Nittanychris

Could Barr steal Mesenbrink's Hodge?

I'm a Penn State fan but apart from that, when I watch the best athletes in the country/world at ANY sport, I'm intrigued and entertained by their astounding skill level. Penn State is performing with wrestling skill never seen before in the history of college wrestling. That is, and always will be, immensely entertaining to watch.

If you had Ohio State +30, you LOST!!!

Feel bad for a guy who has no offense? Who rarely takes a full shot? Not I.

Wrestlestat is a great site, but the algorithm limits it's efficacy for predictions. No way Ohio State wins 125 and 133. Here are the appropriate chalk predictions: 25 Lilledahl DEC Bouzakis, PSU 3-0 33 Blaze DEC Davino, PSU 6-0 41 Mendez MAJ Davis, PSU 6-4 49 SVN MAJ Stiles, PSU 10-4 58 Duke DEC Cannon, PSU 13-4 65 Messenbrink MAJ Gallagher, PSU 17-4 74 Haines DEC Kharchla, PSU 20-4 84 Welsh DEC Fishback, PSU 23-4 97 Barr MAJ Geog, PSU 27-4 HW Feldman DEC Mirasola, PSU 27-7

You could edit this to just… ”He always looks so totally baffled.” and leave it at that.

I predicted PSU, 27-6. I under predicted the PSU bonus points, but if Davis was healthy and wrestled and you give Ayala a DEC over Davis, instead of the tech its 30-6. Not bad!

125: Lilledahl dec Cruz. 3-0. PSU 133: Ayala dec Davis. 3-3 141: Bartlett MD Block. 7-3 PSU 149: SVN dec Parco. 10-3 PSU 157: Kasak Dec Teemer. 13-3 PSU 165: Mesenbrink MD Caliendo. 17-3 PSU 174: Haines dec Kennedy. 20-3 PSU 184: Starocci MD Arnold. 24- 3 PSU 197: Buchanan Dec Barr. 24-6 PSU 285: Kerkvliet dec Kueter. 27-6 PSU Bonus Fantasy Finale: Cael pins both Brands Bros simultaneously in a 1 vs 2 matchup.

They did wrestle at the Black Knight Invitational and LL won not by a huge margin but in a very controlled way.

As a PSU fan here, I think Haines was just shy of a TD, though incredibly close. I also think that the KOT TD was premature as he never cleared his head. He probably gets that eventually, though. All that said, it was a sensational match by two of the best college wrestlers in the nation. IMO, it’s a complete toss up moving forward. If they wrestled 100x, each guy would win 50.

You think Askren may side with Haines on the TD? If you’ve listened to him talk about his guys enough, I think that’s unlikely. Either way it was really close.

He beat Mirasola, 11-0, at the Black Knight Invitational.

The win over Connor Mirasola is especially impressive. Connor is a stud who would likely AA this year as a true Freshman, if he wasn't redshirting. Barr will be a problem at 197 come March.

I noticed you didn’t answer his question. Winning what?

It’s incredibly impressive that Sasso is apparently able to wrestle again at all. However, what % of the old Sasso will he be after the injury he sustained? 50%, 60%? Now add in that he’s wrestling up two weights and it doesn’t bode well against Mesenbrink. I respect the Hell out of Sasso, but I don’t like his chances here.

I’m gonna say PSU wins it, maybe something like 29-6.

I’m most interested to see how the young freshmen, Davis and Kasak, bounce back after two tough losses.

From everything I’ve read, it’s 90% or better that Carter does NOT return. Facundo will be at 174 next season.

Amine did more backpedaling that match than an NFL cornerback.

McKee’s 3rd period tonight was pitiful.

Whether he missed or not, he threw a punch. The DQ was warranted.

Are you kidding? He threw a punch. He earned the DQ and probably additional punishment. Kid is pure filth.

If you have ANY doubt about Brooks winning this year, you haven't been paying attention.

He is exactly 3x National Champion feet tall.

Iowa Style. Two wrestlers, zero takedowns.