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OSU dual threads illuminate to me that I’m probably one of two Cowboy fans on this board, lol Will watch the dual tonight… sounds like the Cowboys came to wrestle. We’ll see how they do come tournament time.

There’s plenty of salt in the Big 12 towards Missouri for leaving the Big 12 and then crawling back last year. I’m not part of that group but they’re vocal for sure. Kind of annoying actually

Cowboys lock up the dual. #4 vs #7 for heavyweight. announcer said that Schultz weighed in at 283 lbs. Jesus Christ lol

Parko with the decision 11-3 OSU

Jamison with a major. Finding his offense again. Foote is unranked so you kind of expect that. One of the takedowns Jamison set him down so gently lol

Spratley upsets Figueroa fix with a decision win

125 Spratley #11 vs. Figueroa #14 (Flo Poll ) 133 Fix #3 vs Chlebove #23 141 Jamison #8 vs Foote or Vasquez NR 149 Alvarez #25 v. Parco #3 157 Travis #15 vs Teemer #4 165 Olejnik #3 v. Chance Macklane #33 174 Thompson #29 Vs. Cael Valencia NR 184 Plott #2 vs. Tony Negron #25 197 Robb NR vs. Meissner NR 285 Doucet #9 vs. Sschultlz #4 ESPN+. On now. Arizona State may join the Big 12 as the PAC 12 dissolves.

Good day for your guys when they can major top ten opponents. Beastly performances from Plott and Fix. Robb a pleasant surprise. Jamison and Thompson need to figure out their offenses again. Carr is the real deal and it’s been fun watching Bastida grow in folk.

Should be fairly easy to judge whether someone sitting next to you wants to answer a bunch of questions. Sometimes folks do, sometimes they don't.

I see an upset or two brewing in either direction. Always a homer, I want to see our new guys continue to elevate and prove themselves. Plott and Olejnik both get two top ten opponents today and tomorrow. Youch.

Exactly. He knows the sport and is a good contributor. But also loves to be the center of attention with a new (and often useless) thread every couple of days. He must get a kick out of it but I'd rather him just discuss wrestling than try to be the board jester. Whatcha gonna do though lol

He’s just covering for when no one will let him wrestle. Which is awesome lol

Its not enough to win everything! The top program must be at the top of EVERY list! Lol

“Are duals any different than tournaments” Just look at the dual vs tournament rankings.

This is missing from the conversation. What do the wrestlers want - a couple matches and then one post season tournament? 20 matches and two post season tournaments? Duals or no duals? Also, is this devaluing of the regular season happening in other sports? Genuinely curious.

Even though Iowa is a SWORN ENEMY lol I have sympathy. OSU has been boned by the NCAA several times in recent history on ridiculous charges - OSU basketball being the most recent victim. NCAA busted several schools for the same thing but levied far worse penalties on OSU basketball than on the other schools. Basically killed all the momentum the program had, which is now swimming at the bottom of the Big 12. NCAA likes to flex and isn’t accountable to anybody. Stinks.

TYVM

Cael/Carl wishes there was no dual season

Dustin Plott is looking beastly. Handled everything #4 Munoz had to throw at him. He's got Keckeisen this weekend... Keckeisen has looked like a NC contender since Day 1.

I don't know if I'm noticing it more this year, or if it really is worse but dang the subjective nature of stall calls and stalemates feels out of control. Anyways Pokes were a little flat but won close matches which is sure better than losing them. And they only gave up like 3 takedowns which is solid. Hoping to see Alvarez get in the rankings after beating #15 this week, beating #29 last week, and hanging tough with #9. I'm a little mystified to see Travis still ranked 18 since he beat Ed Scott who was ranked #4 and his sole loss was at 149.

Ref was so bad! Spratley was pinned several times before they called the pin. Bunch of scrambles that were clearly in progress were called as stalemates. Oregon State's 165 was on bottom and crawled from the center to the edge of the mat, how is that not fleeing the mat? At 141 neither guy took a shot until the 3rd period, no stall call. At 149 Alvarez took about 15 shots to his opponent's 2 shots, no stall call. Two Oregon State kids were on bottom and were called for stalling WHILE THEY WERE TRYING TO GET UP.

Trust me every OSU wrestling fan is hoping that Smith can adapt his views to look at the bigger picture. He’s shown signs of it this offseason and season. Got to put the best guy out there, not just who can perform well sometimes but completely flail other times.

Williams is not reliable (yet). And Smith has made some poor choices based on wrestle offs in the past few years.

If Williams can keep his head on straight he could be a real force. Kid has more raw talent and ability than I’ve seen in a long time. Needs to mature and take things a bit more seriously though before he can be relied on.

Yeah, I hope we see Alvarez again too. He's hungry for it. Jordan Williams may get there but doesn't seem to have the same go-get-em attitude. Alvarez has already beaten one ranked guy so if he can win against Singleton he may enter the rankings as well. Haas... guy currently has no offense and can't get out from bottom. Robb may be a 184 lb'er but he has good fight in him even at 197. Wonder if Olejnik will have a fire in him after losing last weekend.