Penn State v Lehigh in Allentown

[wrestlingfan22]

  On 12/9/2024 at 12:33 AM, flyingcement said:

Barr over Beard was the biggest shock to me.  I wasn't shocked that Barr could possibly win - but that he would do it so convincingly...

Expand  

Barr looks like a serious NC contender. I can't wait for him to get into the meat of the schedule. He has a chance to wrestle Buchanan, Cardenas and even Elam in duals this year. 

[BAC]

  On 12/9/2024 at 12:33 AM, flyingcement said:

Barr over Beard was the biggest shock to me.  I wasn't shocked that Barr could possibly win - but that he would do it so convincingly...

Expand  

Same.  I figured Beard would win, with the odds of a Barr upset about the same as Beard putting up bonus.  I didn't have Barr winning by bonus on the radar.

Per Wrestlstat, that's only the third time in 7 years of NCAA competition anyone's put up bonus on Beard, the other two being majors by Buchanan and Hidlay.  

If that's any indication, Barr is going to be a load.

Edited December 9, 2024 by BAC

[Gus]

  On 12/9/2024 at 12:55 AM, BAC said:

Same.  I figured Beard would win, with the odds of a Barr upset about the same as Beard putting up bonus.  I didn't have Barr winning by bonus on the radar.

Per Wrestlstat, that's only the third time in 7 years of NCAA competition anyone's put up bonus on Beard, the other two being majors by Buchanan and Hidlay.  

If that's any indication, Barr is going to be a load.

Expand  

Barr has yet to lose in college…

[Mr. PeanutButter]

  On 12/9/2024 at 2:14 AM, Gus said:

Barr has yet to lose in college…

Expand  

I've yet to be beaten in D1 myself 

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

  On 12/9/2024 at 12:07 AM, Wrestleknownothing said:

It didn't look like a gas tank issue to me today.

Expand  

Beard was sluggish starting in the second.

[Truzzcat]

I think Barr is extremely coachable. Beard has been quite good against PSU 197's the last few years and it seemed as though the staff told Barr how to wrestle him and he executed that perfectly. I mentioned before how he was able to make the adjustments in a month to beat Sinclair and potentially did the same in less time to beat cochran. I think if he has a blueprint to follow hes going to be a hard out for anyone. I'm not yet ready to say he can go with Buchannen and verdict is out still on where AJ is at but I went from thinking he would have a hard time AA'ing to putting him high on the podium in a few weeks and this may not be his optimal weight.

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

Yes, Barr was very impressive, especially given that he looks a bit small for 197.  Probably better at 184. Beard looked to have 10-15 pounds on him.

[ionel]

  On 12/9/2024 at 1:11 PM, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

Yes, Barr was very impressive, especially given that he looks a bit small for 197.  Probably better at 184. Beard looked to have 10-15 pounds on him.

Expand  

Is he too short?

[RandolphTJones]

  On 12/9/2024 at 2:14 AM, Gus said:

Barr has yet to lose in college…

Expand  

Will Mirasola be his first collegiate loss next year at wrestle offs????

[Pinnacle]

I predicted Beard would win, but Barr came at him like a dog on a bone. 

I read some comments that Penn State looked not too sharp or energetic or whatever. I didn't see it like that. I thought the Lehigh wrestlers showed some toughness. That Rozinsky at 157 looked like a pretty good wrestler to me. He's gonna AA at some point, and maybe sooner rather than later.

Loved Haines and Barr pulling in the leg and beating tough sprawls when the other wrestler looked in better position. Those guys are strong. 

[Gus]

  On 12/9/2024 at 3:03 PM, RandolphTJones said:

Will Mirasola be his first collegiate loss next year at wrestle offs????

Expand  

Doubtful. He smacked Mirasola a couple weeks ago.

[Truzzcat]

  On 12/9/2024 at 3:04 PM, Pinnacle said:

I predicted Beard would win, but Barr came at him like a dog on a bone. 

I read some comments that Penn State looked not too sharp or energetic or whatever. I didn't see it like that. I thought the Lehigh wrestlers showed some toughness. That Rozinsky at 157 looked like a pretty good wrestler to me. He's gonna AA at some point, and maybe sooner rather than later.

Loved Haines and Barr pulling in the leg and beating tough sprawls when the other wrestler looked in better position. Those guys are strong. 

Expand  

Lehigh's ability to develop good wrestlers into great wrestlers has been super impressive as of late. Rozinksy was probably a top 10ish guy at his weight last year in high school but he took 3 losses in season two to consiglio and once to manville. He also wrestled 144 last year so it seems like their weight room is pretty stellar with guys being able to grow into weight classes.

[Wrestleknownothing]

Summing it all up, Lehigh had 1 take down, 1 reversal, and 1 stall point. Everything else were escapes.

[Nittanychris]

  On 12/9/2024 at 3:03 PM, RandolphTJones said:

Will Mirasola be his first collegiate loss next year at wrestle offs????

Expand  

He beat Mirasola, 11-0, at the Black Knight Invitational.

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

  On 12/9/2024 at 5:14 PM, Wrestleknownothing said:

Summing it all up, Lehigh had 1 take down, 1 reversal, and 1 stall point. Everything else were escapes.

Expand  

Hey, those escapes are great.  PSU rides hard!

[Pinnacle]

  On 12/9/2024 at 3:30 PM, Truzzcat said:

Lehigh's ability to develop good wrestlers into great wrestlers has been super impressive as of late. Rozinksy was probably a top 10ish guy at his weight last year in high school but he took 3 losses in season two to consiglio and once to manville. He also wrestled 144 last year so it seems like their weight room is pretty stellar with guys being able to grow into weight classes.

Expand  

144 last year? Whoa. He didn't look thick at 157. 

[RandolphTJones]

  On 12/9/2024 at 6:01 PM, Nittanychris said:

He beat Mirasola, 11-0, at the Black Knight Invitational.

Expand  

I don't see how either Mirasola brother could be a depth guy, next year this team could have C. Mirasola, Sealey, Facundo, Cochran all as depth.

[CHROMEBIRD]

  On 12/8/2024 at 7:22 PM, flyingcement said:

Davis looks all of 133 - he must have been miserable last year cutting to 125

Expand  

He does, but I think he might have just lifted and grown in the offseason. He didn't strike me as a huge 125er last year