NCAA Tournament Session 5 Thread

[MilleGinja]

In the event of a team tie, such as Ayala winning and Gomez/Davison both losing, anyone know the tie breaker?

 

[MSU158]

I swear to god if Tom just wasted the last challenge brick

Don’t you get so many per round vs. the entire tournament?

 

[js8793]

Don’t you get so many per round vs. the entire tournament?

no you get 3 all tournament

 

[sstark46]

In the event of a team tie, such as Ayala winning and Gomez/Davison both losing, anyone know the tie breaker?

No tiebreaker I'm pretty sure. Would just have two 2nd place teams and no 3rd

 

[js8793]

does anybody know if that was our last challenge? i haven’t been keeping track.

 

[jmadden1998]

Michigan 71 with 2 finalists.
Cornell 68.5 with 1 finalist
Iowa 67 with 1 finalist.
Iowa St 64.5 with 1 finalist.

Win in the finals is 4 points plus bonus

Ayala wins and Iowa St can’t catch us even if Carr pins Mesenbrink.

Ayala would have to get bonus and have Gomez lose to Henson, Davison lose to Kerk, and Vito to lose to Fix for us to finish second outright.

 

[sunshinedynomite]

Are the physical bricks given to you or do they keep track

 

[Scruddy]

Don’t you get so many per round vs. the entire tournament?

I believe it is based off of the number of participants. Iowa had 3 challenges for the whole tournament.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Regardless of this result, assuming no bonus for Cornell, we need Ayala to win and Vito to lose. Right? Math?

Yes, Ayala must win and Cornell must lose for Iowa to pass them for 3rd.

 

[jmadden1998]

Penn St needs to win at least 4 of 6 tonight to break the record.

Best chance for losses

Bartlett to Mendez
Mesenbrink to Carr

 

[jmadden1998]

I believe it is based off of the number of participants. Iowa had 3 challenges for the whole tournament.

If you win the challenge you keep it though. With 7-10 competitors you get 3 challenges. You would have to lose 3 challenges to be out.

 

[IAcubbies]

He got a lot better this year, start to finish.

Was thinking the same thing. That crew of young talent at OSU will be a problem for years to come.

 

[MitchLL]

asu isn’t passing us. they would need bonus points and teemer to win

Figs and Teemer win is 8 points!

 

[Hawkeye in DFW]

Hard to see Fix beating Vito the way each of them have looked.

 

[kjb32812]

Penn St needs to win at least 4 of 6 tonight to break the record.

Best chance for losses

Bartlett to Mendez
Mesenbrink to Carr

Couldn't they also do it with a combo of three and bonus? Not likely but think it's possible.

 

[MilleGinja]

Couldn't they also do it with a combo of three and bonus? Not likely but think it's possible.

Yeah, 3 champs with 3 majors, 2 techs, or major and pin would do it I think? Going off memory here.

 

[jmadden1998]

Couldn't they also do it with a combo of three and bonus? Not likely but think it's possible.

Yes. They need 15. If they have 3 champs they would need 3 total bonus points.

 

[blcoach80]

Yes. They need 15. If they have 3 champs they would need 3 total bonus points.

They are going to break the record. Start drinking now

 

[HawkeyeFever62]

Mind boggling that PK couldn’t AA at this weight

Well if the seeding committee would use common sense and not put a 3 time returning national champion at the 9 seed than he probably would have.

 

[MilleGinja]

They are going to break the record. Start drinking now

Good thing my home brew has finished conditioning

 

[kjb32812]

Yeah, 3 champs with 3 majors, 2 techs, or major and pin would do it I think? Going off memory here.

Yes. They need 15. If they have 3 champs they would need 3 total bonus points.

Thanks.

 

[Hawkeye in DFW]

They are going to break the record. Start drinking now

You are too late.

 

[jmadden1998]

They are going to break the record. Start drinking now

I agree. Kerk, Brooks, Haines and Starocci are very unlikely to lose. Mendez beat Bartlett at Big 10’s but it will be a one takedown match and Mesenbrink is an animal so who knows. They may go 6 for 6

 

[GableBeer]

They are going to break the record. Start drinking now

Why would we be upset about it. Appreciate watching a historic moment in the sport. We all were happy to see Clark break a record older than most of us, this shouldn’t be much different.

 

[Hawkeye in DFW]

Couldn't they also do it with a combo of three and bonus? Not likely but think it's possible.

