Hard to grade but I give Cael an F for pulling the shirt and feeding Hall to the dogs.
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8 post man - pretty sure you are here to argue and gloat to rile up the page - good byr aswipee. Arshole
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While I agree with this primarily, to me the thing that cost Brooks is that he got in on that shot and then he quit wrestling. Part of that was due to Nickal, but if Brooks keeps moving or does some chain wrestling he doesn't get put in a spladle (shit happens, I get it, but still, there is a long list of Iowa Wrestlers who have never been put in a spladle and a short list of those who have - Metcalf included). Nickal is a pinner, that's for certain, so you have to have a game-plan against him that doesn't allow him to roll around at his leisure. That type of movement and all out effort was what let Sorensen come close to knocking off Retherford, and that's what it takes against these guys. You better get yourself ready or you're going to pay the price.
Watch Gabe Dean wrestle Nickal and you'll see what I'm talking about. He's a no-nonsense bad ass, who stays solid at all times, and you can bet Nickal will still be looking to wrap him up in something, which would likely put Dean in position to put the squeeze too him, were he so inclined. But Dean is the type of guy who most likely wants his 2 and then grind you into the mat for awhile instead of trying to put himself in bad position. Nickal is great at rolling around, not an easy thing to do to keep him away from that, but it can certainly be done.
Just re-watched Sorensen/Retherford to see when Zains last shot was.... :46 left in the 3rd period. So he went the last 4:46 of the match without taking a single shot (Granted some of that time he started on top) Sorensen took at least 5-6 committed shots in that time
Great post, 23. Nickal is a pinner, and I love watching him wrestle. Great talent, obviously. That said, Brooks is typically a lot like Dean -- solid, basic, tough, in good position. He left his trail leg hanging on that shot and didn't fire through him, and he paid for it. Credit to Nickal for executing a spladle against a top-notch wrestler, but I don't see that happening to Brooks again. He'll learn from it, and I think he'll give Nickal all he wants and then some the next time they meet.
I wouldn't call Nickal's fall a fluke -- it was a brilliantly executed move, and opportunistic -- but by the same token, I wouldn't say it's at all likely that he'll pin Brooks again. It's much more likely that he'll have to go 3 hard periods against Sammy, who tends to get stronger as the match progresses. Pinners like to end it quickly and don't generally like to slug it out for 7 minutes. I think Sammy has a good chance against him in future match-ups if he stays solid and wrestles smart.
Brooks shoots in and has a tendency to leave his left knee up which puts his head and knee close...open to cradles and spladles. It's how both Bo and Dudley got him
Good observation. Retherford was flustered with Hurricane Brandon and dare I say lacking energy. Maybe he wasn't feeling well, but once you step on the mat you get what get (and Zain probably caught Streebler in the same boat one time). PSU coach reaction afterward suggests they thought it was an extraordinary effort.
Some guy named Brands said something similar after the match. Is he qualified to say that?
Honest question re Sorensen. He wrestled so great last night...aggressive, big motor, looking for offense.
Why don't we see that Sorensen more often? If he wrestled that way against Collica last week he wins 10-3.
Why don't we see that Sorensen more often? If he wrestled that way against Collica last week he wins 10-3.
I sure as heck hope that Sorensen will from here forward wrestle like he did last nite. Have know all the time he has the ability and offense just go for it.
He can make the finals if he goes all out like this not sure if he really will be able to beat Zain but can and should be another great match..
He can make the finals if he goes all out like this not sure if he really will be able to beat Zain but can and should be another great match..
Think that Collica loss lit a fire under Brandon's butt.
I didn't recognize that kid last night wearing the Hawkeye singlet for us at 49.
This is Sorensen 2.0
Don't quite know where it came from but I hope that version is here to stay for good.
How can anyone give BS anything other than an A+ in the greatest match he's ever wrestled?
And it was clear that Brooks hadn't seen a one legged spladle before, either. Maybe he's never been spladled before? Because on TV you could see it comin' a mile away. I bet 10 bucks he doesn't ever get caught in one again.
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Following the 'all the time ' standard of the op it would be 12 of 12
Douche: someone from an opposing teams fanbase who visits other teams message boards with the sole purpose of being a jerk, syn. BigFreddy
That is a question nobody knows but Sorensen and maybe Tom/Terry. Hope we see more of him. We will find out if it was a fluke next week against fOSU.
I think Brandon figured out a couple of things last night:
1. He can hang with, and beat, Retherford.
2. This is how he widens the gap between himself and everyone else at 149 other than Retherford. . . . Wrestle his "Retherford pace" against everyone. Pretend he's wrestling Zain every time out.
The key takeaway for Sorensen should be that when he moves his feet, he can beat anyone.
Kemdog needs to watch that match. Nolf got to his ankles at will.
One other thing to consider...
True freshman Mark Hall is 20 years old, redshirt senior Alex Meyer is 22.
Hmmmmm.
True freshman Mark Hall is 20 years old, redshirt senior Alex Meyer is 22.
Hmmmmm.
Yeah - there are a few helicopter Dads out here in SoCal that hold their kids back from entering Kindergarten for 1 or 2 years.
I agree, but the official wasn't about to decide the match in OT on stalling calls
I've discussed this with some friends and agree -- the ref wasn't going to decide it on stalling calls, but the question is whether this should be the case.
First of all, I don't mean to indicate for a second that Retherford is a stalling kind of wrestler -- he's typically all attack, all the time, which I love about his style. That said, he was on his heels for the latter part of this match and was clearly holding on to win it in the ride-outs. That was a massive stretch with zero offensive attempts, and there's no question it was stalling.
So how should the ref handle it? If I were he, I'd verbally warn him several times that I'm going to hit him with a call if he doesn't get to his offense. Put the onus on him and make it clear that the call is coming if he doesn't attack. If he still refuses, hit him with the call. This isn't really specific to that particular match. I'd say to handle it the same way if an Iowa guy were hanging out for periods on end without shooting. Would like to see refs take that approach in these situations. Because swallowing your whistle determines the outcome every bit as much as making the right call.
I haven't seen a whole lot of Brooks's matches but I thought he was more of an upper body guy! That was what I was concerned about since B loves to throw and last year it cost him two matches.
Brooks is a beast of a young man and was shocked a bit when he quickly got to Bo's ankle. Regardless I have a lot of respect for what he can do on a mat. That said, I'm still taking in all that Bo seems to come up with on the mat. Also watching some youtube vids of Bo's is he is simply a gifted athlete.
I imagine we will see this matchup again in the next couple of months!
Brooks is a beast of a young man and was shocked a bit when he quickly got to Bo's ankle. Regardless I have a lot of respect for what he can do on a mat. That said, I'm still taking in all that Bo seems to come up with on the mat. Also watching some youtube vids of Bo's is he is simply a gifted athlete.
I imagine we will see this matchup again in the next couple of months!
I'd also like to say that was largest margin of victory I can remember of a meet that hotly contested. The end score simply contradicts what took place.
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