2024 NCAA Championships - Session 3

[Voice of the Quakers]

5 minutes ago, BuckyBadger said:

Ha, another DC wfh guy here too. Got quarterfinal mat cast on the tv and two mats up on my computer (switching back and forth to the matches I want to see up close).

Work computer is off to the side, just to monitor email.

I got all of my "real work" done Monday thru Wednesday and held off on answering all of my email for the week for yesterday and today.

[VakAttack]

They didn't amputate Davis' hands overnight.  He just slapped a pretty sturdy high 5 with his right hand.  #HandWatch

[JuanMogen]

Brooks with the 100% Jesus headband ready to go. He's getting a tech.

[pawrestler]

Can't wait for this round

[Wrestleknownothing]

9 minutes ago, SocraTease said:

I think quarterfinal wins are worth 7 points (plus possible bonus), which is huge.   Previous wins in the championship round were only worth 1 point (plus possible bonus).   It will make huge differences in the team race.  If you win in the quarters, you are guaranteed AA status (and at least 6th place), right?

Edit:  I didn't mean to post this as a reply to the comment.  Oh well.  Let the matches begin!

correct

[skandar]

Is there a view that shows all four quarterfinals without the wrestle back matches?

[Crotalus]

Mizzou had a horrible first day, especially with three seniors (two returning AAs) going 0-2. But the 5 remaining actually all have reasonable paths to AA.

Edmond (21) has Composto (22), then would have the winner of Crook (20) v Owen (30), followed by Vombaur (26) in the blood round. Now, I think he'll lose to Composto, but there are no major roadblocks.

O'Toole (1) will have an opportunity for bonus vs Taylor (8) (glad Taylor beat Hall who always wrestles Keegan tough).

Hawks (11) has Hopkins (28), followed by the winner of Conway (19) v Anderson (29). Then he would have Key (25) in the blood round. If Hawks is ready to wrestle, he can do this.

If Rocky (12) loses to Beard (4), he would have Stout (16)/Stemmet(18)/Urbas(24)/Smith(26) in the blood round. Hopefully he can step it up against Beard, but it would be a big disappointment for him to not AA either way.

I suspect Elam (6) the Bigger will lose to Hendrickson (3), then he would have to beat Catka(26)/Hill(25)/Szuba(18)/Griess(17). No AA for him would also be a big disappointment.

Edited March 22 by Crotalus

[Le duke]

Davis doesn't get a lot of respect here for some reason, but he's really, really good. 

Has terrific fundamentals. Very, very rarely out of position. 

[pawrestler]

How do you not get a second stall call there

[RandolphTJones]

Richie Figs finally living up to the hype?

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

Davis the first #1 to go down

[KCMO2]

Thank god!  Now we don't have to listen to another cringe worthy B. Davis interview on Saturday.

[bnwtwg]

You bet your ascot I picked Richie Figs to win it

[Voice of the Quakers]

Surprised by the lack of urgency in the first wave of quarters at 125. Plus, wrestlers are so used to trying to kill time staying in bounds they forget when they need to save time by going out of bounds and getting a fresh start in the center of the mat.

[headshuck]

5 mins of defense didn’t pay off this time.

[Truzzcat]

you can't hit someone for a stall just because its the last 20 seconds of a match if you did not do much the prior 6 minutes 40

[Kov88]

First #1 goes down

[BarSeries]

This is bananas

[d_jizzle_05]

Bald Eagles!

[Idaho]

Just now, Truzzcat said:

you can't hit someone for a stall just because its the last 20 seconds of a match if you did not do much the prior 6 minutes 40

Sure you can... that's not actually how the rule is written. 

[Truzzcat]

Noto shows up in March

[BloodRound]

Davis out in blood round - calling it.

[JuanMogen]

Not very Christlike of Davis to get upset like that.

[Truzzcat]

Just now, Idaho said:

Sure you can... that's not actually how the rule is written. 

you can but two level changes in the final 20 over an entire match should not force a stall call just because the guy has a lead that he earned and is sitting on his defense.

[NM1965]

Should Richie Figueroa be charged with child abuse?