Paul158 Posted January 6 Posted January 6 On 1/5/2026 at 4:58 AM, Coastal said: Bouzakis lost to McCrone at Clarion and that was a one day weigh in. Yes that did happen. it's a little hard to explain. If they wrestled tomorrow, is the question. Right now I have Boiuzakis beating McCrone. If Bouzakis just wrestles on his feet, it's not even close. McCrone is a very good wrestler and is great on top. He just hasn't developed on his feet. Which makes him one dimensional
RawDog Posted January 6 Posted January 6 Yea but mccrone kind of stalled out that match. I remember even after watching bouzakis lose thinking he was the better wrestler of the two.
Interviewed_at_Weehawken Posted January 6 Posted January 6 53 minutes ago, RawDog said: Yea but mccrone kind of stalled out that match. I remember even after watching bouzakis lose thinking he was the better wrestler of the two. Didn't Bouzakis need injury time when a cradle was locked up?
MPhillips Posted January 6 Posted January 6 Just now, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said: Didn't Bouzakis need injury time when a cradle was locked up? Yep... .
MNRodent Posted January 6 Posted January 6 14 hours ago, El Luchador said: They haven't done anything since. I haven't been inspired by the Gophers for some time and this NIL crap is going wreck the sport. All teams are wrestling less, but the Gophers are still near the most active. *stats courtesy of bracketbuster. This was as of Dec. 26 Matches per Wrestler 1. Appalachian State – 12.0 2. Brown – 11.1 3. Hofstra – 10.2 4. George Mason - 9.9 5. Minnesota - 9.6 6. Virginia Tech - 9.4 7. Columbia - 9.2 8. Kent State - 9.2 9. Navy - 9.1 10. Edinboro - 9.1 11. Franklin & Marshall – 9.0 12. Maryland – 9.0 13. Binghamton - 8.8 14. Ohio State - 8.8 15. Lock Haven - 8.7 16. Northwestern - 8.6 17. West Virginia - 8.5 18. Missouri - 8.4 19. Buffalo - 8.3 20. SIU Edwardsville - 8.3 21. Michigan State - 8.1 22. Army – 8.0 23. Ohio – 8.0 24. Oregon State - 7.9 25. Bloomsburg - 7.8 26. Central Michigan - 7.8 27. Rutgers - 7.7 28. LIU - 7.7 29. American - 7.7 30. Clarion - 7.7 31. Michigan - 7.6 32. Davidson - 7.6 33. Chattanooga - 7.6 34. Princeton - 7.6 35. Oklahoma - 7.5 36. Harvard - 7.4 37. Duke - 7.4 38. Drexel - 7.3 39. Nebraska - 7.2 40. Utah Valley - 7.1 41. Indiana – 7.0 42. Illinois - 6.9 43. Penn - 6.9 44. California Baptist - 6.8 45. Oklahoma State - 6.8 46. NC State - 6.7 47. Purdue - 6.7 48. Wisconsin - 6.5 49. North Carolina - 6.4 50. Air Force - 6.4 51. Virginia - 6.3 52. Cornell - 6.3 53. South Dakota State - 6.3 54. Rider - 6.2 55. Bucknell - 6.1 56. Morgan State - 6.1 57. Pittsburgh - 6.1 58. Arizona State – 6.0 59. Cal Poly – 6.0 60. Sacred Heart – 6.0 61. Penn State - 5.8 62. Gardner-Webb - 5.8 63. Iowa State - 5.6 64. Lehigh - 5.5 65. Northern Iowa - 5.5 66. Bellarmine - 5.5 67. VMI - 5.4 68. Campbell - 5.4 69. Northern Illinois - 5.1 70. Presbyterian - 5.1 71. Stanford - 5.1 72. Little Rock - 5.1 73. Wyoming – 5.0 74. CSU Bakersfield - 4.9 75. The Citadel - 4.7 76. Iowa - 4.4 77. North Dakota State - 4.4 78. Northern Colorado - 4.4 79. Mercyhurst - 3.6 Average per Wrestler - 7.4
El Luchador Posted January 6 Posted January 6 9 minutes ago, GlassPrison said: Rodent bringing the truth to this thread! It's not how many matches they wrestled, it's how long since they did anything worth watching. I want to see a big 10 schedule and major tournaments. Watching them wrestle the little sisters of the poor isn't the caliber of wrestling I'm in the market for.