I think there is at least a chance Rocco comes out and pushes pace for 7 against Star. The two old guys didn’t have that in them. Not likely but I would like to see someone force star to move for full 7 minutes.

 

[MilleGinja]

Why would we be upset about it. Appreciate watching a historic moment in the sport. We all were happy to see Clark break a record older than most of us, this shouldn’t be much different.

If PSU fans weren’t so damn smug, I could maybe find some happiness for them. I don’t even have the typical disdain for the majority of their wrestlers that I normally have. Am I getting soft?

 

[SansAgain]

They are going to break the record. Start drinking now

I started Thursday.

 

[Fish Hammer]

Well if the seeding committee would use common sense and not put a 3 time returning national champion at the 9 seed than he probably would have.

Well if he would’ve taken down and not listen to whatever bonehead coach told him to go neutral……

 

[Reymundo]

Franek getting beat 7-1.

every year watching this round really hammers home what a meat grinder this tournament is. it’s all guts out there and so many guys are losing to people they have previously beat consistently.

does anybody know if that was our last challenge? i haven’t been keeping track.

I heard the official ask how many challenges Iowa had left and the answer was 2 before the Woods challenge.

 

[Idahopennstatefan]

Really nice tournament from Caliendo. He, Drake, and Teske are the three I felt wrestled to their best this weekend.

I like Caliendo. 4th in this bracket is nothing to hang your head about. I hope you got to listen to the MM interview last night. He gave praise to MC for coming to scrap. Said those matches are fun. Caliendo has scored more TD on MM than anyone else to this point. I hope Iowa celebrates what they have in him. He as MM says is a gladiator. I hope to someday meet MC. Seems like a stand up all around good guy.

 

[redghost1974]

No way I'm ever pulling for Fix to win a title, even at risk of a team trophy.

 

[goethe14]

No way I'm ever pulling for Fix to win a title, even at risk of a team trophy.

Well you’re not an Iowa fan so….

 

[ChiPackHawk]

I like Caliendo. 4th in this bracket is nothing to hang your head about. I hope you got to listen to the MM interview last night. He gave praise to MC for coming to scrap. Said those matches are fun. Caliendo has scored more TD on MM than anyone else to this point. I hope Iowa celebrates what they have in him. He as MM says is a gladiator. I hope to someday meet MC. Seems like a stand up all around good guy.

No offense - but I’m a bit over with the pity sympathy PSU posts about how we should celebrate a good scrapper in someone.

 

[Trapper85]

I agree. Kerk, Brooks, Haines and Starocci are very unlikely to lose. Mendez beat Bartlett at Big 10’s but it will be a one takedown match and Mesenbrink is an animal so who knows. They may go 6 for 6

Probably right, but I do think Teemer has a shot at Haines, though I wouldn't bet much on it.

 

[GableBeer]

Anybody see Ragusins post match interview last night? Called John smith and OSU “a bunch of whiny bitches”

 

[The-Dude-Abides]

I'm not picking him to win, but I'm curious to see how Welsh comes out against Star. He doesn't seem like to type to play it overly cautious. Star has been taken down multiple times this weekend, so Welsh at least has a shot.

 

[goethe14]

I'm not picking him to win, but I'm curious to see how Welsh comes out against Kerk. He doesn't seem like to type to play it overly cautious. Kerk has been taken down multiple times this weekend, so Welsh at least has a shot.

Interesting strategy wrestling up multiple weights

 

[The-Dude-Abides]

Interesting strategy wrestling up multiple weights

Haha fixed it. It's been a long few days (and I haven't even been drinking yet).

 

[anon_4lz6x5o7izepf]

Anybody see Ragusins post match interview last night? Called John smith and OSU “a bunch of whiny bitches”

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So if Angel gets another Fix match, we’ll know the game is rigged.

 

[lookleft goright]

If PSU fans weren’t so damn smug, I could maybe find some happiness for them. I don’t even have the typical disdain for the majority of their wrestlers that I normally have. Am I getting soft?

I would like to see more parity. I love watching the race for 2nd and 3rd. That being said, the PSU kids do not show boat as much as many wrestlers do and they seem to be respectful for the most part when they win. You never see Cael throwing a fit (a chair maybe) or making a scene with an official. They are a fairly classy bunch.

Hard to dislike them.

Now as far as getting soft - we will let your wife speak to that. ;-)