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I just saw this in WIN Magazine (just $15 for a 1 year online sub? Yes, please, and thank you). https://athletics.uchicago.edu/news/2024/11/6/wrestling-adds-jason-tsirtsis-to-their-staff.aspx My alma mater is investing in wrestling. Nice.

We obviously need to refer to Scoles as being "a pinch better" in all future matches that do not result in injury default

Webster's victory is impressive. Prior to this season, if you ignore his post-injury results last year, he had held everyone else he had lost to to a regular Decision. The guy just doesn't give up points... Webster went Lebron and took over the match - with ease.

Minnesota 39, North Dakota State 0 November 22, 2024 | Scheels Center | Fargo, N.D. | Att: 1529 125 | #14 Cooper Flynn (Minn) over Tristan Daugherty (NDSU), Dec 4-1; Minnesota 3-0 133 | #8 Tyler Wells (Minn) over Kyle Burwick (NDSU), Dec 3-2; Minnesota 6-0 141 | #5 Vance VomBaur (Minn) over Kellyn March (NDSU), TF 22-6 6:30; Minnesota 11-0 149 | #22 Drew Roberts (Minn) over #32 Gavin Drexler (NDSU), Dec 8-6; Minnesota 14-0 157 | #7 Tommy Askey (Minn) over Gabriel Schumm (NDSU), Dec 14-7; Minnesota 17-0 165 | #10 Andrew Sparks (Minn) over Boeden Greenley (NDSU), MD 16-2; Minnesota 21-0 174 | #25 Clayton Whiting (Minn) over Devin Wasley (NDSU), Dec 8-3; Minnesota 24-0 184 | #10 Max McEnelly (Minn) over Aidan Brenot (NDSU), TF 22-7 5:12; Minnesota 29-0 197 | #7 Isaiah Salazar (Minn) over Aiden Hight (NDSU), TF 17-0 4:42; Minnesota 34-0 285 | #1 Gable Steveson (Minn) over Drew Blackburn-Forst (NDSU), TF 18-3 1:50; Minnesota 39-0

Before this dual concludes... tip-o-the hat to 1032004 for his PxP! Good Show, Ol' Bean! D3

White House chief of staff: Susie Wiles Attorney general: Pam Bondi (after Matt Gaetz withdrew) U.N. ambassador: Elise Stefanik Secretary of education: Linda McMahon Secretary of homeland security: Kristi Noem Director of national intelligence: Tulsi Gabbard White House press secretary: Karoline Leavitt Yep, he is scared of strong women. Good catch, I should have figured that out. mspart

I can't discuss. Trump is such a misogynist, there is no way he is selecting all of these strong women for his cabinet. They must all actually be men disguised as women like Richard Levine.

Steed's knee gave out again on the 2nd injury time. I also thought that the brick Smith threw was justifiable. It looked on TV as if Scoles went against the joint to bring the knee out and Steed cried out right after he did that. But the ref didn't see it that way. As a Mizzou fan I have been holding my breath that Steed doesn't get injured (again). I said before the season Steed would be a problem if he stayed healthy. I hope it is not serious. But as far as faking I didn't think that in the least bit. Logan Cole did great for being a true frosh and jumping up a weight class. It was 4-2 Ruth with :50 seconds of riding time in favor of Cole when he tried his last two desperation takedowns. Ruth wouldn't have got out from Hawks if Cole got :50 seconds of riding time. BTW, I know there was still another period left when Steed had to default. But if he continued and the results stayed the same... Guess what 17-17 tie. Also, If the total points stayed the same Illinois would have won on most total points 84-83. Man I can almost call it

The bus came by and I got on That's where it all began...

Would you rather that insurance companies just run out of money and go bankrupt?

Ohio guy here...take it with a grain of salt but here are the popular opinions and rumors in Ohio.... Brandon Cannon will be competing to take Paddy's spot. Rumor has it Shumate is dropping to 184 for the starting spot. Not sure the rules but Rogotzke has a RS to use and he should as the consensus is that Ryan going all in for next year. Welsh is already stated he is RS this year.

