PSU v MD

[1032004]

15 minutes ago, GV4444 said:

I don't get it.  It worked out in the end.  If you already have RT, why almost cut him?  Cut him.  Step back, give hime the point and go for the next takedown.  The hand on the head simply delayed time for the next takedown.

I think he was trying to shoot back in before Young was fully recovered, which he did do at least once I believe.

[Nak21]

Dominant weekend. 2 shut outs during the annual train thru weekend. #25 Indiana 48-0, Maryland 51-0. With a schedule change thrown in the mix due to the Snowpocalypse. A couple of hurried bus rides to get in and out ahead of the storm.
125 - LL looking back to form. Pin and a TF.

133 - Blaze continues to impress.

141 - Continues to get in match shape. Brain fart letting a guy up with 10secs and costing yourself a TF and instead getting the dreaded 14pt MD. Also nearly thrown to his back. Still a little sloppy…partially match shape issues, partially he’s always been sloppy.

149 - Also a little sloppy. Fails to convert a deep shot that looked like he had the TD only to get countered, give up a TD, get cradled and find yourself down 7-0 before just going off and absolutely breaking your opponent.
As for the heavy hands on the head and the stall calls. They were justified, and it wasn’t just that match, the bottom man has to make an attempt to escape, break contact, come up and they weren’t, they were content to stay down there and kill time and not give up more points. Thankfully the ref disagreed. 
157 - PJ is a beast.

165 - MM has become a pinner.

174 - Levi is a tough draw. I still feel horrible for his opponents when he starts working the bow and arrow.

184 - Lots of offense, lots of attacking. A little sloppy, gassed a bit, but they trained thru so it happens. 
197 - Barr is such an aggressive attacking 197, he’s fun to watch.

285 - Still wish he was bigger but he’s embracing being a smaller HWT and creating angles and attacking. Some nice ankle picks. 1st period TF and a pin is a nice wknd.

[Pinnacle]

1 hour ago, GV4444 said:

I don't get it.  It worked out in the end.  If you already have RT, why almost cut him?  Cut him.  Step back, give hime the point and go for the next takedown.  The hand on the head simply delayed time for the next takedown.

Shades of Barr/Poznanski last year.

The ride out would have given him a 14 point win.  Davis spent too much time trying to turn him.  If he had cut him earlier he would have had more than enough time for another TD for the TF.

Haines got taken down.   Rocco got taken down twice in the 3rd on Friday by Goin of Indiana.  I thought Messenbrink was going to be taken down early last night.  I don't think they worry about it too much.  

 

He won by 14, the rideout would have made it 18-3 instead of 18-4. You are correct he should have cut him earlier, but his opponent got hit for stalling about 5 seconds before Davis cut him to reduce the margin by 1.

[GV4444]

27 minutes ago, Pinnacle said:

 

27 minutes ago, Pinnacle said:

 

He won by 14, the rideout would have made it 18-3 instead of 18-4. You are correct he should have cut him earlier, but his opponent got hit for stalling about 5 seconds before Davis cut him to reduce the margin by 1.

I missed the stall call that gave him 17.  I’m sure he did too.  
 

Edited January 25 by GV4444

[Pinnacle]

5 minutes ago, GV4444 said:

I missed the stall call that gave him 17.  I’m sure he did too.  
 

 

I am sure he did too. I wonder sometimes how mentally dialed in he is. I wonder if anyone else saw Braeden pick up the green ankle bands and ask the ref if he had the correct color. Pretty sure Maryland wears red because of the red singlet, and maybe this is nitpicking but I would expect him to know. 

[jmoney]

On 1/24/2026 at 9:46 PM, flyingcement said:

Yes I was surprised that Van Ness was able to control him in that manner.  

Say what one will about a DeSanto or Gilman, their unbreakable spirit is a real bonus that says to an opponent, "you're not going to do this to me I'll break your face." Wrestling with that edge will take you places that your technique sometimes cannot. 

[MPhillips]

1 minute ago, jmoney said:

Wrestling with that edge

[flyingcement]

25 minutes ago, jmoney said:

Say what one will about a DeSanto or Gilman, their unbreakable spirit is a real bonus that says to an opponent, "you're not going to do this to me I'll break your face." Wrestling with that edge will take you places that your technique sometimes cannot. 

absolutely agree

[Le duke]

Say what one will about a DeSanto or Gilman, their unbreakable spirit is a real bonus that says to an opponent, "you're not going to do this to me I'll break your face." Wrestling with that edge will take you places that your technique sometimes cannot. 

Amen.

DeSanto was never, ever out of a match. I didn’t like him (because Iowa) but respected the hell out of him. You can’t teach what that young man has. My cousins’ Portuguese-Italian grandmother called that “grinta”.


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[TAC]

14 hours ago, Nak21 said:

Dominant weekend. 2 shut outs during the annual train thru weekend. #25 Indiana 48-0, Maryland 51-0. With a schedule change thrown in the mix due to the Snowpocalypse. A couple of hurried bus rides to get in and out ahead of the storm.
125 - LL looking back to form. Pin and a TF.

133 - Blaze continues to impress.

141 - Continues to get in match shape. Brain fart letting a guy up with 10secs and costing yourself a TF and instead getting the dreaded 14pt MD. Also nearly thrown to his back. Still a little sloppy…partially match shape issues, partially he’s always been sloppy.

149 - Also a little sloppy. Fails to convert a deep shot that looked like he had the TD only to get countered, give up a TD, get cradled and find yourself down 7-0 before just going off and absolutely breaking your opponent.
As for the heavy hands on the head and the stall calls. They were justified, and it wasn’t just that match, the bottom man has to make an attempt to escape, break contact, come up and they weren’t, they were content to stay down there and kill time and not give up more points. Thankfully the ref disagreed. 
157 - PJ is a beast.

165 - MM has become a pinner.

174 - Levi is a tough draw. I still feel horrible for his opponents when he starts working the bow and arrow.

184 - Lots of offense, lots of attacking. A little sloppy, gassed a bit, but they trained thru so it happens. 
197 - Barr is such an aggressive attacking 197, he’s fun to watch.

285 - Still wish he was bigger but he’s embracing being a smaller HWT and creating angles and attacking. Some nice ankle picks. 1st period TF and a pin is a nice wknd.

Great run down...Adding that I am seeing several guys attempting the  bow & Arrow .  There will be some sore opponents come Monday mornings.

[CHROMEBIRD]

On 1/25/2026 at 8:08 AM, Pinnacle said:

I am sure he did too. I wonder sometimes how mentally dialed in he is. I wonder if anyone else saw Braeden pick up the green ankle bands and ask the ref if he had the correct color. Pretty sure Maryland wears red because of the red singlet, and maybe this is nitpicking but I would expect him to know. 

Davis literally looked up at the ref and saw him give the 1pt stalling penalty to his opponent, securing the TF, then he cuts the guy with around 15 seconds left. Maybe this is on the coaches for giving him bad info (or more likely none at all), but it isn't the first bone headed thing he's done. Didn't Davis get dinged for putting his opponent in a full nelson on Friday?

[OMW]

2 hours ago, CHROMEBIRD said:

Davis literally looked up at the ref and saw him give the 1pt stalling penalty to his opponent, securing the TF, then he cuts the guy with around 15 seconds left. Maybe this is on the coaches for giving him bad info (or more likely none at all), but it isn't the first bone headed thing he's done. Didn't Davis get dinged for putting his opponent in a full nelson on Friday?

yes, with 1 point also being the difference between it being a major and a tech in that match.

 

[CHROMEBIRD]