Natty Boh Army

This. I absolutely loathe the man, but he showed up as a fan.

Vito reminded me of some type of viper- weaving, stalking, and lightning-fast attacks. He simply laid the hammer down on one of the best lightweights of the last 20 years. Very, very impressive performance.

I am no Iowa apologist, but they're hardly free falling. 6 AAs and wire to wire #2 in the nation is a result most schools would die for. And now that Ok St has more or less fallen off the map, there is no real perennial threat to their spot behind Penn St. And Penn St? Yeah, nobody is beating them. One could craft an argument that Cael and Co. have built not only the most dominant dynasty in college wrestling, but perhaps the most impressive dynasty in all college sports. No, Brands is fine, and Iowa wrestling is still Iowa wrestling.

Shades of Matt McDonough?

Whelp...

Ness hammered Miller in the dual

Van Ness down 8-0 after the 1st

Fair enough. But if you root for Iowa, Penn State, Ohio State, etc., there is at least some accountability- if a top-20 wrestler simply disappears from the lineup, sooner or later the coach/program will need to acknowledge it in some way or another, if for no other reason than the sheer volume of questions. With the smaller programs, no such pressure exists. At least that's always been my take on it; I've listened in on too many Flo podcasts that spent huge amounts of time puzzling over various injury reports from the big programs, along with the affect they may have on the team situation.

I follow UMD pretty closely, and I have no idea. Smith disappeared from the lineup following the VA Duals, wrested vs Purdue on Friday, and was out again today. Terps also didn't wrestle the "other" Smith, North, or Best today. Sadly, unless you follow one of the big programs, we fans only get whatever info the coaches release- which in this case is nothing.

It was by fall, but late in the match- 3rd period, me thinks. Martin was up by 2 or 3 when he stuck Smith. But if your point was that they graduated the same year, then point taken.

This is sort of trippy

You're right- I was thinking about 184.

Terps have a backup 197. He's a career .500 guy, but he's a far better option than a guaranteed 6. No idea why they didn't send him out.

No North or Smith, forfeit at 197. If the Terps intended to win this, giving away at least 6 isn't a good way to do it.

What's up with the little footballs?

Recycled from my post on the old thread

Ohio State absolutely blasted the MD Terps, 38-6. Several ranked starters from both teams out of the lineup, including Heinselman, Ethan Smith, North, and Jaxon Smith. 149: No. 2 Sammy Sasso major dec. (12-1) No. 20 Ethen Miller (Ohio State 4, Maryland 0) Sasso dominated Miller from start to finish, and may have scored the fall if he had about 10 more seconds on the clock at the end of the match. 157: No. 19 Paddy Gallagher TF (22-5) Kevin Schork (Ohio State 9, Maryland 0) Gallagher looked like he was drilling against North's backup. 165: No. 8 Carson Kharchla dec. (7-2) John Martin Best (Ohio State 12, Maryland 0) Kharchla did not look sharp against a sub-.500 opponent, but he was never in any danger. 174: Issac Wilcox SV dec. (3-1) No. 33 Dominic Solis (Ohio State 15, Maryland 0) Low score, but lots of action. Solis took it to OT after a critical challenge and reversal, but it wasn't enough. 184: No. 4 Kaleb Romero TF (22-7) Chase Mielnik (Ohio State 20, Maryland 0) Romero toyed with Mielnik. 197: No. 18 Gavin Hoffman wins by forfeit (Ohio State 26, Maryland 0) No Jaxon Smith; not sure why MD didn't send out a backup. HWT: No. 14 Tate Orndorff dec. (3-1) No. 25 Jaron Smith (Ohio State 29, Maryland 0) Close match, but Orndorff had just enough to score a 3rd period TD. 125: No. 12 Braxton Brown fall (1:55) Brendan McCrone (Ohio State 29, Maryland 6) Brown was headed to a tech but scored a fall on his second cradle attempt. 133: No. 9 Jesse Mendez fall (2:30) Conner Quinn 2:30 (Ohio State 35, Maryland 6) Quinn has had a rough season. It didn't get any better tonight. 141: No. 15 Dylan D'Emilio dec. (6-3) No. 33 Kal Miller (Ohio State 38, Maryland 6) D'Emilio was never in any type of danger and was in control the entire match. The Terps have made progress, but the reality of the Big 10 came crashing in on them tonight. Upside: Standing room only in The Pavilion. Nice to see the support.

