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Enjoyable to see Ringer dominate Valencia in 2 matches especially after he lost last year. Now if he can get Dake back, that would be great.Alex wins by tech. Looked dominant. On to Final X.
Interestingly, Pyles mentioned Alex was banged up last year against Zahid. I remember Mrgrapple posted something about that at the time.
JO lost to Retherford.
Alex wins by tech. Looked dominant. On to Final X.
Interestingly, Pyles mentioned Alex was banged up last year against Zahid. I remember Mrgrapple posted something about that at the time.
JO lost to Retherford.
Enjoyable to see Ringer dominate Valencia in 2 matches especially after he lost last year. Now if he can get Dake back, that would be great.
JO just can’t handle the weight to go through a full tournament or a full match against Zain. He has the offensive firepower but not the lungs or tank.
Thanks for posting. Alex is a beast!Alex match #1
Alex match #2
JO match #1
JO match #2
Thanks for posting. Alex is a beast!
I'm wondering (not that it would disclosed) what Dake's injury could be?
Definitely gamesmanship on this one.
This final x at Rutgers will be worth watching. Love the 92kg match. Bo is full of confidence and he will need to beat a guy who still believes he isn't respected. 65kg and 125kg matches will be great as well.
I agree but I think Stevenson is right there. I realize he lost 2 straight but I think he's going to be the favorite for next year.Hate that none of the college guys made the team at final x Rutgers. Odds don’t look good for the other college guys..... fix an the kid from north western
Hate that none of the college guys made the team at final x Rutgers. Odds don’t look good for the other college guys..... fix an the kid from north western
One thing I picked up on is that Koll is not a big fan of the match chairman. Sounds like there is some history between them. One of Koll's remarks was that the chairman was sleeping earlier in the day and that he may have been out late the night before. That was kind of odd.
As to the match itself, I think the big question is why did 2 & 2 go up on the scoreboard without the officials conferring first? Is that permissible? I've seen and heard different opinions on it.
My issue is not so much with the scoring. It is the fact that it is completely unfair to change the scoring of the match after the match was over. If Yianni is down that changes how everything is wrestled.
That is like winning a basketball game but the refs change it to a loss because a three should have been counted as a two with a minute left in the game. Stuff like this would never fly in another sport. If a ref gets something wrong then you replay the situation from the mistake.
Flo has an interview with Alex, sounds like we may hear a date soon regarding his wrestle-off with Dake. John wants it to happen by 7/8, but it could get dragged out past Fargo.
Is there not some date they have to wrestle by? I'm all for wanting the fairest matchup possible but dragging this thing on a month past when all the other spots have been decided seems odd. You would think at some point Dake would have to wrestle even if he isn't 100%.
Unfortunately not. It's basically a negotiation between the 2 camps and USA Wrestling. Last year the Helen Maroulis wrestle-off was delayed until just a few weeks before Worlds, so there is some precedent. BTW, Helen was training in our room last week, so that's pretty cool.
Let's face it, Alex is wrestling like a beast right now. IMO Cornell wants to delay the wrestle-off as long as possible to throw off his training and preparation. Consider this, Dake said a few weeks prior to the 6/8 Final X that he fully expected to be ready. Now he needs another 2+ months?
Also, how about this one...within hours of the Yianni/Zain match, Koll said he had spoken with several people to understand the protest process. Within 48 hours, Cornell had met with the USOC Ombudsman and had begun having their lawyers draft the 4 page protest letter to expedite the process. Pretty impressive planning and urgency, right? So what was the reason Dake gave for waiting until the Tuesday before Final X to submit his delay request - forcing Alex to taper his workouts and begin his weight cut? Cornell didn't realize how much paperwork was needed to request the delay.
This stuff is just crazy. I love wrestling but it seems like one of the only few sports that let this type of thing happen. Set a date so Alex knows the timeframe and can prepare and if Dake can't go he can't go. This isn't rocket science.
FINAL X SCHEDULE FOR TOMORROW EVENINGDake got a doctor's note saying he can't wrestle until 8/17.
Cornell doesn't have a shortage on lawyers & doctors apparently.
BTW, Tate Picklo has a picture with Dake (in wrestling attire) in the Cornell room posted on 4/7. But we believe you Kyle. No really, we do.
Daton won the 3rd match 6 to 3. Fantastic. Mark Perry was obviously wrong. Daton is going to the World Championships. Daton was behind 3 to 3 on criteria to Gilman with about 30 seconds left he got the takedown and held on. The takedown was challenged with 5 seconds left but the call was upheld (finally a call goes our way. Therefore the final 6 to 3 win.Gilman won the second match 3-2.
Mark Perry is a giant douche, he was pointing at Fix saying “he’s done” as the match ended.