About the Scoles/Steed match, it did seem like a head injury for a time, then a knee injury. Steed has a brace on one leg and a sleeve on the other. I never boo when a wrestler takes an injury timeout, as I used to pretend to have been hit in the groin area all the time, and I'm a very convincing actor. But my resolve to be a good fan was seriously challenged when Steed got up and hit a lightning-quick double on the restart. Later, you could see him limping around. Steed won the battle on the feet, but Scoles' relentless pressure and riding abilities and the injury were too much. ILLINI fans get to see the Webster and Scoles show for four years. Wow! For Scoles' ELO and rankings, I will be a Cam Steed fan for the rest of the year unless they meet again. As for the dual itself, I had a blast! This is IMAR and AOC talking to some VIPs after the match (I can't camera very well):

Next year: 133/141: Blaze 157/165: PJ Duke I think those two could win 133 and 157 this year, as high school seniors. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ciao... arrivederci! D3

Slav takes a shot, Mullen counters but Slav readjusts and gets the TD on the edge. Final score 26-11

SV... more: D3

Big Slav vs Big Jim

BUT...no dice! D3

Rutgers shows some life, Cartagena-Walsh with the upset, 5-1 with RT

Cartagena-Walsh with a TD and rides out the second period, leads 3-1 with 1:26 RT. Hopefully his fate is better than Turley’s who also led 3-1 with 1:26 RT. He escapes, 4-1

Wolak with the PINFALL

Wolak is putting tremendous pressure on Turley... AND THE FALL!!! D3

Yes

Who says everything is betta w/Cetta? (... unless you're a cheeseburger.) D3

Putting the lineup forward for you guys: (No need to toggle back to pg1... ) 125: No. 12 Eddie Ventresca vs No. 17 Dean Peterson 133: No. 10 Connor McGonagle vs No. 6 Dylan Shawver 141: No. 16 Sam Latona vs No. 22 Joey Olivieri 149: No. 1 Caleb Henson vs No. 33 Michael Cetta 157: No. 24 Rafael Hipolito vs Conner Harer or Andrew Clark 165: No. 19 Connor Brady or Mac Church vs No. 32 Tony White 174: No. 4 Lennox Wolak vs No. 18 Jackson Turley 184: No. 12 TJ Stewart vs No. 21 Brian Soldano 197: No. 13 Andy Smith vs. No. 12 John Poznanski 285: No. 16 Jimmy Mullen vs No. 9 Yaraslau Slavikous D3

I bet Olivieri wished he had nail extensions! D3

5-4 Rutgers after 133... D3

Strange announcing. No PBP, just saying who scores what points. Shawver gets a tech over Medina. No Peterson at 125 either, Ventresca got a major

But $7 seems fair for a single PPV match.... at least if I can get it to work. All I get is ads so far.

I'm sure the NCAA won't have a problem with that. Let him wrestle and avoid the lawsuit.

Of course, you mean, F&M is the only team ….. that’s been in the EIWA since before 2011. F&M joined the EIWA in 1948 and has had a wrestling program since 1923.

Who does that sound like? It's almost like if you substitute the word political opponent for enemy you would have Merrick Garland. It's ok for him though.

Enjoyed Saturday Night well enough. I'm glad other people are commenting about the mannerisms Cooper Hoffman has like his dad. I was thinking about it several times watching the movie. Conclave is a perfectly 3.5 star movie. Unfortunately none of the theaters here were among the few David Zaslav deigned to put Juror #2 in so I haven't seen it. Gladiator 2 and A Real Pain this weekend. Looking forward to both.

Nope. Wrestlstat has that at Cornell 53 - Lehigh, the reset of EIWA and the rest of Ivy 60.8. Personally, I think the wrestlestat tournament algo is too binary. I see it this way using the different rankings. So Cornell could beat any one of those groups, but no two of them, never mind three.

Yes sir, he used his allotted redshirt matches but was not used for the postseason.

But will their be art?

