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The way @LJB and others (but primarily LJB) are talking, you would think Spencer Lee retired 6 years ago and we're assessing his career in retrospect. We all understand he's still wrestling, correct?

I mean...other than Penn State, this is true for all the rest of college wrestling at some weight range, or most weight ranges.

It's such a crazy standard Lee is held to vs. literally any college wrestler i can remember. "Yeah, sure, he reversed and pinned his returning AA, top 10 ranked opponent while being up huge, on the tail end of a streak of pinning 7 wrestlers in the first period. Including two separate third ranked guys,.but I see flaws...."

WHAT A RETURN TO THE FORUMS! Better than I could have ever expected. 10/10.

If the pastry wrestles at 157, I've got Siebrecht winning.

I'll take that bet.

Man, Minnesota is down bad right now. None of the starters are currently championship level. Do they have any big guns in redshirt?

Abe and Brooks have wrestled twice, two decisions. It may be that 157 is the weight PSU is most likely to win after the Champs, but he's still a relatively unproven freshman and it's a funky match up. I say that as somebody who picked Haines.

I missed the Dow pin playing with my kid. The slow motion replay looked really fast, but also, maybe don't get thrown to your back?

Yes. Stagnated might be a better term, if it makes you feel better. Just my opinion.

Only because Hamiti seems to have regressed a bit. I think it's stylistically very difficult for Kennedy, but would love to be wrong.

He would be in the hospital.

Known as the SocraVak Corollary.

Did they just call a whizzer potentially dangerous?

Gomez is awesome. Iowa's biggest team-wide deficiency is most of them seem wholly uncomfortable in scramble situations. Spencer, Real, and Siebrecht are the only ones who seem not terrified there. Cass is ok for a HWT.

He gave up two backpoints trying for a reversal, which he got, followed by 4 backpoints, and then a fall. Yes he doesn't have a Metcalf/Brands tank. I do agree with the insight that wrestlers who don't get pinned or teched in the first period have a better chance of winning than those that do get pinned or teched.

I don't know what to make of that match, ither than Woods gas tank still a little suspect. Zargo got that one TD and...seemed content with that?

I'm not sure what he's doing out there right now to try to win matches.

Literally just reversed and pinned a top 6 returning AA like 7 seconds ago in the second period.

Yes, Ackerman and Metcalf. No.

Where they initially have Pinto the escape? They said they went out of bounds. It looked close, but I don't think they showed us any definitive replays.

"A troll? Moi? How DARE you! "

... yes.

I promise, you guys don't have to treat the Pastry as a serious person. He's a Penn State fan trying to reverse jinx things, while also portraying a person pretending to be a Penn State fan. It's a very layered troll job, so I respect that. 125: Lee FALL Steen 133: Bravo Young MDEC Teske/Schriever 141: Woods DEC Bartlett 149: Murin DEC Van Ness 157: Haines DEC Siebrecht 165: Kennedy DEC Facundo 174: Starocci DEC Brands 184: Brooks DEC Assad 197: Dean DEC Warner HW: Cassioppi DEC Kerkvleit owa wins 18-16. Obviously could see flips at 149-165 and HW. Less likely but possible flips at 141 and 197. Lots of moving parts. Penn State could also get bonus at 184 and, potentially, 197. depending on how flat Warner is. Iowa doesn't really have a path to more bonus that Lee other than if he were to put Kerk feet to back, which I doubt.