Bedlam 2/18

[alex1fly]

125 Spratley #8 v. Conrad Henricksen #44
133 Fix #2 v. Koelzer #57
141 Jamison #15 v. Kaden Smith #100
149 Williams #13 v. McDougald #28
157 Travis #17 v. Hill #44
165 Olejnik #8 v. Carlson #41
174 Thompson #11 v. Pickle #54
184 Plott #2 v. Hoose #71
197 Surber #13 v. Buchanan #6
285 Doucet #15 v. Hendselman #16
rankings by Wrestlestat

 

2 pm central time, ESPN+

If the Cowboys win Sunday, OSU’s 2024 class would become the sixth straight set of seniors to have never lost to OU in their careers and it would be the 18th Bedlam win in a row.

Regardless of rankings it's always a great dual - spicy competition and packed house!

[Le duke]

197 and 285 are the only competitive matches. Hopefully they start at 125 so people stay until the end.

[Ohio Elite]

24 minutes ago, ionel said:

 Belam its tradition.

Never heard of it  

[ionel]

3 minutes ago, Ohio Elite said:

Never heard of it  

Darn it Bob!  I fixed the missing t in start but missed the b.  That Bob is one cantankerous old .... man.  15 just isn't enough    

Edited February 15 by ionel

[ionel]

36 minutes ago, Le duke said:

197 and 285 are the only competitive matches. Hopefully they start at 125 so people stay until the end.

John always starts at 125, plus its Bedlam its tradition.

 

There

[alex1fly]

I wonder what happened with Tate Picklo. Tons of potential out of high school, cracked the D1 top #15 right away, has a funky style that's fun to watch and his limbs are made of rubber. But he didn't really progress and his body language on the mat was pretty poor. Williams McDougal will be a good rematch... last meeting Williams did a stupid back flip that could have broken his neck.

[ionel]

Just now, alex1fly said:

I wonder what happened with Tate Picklo. Tons of potential out of high school, cracked the D1 top #15 right away, has a funky style that's fun to watch and his limbs are made of rubber. But he didn't really progress and his body language on the mat was pretty poor. Williams McDougal will be a good rematch... last meeting Williams did a stupid back flip that could have broken his neck.

All last year and first of this year Williams was doing stupid stuff when didn't need to.  Since back in the lineup he now looks solid, no silly stuff.  

[Gus]

2 hours ago, alex1fly said:

I wonder what happened with Tate Picklo. Tons of potential out of high school, cracked the D1 top #15 right away, has a funky style that's fun to watch and his limbs are made of rubber. But he didn't really progress and his body language on the mat was pretty poor. Williams McDougal will be a good rematch... last meeting Williams did a stupid back flip that could have broken his neck.

I also cannot figure out Picko. He seems to be very athletic, stong and flexible with solid baseline positioning and technique. Then sometimes he just gets throttled by guys that are good not great. Look at his two matches to start the year against Alex Cramer as evidence. A 16-5 loss and a 7-2 win. He did start off his career as a 184 pounder and looks big at 174, so perhaps it is a tough cut and he has not figured out how to properly manage it? 

[ionel]

On 2/15/2024 at 9:10 AM, alex1fly said:

174 Thompson #11 v. Pickle #54

Regardless of rankings it's always a great dual - spicy competition and packed house!

 

4 hours ago, alex1fly said:

I wonder what happened with Tate Picklo. Tons of potential out of high school, 

 

2 hours ago, Gus said:

I also cannot figure out Picko. He seems to be very athletic, stong and flexible 

Think I've found the problem ... 

[alex1fly]

5 hours ago, Gus said:

I also cannot figure out Picko. He seems to be very athletic, stong and flexible with solid baseline positioning and technique. Then sometimes he just gets throttled by guys that are good not great. Look at his two matches to start the year against Alex Cramer as evidence. A 16-5 loss and a 7-2 win. He did start off his career as a 184 pounder and looks big at 174, so perhaps it is a tough cut and he has not figured out how to properly manage it? 

Exactly. Tough cut, content with his natural abilities, who knows. Though with all the shakeup at OU I bet he could go up a weight if he wanted. 184 isn't a strong weight for OU.