2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships - Session 1

[wrestle87]

Hamiti sporting some fat tape, and not on the friendly side of the knee.  

[RandolphTJones]

Zerban goes down. Wasn't he ranked top 3 most of the year by Intermat? 

[pokemonster]

Just now, wrestle87 said:

Hamiti sporting some fat tape, and not on the friendly side of the knee.  

Was just about to say this, his legs must be in pretty rough shape. Some questioned whether he was injured at the end of the Messenbrink match - looks like he was. 

Andddd Hamiti with the pin.

[BarSeries]

Hamiti!

[jchapman]

1 minute ago, wrestle87 said:

Hamiti sporting some fat tape, and not on the friendly side of the knee.  

That has me worried.  But then he just flattened Moore, so there's that.

[Doublehalf]

Kinda brutal the lightest weights always have the shortest recovery period after weighins before competing. I wonder if the data would show that the majority of upsets come in the first few weight classes and if that could be a result of how guys respond to the weight cut?

[wrestle87]

1 minute ago, jchapman said:

That has me worried.  But then he just flattened Moore, so there's that.

1 minute ago, pokemonster said:

Was just about to say this, his legs must be in pretty rough shape. Some questioned whether he was injured at the end of the Messenbrink match - looks like he was. 

Andddd Hamiti with the pin.

Still a confirmed boa constrictor

[pawrestler]

Lol at DC "Don't remind nobody!"

[lightweight]

165 is starting with a lot of beatdowns.  

[pawrestler]

What the hell type of sweatshirt is Keckeisen wearing in the tunnel

[jchapman]

Carter with the Spencer knee brace.

[Threadkilla]

ESPN SUCKS

[pawrestler]

Ramirez didn't look great

[Le duke]

2 minutes ago, jchapman said:

Carter with the Spencer knee brace.

Looks like he was surprised by the lack of flexibility when Sparks got that TD. 

Starocci leading 8-3 with 1:18 into the second.

Now 11-3, building RT.

Edited March 21 by Le duke

[VakAttack]

Starocci immediately bailed when.Sparks grabbed the injured leg.  We'll see what it looks like against better guys, BUT he does look ok.  He could definitely win (I was more doubtful of him because of the injury than most).  I'm rooting for him, but that was nerve wracking when Sparks grabbed that leg.

Edited March 21 by VakAttack

[pokemonster]

First time Starocci has been taken down all year... Not sure that means much considering he wrestled 3 matches all year. 

[flyingcement]

Conigliaro in trouble

[VakAttack]

Simma looking like Benny Baker on Mat 1.

[KCMO2]

12 minutes ago, Doublehalf said:

Kinda brutal the lightest weights always have the shortest recovery period after weighins before competing. I wonder if the data would show that the majority of upsets come in the first few weight classes and if that could be a result of how guys respond to the weight cut?

I don't think that's much of a factor.  They've been making weight all season and they've had 2 weeks to make sure they don't have to do the last minute cut.

[TNwrestling]

6 minutes ago, Threadkilla said:

ESPN SUCKS

I disagree, streaming every second of the tournament is GREAT!!! 

[flyingcement]

Simma working on a major over Conigliaro

Edited March 21 by flyingcement

[VakAttack]

Mesenbrink looked a little out of sorts to start (first NCAA jitters?) but has settled in nicely. Tough to see anybody on that bottom side coming close to him.

[KCMO2]

Wasn't expecting Maxx Mayfield to beat MM, but Stranger Things have happened.

Edited March 21 by KCMO2

[lightweight]

2 minutes ago, flyingcement said:

Conigliaro in trouble

I'll say.  28 seed Simma beats 5 seed Harvard's Conig  7-0.   

[flyingcement]

Brevin Cassella is 6'10 and 165 lbs