Eagle26

In years past, it seemed like they valued conference placement and wins over automatic qualifiers the most. Looks like @Wrestleknownothing had to show he knows he knows something and posted the actual criteria… see the document he referenced for the criteria breakdown

I agree PCN did a great job. I think the flo announcers for the AAA finals were excellent too though.

That’s crazy prices for those tickets! Its terrible that they force you to buy online and then add an extra fee

I don’t disagree it’s you, but don’t you find it odd that it seemed like no one took this stance with Spencer Lee last year? And before someone tries to speculate on the legitimacy of the injuries, please realize that’s all it is (speculation)…none of us know/knew exactly what injuries either are/were dealing with.

Yeah I was trying to be smart… point is that cable is not free. If they were on Fox, NBC, or some other other-the-air network, then they would be free. PCN was never free (not sure about NPR). You either had to pay for cable or now pay for flo. More and more people are ditching cable subscriptions, so a lot of people would be left out from watching it either way.

When was that? I don’t ever remember them being on an over-the-air network?

Seems like it’s pretty easy to see what went on… Carter wanted to wrestle and thought he could, Cael thought it was best for him to rest so he did, Carter was upset about the decision and sent a tweet at midnight (probably after a few beverages) that made it seem like he was done. I’m sure he’s going to wrestle at NCAAs and I’m guessing he’s going to win it too. If he’s healthy enough that he truly thought he could wrestle now, he’s going to be healthy enough to win Nationals in two weeks. He will thank Cael later.

You don’t need the parentheses… in PA it is States!

You’re right I should’ve probably added 133 as well.

I agree that he probably won’t win it all, but it is definitely in the realm of possibility. 125 is so wide open that anything is possible, so right now I feel like 149 is their only weight that seems virtually impossible (but you never know). Now of course the chances all that going right for them is extremely slim.

You are probably right and it seems everything always goes the route of “the rich get richer”. But I will add that many of the small programs are already doing a lot of their own fundraising. Potentially, the school could continue to help fund as well because it is still a draw to their school. RTCs could work together like Penn and Drexel at PRTC. It would be cool to see local tech schools and things like that work together with universities and it may help the smaller schools get more athletes

That would be extremely impressive, but I honestly wouldn’t be shocked at 7. I do think 8 or more certainly qualify as shocking. Unless by wrestlers on the mend he means Shane Van Ness is ready to go… then they would even have a chance at all 10! (I know, not gonna happen but still crazy to think about)

Maybe if this comes to fruition, USA wrestling should step in and sponsor some RTC team duals and a championship tournament? As others have pointed out, there as so many good post high school options for your career path, why should someone who wants to continue their athletic career be forced to go to a traditional “4 year” college? College teams are already working closely with RTCs. Why not have them work together and a kid could be enrolled or not enrolled in the college for their team competitions?

No they definitely juice

Haha yeah the only way PSU shocks the world in March is if they don’t win the tournament!

I thought nobody cares about dual meets

Honestly, I think you nailed it with your OP. I was trying to add something a little different and I must admit I was having a hard time deciding where Iowa would pick up another win (I do think they take one between 141-157), so I was trying to give myself some wiggle room [emoji23] But here goes… 125 - Dec Iowa 0-3 133 - Dec PSU 3-3 141 - Dec Iowa (this time…Beau wins at least one at B1G or NCAA) 3-6 149 - Dec PSU 6-6 157 - Dec PSU 9-6 165 - Dec PSU 12-6 174 - MD PSU 16-6 184 - MD PSU 20-6 197 - TF PSU 25-6 285 - Fall PSU 31-6 Not sure where I got 33-6 in my first prediction lol, but I’ll with 31-6 as my final

That’s fair… I admit I haven’t seen too many of his matches and was just going by the eye test. He may have improved more than it appears. Either way, I still think it’s fair to call this one a toss up. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if Woods wins this one in Carver, but I would be shocked if Woods beats Beau 3 times in row this year.

Idk… Woods was definitely the better wrestler last year, but to me it hasn’t looked like he improved much. Bartlett on the other hand looks a lot tougher this year. We can’t put too much stock into last year. I’m not a PSU fan, but I have to admit they have a pretty good track record at having their guys ready in March. Even if Beau loses this one, my money would be on him at NCAAs.

I would say Iowa is only a slight favorite at one weight - 125 One true toss-up at 141 PSU slight favorites at 149 and 157 PSU moderate favorites at 133 and 165 PSU heavy favorites 174-285 So it really wouldn’t be that crazy for us to see Iowa get blanked, but I do think they will win 125 and find a way to win one between 141-157. So I’ll say 33-6 PSU

AJ Schopp would be another guess. I think I remember both those guys losing early and coming back for third. Not sure if either had a pigtail match.

Dustin Manotti?

Uetake definitely has an argument over Cael. Dake not so much.

You kind of answered your own question. Baumgartner and Flynn were the reason for their success. After they left, Edinboro got a dose of reality. The reality is that they’re a small state school with bad winters and not a lot to offer a blue chip recruit. With the emergence of Penn State, a lot of top PA talent is going there, plus the “shrinking” of our country (due to ease of travel and long distance communication) makes it easier for recruits to go anywhere in the country. Sadly, it makes it hard for all these small PA schools to be successful. With good coaching, one or two of these programs should be able to do pretty well (like and Edinboro did and Lock Haven seems to be doing ok now), but I doubt we will ever see the days again when Lock Haven, Bloomsburg, Clarion, etc. all have great teams.

This has been discussed before, but I don’t really think that’s a fair distinction because Starrocci is a true tweener. In folk style, they are about as close as Nolf and Nickal were (and I still believe those two should’ve split the hodge).