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The key to getting to the legs on anyone is defeating the head and hands defense. It's all about the setup. When Snyder wrestled Coon in 2016, Coon did not have great head and hands defense. He was basically standing upright and trying to lock up a thrown or get push outs by charging ahead. But...

Some finals observations. 125 - Nato coming back from a 2-5 deficit was great. When he chose to go under in the 2nd I thought that was a serious tactical mistake but it turned out to be the right call. 4x B1G champ is epic. I think Nate is a solid 2 seed and gets Soriano 133 - Pletcher seems to...

Standing at 145.5 to 133 for PSU. Predictions for the finals and the matches where OSU is going for 3rd: 125 - Nate over Lizak by MD 133 - Micic over Pletcher by DEC 141 - McKenna over Carr by DEC 149 - Zane over Sorrenson by MD | Hayes wins 3rd by DEC 157 - Micah over Panteleo by DEC 165 -...

Campbell loses to Marinelli. Watching the other 165 guys I am not sure he will beat anyone with the way he is wrestling right now. Looking forward to the semis

Solid session this am. I think we end up with 6 in the finals. I think Luke could struggle with McKee if he doesn't score early... Micah vs Kemmer favors Kemmer and Hayes isn't beating Zane. I do think that Nato gets Lee by staying off bottom and converting those takedowns he didn't get last time

NCAA allocations are out now: https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/article/2018-02-22/ncaa-wrestling-qualifier-allocations-2018-championships-coaches No real surprises. We'll get everyone in and so should PSU assuming the 125 can place top 10 at B1G.

Early look at OSU seed guesses for the B1G tourney: 125 - #3 133 - #2 141 - #1 149 - #4 157 - #4 could miss Nolf if Kemerer gets the #1 165 - #8/9 174 - #2 184 - #2 197 - #1/2 depends on who PSU wrestles 285 - #2

Solid win today. Even with Moore losing late OSU looked better than the last 3 matches. Time to rest up and prep for B1G.

UM had OSU scouted well tonight. They took a lot of the OSU offense out of the matches. Not a lot of great shots and OSU just managed to break even from bottom. We were fortunate that Nate and Moore picked up bonus. Feel bad for Kyle. He was outta gas after the 1st period when he failed to get...

Tom Ryan said that Kyle needed a 12 point major to pull off the match and that they told him right before it started. That explains the urgency and the lateral attempt. He looked tired too - what mortal wouldn't be. Just too much came down to needing that 12 point win. Like you said any number...

It's a hard loss to stomach because with Nolf out if there ever was a year to catch PSU at home and come away with a W this was it.

It's the little things that make a difference. Nato only getting 4 points was huge. The kid he was wrestling is 26 years old & has been on a Mormon mission for 2 years without stepping foot on a mat. Pletcher did what we all expected, beat a kid he was supposed to beat. McKenna had a great...

There is a post on one the PSU sites that Rasheed is out and Cassar will go at 197. I like Moore to win that one going away. Cassar is solid from neutral but not good on bottom

There were some threads on the PSU site where they discussed that but the general consensus is that Cortez is done with a season ending injury. Definitely excited about the match. Hope our guys come out and embrace the moment, wrestle aggressively and don't settle for decisions. I've been to...

Early predictions for the match this Saturday with Penn State 125 – Nato gets the tech. Anything less hurts our chances. The PSU kid is over-matched but will fight. I don’t see a pin because Nato doesn’t get many of those. OSU 5 – PSU 0 133 – Pletcher with a decision. I’ve watched Keener’s last...

On Cael Sanderson's call in show he said Nolf is done with dual matches but that he will be back for the B1G and NCAA. No surgery and apparently a PCL injury

Just watched the match. It happened in a scramble where the Rutgers guy was trying to pass the ankle and Nolf's knee was in a knee bar position and just had too much pressure applied. Just looking at the closeup of his knee on TV it looked bad. Immediately swollen or out of place. Will be...

It's tough to say. He has no defense against a single leg attack right now. And as mentioned before his gas tank is in question. Update: Campbell just got DQ'd for stalling. One of the worst performances of the year. No effort and was out of gas after the 1st period. Bucks are up 22-3 at...

I'm looking ahead to that PSU match. So many story lines and potential turning points in that match. PSU being at home is a big advantage because they usually get one or two inspired performances from underdogs. Right now those might be 141 and 197. Shakur has been wrestling well as has Lee. In...

It's hard to be let down with a win over #4 Iowa. That said we probably left points out there.