JimmyCinnabon

It is often harder to win the B1G than the NCAA tournament. Cael has more NCAA titles than he does B1G titles.

This is such a weird thread. We have people advocating for special treatment of two wrestlers as if the wrestlers should get to decide who they wrestle and when. It's not how it works. Not even close.

Why do they need separated? Why would they manipulate the seeding in an attempt to get a finals matchup they want? What is the point of having seeding criteria if they just ignore it so they can generate matchups they want? They should simply use the formula/criteria like they always have and ignore who matches up against who and when.

As a PSU fan myself I have a hard time listening to AB proselytize in every interview. Like yourself I want some insight into the match and with AB we almost never get that, we just get the religion stuff. I almost never even watch his interviews.

I think you did man. You called it exactly. Props.

Hopefully today.

I have mentioned this before but how would this be different from last year when Aaron Brooks lost to Coleman of Cornell but won the B1G and was ranked #3 because two other guys were conference champs and undefeated? Everyone knew Aaron Brooks was the best guy at 184lbs but his loss dropped him to three. If Carr wins the conference and so does MM then Carr would be in the same position as Aaron Brooks last year, with a conference title but has a loss. How could they justify putting Carr at #1 when they did not give that benefit to a 2x defending champion last year who was in an identical situation? Since we have precedent (last year) what is the argument here to put a 1-loss Carr who won the Big12 over an undefeated Mesinbrink who won the B1G?

The only argument I think makes sense is that because KOT was able to wrestle in 2021 it sped up his development by an entire year.

The doctor monitors their vitals remotely. He wants to go to Aqua but actually wants to go to Haunted House more than he wants to go to Aqua.

I didn't see anything wrong with the first post, but that was a nice follow up post by Brock anyway. My advice to anyone reading this is to get the f*ck off of social media. It's cancer.

If Hendrickson goes undefeated and wins the title then he will certainly be in the conversation for Hodge. I don't think he can beat Kerk but if he does then he will get his due.

Nope. The dual was at home and Cael is still the coach. They also get calls due to Cael Sanderson and the dominance of the PSU team in general. It's a combination. Davis got the home cooking/Cael Sanderson effect. And I say that as a PSU fan.

Do PSU guys get calls? Yup. Do all superstars in sports get calls? Yup. Specific PSU guys get calls because they are elite and Cael in general gets calls because of the program he has built. Refs are human. The best guys will get the benefit of the doubt more times than not and Penn State has had the most best guys for a long time now.

Fair enough.

Nothing. This is simply my hot take.

I think his only shot is opening it up against Brooks. However I think that works out worse for him. We know what it looks like if he doesn’t open up. The problem is that opening it up is probably a recipe for disaster against Brooks. It isn’t that I think Trent isn’t elite either. He is. It’s just that Brooks is an insane talent and has been since high school. I remember when AB committed people legitimately thought he could be a 4x undefeated champ and while he did not accomplish that he has lived up to every bit of the hype he had as a recruit.

That is true. This is the reason why I’m making my extremely bold and unlikely prediction today. I might add that everyone thought IMar was in the best position to win four undefeated titles as well. And while he did win his first two he did not win two while undefeated. I am making an extraordinarily bold claim but it does have a caveat of winning it this year while winning the B1G. My prediction is very unlikely to pass because I do not think Mesinbrink is ready to take down Carr/O’Toole but if he does then look out.

Care to fill me in? I’m an idiot and often times need someone to spell it out for me. I have a smooth brain.

Cael was asked about him earlier this season and what their level of recruitment was like. Cael admitted that if they thought he would be what he is now they would have thrown the kitchen sink at him to commit to PSU. He achieved Super Sayain level late and nobody saw it coming. And when it was clear he was capable of Ultra Instinct Cael nabbed him.

MMW: If Mesinbrink wins a title this year he will be the only other guy to win four titles and go undefeated. It’s almost surely not going to happen with Carr and O’Toole in the weight class but if he does then book it.

One out of three ain’t bad.

Are you trying to say that Trent Hidlay was robbed of an NCAA title against Aaron Brooks?

Jimmy approves.

He 100% has another year if he wants. And he will be back to wrestle it.

I am not in debt. But if it makes you feel better the check is in the mail.