NDSU vs Minnesota

[flyingcement]

Big matches will be Franek vs Lee, Droegmueller vs Bergeland, and Caliendo vs Sparks.  

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NDSU allows me to pay 6.95 one off to watch this dual.  Easy choice and I hope the stream doesn't fail.

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Dude Salazar is a big strong 184.  He looks enormous.  

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so far, we started at 165:

Caliendo beat Sparks in a close match for a decision, but Sparks gave him a nice black eye as a souvenir

174:

O'Reilly beat Sax in a forgettable match for a decision

184:

Salazar makes light work of Parker using brute strength to manhandle him.  Tech fall.  8-3 after three matches.

Foy and Pentz on deck

[GreatWhiteNorth]

gobison.com stream is smooth... announcers aren't too bad either. $7 well spent IMO.

This Pentz vs Foy match has serious potential.

[flyingcement]

3 minutes ago, GreatWhiteNorth said:

gobison.com stream is smooth... announcers aren't too bad either. $7 well spent IMO.

This Pentz vs Foy match has serious potential.

agreed.  so far this is great value with no disappointment from the provider

[GreatWhiteNorth]

Squeaker. Pentz pulls out the win just when Foy looked to have taken control.

Joles up at Hwt again. Another interesting matchup with potential - especially as we get deeper into the later periods. 

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11-6 after five matches.  Joles is jacked and strong but very small for HWT.  Mora is also a bit small, and short, but stout and wide.  Was an interesting style matchup and wasn't easy for Joles but he takes if 5-2.  

 

[GreatWhiteNorth]

Good news is that Joles didn't fade. Wrestled strong to the end. Mora was bigger, but as FC said, not a very big Hwt. With RT point, I 'think' the final was Joles 6-2.

The dual gets interesting NOW... after the break, last (5) matches from 125-157, should be good ones.

If you haven't jointed the stream, it's not too late. As mentioned it's at gobison.com, $7 for the match (technically 24-hour pass) I'd be the last half will be more than worth it.

[flyingcement]

This should be a fun one

[GreatWhiteNorth]

Yes!  MN's Jake Bergeland vs NDSU's & Osseo/Champlin's very own Dylan Droegemueller. 

[flyingcement]

Dual is over but we still have good wrestling.  Bergeland in better form than last week as he wins 5-2 (unless there was also riding time)

[GreatWhiteNorth]

Filling the earlier gap...

McKee wins relatively easily at 125, overpowering Negrete, a California kid who looks an awful lot like the kid from "Win Win" (a movie I highly recommend.) Bonus: Negrete a hard elbow attempt that missed the mark. As an announcer followed up with "this isn't figure skating."

At 133, Nagao wrestled a controlled 4-2 match. No fireworks to speak of. No elbows either.

At 141 Jake Bergeland vs DD. FC had it right, Jake he shook off some rust and looked much better against a tough opponent. (I believe there was riding time  )

At 149 Blockhus wins a 2-1 match. Not as exciting as I had anticipated, but with the dual in hand it isn't a big surprise either.

Last match - this is it - #4 Brayton Lee vs #7 Jared Franek 

[GreatWhiteNorth]

NDSU Franek up 1-0 to start the 3rd period, Lee escapes to tie it 1-1 with 1:30 left in the 3rd

[GreatWhiteNorth]

Lee/Franek going into OT.

[GreatWhiteNorth]

... and next OT.

[GreatWhiteNorth]

Franek edges out Lee in a weird one in OT's. Eh, throwaway match - seems all were looking to call it a night. I'm with them. 

[GreatWhiteNorth]

Last thought of the night - remember that this NDSU team recently beat Nebraska... 

Bonus points lead to North Dakota State upset of #8 Nebraska in thriller in Lincoln (teamusa.org)

The NDSU (and SDSU) squads are no longer your grandmother's teams. Watch out for them.

[ionel]

12 minutes ago, GreatWhiteNorth said:

Last thought of the night - remember that this NDSU team recently beat Nebraska... 

Bonus points lead to North Dakota State upset of #8 Nebraska in thriller in Lincoln (teamusa.org)

The NDSU (and SDSU) squads are no longer your grandmother's teams. Watch out for them.

what!?

[GreatWhiteNorth]

2 minutes ago, ionel said:

what!?

Was 'almost' ready for what you had up your sleeve here, but turned out to be nothing? Not gonna lie, I'm a little disappointed.

[ionel]

Just now, GreatWhiteNorth said:

Was 'almost' ready for what you had up your sleeve here, but turned out to be nothing? Not gonna lie, I'm a little disappointed.

Its late, sorry. 

[GreatWhiteNorth]

It happens. 

Oh... it really happens.

 

[Spladle08]

2 hours ago, GreatWhiteNorth said:

It happens. 

Oh... it really happens.

 

Had literally no reason to click on this thread, but glad I did. 

[Idaho]

 

Sorry for the weirdness below... Cal Poly vs Minny about to start...some interesting matchups here. 

Antonio Lorenzo (Cal Poly) vs. Patrick McKee (Minnesota)	0	0
	133	Ethan Rotondo (Cal Poly) vs. Aaron Nagao (Minnesota)	0	0
	141	Lawrence Saenz (Cal Poly) vs. Jakob Bergeland (Minnesota)	0	0
	149	Dom Demas (Cal Poly) vs. Michael Blockhus (Minnesota)	0	0
	157	Luca Wick (Cal Poly) vs. Brayton Lee (Minnesota)	0	0
	165	Legend Lamer (Cal Poly) vs. Andrew Sparks (Minnesota)	0	0
	174	Jarad Priest (Cal Poly) vs. Bailee O`Reilly (Minnesota)	0	0
	184	Adam Kemp (Cal Poly) vs. Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota)	0	0
	197	Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) vs. Michial Foy (Minnesota)	0	0
	285	Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly) vs. Garrett Joles (Minnesota)