Mr. PeanutButter

I rewatched the match just now and, I'm afraid to say that I was wrong. By my counting, Carter took one more meaningful shot than Angelo in the first period and initiated the only meaningful sequence in the 2nd. Angelo got both arms around the leg twice in the third and made 5 other shot attempts - but I wouldn't call them good. Carter got in very deep very late in the third but it seemed to me like he didn't work terribly hard to finish. Which is funny because I read over and over again that Angelo was simply shooting to burn clock. I think that is a dumb take but if ever there was a display of "shooting to stall", Carter The Scholar exemplified it masterfully in the third period. However, overall Starocci was more offensively minded than I gave him credit for initially. Finally, to make it abundantly clear, I think Angelo deserved those stall calls, just like how I think basically anybody that backs up to the edge to reduce action is stalling. I've aired my grievances sufficiently regarding this match so I won't burn clock any further.

My thoughts on Mr Hollywood are well known but I think that is a bit much. My frustration with the match stems from the fact that, if the singlets were swapped, people's tune on the match would be completely different. If "Iron Mindset" Starocci pushes forward without a single offensive shot == that's action, he's taking ground and imposing his will, the other guy taking shots isn't actually trying to score, etc. But when a different wrestler does the same thing, particularly if they are from Iowa, it's stalling. When the PSU singlet wrestles a low scoring match it's because they are "trying to not show too much" (quite possibly one of the most crackerjack things I've ever heard) but if a different wrestler has a close match, it's obviously because they are allergic to offense and, depending on their status, overhyped. The hypocrisy is insane and hilarious. Edit: just to clarify, I'm not advocating that Angelo shouldn't have been called for stalling. Im fine with the calls and was fine with Arnold getting called on Sunday. My issue is with the double standard. I guarantee that many PSU fans watched Arnold wrestle on Sunday and unironically concluded that he was stalling the whole time.

If he goes to: PSU: Swayed by Starocci's impressive mindset Iowa: Swayed by Terry's snow shoveling ability OKST: the cowboy mascots face will be replaced by Bo's Tom Ryan Tan University: he is allured by the power of positive infinity Anybody else: bags of cash Edit: I posted this just before he announced his final four. Unfortunately, I don't have anything dumb to say about VaTech

Sundowning a little early tonight

Pushing without actively trying to score. I guess his "mindset" wasn't strong enough

I think he means 1 national champ started and ended his career at RU.

Trying hard to not read too much into the prominence of the OkSt family pic

I came in with unnecessary heat. I apologize. Winning by just just enough is super lame. I'm annoyed when Parco does it and was annoyed when Brands, Warner, and other Hawkeyes did it. Sometimes a wrestler just needs to grind out a win. Fine, it happens. After all, you can't know whats all going on behind the scenes, as Shane Sparks loves to point out. But to attribute a close grindy match to a "superior folkstyle mindset"? That's bananas. Nolf and Retherford (my favorite PSU wrestlers) would never wrestle like that. Now there's a mindset that's worth celebrating and writing about. Not whatever this is.

Really WKN? This level of cope is beneath you. Starocci is a loud mouth who wrestled a very poor match against an undersized and outgunned true freshman. The standard for any 4x champ should be much, much higher than what was demonstrated last night. Please don't subject yourself to the humiliation of prostrating yourself before Carter Hollywood like so many middle aged PSU fans are wont to do. You can do better

What. Is this for real?

Classic Schrodinger's Ferrari. He is both undefeated and defeated this season until the shirt is formally torn off

So you think Cael is not undefeated as well?

DeSanto: pushes RBY to the edge : "He's stalling!!!1!" Mr. Hollywood: pushes all match without a single offensive attempt : "Well ACHTUALLY, pushing your opponent around without shooting IS offense and should be rewarded!!!" I guess, like all things with Carter, it's just an act. In this case, it's the act of making it look like you're sorta trying to score that should be enough to give you the match.

It's all just an act. He'll wow all of you paid haters in March when he brings a prop gravestone to the finals.

is Carter Hollywood the first 4x champ to get scared of a true freshman?

Barr is good. Very good.

oh, sure. That is totally a continuation call

he pushed a lot which I was told by many, many, many PSU fans (including the late tbar) was not wrestling

Carter will randomly wrestle that kind of match against someone not quite at his level so I will try to contain my enthusiasm. That said, I'm hoping Gabe sat out today because he is working his way down to 174...

2 shots to 0

it's funny because i recall leagues of psu fans complaining about pushing == not wrestling. But isn't that what Carter "Golden Globes" Starocci has been doing?

I don't know about that. I don't like the backing up but Angelo has taken the only meaningful shot

oh gawd. on top of everything i have to listen to Bo??? I'm cracking open the goose

huh? what broadcast are you watching? I did not see that on the stream

How did Levi ever make 157