John said last night that Sheets will be back wrestling later this week but Wittlake is more questionable. The Big 12 and Nationals could be very ugly for us this year.
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he went through senior day last year, which may have had something to do with not coming out this year
He did not choose down on his own. I watched on ESPN+ due to another committment and had to watch on replay so it was after 10pm last night when I watched it. Mastro looked over to John who told him to go down. He also reinjured his high ankle sprain which Leroy and J pointed out at the time. I do agree that John made a mistake having him go down. He looked better on his feet against Prata and had to have a takedown to tie or win in regulation. However, I am not going to 2nd guess John as I do not know the extent of his injury. My recap after watching the replay. Carter Young looked better on his feet than he has all year and this match may just give him the full confidence he needs to go full bore the rest of the way as he has nothing to lose and this is the path he needs to take. Gfeller again looked good and beat a good wrestler. Manibog avoided a major which was a win for us and give him credit because he learned only last week he would be the starter. Grello was just too strong for Harper. I do not want to sound negative against Plott in his win but he just has not looked like the Plott of old all year. He can eke out close wins against mediocre wrestlers and does not get embarrassed by the top wrestlers but no way he has earned #8 seeding. Geer's forte is wearing down his opponent but it did not happen in this match. I applaud Stika for his service this year in a very difficult if not impossible situation. Luke Surber is going to be very good in the future. That was one of the most exciting HWT matches I have seen and he never gave up on his 2nd Period takedown despite great counter moves by Heinselman. Fix got a major despite Madrigal's obvious stalling and I have already discussed Mastro and Young. It was not pretty but it was a win primarily due to Young and Surber.
LETS GO POKES!!!
The gunslinger approach is gonna hurt him a lot more than help him. The problem is that his wild attacks don't lead to clean finishes. He can get to the legs, but he ends up wrestling from his knees. To stop quick go behinds, he throws out his arms and ends up with his head on the mat. With his arms out and head on the mat, he has can't stay square and get back to his feet.
In short, I'm not sure it's confidence he lacks.
Amen to this. Thanks for saying something. I get being frustrated - I am too as a local boy that's been a Poke fan since the 90s, and grew up expecting shutouts and NCs - but some of y'alls posts are straight up downers, lol. The criticism usually isn't wrong and heck maybe it eventually trickles down to the coaches and informs how they shape their training (or to the wrestlers themselves and it somehow resonates with them in a way that the matches themselves or the films do not), which would be the best case scenario I think for criticism on this board. I guess I just prefer to focus on the positives, cheer for our guys regardless, and when I end up being excessively grumpy I just try to remind myself that they're kids, it's a sport, and hopefully they improve as human beings with or without NCs.
OU can bring the heat when they want to.
I do agree and it reminds me of when Kaid would take shot after shot and eventually get reversed or nearfalled simply because his opponent knew all he had to do was wait for him to take a bad shot. I think Carter has massive potential and I'm excited to see how he progresses as he refines his technique and mental game!
It looked like G and Wyatt were both out for senior day. G’s victory celebration looked like a goodbye. Can we assume that they are finished? Both have another year of eligibility remaining. We’ve got Voinovich at 149 and Anthony Ferrari and Jordan Williams at 157.
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I think Wyatt is done after this year, in some matches looks like he is already mentally done. I think G's return depends on how nationals pan out. If he wins big12 and AA's why would he not want to return and why would the coaches not be pushing for him to?
He was going to have to take him down to win even he escaped so get 2 minutes to try to get one
Per Pokes Report:
"Yeah, that was awesome," Gfeller said. "It was a great way to win my last match in Gallagher and for it to be like that was amazing."
Well I guess he’s thinking he is. I will say this about G, he has been the second most consistent wrestler on the team this year. I know he hasn’t faced a lot of top guys but take that Stanford dual out and he’s been leaving it out there. Apparently he was beating up on Voinovich in the room early on. Not sure if that’s changed, but if he’s still beating him and goes on to win big12 and AA’s wouldn’t it be a good idea for the coaches to try and bring him back? Voinovich could bump up to 157 for a year and then redshirt fearri and Williams. Just some thoughts, but obviously we need to wait and see what happens in the next month.
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They played a video of Gfeller at the match, he talked like he was for sure through.
the odds of him getting a takedown were much higher than getting an escape. He has taken down a lot of wrestlers but there are a lot of them that have ridden him.
If he is going to have any success this postseason injured or not, he is going to have to be able to get out from bottom. He probably has been pretty limited in the room and needs the work. I don’t love it with the dual on the line but it is whats best for the wrestler if there are any goals left for him this year.
What’s going to happen the first time he gets taken down in the first period? If he can’t get off bottom his season is over. John can have him pick top if he wants. I don’t care. He’s the coach and has a plan for him. It’s probably a very short list of good folk style wrestlers that couldn’t get off bottom.
Mastro is banged up, he shouldn't have even wrestled last weekend IMO. By wrestling & losing, he'll now drop in the coaches' panel rankings. And how do you choose neutral against Iowa & Bucknell, then choose bottom against OU? Doesn't make sense to me.
Last week, Yonger Bastida was losing 3-0 to Rocky Elam heading into the 3rd. ISU had Bastida take neutral - he got 3 TDs to tie it and then another in SV to win.
Last week, Yonger Bastida was losing 3-0 to Rocky Elam heading into the 3rd. ISU had Bastida take neutral - he got 3 TDs to tie it and then another in SV to win.
Don't think Voinovich will be going up to 157. Plan for him is to be 149.
Trevor Mastrogiovannit will likely go at 157... provided he can stay healthy.
Honestly I would like to see them try to gray shirt Anthony.
Luke Mechler may also be a factor at those weights.
"Can't practice with the team" is a gray area for gray shirts... I'd like somebody to tell me with a straight face that Aaron Brooks and Carter Starrocci didn't practice with the Penn State team or that the guys at the Finger Lakes Prep Academy didn't do the same with Cornell.
But yeah if he's enrolled at NOC and happens to be at practice that is the deal that would need to be made.
This is hypothetical. I don't think they'll grayshirt anybody because... well... gray areas and NCAA fear are rooted deep in our program.
if he is enrolled at NOC, or elsewhere, more than half time (6 hours) his clock starts.
I like Mechler a lot. Quick feet, good snap down, nice go behind. I think he'll be in the mix at 157, maybe even 149 if he can make it.
He can score takedowns but can't get up from a good wrestler's grandma. Go with your strength.