This. I doubt most fans realize just how bad a situation Clemson walked into. I would describe it as a train wreck, but that isn't fair to train wrecks- the program he took over was easily one of the worst in D1. Clemson inherited a lineup that contained maybe 3-4 legitimate D1 wrestlers; of the 30-odd wrestlers on the roster at the close of the 2019 season, 5 had winning records and 6 posted double digit wins- including redshirt seasons. Starter's records during McCoy's final year were as follows: 8-16, 6-21, 15-16, 14-9, 7-15, 11-19, 6-14, 9-19, 3-18, and 21-9. Of course, Hemida (21-9) and Bannister (14-9) both graduated, leaving not a single starter with a winning record. To take this utter sh!t show and turn it into a respectable, top-30 program in 3 seasons is little short of miraculous.

Wow... up 3-1 with literally 1 second on the clock, Ghadiali throws an elbow into the back of Smith's head. Ugly.

Unless Smith can pull a rabbit out of his hat, Campbell is going to beat the Terps...

Indeed he was, although he was fairly subdued. If one didn't know better, they would think he was a typical fan- albeit a moderately animated and loud one. Dude is up there in years; I don't know how old he is, but he was involved in Watergate (do the math).

165- Park vs Cordio P1- Cordio shot attempt stalemated. Quick single by Park for 2. Cordio almost out but Park showing good control. Cordio flat and Park works for something- stall warning. P2- Cordio picks neutral. Cordio nice shot but Park shows nice funk for 2. Cordio flat and dinged for a stall point. Park riding high but Cordio unable to take advantage. 5-0 Park. P3- Park picks neutral. Cordio deep shot but can’t do anything with it. Another Cordio deep shot and he converts this one for the TD. Cordio cuts park. Yet another Cordio shot and Park funks to a TD. Cordio flattens for the final 5 seconds, and Park stands on top of him with both feet for potentially dangerous. Park wins 9-2 Maryland wins it 18-15.

157 Cerniglia vs North (The “Ultimate Battle”, according to the announcer) P1- Big scramble with both wrestlers on ankles, finally stalemated. Big double attempt by Cerniglia but North defends it. Noorth almost scores on a reattack but another scramble closes out the period. P2- North sits out and up for 1. North with a nasty front headlock abut can’t do anything with it. Announcer happily explains that riding time is not a factor. Fakes and tieups to end the 2nd. P3- Cerniglia down. North pushing hard for a turn. Not much on bottom from Cerniglia. North maintaining tight control with wrist control. North maintains control to lock up riding time to take it. North wins 2-0

149 Latone vs Miller P1- Latone quick and deep shot but Miller defends. Heavy hand fighting. Big double by Miller for 2. Miller rolls through tilt for 2 backs. 4-0 Miller. P2- Miller down. Miller almost out but Latone hanging on; he draws a stall call for pulling Miller out of bounds. Miller on his feet and out for 1. Single by Miller for 2. P3- Neutral to start the 3rd. Miller reattack for 2 more. Miller cuts Latone. Miller high single for 2 then cuts him again. Miller spins around a Latone shot attempt for another TD. Another cut with 40 secs left, Miller pushing for the tech. Another Miller single for 2. Latone flat and draws a stall point. Miller wins 17-4 MD up 15-12 with 2 matches left

141 Konderhandt vs Miller P1- Konderhandt deep shot; Miller tried to roll for an ankle but can’t get it, TD Konderhandt. Blood time. Miller out quick for 1. Nobody willing to commit to any shots to end the period. P2- Konderhandt down. Miller keeping control over 1 min in; not pushing for turns but keeping good pressure and burning time. Konderhandt catches an ankle and reverses Miller. 4-1 Konderhandt. P3- Miller down. Konderhandt working hard for breakdown, Miller not able to do much. Announcers have been talking about riding time for the last 2-3 minutes. Miller flat and gets banged for a stall call. Konderhandt pushing hard for a turn but unable to do so. Konderhandt wins 5-1