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Annual thread....right on schedule.

Since nobody else cared to mention....... Brock Hardy

I predict by the end of the 197 match, the bow and arrow thread will be 12 pages long

I think Spencer was in eighth grade when that happened

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Seven shots of Jameson, seven shots of Baileys and 7 pints of Guinness goes well with eight racks of boar ribs.

Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, Start.

Puffy Shirt

Will be borrowing this for a throw in comment at NCAAs ...

Glory dominated and only 1 hour after making weight. A finals match with spencer lee will be way more recovery time. I could see Glory majoring him, with Lee getting frustrated and trying big moves only to get countered.

That’s what his teammates call him and this is his second year at heavy. Tony deserved this one but I have hope!

Taco meet Pastry.

Disagree. He won an NCAA title after ripping them apart - total domination.

Despite all of the forum "noise" around this 21 page topic , I am only sure of one thing - glad to see Burwick back on the mat and competing this season. Good luck to all involved.

I like Burwick going back to high school. He came out hard tonight, but gassed a bit at the end, which is to be expected with all the emotion/excitement he went through today.

Not to mention that it was top 6 until 1979.

I’m not a fan of the religious aspect, but Team Carl is able to put Phil Jackson to shame. He turns myeh into good, good into great, and great into elite. He also helps those individuals realize the secret sauce that there is no finish line and you will always be seeking more but harness that into a positive. It takes many of us well into our 40s and 50s if we are lucky to fully grasp that philosophy. He’s truly the evolution of Dan Gable. Hate it or love it, but we all have to respect it. I genuinely believe that Kyle Snyder and his mentality is the perfect molding where his protege Taylor falls short with his dick-swinging bravado. He is the true heir to the Sanderson school. A selfless champion that just wants to always give his best, work harder than anyone else, and appreciate the life lessons of wrestling. Servant-leader attitude. Should we all be so lucky…

Not burning drakes shirt for a dual

Now, this is rasslin' weather. Just got home. Entertaining match. Other than 125 (see below), the ref did a great job. Nice quick tribute to the retiring Cornell AD. No Vito. Yianni with TF. I know this will sound stupid, but the Lehigh kid put up the best fight I ever saw in a TF. Ramirez overpowered Lehigh. Foca's match was tighter than 9-5 score would indicate, I thought. Cornella was not agressive enough IMO. Beard with a non impressive decision over Cardenas. I would have called Beard numerous times for stalling on top. Seems like there's a thread on here about that parallel ride thing... The Big Boys was one of the most entertaining matches I've seen in a while. Both guys left it all out there. Gas tanks were on E after that match. Not the 7 minute waltz you often get with the 285s. Lots of good action. The Lehigh kid must have had to take off his warmups to make weight. He was a biiiig feller. The 125s made up for the 285 match with the biggest double snoozefest I can remember watching in a while. I would have called double stalling in the standing position so many times, it would have been a double DQ. I forget who even won. Cornell 133 kept from getting stuck for the win for the team. One thing that's often overlooked, the ref did a great job of starting the action in the ref's position. I think only 2 cautions in the whole match. He blew the whistle immediately when the top man came set. I hate when refs wait and you have umpteen cautions. I had forgotten how cold that hill can be in the winter. I'm not so sure about global warming, it didn't seem that cold 50+ years ago...

I've always thought Kenney is a very solid professional. Enjoy his work at NCAAs (early round and wrestle backs). He and Harrison are a pleasant combo. Usually I'm not crazy about the highly caffeinated approach like Rock, but he's so endearing and such a nice fit with Kenney that it works pretty well.

My Gal is a car bomb connoisseur. Just sharing experience...

Yes and yes.

Surtin lost the first match. Didn't see it so I don't know what happened. Brown just won 15-3 (looked like he had the guy stuck in a scramble at the end). Glad to see they were able to get him a new eye so quickly.

Famous Florida Boars

Wow...

I was young and dumb. Just like now but younger

I ordered an Irish car bomb in Dublin and the guy looked at me and said 'Da mudder in lar, eh?'

14 Irish Car Bombs, 8 full rack of boar ribs, and an acre of corn for me. Ewually disappointed.

Is it just me or is this not Lehighs usual lineup?

Looks like Bono finally admitted defeat

lot of stalling

Did he carry his lunch?

I don't have a system by day - I just like to rotate every other case. But tonight indeed goes to the King

141 Hines 4-2 149 Yianni 16-3

141 Hines beats Cornella 4-2

After all the work you did for me, it is I who owes you the drink.

I’ve been wondering that myself. I’m not sure. I know it was between Hawks and Harmon going into the scuffle and that was “a battle for the spot” Harmon was the 2 seed and didn’t perform well. Hawks lost early and won a couple on the backside. Neither placed. Harmon has been Mia lately and it’s been Hawks in the lineup. No clue if it’s injury related or Hawks is the man going forward.

And he does have a leg attack!!!! A long time ago, when I was a young coach, one of my really goods was a defensive wrestler. We went to maybe an age-group state tournament, and he got beat in the finals by a good kid who was more offensive. After that I spent more and more time in the room on offense....don't get me wrong, we worked hard on defense, but there was more emphasis on offense. That same wrestler a couple of years later became a 2 time state placer/state champion. He was actually an age-group national champion as well.

This year's Brock Hardy is better than last year's Chad Red

Burwick ... who is Burwick?

Smaller Davison really pushing the limits on wrenching the knee. Some would call it dirty.

"I shoot, I score. He shoots, I score" - Dan Gable "You got a plan?" - Cael Sanderson to Christian Pyles “Wrestling is ballet with violence." - Jesse Ventura “A tie is what you get after ice cubes have wrestled with hot water.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Pair up in groups of three! Strobel

Not a great quote, but I always remember it because it makes me laugh. My neighbor growing up was a weight below me. We would carpool to away matches and our parents would tape each other's kids so the actual parents could watch without worrying about recording. His dad was tough on him and the following convo happened after he got pinned in a headlock early in the first period. Dad: "Nice going, Matt. What did you last, about ten seconds?" Matt: "But Dad! He got me in a headlock!" Dad: "Matt, this is wrestling. Don't let him get you in a headlock."

125: Matt Ramos 133: Lucas Byrd 141: Andrew Alirez 149: Austin Gomez 157: Josh Humphreys 165: Michael Caliendo 174: Michael Labriola 184: Isaiah Salazar 197: Yonger Bastida 285: Dayton Pitzer

This is going to come off as a super hot take that I’m hoping bares fruit, but Isaiah Salazar (184) is Minnesota best wrestler currently and I could see him placing as high as 2nd in big tens. We’ll see how dual season shakes out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Fixed it.

I hate when stalling gets called on the guy who is glued to the mat on bottom instead of the guy on top with parallel ride

Not sure on that, but Sanderson is 6th all time in individual AAs. 1) Harold Nichols 156 2) Dan Gable 152 3) John Smith 150 4) Jay Robinson 124 5) Bobby Douglas 110 6) Cael Sanderson 90 The totals for Sanderson and Smith probably include 2020 no tournament AAs.