5th opportunity to be at NCAAs

[peanut]

Which NCAA qualifiers will be taking advantage of their fifth opportunity to be at NCAAs?

• Fix
• Lewis
• Z. Elam

Anyone else?

[fishbane]

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Edited March 13 by fishbane

[SocraTease]

Fix is a Fixture.   Perhaps they should let him in every year with an honorary at large bid.

He turned 26 yesterday (March 11) and I suppose he could actually wrestle against someone who is 8 years younger if he gets a true freshman.  

He probably has "old man" (Dad) strength.

[billyhoyle]

4 hours ago, SocraTease said:

Fix is a Fixture.   Perhaps they should let him in every year with an honorary at large bid.

He turned 26 yesterday (March 11) and I suppose he could actually wrestle against someone who is 8 years younger if he gets a true freshman.  

He probably has "old man" (Dad) strength.

This is what got him in trouble. 

[wrestle87]

5 hours ago, SocraTease said:

He turned 26 yesterday (March 11) and I suppose he could actually wrestle against someone who is 8 years younger if he gets a true freshman.  

That is f*cking preposterous.  I don’t do this often, but to quote rob koll on this very concept, “c’mon, at some point you have to grow up and move in.”

[BarSeries]

A loss to Crookham in the finals.......would 4 runner-up finishes set a record?

[Paul158]

48 minutes ago, BarSeries said:

A loss to Crookham in the finals.......would 4 runner-up finishes set a record?

That would be a record. His age for a non-military wrestler would be close to a record for NCAA finalist.

[11986]

8 hours ago, peanut said:

Which NCAA qualifiers will be taking advantage of their fifth opportunity to be at NCAAs?

• Fix
• Lewis
• Z. Elam

Anyone else?

I’ve got Fix with a 16-5 NCAA tournament career record. I think at some point on old forums we figured out Myles Anine had the record for most matches at NCAA tournament, I forget the number but high 20s. Myles had 5 tournaments as well. Fix should end up close and if by chance he loses early and makes a run back to 3rd he might own it. Lewis not as many with the year where he defaulted out after losing in quarters. No clue on Elam career count. 

[Wrestleknownothing]

1 hour ago, BarSeries said:

A loss to Crookham in the finals.......would 4 runner-up finishes set a record?

It would break the 7 way tie he is currently in:

[Wrestleknownothing]

3 minutes ago, 11986 said:

I’ve got Fix with a 16-5 NCAA tournament career record. I think at some point on old forums we figured out Myles Anine had the record for most matches at NCAA tournament, I forget the number but high 20s. Myles had 5 tournaments as well. Fix should end up close and if by chance he loses early and makes a run back to 3rd he might own it. Lewis not as many with the year where he defaulted out after losing in quarters. No clue on Elam career count. 

Myles Amine had 30 matches, followed by John Fisher at 29, and Jaydin Eierman at 28. Fisher did his in only 4 years (8, 7, 8, 6)

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

8 hours ago, SocraTease said:

Fix is a Fixture.   Perhaps they should let him in every year with an honorary at large bid.

He turned 26 yesterday (March 11) and I suppose he could actually wrestle against someone who is 8 years younger if he gets a true freshman.  

He probably has "old man" (Dad) strength.

Gomez will turn 26 before the tournament! HBD Austin!

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

3 hours ago, wrestle87 said:

That is f*cking preposterous.  I don’t do this often, but to quote rob koll on this very concept, “c’mon, at some point you have to grow up and move in.”

Grow up and maybe develop a reliable leg attack by the time you are 26.

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

3 hours ago, wrestle87 said:

That is f*cking preposterous.  I don’t do this often, but to quote rob koll on this very concept, “c’mon, at some point you have to grow up and move in.”

I generally like Rob Koll, but I don't think he would apply this line of thinking to Vito.

[silvermedal2]

Nate Tomasello was 1,3,3,3 with a record of 23-3 over four seasons (I think) of comp. at NCAA's.  

 

Fix must badly want to win a title.  

[jdalu75]

4 hours ago, wrestle87 said:

That is f*cking preposterous.  I don’t do this often, but to quote rob koll on this very concept, “c’mon, at some point you have to grow up and move in.”

" .... move on"?

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

11 hours ago, SocraTease said:

Fix is a Fixture.   Perhaps they should let him in every year with an honorary at large bid.

He turned 26 yesterday (March 11) and I suppose he could actually wrestle against someone who is 8 years younger if he gets a true freshman.  

He probably has "old man" (Dad) strength.

Imagine if Fix and Davis were in the same weight class.  It would be a 26 year old wrestling a 15 year old...

[PortaJohn]

13 minutes ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

Imagine if Fix and Davis were in the same weight class.  It would be a 26 year old wrestling a 15 year old...

Didn't you lose a bet?

[wrestle87]

4 hours ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

I generally like Rob Koll, but I don't think he would apply this line of thinking to Vito.

I think he would have told Vito he was done after last year.  He would have made the smarter long-term move for Vito, sat him for this year, had him finish his school credits, and be ready for the olympic process.

This year absolutely looks like it took the tread off Vito's tires.  

[PortaJohn]

4 hours ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

I generally like Rob Koll, but I don't think he would apply this line of thinking to Vito.

 

1 minute ago, wrestle87 said:

I think he would have told Vito he was done after last year.  He would have made the smarter long-term move for Vito, sat him for this year, had him finish his school credits, and be ready for the olympic process.

This year absolutely looks like it took the tread off Vito's tires.  

Would it be more accurate to say Koll would be too busy hanging out with boosters and attending fundraisers to have the time to actually have a conversation with Vito?

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

11 minutes ago, wrestle87 said:

I think he would have told Vito he was done after last year.  He would have made the smarter long-term move for Vito, sat him for this year, had him finish his school credits, and be ready for the olympic process.

This year absolutely looks like it took the tread off Vito's tires.  

I think Coach Koll liked Vito's points.

[Voice of the Quakers]

I just hope somebody - anybody - talks to the ridiculousness of Fix's participation in this year's tourney on ESPN's telecast this year and to the fact that he could've taken his 2nd ORS and been competing next season.

In team sports, these extra years, COVID and otherwise, are killing chances for high school athletes to join college teams. This will trickle into individual sports like wrestling if this nonsense is not stopped.

[jmoney]

5 hours ago, silvermedal2 said:

Nate Tomasello was 1,3,3,3 with a record of 23-3 over four seasons (I think) of comp. at NCAA's.  

 

Fix must badly want to win a title.  

Similar to:

Megaludis 2,2,3,1

Cory Clark 5,2,2,1

Meredith 2,4,2

Sasso 2,5,2

 

Edited March 13 by jmoney

[feet2back]

15 hours ago, peanut said:

Which NCAA qualifiers will be taking advantage of their fifth opportunity to be at NCAAs?

• Fix
• Lewis
• Z. Elam

Anyone else?

Mitch Moore from Rutgers will be competing in his 5th

2 at Virginia Tech and 2 at Oklahoma 

[fishbane]

3 minutes ago, feet2back said:

Mitch Moore from Rutgers will be competing in his 5th

2 at Virginia Tech and 2 at Oklahoma 

Only his 4th.  One of those years at VT was 2020.  No tournament

[Wrestleknownothing]

3 minutes ago, feet2back said:

Mitch Moore from Rutgers will be competing in his 5th

2 at Virginia Tech and 2 at Oklahoma 

Shouldn't his name be Mitch More?