Let's hope so. mspart

Trump hates strong women. It's obvious. mspart

If Steed had given up the back exposure he prob wouldn't have injured his knee but then who knows how rest of match plays out.

He was done no matter what after his knee gave out. You only get two injury breaks the time had nothing to do with it. I think Scoles was coming on. But if Steed didn't injure his knee, that forward pressure might not have worked so well as in the previous 3 takedowns. I think Scoles best shot was on top. I thought they made the wrong choice in picking bottom after the injury timeout. Steed was clearly compromised and probably wouldn't have gotten up. Scoles could had choice in the third and would have taken top and maybe got a turn. Plus possible stalling calls.

I also don't think he was faking but appeared if Smith got the illegal move on review he would prob deem Steed unable to continue and take the 6pt. I think Scoles was going to grind out a win in that match he was coming on strong in the 2nd. I wonder what Steed said to ref on edge second time knee gave out? The ref could have just hit him with stalling but maybe Steed said he was done.

Love seeing all of Poeta's hard work paying off. This team is going to be fun this year. A couple things I noticed: - Score could've been even more decisive if Pucino doesnt give up that last second takedown and we win that match, Little Braunagel giving up the major in the last few seconds left a bitter taste after a really hard fought match against otoole (side note the announcer kept calling Keegan "the toolman". That needs to end.) Kraisser getting that fall would've been incredible (side note Steed was looking strong against Scoles for Injury so that would've been a swing too) - Was interesting to see Sinclair chase down and outwork bigger braunagel...For a guy who is known for his brawling and pressure that was not an impressive ending of the match (it's november so take it with a grain of salt) - Ruth is going to Ruth. He lives by 1-2 score matches. It stinks because the 2 times he attacked...He scored. Play with fire and you are bound to get burned - Byrd, Webster, Luffman look like the best chances for AA, with Ruth right there and outside chances for bigger Braunagel, Kraisser, and Scoles Glad to see my home state putting out a good product finally. It's been awhile!

I know hindsight is there, but I had thought I posted it yesterday - apparently it was sitting there in my memory tab, or wtf ever it is called when the site saves what were posting... BUT... Brawnagel losing to Sinclair was not a surprise, and I was eluding to not being surprised, even picking Sinclair (sorry... sue me). That said, I believe they have rolled together a few times in the last year (national team camps) and Sinclair has some of the highest match IQ and after-match adjustments of any incoming frosh, ever... maybe even the actual highest. If he has wrestled with someone, even if not an actual match, I think he stands a very good chance to beat just about anybody - so far as there are no other serious gaps there (size, strength, skill, etc.), which Brawnagel does not have.

Rumor is Hawks maybe out with the funk... So Tommy Hagan. So Ruth wins now. They have one common opponent this year in Deron Pulliam of SIUE. Ruth won in OT and Hagan won 6-5. So Mizzou's lineup will be 125- Walker 133- Moore 141- Edmond 149- Gioffre 157- Conway 165- Steed 174- O'Toole 184- Hagan 197- Sinclair/Cassett (if the dual is completely out of reach. I can see Cassett going to save a date for Sinclair) 285- Nitzel

Is it really true? Did we lose ellen degeneres? I hear she is such a nice lady and a joy to work work too????? https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTY2ALoE8/

