OSU Wrestling (2008 and 2009 NCAA Runners-up)

[BB73]

Screw the intervierw - go watch the ODU guy you'll probably meet in the finals Saturday night.

Ryan Williams of Old Dominion in the #8 seed, he's ahead of Alex Krom from Maryland 3-0 in the third.

 

[leroyjenkins]

LOL great interview!!

 

[Napoleonbuck]

PIN!!!

OH-IO going on in the background too!

 

[JohnnyCockfight]

Pin = bonus points. Let's go Bucks! Keep it up.

 

[OSU_D/]

Gotta love the youtube scouting... and here I use it to see Guns N Roses concerts in their prime.

 

[BB73]

At 149, Buckeyes will be cheering for Metcalf of Iowa to lose, but I wouldn't bet any vCash on it.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

At 149, Buckeyes will be cheering for Metcalf of Iowa to lose,

I would hope so, since he's taking on OSU's Lance Palmer. :p

 

[scarletngray]

Two key victories in the semi's. BUCKS extend their lead.

SWEET!!



:osu:

 

[leroyjenkins]

LOL GOOOO Palmer!!

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Metcalf taking care of Palmer. Got a quick escape in 2 and a pair of takedowns to win 5-2.

 

[JohnnyCockfight]

Sponseller loses 2-0 to Boise State guy in the consolation bracket.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

Updated team scores?

 

[BB73]

tOSU still has Pucillo at 184. I'm assuming that NW'ern's Jake Herbert is in on of the semifina matches also. The two of them have won the NCAAs the last 2 years - Herbert took off last year to try for the Olympics.

 

[JohnnyCockfight]

Updated team scores?

Someone on the live blog/chat at Intermat just posted the following:

Ohio State OSU 77.5
ISU 61
IA 57

People speculating that our lead will not hold -- actually it's Bucksman (Ohio State fan posting on O-Zone), and he's now predicting Iowa for the team title due to all the wrestlers still alive in the consolation brackets. And, I think everyone is assuming a Metcalf win the finals (he did lose to his finals opponent once before though).

 

[BB73]

That previous post looks like it hasn't been updated for Iowa getting a win by Metcalf at 149. Here are the remaining semifinal matches:

Iowa State has 3 guys left; tOSU and Iowa have 1 left. Wrestlers also can earn team points in the consolation brackets (it's a double-elimination, and there are places for 1st through 8th). Nebraska is still alive with 4 guys in the semis.

157 pounds
1-Jordan Burroughs (Nebraska) vs. 4-Gregor Gillespie (Edinboro)
2-Mike Poeta (Illinois) vs. 3-Jordan Leen (Cornell)

165 pounds
8-Jon Reader (Iowa State) vs. 12-Jarrod King (Edinboro)
3-Ryan Morningstar (Iowa) vs. 2-Andrew Howe (Wisconsin)

174 pounds
1-Steve Luke (Michigan) vs. 5-Raymond Jordan (Missouri)
3-Brandon Browne (Nebraska) vs. 7-Mike Miller (Central Michigan)

184 pounds
1-Jake Herbert (Northwestern) vs. 12-Vince Jones (Nebraska)
3-Mike Pucillo (Ohio State) vs. 7-Doug Umbehauer (Rider)

197 pounds
1-Craig Brester (Nebraska) vs. 4-Tyrell Todd (Michigan)
6-Max Askren (Missouri) vs. 2-Jake Varner (Iowa State)

285 pounds
1-David Zabriskie (Iowa State) vs. 5-Konrad Dudziak (Duke)
3-Jermail Porter (Kent State) vs. 2-Mark Ellis (Missouri)