Vito loses for the first time to anyone, anywhere since 6-Jan-2023

[lu_alum]

Crookham takes him out at Journeyman.

Where to rank Crookham, who beat teammate #6 McGonagle and #1 Arujau?

Edited November 12, 2023 by lu_alum

[D3 for LU]

1 hour ago, lu_alum said:

Crookham takes him out at Journeyman.

Where to rank Crookham, who beat teammate #6 McGonagle and #1 Arujau?

Where, indeed... somewhere in the upper top ten?

D3

Edited November 12, 2023 by D3 for LU

[SocraTease]

Icarus of Ithaca falls. 

Maybe once you win the World(s), the only place to go is down ... 

[lu_alum]

Where, indeed... somewhere in the upper top ten?
D3

My projection:

#1 Fix
#2 Vito
#3 Crookham


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[D3 for LU]

1 minute ago, lu_alum said:

My projection:

#1 Fix
#2 Vito
#3 Crookham


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Okay... in the second go-around, Crookham will have to repeat that improbable feat. Very hard pressed to do, given the creds that Arujau carries w/ him (he's not chopped liver, ya know.)

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[lu_alum]

It’s been posted to YouTube…

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[Paul158]

22 minutes ago, lu_alum said:

My projection:

#1 Fix
#2 Vito
#3 Crookham


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Now that is funny.

[lu_alum]

Now that is funny.

Post yours


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[Paul158]

5 minutes ago, lu_alum said:

Post yours


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Why would you ever put fix ahead of Vito? Vito destroyed Fix and RBY.  They haven't wrestled since.

[1032004]

1 minute ago, Paul158 said:

Why would you ever put fix ahead of Vito? Vito destroyed Fix and RBY.  They haven't wrestled since.

Because Vito just lost.  I think I'd go Fix, Crookham, Vito.   

[MPhillips]

1 minute ago, 1032004 said:

Because Vito just lost.  I think I'd go Fix, Crookham, Vito.   

Paul's head is gonna explode...

[Paul158]

1 minute ago, 1032004 said:

Because Vito just lost.  I think I'd go Fix, Crookham, Vito.   

It really doesn't matter. A healthy Vito will easily beat both of them. This is early November. Lots of wrestling to go before March comes.

[1032004]

Just now, Paul158 said:

It really doesn't matter. A healthy Vito will easily beat both of them. This is early November. Lots of wrestling to go before March comes.

Correct (that it doesn't matter).  Rankings are not predictions.

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[1032004]

I could certainly see Fix winning the title this year though.

[Paul158]

1 minute ago, MPhillips said:

Paul's head is gonna explode...

Why? Read my recent post. You guys need to chill. I will stick with my last statement. I already knew  he lost a match. I've wrestled NCAA Champions. Div  2 National Champions.  In the finals of CKLV. Had 2 older brothers that kicked my butt regularly in Ohio. This is peanuts. 

[MPhillips]

29 minutes ago, Paul158 said:

Why?

It's okay to laugh and maybe even joke.  This isn't the, 'Non Wrestling Topics' forum. This is peanuts...

[Paul158]

13 minutes ago, MPhillips said:

It's okay to laugh and maybe even joke.  This isn't the, 'Non Wrestling Topics' forum. This is peanuts...

Correct.

[OMW]

Jimmy Cinna is going to have a case of the sads about this.

Not because Vito loss, but because Vito's loss overshadows the Robbie Howard loss(es).

His passive/aggressive digs at Penn State over this won't be as stinging because of it (of course, JC is just a "real" Penn State fan and any posts he makes are for the good of the program).

And this very early season loss for Vito is likely ends-up as just a footnote at the end of the season when he wins the NC, but it also shows that wrestling is brutal and that any wrestler can take a L at some point.  

[Hammerlock3]

arujau, who i think is a great sportsman, looked like he got a little annoyed by how hard that kid wrestled back. maybe a little bit of hubris in there.

[ILLINIWrestlingBlog]

After watching the video, I'd just like to note for the record—and for the benefit of Thomas, Spencer, Daton and Vito—that 57kg is equal to 125.663 pounds. It's science. 

[1032004]

1 hour ago, OMW said:

Jimmy Cinna is going to have a case of the sads about this.

Not because Vito loss, but because Vito's loss overshadows the Robbie Howard loss(es).

His passive/aggressive digs at Penn State over this won't be as stinging because of it (of course, JC is just a "real" Penn State fan and any posts he makes are for the good of the program).

And this very early season loss for Vito is likely ends-up as just a footnote at the end of the season when he wins the NC, but it also shows that wrestling is brutal and that any wrestler can take a L at some point.  

Well it did help his “Real Woods is the biggest lock to win” claim

[bnwtwg]

2 hours ago, 1032004 said:

I could certainly see Fix winning the title this year though.

I could certainly see Fix adding to the collection of his favorite color

[ionel]

3 hours ago, Paul158 said:

Why would you ever put fix ahead of Vito? Vito destroyed Fix and RBY.  They haven't wrestled since.

Yeah but Fix just destroyed a kid who gave him a very hard match last year.  Vito just lost to a kid (a true youngster) that no one outside of Bethleham was talking about. Thus by transitive destruction property ...

I kid

[1032004]

20 minutes ago, bnwtwg said:

I could certainly see Fix adding to the collection of his favorite color

Yes I could see that as well.  Or Fix beating him in folk but then losing in free 

[PortaJohn]

@lu_alum why didn't you do, "I really enjoyed the Lehigh - what is the recruiting vibe / reputation? era