Session I, Thursday am discussion

[CraigOR]

Can use this one to discuss R1 action.  About to go down in :30.

Wrestlers please clear the mats!

[Perry]

Is Caleb Smith and cardinale the premier round 1 match up? Any others you guys are looking forward to?

[CraigOR]

Hmm all my guys for sure...same team (wOSU) Idaho roots for, haha.  Also curious how Dean does as a #9.

[Kov88]

Honestly can’t wait for the upsets, as long as they’re not my guys

[CraigOR]

No ESPN+ but I do have ESPNU up on a browser, TW dashboard, this thread.  The life of a wrestling fan, haha

[Wrestleknownothing]

Is this the Ellsworth Invitational thread?

[CraigOR]

For those that do have ESPN+, good link for all the mat cameras.  Thank you UNI:

https://unipanthers.com/sports/2023/3/8/big-12-hub.aspx

[CHROMEBIRD]

Let's gooooooooooo...!

[lu_alum]

Any last minute changes due to missed weight or skin check that would result in bracket updates?

[CraigOR]

Deamas up 4-2

[ionel]

4 minutes ago, lu_alum said:

Any last minute changes due to missed weight or skin check that would result in bracket updates?

Heard Wkn missed due to meetings, means prob won't get expected first round data analytics.   

[Perry]

Demas at 33 seed alternate just seems silly right now

[CraigOR]

1 minute ago, Perry said:

Demas at 33 seed alternate just seems silly right now

Yah, his reward is #1 Yanni next

[Packard]

Cal Poly in the team lead. Can you hold on for the major upset?

[Voice of the Quakers]

Echoes of Joe Smith-Alex Marinelli a couple years back

[boconnell]

2 minutes ago, Perry said:

Demas at 33 seed alternate just seems silly right now

Wrestlestat has him at 1-5 against guys ranked in the top 45, so not sure there was any way to seed him higher.

[MPhillips]

1 minute ago, CraigOR said:

Yah, his reward is #1 Yanni next

Demas three blast doubles and an inside trip. He'll always have that...

[PencilNeck]

Possibly dumb question: is there a good way to know who is on deck on each mat?

[ionel]

And our first bad call. 

[CHROMEBIRD]

Not a lot of real estate around the mat edges. How soon before the first wrestler goes crashing through the scorer's table?

[Kov88]

I like how Demas went for the tech with a minute left instead of just selling for the major while on top 

[DocBB]

4 minutes ago, PencilNeck said:

Possibly dumb question: is there a good way to know who is on deck on each mat?

Trackwrestling

[Mr. PeanutButter]

Caleb Smith, the 5 seed, goes down to Cardinale. Great seeding job

[CraigOR]

Cardinale advances

[CHROMEBIRD]

Cardinale looks off a step. Dude is part man, part bandage.