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******Midlands Session 1*****

Can there be a more boring wrestler than Tsirtsis?

He was actually quite active for a majority of the match(in regulation anyway). He pushed the pace in the 1st and was in on a couple of nice shots and ran out of time in the 1st period as well as the 3rd.
 
Team score update

1 Iowa IOWA 41.0
2 Rutgers RUT 33.0
3 Arizona State ASU 31.5
4 Central Michigan CMU 29.0
5 Northwestern NU 25.0
6 Purdue PUR 24.5
7 Princeton PRIN 23.0
8 South Dakota State SDSU 21.0
9 Wisconsin WIS 19.0
10 Edinboro BORO 18.0
11 Illinois ILL 18.0
12 Oregon State ORST 16.0
13 Maryland MARY 13.5
14 Indiana IND 13.0
15 Iowa - UNAT IAUN 12.5
16 Old Dominion ODU 12.5
 
Redshirt conditioning has a lot to do with that I think.

He's struggled there his whole career. Hope he can improve in Iowa's room, because that will, as BoroBuilt just wrote, limit his ability to win against high level guys.
 
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It was said in earnest, my friend! I am a huge believer in the subtle and multifarious benefits of having a War Hammer in the room. Everyone learns from his style, and everyone gets fired up by his leading example.

We all should know that better than any fan base, with about 30 years of the Gable effect under our collective belt.
10-4!
 
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He's struggled there his whole career. Hope he can improve in Iowa's room, because that will, as BoroBuilt just wrote, limit his ability to win against high level guys.

I agree that it isn't his best position, but the urgency and conditioning look to definitely be byproducts of a very inactive redshirt.
 
Kaleb Young vs. Jacob Morrissey - Purdue (I think Morrissey can dunk)
Young with front head and arm. Nothing there.
Young with a single for 2
OB with 1:51 left in first 2-0 with :33 of RT
Legs in workgin for tilt. To high and gets reversed. 2-2
PU with legs in. Cradle but no back points.
Restart with :44 left 2-2
Struggling big time to get out.
Restart with :09 left.
Ends 2-2 with :15 RT for PU
 
2nd Period - Young
Young goes down
Stalling Morrissey
Scramble and escape for Young
Shot by Morrissey, front head and arm by Young. Both back up.
Snatch single by Morrissey, switch attempt by Young, scramble - stalemate
Shot by Morrissey,
3-2 end of 2 for Young.
 
3rd Period
Morrissey down
Young tries tilt. Almost reversed
Mo tries gramby almost put on back.
Young riding tough with 1:30 left, still 3-2
1:07 and restart
Gets reversed with :46 seconds left. 3-4 Legs are in.
Escape with :05 left 4-e
Going to OT
 
OT for Young
Snatch single by Morrissey, switch by Young, Scramble from hell - stalemate
Double by young, swith off to single, scramble with :17 left, trying for defensive fall.
Cradled but no points awarded. IT was close. Review now.
TD awarded for Morrissey after review. 6-4 winner. Looked like the right call


Marinelli vs Blankenship from NE
Marinelli with takedown at 1:40 mark 2-0
 
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I agree that it isn't his best position, but the urgency and conditioning look to definitely be byproducts of a very inactive redshirt.
Watch his match with Micah Jordan at CKLV last year. Had the match won until he took bottom in the 3rd. Not only got ridden but turned. I've seen him wrestle a ton. His bottom work is consistently a problem.
 
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2nd Period - Bull
Bull down
Up and out 7-2
Attacking, single attempt, OOB
Single, stalling called, sucked in for 2 9-2 with 1:00 of RT and 1:00 to go in second
Esc 9-3
Single 11-3
Ironside/Turkey Bar attempt
End of 2 11-3 with 1:42 of RT
 
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Watch his match with Micah Jordan at CKLV last year. Had the match won until he took bottom in the 3rd. Not only got ridden but turned. I've seen him wrestle a ton. His bottom work is consistently a problem.

Didn't mean to say you are wrong in saying it is his weakness. Just that I wouldn't take too much from it this time considering he is redshirting and has been inactive coming into this tournament.
 
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