Dark Energy

You missed the whole idea - not surprised. This board could be a quick stop to read about notable results and some color on those results. For those that want to add that info here, thank you!

For those of us that have to focus on work today (most of the time at least), if some of you could post notable updates for NCAAs — actual scores and snippets of cool stuff that happened in a match — you all would be my hero!!! Old board had more folks that did this. Current one is more … ‘did you see that !’ ‘Wow, that was cool’ … ‘good win’. …. Us poor schleps trying to play catch up in very quick snippets are left to wonder. Thank you!

I just went through brackets and circled the second round matches I really want to see. Highly scientific approach which results in 133 being the most exciting weight!!! 149 for a close second. 133 has 6 149 has 5 125 has 3 165 has 3 184 has 3 197 has 3 141 has 2 157 has 2 174 has 2 hvy has 0

Can’t wait for threads about … Another wrestler that has been to US has popped Another wrestler that has a family member in US … Another wrestler that knows someone in the US … Another wrestler who has ordered a product from the US … Another wrestler who knows someone that knows someone from the US … Keep building that case!!!

I’m still stuck on the post about Yianni not getting enough credit and attention … spelling his name wrong throughout. Nice proof of the point.

This is great news!!!

I wonder if there is very little desire to remove since it gives just a bit more time for most everyone not in a pigtail to recover from the weight cut!!

If SV for first 2 minutes is scoreless, and go to TB1 - and wrestler A rides B out ……and now A chooses neutral … consider this like Ultimate TB just happened … but B now gets a shot to score. I’m ok with this. Folks clamoring for ultimate tie breaker. It kinda just happened.

Ok, let’s look at top end talent. For this I’d say .. 125, 133, 149, 165, 174, and 184 have super studs at the top. Of 141, 157, 197 and Hvy … I think 157 and 197 are on the lower end of the stud category. Still studs, just a bit behind.

Also, not many matches - 12-1 needs to wrestler more

He lost. Any more easy questions?

Potential Haines 2 vs Andonian 7 quarter. Could be fun.

Gomez 15 seed. Sasso second match.

Vito has Latona in Quarters at 125 EIWA guys knocking each other off. Cornell vs Penn to start and then winner gets Princeton. Prefer to get some spread. Oh well.

Figured I’d stake out a thread on this. Release time?

Good discussions above. But a reminder - I said ‘imagine.’ I’m sure all can. In this imagination exercise, would duals be the better way to determine the team title or would people still feel the individual tourney is the best way? Trying to understand thought processes and boundaries.

Just watched Orine (Or een ee apparently) vs Philippi - that was an AWESOME throw in OT for the pin. Loved it. Highlight reel material. Very cool move. Thanks for this!!

Mizzou is a team that many say has benefited from their conference and schedule. Has gotten higher seeds than deserved. Your numbers would suggest this is somewhat correct. Thank you.

For some of the broadcasts you could so clearly hear the loud bellyaching and whining from the coaches. More so than usual. Not a good ‘sound.’

Nice. Where is Mizzou?

I don’t know how to link a tweet here. Our very own MatScouts retweeted a tweet that shows the finish to the mat deemed illegal. Angle isn’t great but it does seem to put the lifted opponent down on head and Gomez lifts own feet into air which has effect of driving opponent even harder into mat. Does look illegal to me. Are there others that disagree? Second Q - Bono can be heard in the video saying that you can’t slam from a double leg. Verdict? I say BS. Gomez had opponent clearly lifted into air. You can do an illegal slam from that position.

As we all know, D1 wrestling tends to have a few programs with most of the very best wrestlers. And many programs who would consider it a big win to have a single All American. Let’s imagine a world where there was much greater parity. Of the 80 AA’s, they come from 60 or so schools. Almost all schools have more then one national qualifier. A big deal to have more than one national champ from a school. Very few schools getting 5 or more of their wrestlers to be big show. Ok - with that … would individual tournament still be the right way to crown team championship? Or, in this scenario, would a championship based on duals be more justified? Seems like one National champ and 2 AA’s might do the trick to get a team title. Doesn’t feel satisfactory. (AND YES, THIS IS A HYPOTHETICAL - curious to hear thought processes)

Thanks all. Have a good list here.

Outside of the Spencer and Yianni push for four, lay out the best story lines. No need to debate them. Max Dean #1: Left Cornell early to go to PSU and is wrestling 197. Bumped a returning AA out of lineup - Michael Beard . Beard left to be a starter. At Lehigh. Beats Max in dual this year. Match at NCAAs will have all eyes on it. Max Dean #2: Turns out Cornell has a decent 197. Jacob Cardenas. Who just beat Beard. Can Cardenas beat Dean? Odds are low but I’d call this juicy. Others?

Hoping for some help. Missed most of conferences .. but did see a few matches. Want to spend some time watching some … but would love an assist when it comes to finding the right matches to watch. Preferences - Good action, good scoring. At least one wrestler scoring 5+ points in the match. Doesn’t need to be high seeds wrestling .. want it to be good wrestling with some excellent technique. If something really interesting and out of the ordinary (novel technique, big controversy), that is bonus. pls indicate conference and wrestler names. Pls don’t give away the result. Any color on why a good match to go find would be awesome. Thanks in advance!!! Just watched Cardenas vs Beard. Lots of action.