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Ohio State Wrestling (2015/2017/2018 B1G Champs, 2015 National Champs, 2019 National Runners-up)

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I am starting to get worried about Bo. Hasn’t looked 100% this year. Disappointing from Hayes; I rememner the announcers talking about how Tom Ryan put Hayes more into a body building mode and focus less on cardio. Hopefully that tapers in feb and changes into cardio for the tournaments. Campbell was just disappointing to watch as he just head bobbed and then got caught at the end.
 
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OSU_D/ said:
I am starting to get worried about Bo. Hasn’t looked 100% this year. Disappointing from Hayes; I rememner the announcers talking about how Tom Ryan put Hayes more into a body building mode and focus less on cardio. Hopefully that tapers in feb and changes into cardio for the tournaments. Campbell was just disappointing to watch as he just head bobbed and then got caught at the end.
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If Campbell cannot get his offense going he's in trouble because the better 165lbers are not going to get ridden or give up back points easily. Injury or not he has to find a way to score takedowns
 
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Overall, I was pretty disappointed in that performance but I am hoping we are just banged up. Hayes should have won that match, nobody in D1 college wrestling should get lateral dropped, let alone twice in a row at the end of the match when you know it is coming. Campbell had a quality opponent but did nothing out there. Bo was visibly not right out there and pretty sluggish. Pletcher also had a good opponent and I am glad he won, but he needs to attack more. McKenna looked really good and of course all of Snyder, Moore and Martin all looked fantastic. Overall, I think the score looked better than we actually wrestled but its a win on the road and we will be fine. Really it was the first time we had a remotely lackluster performance, so no worries here.
 
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I was glad to see NaTo skip the match with Suriano at Rutgers, but he doesn't dodge a bullet for long with No. 4 Lizak against Minnesota. I have to admit that I don't expect to see a good match from Tomasello just yet, with the recovery process and the lower weight, but who knows?

Anyone think he gets the win tomorrow?
 
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HabaneroBuck said:
I was glad to see NaTo skip the match with Suriano at Rutgers, but he doesn't dodge a bullet for long with No. 4 Lizak against Minnesota. I have to admit that I don't expect to see a good match from Tomasello just yet, with the recovery process and the lower weight, but who knows?

Anyone think he gets the win tomorrow?
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I think NaTo will destroy Lizak personally. Nate's style does not match up well for Lizak and I think we've just been extra cautious to make sure Nate is healthy. I would expect a major decision.
 
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HabaneroBuck said:
Well, I think NaTo destroys everyone he wrestles, but it doesn't always end up that way! Ha. Hope you're right. I'm looking forward to his steady return.
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I think they have nursed his return quite a bit and have focused on him getting stronger in the weight room. There might be a little rust but as long as his knee is 100%, I think he will look better than ever. The biggest threat to NaTo is Suriano or Lee. I know that is an obvious statement but he has not wrestled Suriano and he can match up with NaTo's strength and technique. And Lee is quite frankly one of the best high school wrestlers I have watched, although I think he is less of a threat at this point than Suriano.

But this will be a fun dual to watch. Pletcher has a good opponent in McKee, I expect that to be a close match. McKenna also has a good opponent in Thorn, although I hope he can get bonus points in that match and look good, I think Joey looks great so far. Micah has a good opponent in Short, but I also hope he get near bonus points and starts to separate himself. The biggest match to me is No. 13 Campbell against No. 9 Waznek...Campbell needs to start winning matches like this if he wants a shot to AA...really big match for him imo.
 
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That was a strange match. On the plus side Nato looked dominant. No falloff at all. Snyder was his usual self and Myles wrestled well. Most of the Minny wrestlers were stalling - some called and some not which made some of the matches closer than they should have been. McKenna made two mistakes and paid for each by giving up 8 points to Thorn who is sold. Pletcher got the backup 125 guy and was not sharp. Campbell was pretty soundly beaten... every match it seems his gas tank is on E entering the third. Hayes wrestled solid as did Bo and Micah - each was kinda limited offensively compared to rankings but Minny stalling was a factor. All in all a good win over a team that is not bad but not great either. Interested to see the Iowa match.
 
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WRESTLING: NO. 2 OHIO STATE MANGLES NO. 14 MINNESOTA, 31-7

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Social media malcontents chirped all week that No. 1 Nathan Tomasello "ducked" No. 2 Nick Suriano at Rutgers. Tomasello heard the haters and promptly destroyed one of the most talented lightweights in the country.

No. 4 Ethan Lizak never knew what hit him. He failed to record a single takedown against the former NCAA champ and consensus top-ranked title contender.

In the Buckeyes' first home dual since the Thanksgiving Throwdown, fans who braved the ice and snow got their money's worth as the home team abused their guests, winning eight of 10 matches and fielding their complete postseason lineup for the first time all year.

Official attendance was 5,130, though a few of those fans may have opted to stay home given the perilous Central Ohio road conditions.

While Tomasello and reigning NCAA heavyweight champion Kyle Snyder earned tech falls with ease and the final outcome was never in doubt, the Gophers managed two upsets on the evening, with No. 6 Joey McKenna dropping his first match of the season, and No. 13 Te'Shan Campbell suffering his second loss in as many matches.

The rest of the lineup held serve, with Bo Jordan capping the night on a last-second takedown to secure the major decision, and the 31-7 team victory.

BUCKEYE BREAKDOWN

Ohio State entered the Schott riding an streak of eight dual meet victories this season, most recently unhorsing No. 17 Rutgers 29-11 last weekend. To date, the Buckeyes had outscored their opponents 283-50.

NATO VS. THE BACKPACK

The most hyped match of the night was No. 1 vs. No. 4 in the 125-pound class. The match lived up to the hype, but not in the manner some may have expected.

After a methodical opening frame that Tomasello finished ahead 2-0, the redshirt senior went to work, earning and takedown midway through the second period that finished with "The Backpack" on his back, and with Tomasello pocketing four near-fall points.

Tomasello would finish the second period with another pair of takedowns, aping Kyle Snyder's patented catch-and-release style en route to a 13-2 advantage heading into the final frame. Two more takedowns, and the match was over, and Tomasello pocketed his second tech fall of the season by a score of 18-3.

Tomasello vs. Lizak was the most anticipated match of the night because it's not every day one gets to see top-four competitors face off, and also because it was Tomasello's first real test of the season. He passed with flying colors, dominating one of the best in the business from the top position, fighting off a bottom start with ease and going right back on the attack.



Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...-no-2-ohio-state-mangles-no-14-minnesota-31-7



 
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