ftfy

ILLINI COACHES The ILLINI are coached by Mike Poeta, Jeremy Hunter for the wee ones, and IMAR and AOC for the bigguns. Do we need to spell out their full names, biographies and favorite movies? No. This is the best staff in the country. That's all you need to know. Add in Director of Operations Bryan Medlin and Christian Kanzler, starring as Director of Player Operations. We do wish athletic departments, and, yes, it is a problem with every single athletic department in this great country of ours, would not use the word "player" when referring to a "wrestler." Brian Swaw was the "Voice of the ILLINI" last year, and we hope he's back. He kept the student announcers from using "player" instead of "wrestler," and for that we are grateful. EARLY LOOK / TEAM RANKINGS This early look at the ILLINI Wrestling team is based on the lineup reported by Wrestlestat.com and the schedule provided by FightingILLINI.com. We do expect fire at any public or private wrestle-offs that may occur in the future. Moreover, the team has tournaments on the schedule that will allow multiple wrestlers from the same team at one weight. As a tournament team, ILLINOIS is ranked #19 by Wrestlestat.com and #14 as a dual squad. Intermat has the good guys as the #19 tournament team, #12 in duals. That shows a strong lineup with no "holes" or weak spots. FloWrestling has the Orange and Blue in the #23 spot as a tournament team. The individual rankings listed below are (Wrestlestat.com/Intermat/Flo). INDIVIDUAL STARTERS 125. Ramazan Attasauov (#21/#19/NR). The transfer from Iowa State has wrestled at 133 for the previous five years. Of course, the ILLINI already have Lucas Byrd at that weight, so his transfer was conditioned on wrestling at 125. He won the U23 National Tournament at 57kg back in 2020 beating RayVon Foley and Patrick Glory on the way to the title. He has qualified for NCAAs at 133. Ramazan will be huge at 125. He's already tall and strong. He is a super-quality wrestler that must answer two questions: (1) Can he be effective at 125, and (2) Russian-born, has he become fully integrated in Folkstyle wrestling? Our newest ILLINI looked good on picture day, so maybe he will be effective at 125. If things don't work out, the ILLINI have Caelan Riley and Joey Ruzic available. In fact, it might be wise to give Ramazan a few "weight breaks" over the season and let the young guys catch a dual or two. For a more detailed look at Attasauov, check out our previous story here. 133. Lucas Byrd (#7/#3/#9). Everybody loves to watch Lucas Byrd wrestle. The Byrd is the Wyrd! Out last year with an injury, he will be especially pissed off this season. A two-time All American (5,5), you always expect him to win. He didn't earn AA honors in his last NCAAs, but he still had a very strong tournament, losing to Daton Fix and Jesse Mendez by one point each, with the Mendez match going to TB-3. Lucas has the talent and ability to be a National Champion this year. He is right there. The question that remains is if he has completely healed from his injury. If so, watch out! We've seen pictures from his Media Day, and, wow, he looks like a tank. The ILLINI also have Kole Brower (occasional starter) and Brian Beers at this weight. Tony Madrigal graduated. Joey Ruzic will be on redshirt. The young feller who's ranked ahead of Byrd by FloWrestling and Wrestlestat.com but not Intermat, and who Lucas has beaten three out of four times, is the subject of this Wrestling Art, which we call "The World's Greatest Blood Round Takedown": 141. Danny Pucino (#36/#19/#21). Danny was a NCAA qualifier last season. He has beaten some serious All Americans on his journey so far, including Cole Matthews of Pittsburgh, Vance Vombaur of Minnesota, Parker Filius of Purdue and Dylan D'Emilio of Ohio State. He has a large repertoire of funky moves and a crazy misdirection ankle grab/single that are very entertaining. When he hits one of those, we like to say that his opponent got "PUCINO'D." Danny also has one of the best gas tanks in wrestling. He should have gotten a wild card to the Big Dance two years ago, even after having a poor B1G Tournament, but he improved and had a good BTT this past season. Will the improvement continue? He always seemed a little slight for the weight, but with age comes weight. Will the extra weight be an advantage or slow him down? The ILLINI could have a fantastic wrestle-off mini-tournament at this weight. Others at or near 141 include Will Baysingar and Hudson Goebel, two proven tough guys, as well as likely redshirts Jayden Colon, Jackson Herman and Olin Walker. 