MNRodent Posted January 6 Posted January 6 1 minute ago, Coastal said: Truth should be accurate. That's not the matches wrestled by the starters. Sending a bunch of the room guys to a couple of opens isn't the same as competing in a tournament. So, you think the Soldier Salute, or Midlands, or Scuffle are still major tournaments? The host schools don't even send most their starters. Big Ten season starts in a couple days!
MPhillips Posted January 6 Posted January 6 43 minutes ago, El Luchador said: I want to see a big 10 schedule No one has seen a B1G schedule... .
El Luchador Posted January 6 Posted January 6 20 minutes ago, MNRodent said: So, you think the Soldier Salute, or Midlands, or Scuffle are still major tournaments? The host schools don't even send most their starters. Big Ten season starts in a couple days! They are not anymore. That's why I disappointed. I remember when the Midland had post grad participants.
MPhillips Posted January 6 Posted January 6 2 minutes ago, El Luchador said: They are not anymore. That's why I disappointed. I remember when the Midland had post grad participants. .
El Luchador Posted January 6 Posted January 6 3 minutes ago, MPhillips said: No one has seen a B1G schedule... My point is we are weeks into the season and we just haven't seen much excitement. My Gophers aren't entertaining me. They give me the impression they are seeking wins not competition. I don't like the trends in competition, and I don't think it will result in the most improvement. I'm uninspired. There is more excitement over high schoolers and redshirts.
MPhillips Posted January 6 Posted January 6 6 minutes ago, El Luchador said: My point is I gotcha brother... .
El Luchador Posted January 6 Posted January 6 1 minute ago, MPhillips said: I gotcha brother... Ok you are right. It's been a great and exciting year to be a gopher fan. Especially the last month.
MPhillips Posted January 6 Posted January 6 1 minute ago, El Luchador said: Ok you are right. It's been a great and exciting year to be a gopher fan. Especially the last month. I wasn't being sarcastic. I agree with you... .
El Luchador Posted January 6 Posted January 6 1 minute ago, MPhillips said: I wasn't being sarcastic. I agree with you... I'm unhappy with my team and even more unhappy with the state of the sport.
MPhillips Posted January 6 Posted January 6 3 minutes ago, El Luchador said: I'm unhappy with my team and even more unhappy with the state of the sport. You hide it well... .
BFosr1 Posted January 6 Posted January 6 On 1/5/2026 at 7:58 AM, Coastal said: Bouzakis lost to McCrone at Clarion and that was a one day weigh in. And it doesn’t count. Just like how Luke Lilledahl’s loss to Nate Desmond a lil while back doesn’t count either.
Pinnacle Posted January 6 Posted January 6 1 hour ago, Coastal said: I think you are kind of agreeing with me. Match counts inflated by attending opens doesn't really tell the whole story. Iowa is at 4.4 matches on that chart since the room guys hadn't hit their open tournaments yet. Iowa's starters have between 7-9 matches. Very similar to Penn State's for example. The 8 starting spots with no injuries at Penn State average more than 9 matches. If you combine Nagao + those who filled in for him, you are at 9 again. Barr + MIrasola is more than 9. Penn State's starters are wrestling about as much as any school.
Show_Me Posted January 22 Posted January 22 On 1/6/2026 at 4:14 PM, El Luchador said: My point is we are weeks into the season and we just haven't seen much excitement. I beg to differ. The paycom National Duals in November, all by itself, made the first 2 months of this season more exciting than the past several seasons.
ionel Posted January 22 Posted January 22 14 minutes ago, Show_Me said: I beg to differ. The paycom National Duals in November, all by itself, made the first 2 months of this season more exciting than the past several seasons. .
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