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UndercoverHawk

UndercoverHawk

HB All-American
Dec 16, 2015
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125- B+ solid defense. Backed up third period. Wanted more offense.
133- A dude was a turtle. Did his best.
141- D pathetic 3rd period. Carton is tough on top though.
149- A he has closed the gap.
157- B+ Kem is not on Nolfs level but he's not too far behind. I think he proved he's a finalist contender.
165- B presents himself well. Have to take a shot to win. Had him broken in third just like Massa.
174- A it helps when you're only down 1 after the first.
184- Incomplete fluke fall. Sammy had a nice shot. Bo might have pinned him later but that would not happen again.
197- B+ he finally looked to put it together more. Cutch looked like he was dirty bulking, ice cream and mcdoubles.
285- D+ idk. Too small. Tough competition. Can't get teched.

Team- B seemed to fight more than the OSU meet. Tough without Stoll. Fought hard in all matches.
 
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125- B+. Needs to trust his shot and use it more. He left himself in position to lose late.
133- A. Took care of business.
141- D. Gassed out and pissed away the match.
149- A-. Great effort, just came up short.
157- B Battled hard but was not really in the match.
165- B- Battled hard as big underdog.
174- A. Ruined the premier for Hall.
184- F. Got caught but that can't happen as a Senior.
197 B-. Battled some but seemed to mail it in in OT.
285 D-. Crappy effort, being young and out sized saved the F.
 
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UndercoverHawk said:
A spladle in college is usually a fluke jackass. It's not like he broke brooks and pinned him after
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Hey jackass, here is the actual definition of the word:

fluke: unlikely chance occurrence, especially a surprising piece of luck

Brooks put himself in a position that Nickal pins people out of all the time. He even said in the post match he's been doing that since elementary school. Brooks showed absolutely no awareness of who his opponent was, and put himself in a very bad position right off the bat. It was not smart on Brooks' part. Bo pins him from that position 10 times out of 10. That's not a fluke.
 
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Not sure how you can give an A to wrestler who lost. Great match, but I wouldn't give Sorenson the A. Maybe my standards are to exacting.
 
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BigFreddy said:
Hey jackass, here is the actual definition of the word:

fluke: unlikely chance occurrence, especially a surprising piece of luck

Brooks put himself in a position that Nickal pins people out of all the time. He even said in the post match he's been doing that since elementary school. Brooks showed absolutely no awareness of who his opponent was, and put himself in a very bad position right off the bat. It was not smart on Brooks' part. Bo pins him from that position 10 times out of 10. That's not a fluke.
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Wrong. If Brooks keeps his legs out, no pin.

Fluke win devalues the effort. Sucks for Nickal. He should feel broken up about it and lose the next time he faces Brooks. Thanks! :)
 
You're going up against a wrester that has 9 pins in 11 matches on the season, from all kinds of different positions, and you go out and put yourself in a bad spot right off the whistle. And somehow people think that's a "fluke". He literally walked right into Bo Nickal's game. And if it does the same again next time, the result will be the same.

Wrestler A is good at thing 1. Wrestler B, as soon as the match starts, puts himself in a position that is extremely susceptible to thing 1 happening. Wrestler B gets pinned. That is literally the opposite of a fluke.
 
Brooks is the same guy he's always been. Inconsistent as hell and vulnerable.

I have real concerns that he even AAs this year. Seniors that can potentially lose in an early round and mail it in.

Same book... new chapter.
 
I guess I'm just unaware of all the spladles bo puts on people. Apparently it's every match. I literally said in my OP that bo very well might have pinned him later in the match but that particular position was fluky. I'd put $100 to WFL it doesn't happen to brooks again.
 
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BigFreddy said:
Hey jackass, here is the actual definition of the word:

fluke: unlikely chance occurrence, especially a surprising piece of luck

Brooks put himself in a position that Nickal pins people out of all the time. He even said in the post match he's been doing that since elementary school. Brooks showed absolutely no awareness of who his opponent was, and put himself in a very bad position right off the bat. It was not smart on Brooks' part. Bo pins him from that position 10 times out of 10. That's not a fluke.
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How many spladle pins does Nickal have this year?
 
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I actually agree with Freddy on this one. I don't think it would happen again, but Nickal is dangerous and that's the type of stuff he does. You need to maintain good position at all times or he is going to make you pay.
 
Obviously a poor outing by Sammy. But whereas I don't see Holloway beating Nevills next time out or Gunther beating Joseph, I don't think Nickal's win tonight is much of a barometer for their next match. Not a fluke but not a harbinger of things to come.
 
MitchL said:
Brooks is the same guy he's always been. Inconsistent as hell and vulnerable.

I have real concerns that he even AAs this year. Seniors that can potentially lose in an early round and mail it in.

Same book... new chapter.
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I'd pick him to get 3rd if Nationals started today. He just got beat by the second best guy.
 
DarkThunder#61 said:
Wrong. If Brooks keeps his legs out, no pin.