149. Kannon Webster (#9/#11/#12). ILLINI fans have been waiting for this addition to the lineup. We thought he was going to forego his redshirt last year. Coach Poeta and Kannon tricked us! The multiple Fargo winner and Pan Am Champion will be a force at this weight. We believe he is seriously undervalued thus far. He went 20-1 last year as a true Freshman. With wins in the Iowa and Ohio State duals. He won the Greyhound Open and Zingo Nationals last year. Heck, as a high school Senior, he won Kaufman Brand beating the Indiana University fourth-year starter in the finals. Also at this weight, the ILLINI have a previous starter and tough guy in Jake Harrier. Charlie Fifield is here as well, along with stud Ohio recruit Ryan Bennett. Webster finished third at the Midlands, with his one loss on the season to Ty Watters in a very controversial match. Watters ended up on the podium in the 4th position at NCAAs. Here is a Law and Order investigation into that controversial match: 157. Jason Kraisser (#29/#23/#24). The second transfer from Iowa State is there to fill the spot left by Joe Roberts, who has retired from wrestling because of injuries. Jason started out in college at Campbell where he was an all-SoCon Freshman with a 21-8 record. He transferred to ISU, and two years ago, qualified for the Big Dance as the #25 seed. He made it to the Round of 16. Kraisser ended up with a 22-15 record. Last year, it was only open tournaments and a 16-6 mark. He is a real leg-rider, which is not something the ILLINI has had in some time. For more detail, check out this earlier article. True Freshman Logan Swaw got the start last season after the injury to Roberts, but he is ready for a redshirt year. Danny Nini is a transfer from North Carolina. Antonio Alvarado and Tegan Chumbley fill out the roster at 157. 165. Braeden Scoles (#50/NR/NR). Another rookie in the starting lineup is this Fargo winner and four-time Wisconsin state champion. He has the pedigree but a really tough weight in conference. The top three in the Wrestlestat.com rankings are all in conference and all on the ILLINOIS schedule (PSU, Iowa and OSU). Braeden was 10-4 last season, but that was in part due to battling injuries. Near the beginning of the year, he got the start against North Carolina and beat a National Qualifier. The ILLINI have a surfeit of riches at this weight with last year's true freshman starter and National Qualifier Chris Moore taking his redshirt, as well as tough guys Caden Ernd (occasional starter) and Cooper Wettig (occasional starter). Both Ernd and Wettig have filled in for injured ILLINI in the past even up a couple of weights. Scoles ended last season on a winning note with four straight wins, a championship and a "Jersey Chain" at the Zingo Nationals. Check out the original post to see Scoles in action and to find out what a "Jersey Chain" is. It's pretty funny. 174. Danny Braunagel (#14/#20/#10). The first twin in the lineup is a 3x NCAA Qualifier, 2x ILLINOIS State Champion, 3x Finalist and a Pan Am Champion with 63 career wins for the Orange and Blue. Our Christmas Wish this year is for Danny Braunagel to go through an entire season without a debilitating injury. He did it as a redshirt Freshman, finishing with a 23-9 record, while qualifying for the NCAA Tournament and earning Covid-year Honorable Mention All American honors. [LOOKING AT THE CAMERA] Is that too much to ask for? One year. No injuries. We've been good this yea--okay no more Deadpool--let's get back to the Brawlnagel. He has just finished up an Olympic redshirt year placing in the OTT Greco trials. He now knows as much about hand-fighting as Tony Stark knows about metals. You can bet he is ready to feast on some leg attacks. Over the years, Little Brawny has beaten a lot of great wrestlers, including Izzak Olejnik, Peyton Mocco, Kennedy Monday, Ethan Smith, Peyton Robb, Bubba Wilson and Gerrit Nijenhuis both by major, Holden Heller, Peyton Hall (x2), Caleb Fish, and he's undefeated against Cameron Amine (2-0). You can go back through his record and see exactly when the injuries occurred. As one example, he beats Maxx Mayfield 8-1 at Midlands. Less than three weeks later, he loses to the same wrestler 3-8. If he can get through the season uninjured, we expect him to AA again. Colin Kelly is the blue chip recruit waiting in the wings. Chris Moore (last year's starter and NCAA qualifier), Caden Ernd and Cooper Wettig can take a few dual matches if needed. 