom is such an easy position a first year college wrestler.
JimmyCinnabon Posted October 8 Posted October 8 22 hours ago, trojanhorse said: To be honest, 23 and 24, when they had 5 each, where was the event hosted. It was at Penn St. If he did not have all those, then what would the perception had been to host and not have many participants. Outside of the 3 years you listed, only 2017 had 3, every other one since 2013 was either 0 or 1 (David Taylor in 2013, all 0s otherwise). I mean, I guess if you take out all the years where they had guys compete it's pretty clear that Penn State has never sent a wrestler to this. 3
Nevaeh Lavarias Pearl City High School, Hawaii Class of 2027 Committed to Kent State Projected Weight: 124
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