Fluke win devalues the effort. Sucks for Nickal. He should feel broken up about it and lose the next time he faces Brooks. Thanks! :)
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I've wrestled in the past - and I've never seen a guy do this cradle lock-up better than what I just saw when anyone was taking him down. Maybe Ruth .. for conventional cradle stuff. But this was crazy good. I'm amazed actually.
 
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UndercoverHawk said:
I guess I'm just unaware of all the spladles bo puts on people. Apparently it's every match. I literally said in my OP that bo very well might have pinned him later in the match but that particular position was fluky. I'd put $100 to WFL it doesn't happen to brooks again.
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I completely agree that it won't happen again, because Brooks will learn from it and not put himself in that position again. But he did this time, and against Bo Nickal you can't do that. He has repeatedly demonstrated that. Watch his matches. He finds ways to pin people from all kinds of positions, he is looking for it from every position. That's what makes it not a fluke. When you know a guy is looking to pin from everywhere and is damn good at it, and you make yourself susceptible to that, it's not a fluke.
 
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Last Friday night , Nickal also pinned Gravina (in 2nd period) from bottom position w a sort of a spladle. Very similiar move. He 's very dangerous, obviously.
 
BigFreddy said:
You're going up against a wrester that has 9 pins in 11 matches on the season, from all kinds of different positions, and you go out and put yourself in a bad spot right off the whistle. And somehow people think that's a "fluke". He literally walked right into Bo Nickal's game. And if it does the same again next time, the result will be the same.

Wrestler A is good at thing 1. Wrestler B, as soon as the match starts, puts himself in a position that is extremely susceptible to thing 1 happening. Wrestler B gets pinned. That is literally the opposite of a fluke.
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It was a fluke, accept it.
 
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1stplacehawk said:
I'd pick him to get 3rd if Nationals started today. He just got beat by the second best guy.
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I respectfully disagree. I just can't envision Brooks that high when you don't know the mindset of a senior potentially losing in an early round. Brooks can look like a finalist in one match and brain dead in another.

Everyone knows Bo is dangerous and a pinner. Brooks can lose to several 184s... Dudley and McRib, among them.
 
bphawkeye_Rivals said:
I've wrestled in the past - and I've never seen a guy do this cradle lock-up better than what I just saw when anyone was taking him down. Maybe Ruth .. for conventional cradle stuff. But this was crazy good. I'm amazed actually.
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It wasn't a cradle, but a spladle, and from a position from which I've never seen.
 
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MitchL said:
I respectfully disagree. I just can't envision Brooks that high when you don't know the mindset of a senior potentially losing in an early round. Brooks can look like a finalist in one match and brain dead in another.

Everyone knows Bo is dangerous and a pinner. Brooks can lose to several 184s... Dudley and McRib, among them.
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He's lost to a returning finalist and a returning AA. Nothing to suggests that he would lose any earlier than the quarters.
 
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Starting a thread (with a grade) on a PSU performance (on an Iowa Board) translates to National Champs...again...
 
Can Sorenson wrestle like that every match from now on...?! That was damn impressive!

Also Jason Nolf is an animal. Nuff said.
 
MVPFAN said:
125- B+. Needs to trust his shot and use it more. He left himself in position to lose late.
133- A. Took care of business.
141- D. Gassed out and pissed away the match.
149- A-. Great effort, just came up short.
157- B Battled hard but was not really in the match.
165- B- Battled hard as big underdog.
174- A. Ruined the premier for Hall.
184- F. Got caught but that can't happen as a Senior.
197 B-. Battled some but seemed to mail it in in OT.
285 D-. Crappy effort, being young and out sized saved the F.
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You must be a really hard coach or was a two time all american. Grades are pretty rough...
 
Too many close matches that we had a shot to win and didn't. Not sure if that speaks to heart, motivation or just skill, but 41, 49, 65 and 97 were winnable matches, which is good, but we didn't win a single one.

25 - no surprise, 33 - way to rack 'em up, 57 - survived a buzz saw, hwt - we don't have one, literally

Ok St is a clear #1 from what i've seen.
 
Brooks has had so many smh moments. I love the guy but damn he makes a lot of bonehead mistakes. As for Bo, I love watching him wrestle. He has a ton of tricks up his sleeve (or singlet).
 
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To those that think Bo got lucky:

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Just sayin...
 
BigFreddy said:
Hey jackass, here is the actual definition of the word:

fluke: unlikely chance occurrence, especially a surprising piece of luck

Brooks put himself in a position that Nickal pins people out of all the time. He even said in the post match he's been doing that since elementary school. Brooks showed absolutely no awareness of who his opponent was, and put himself in a very bad position right off the bat. It was not smart on Brooks' part. Bo pins him from that position 10 times out of 10. That's not a fluke.
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I just got home from the dual and am late to the party but I have to jump in here. Is your argument that Nickal pins Brooks in 10 out of 10 spladles? Wow that's a real step there as most all spladles end up in a pin. Or are you actually saying that Nickal pins a returning AA in a scramble position from his ass 10 out of 10 times? I think you are making some assumptions that your wrestler couldn't back up.

Just out of curiosity, of Nickal's 40 or so varsity matches, how many times has he had an opponent in a spladle?
 
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