184. Edmond Ruth (#4/#8/#7). As a high schooler, he had a 105-1 record that included two Pennsylvania titles and three finals. On top of that, he was a 4x high school All American. Whereas Jason Kraisser was a high school state medalist in cross country, Edmond was a state qualifier in PA in the 4x400. It is not that hard to believe, then, where they get their extreme conditioning. The ILLINI started their next streak of All Americans last season with Edmond Ruth. He also won a Big Ten Championship and a Midlands Championship. Ruth has been the team leader in dual points for the last two seasons. His record over the last two years for ILLINOIS is 26-4 (7th) and the year before that 30-8 (R12). Moving up in weight this year, you can already see the additional muscle on his body from the media day pictures and his Instagram account. He is a master of mat wrestling, and his quickness and conditioning allow him to wear down opponents, even the ones who try to avoid his bear hugs. We think he challenges for a Championship this year. He will have a quickness advantage and almost certainly a conditioning advantage over all of the other challengers. On February 16, 2025, expect to see Edmond Ruth versus Carter Starocci. We can't wait! Tough guy and multi-year starter and National Qualifier Dylan Connell will get his chance at a wrestle off. Additionally, strongman Charlie Heydorn is available. 197. Zac Braunagel (#10/#10/#9). The second twin that everybody loves to root for is Big Brawny. He won Fargo and was a 2x ILLINOIS State Champion. Zac was an age group Pan Am Gold Medal winner, as well as an age group World Teamer. Last year, he was a Senior World Team member in Greco. He qualified for and placed at the OTT. In college, the Brawlnagel has been a four-time NCAA Tournament qualifier with a Round of 12 twice and earned a Covid-year Honorable Mention All American honor. He had an Olympic redshirt last season, so he now has a doctorate in hand-fighting. The year before that, he finished 25-9 at 197. Everybody in the world, including his opponents on the mat, are rooting for another AA honor this year for both Danny and Zac. Wrestlers like tough guys. The starter from last year is the mercurial and tough Isiah Pettigrew, who came back days after knee surgery to complete his season. We would love to see this wrestle-off, but, man, we absolutely don't want anybody to get hurt, so we don't know what to think. "Little Brother" Joey Braunagel is not on the roster this year, and that may have to do with his commitment to the United States Army, THE BEST ARMY IN THE ENTIRE WORLD! 285. Luke Luffman (#16/#13/#15). This ILLINI team has to be loved and enjoyed by all the fans, even the stinky and noisy fans of other teams. Another example: The big man in the middle, LUUUUUUKE Luffman, true blue fan favorite. In high school, Luke was a double Fargo winner in Freestyle and Greco. He won three State Championships, two at 220 and one at heavyweight. In college, he's been a 3x NCAA Qualifier and has been as high as #6 in the rankings. He's also had multiple dual-clinching wins for the Orange and Blue. He's coming off of a season-ending injury, so the question is whether he has fully recovered. He was well on his way to AA status last year, losing in the Midlands Finals by a single point to Isaac Trumble of NC State. Then, he got injured. During his college career, he's had wins over Luke Surber, Tate Orndorff, Trent Hilger, Taye Ghadiali, Josh Hokit, Christian Lance and Ben Goldin (x2). Filling in for an injured LUUUUKE last season was true Freshman Peter Marinopoulos, and he won a couple of duals for the good guys and also won the Lindenwood Open. Whether he goes 197 or 285 in the future will be the question, but he'll get his well-earned redshirt this season. Veteran Daniel Renshaw is available, as well as new recruit Marko Ivanisevic. TRUE FRESHMEN AND TRANSFERS The ILLINI brought in a strong class that runs from the wee folks to the big guy in the middle, including Anthony "Joey" Ruzic, Ryan Bennett, Jayden Colon, Colin Kelly, Jackson Herman (Father was a stud AA for ILLINOIS Wrestling), Olin Walker and Marko Ivanisevic. Besides Ramazan Attasauov and Jason Kraisser mentioned above -- both of who came from Iowa State -- the ILLINI also pulled in Danny Nini from North Carolina. NOTE: Originally posted at the ILLINI Wrestling Blog & Forum & Beyond. There you will find more videos as well as photographs and dual match scores. For video credits, please see YouTube.