2024 OTT Day 1 Session 1 official thread

[lisa morales]

Johnny D's Mom is crying.

[D3 for LU]

Boy, w/some of these wrestlers that are between the Olympic weights... some of these cuts are a Bridge Too Far for them.

I wish this situation wouldn't happen... but I guess one has to give that Olympic dream "a chase" anyway.

D3

Edited April 19, 2024 by D3 for LU

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

2 minutes ago, Gus said:

Alirez over Beau 6-2. Nice double leg to lace to take the lead in the second. 

Poor Basch.  Most viewers of the sport probably would have predicted this or a similar result.  Not Basch.  Picks Bartlett despite plenty of evidence to the contrary.  It is fine to pick underdogs, but in doing so, the guy ignores actual evidence... because NLWC.  In Bartlett's defense, he has closed the gap from their last two meetings, I think.

[RandolphTJones]

2 minutes ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

"lightening?" Did he have a big weight cut?

Not sure I just like the ring to it I.A.W.!

[Dogbone]

Just now, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

Poor Basch.  Most viewers of the sport probably would have predicted this or a similar result.  Not Basch.  Picks Bartlett despite plenty of evidence to the contrary.  It is fine to pick underdogs, but in doing so, the guy ignores actual evidence... because NLWC.  In Bartlett's defense, he has closed the gap from their last two meetings, I think.

Maybe he closed the gap on the scoreboard but he didn't look any closer to me. AA shut it down the last :45 and Barlett didn't sniff a leg or pushout. 

[peanut]

6 minutes ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

"lightening?" Did he have a big weight cut?

I had to look up the meaning of "lightening" before I think I got the joke

[Dogbone]

I don't know why find this funny, but I do:

[Gus]

holy crap mirasola just took down brooks

[Le duke]

5 minutes ago, Gus said:

holy crap mirasola just took down brooks

Connor Mirasola has two more TDs on Brooks than the entire NCAA did this year.

Mirasola 2, NCAA 0.

Edited April 19, 2024 by Le duke

[ILLINIWrestlingBlog]

Ringer with a beautiful Fireman's and go-behind on Mark Hall. 5-2 winner. 

[Gus]

Dieringer gets by Mark Hall 5-2

[Gus]

Contrast of body types here. Marsteller with a 4'8" wingspan. Wick with a 32' wingspan

[ILLINIWrestlingBlog]

Wick versus Marsteller is Laurel and Hardy. Crazy different body styles. 

[peanut]

Mirasola looked good in his loss to Brooks.

[JimmyCinnabon]

Evan Wick is 7’4” tall. What a tall drink of water. 

[Mr. PeanutButter]

Carter does not look smaller (at least not by much) than Hidlay. Amazing

 

[Le duke]

2 minutes ago, peanut said:

Mirasola looked good in his loss to Brooks.

Penn State fans like me are quite pleased.

That kid is going to be a terror at 197.

[Gus]

1 minute ago, Mr. PeanutButter said:

Carter does not look smaller (at least not by much) than Hidlay. Amazing

 

Agreed. It does not look like they were two weight classes apart weeks ago. 

[Gus]

Anybody else going to have a seizure watching this? something jacked up with the camera in the Wick Marsteller feed on mine.

[JimmyCinnabon]

Anyone else have an epilepsy cam on mat 3?

[nhs67]

Starocci is up at the break 1-1 on Thicclay.

Both have one passivity, next one is on the clock.

[nhs67]

2 minutes ago, Gus said:

Agreed. It does not look like they were two weight classes apart weeks ago. 

Furthermore, aside for Brooks, there wasn't a single 197lber that showed to be in Thicclay's class, either.

If Starocci goes up, he will be just fine.

[Dogbone]

Yes, Mat 3 is jacked up for me as well

 

[nhs67]

It's starting to look like Starocci is going to get that rematch with Marsteller...

[nhs67]

Back and forth with Thicclay... Thicclay is currently up 5-3, but Starocci has answered every time thus far.