Vall Jr. and I met up with our season ticket seating partners (best friend from HS and his wife) for dinner @ ReUnion. The plan was to leave their car in the parking lot and then use the one parking pass so that they could get close for a short walk. The wife sits down and says, "I'll skip dinner and eat a hot dog from the arena but we're not going to be late and miss Spencer Lee". Which is why Mrs. V. doesn't go to wrestling meets with me.
Vall Jr. has been looking for a replacement for his belvoed Sammy Brooks and his "anytime is a good time to go upper body" style and I've been suggesting that, while not exactly the same, that Spencer will be his new favorite. Nothing that happened last night would prevent Spencer from filling that void.
Referee was fast on the SW but lightning quick on the slap of the mat. It reminded Vall Jr. and I of when we umpire a baseball game and the score is 10-0 after the first inning and you know that losing coach just wants the game to end.
Attendance 8,400? Maybe a little high but I'd bet that if I were to look up MSU's entire home attendance last year it might be half of that.
Dual was done at 8:23. If it weren't for the 10 min. intermission, I could have been home for the 9:00 movie. The intermission didn't have "knockball" competition. What's up with that?
After the dual was over, I saw a middle school kid walk out the door with an ice cream cone. I bet basketball fans don't do that.
Chuck Yagla was recognized. Nice.
OP mentioned and it shouldn't be overlooked that MSU apparently has a curfew on the road and appeared to be late for dinner.
125 Walk up music: "We will rock you". After the atomic fireman's and subsequent fall, Rayvon Foley, sat on the mat "dazed and confused" as he was suffering from "Earth-sickness" as a result of separation from the gravity and subsequent reentry into the atmosphere. I know I get in trouble when I give out nicknames but I'm dropping "Train" off the end b/c there's isn't enough time to say "Freight Train" and not miss something.
133 Not 100% Glenn was thinking pinfall*, rather just another tilt when Santos wiggled his way onto his back. Happy for Paul but it looked weird. Comment: "Did that guy just pin himself ?"
141 Hung out too long against a good wrestler.
Vall Jr. "When is the pin streak going to end?"
Vall Sr. "174"
149 Sorenson is a great Iowa Wrestler. When I read people on this board complain, I want to donate to WWDM's artic plunge and have him fireman's carry these jokers into the water with him.
157 Tucker should have never taken KemDog down. Never. It's tantamount to messin' with sasquatch.
165 Thought the Bull was going to keep the pinfall streak alive at the end. Not many matches end 24-5
174 Joey Guns has got to get better fitting head gear. Looked like the guy wanted to go upper body.
184 Based on nothing but my own opinion, Bowman looks like he could make 174 if he needed to this year. Not sure what he has weighed in at recently. He's fun to watch. Happy for him.
197 $$ is quick. He last TD was way to fast for most 197 lbers. Once he got the TD to secure the match, the MSU guy lost all interest in wrestling and the fall was quick to follow. I thought I saw the MSU guy look at his watch.
285 I can think of about 100 other places that the MSU Hwt wanted to be than on a mat at CHA against Sam Stoll. 1) Root canal. 2) IRS auditor's office. 3) Dr. Office preparing for the "over 50 medical exam"
As I have mentioned before "HawkCrazy" or "HawkeyeCrazy" or someone like that sits right behind us. He's a great guy and narrates the meet is hilarious fashion. He was filled with mirth at Strollin' Sammy's takedown.
<almost in a cackle> "He took him down with an arm bar. And ARM BAR! Oh my god, this guy is pathetic. An ARM BAR. Finish this putz, Sammy. "
* Pin is good.
Fall is good.
Pinfall is good X 2
Vall Jr. has been looking for a replacement for his belvoed Sammy Brooks and his "anytime is a good time to go upper body" style and I've been suggesting that, while not exactly the same, that Spencer will be his new favorite. Nothing that happened last night would prevent Spencer from filling that void.
Referee was fast on the SW but lightning quick on the slap of the mat. It reminded Vall Jr. and I of when we umpire a baseball game and the score is 10-0 after the first inning and you know that losing coach just wants the game to end.
Attendance 8,400? Maybe a little high but I'd bet that if I were to look up MSU's entire home attendance last year it might be half of that.
Dual was done at 8:23. If it weren't for the 10 min. intermission, I could have been home for the 9:00 movie. The intermission didn't have "knockball" competition. What's up with that?
After the dual was over, I saw a middle school kid walk out the door with an ice cream cone. I bet basketball fans don't do that.
Chuck Yagla was recognized. Nice.
OP mentioned and it shouldn't be overlooked that MSU apparently has a curfew on the road and appeared to be late for dinner.
125 Walk up music: "We will rock you". After the atomic fireman's and subsequent fall, Rayvon Foley, sat on the mat "dazed and confused" as he was suffering from "Earth-sickness" as a result of separation from the gravity and subsequent reentry into the atmosphere. I know I get in trouble when I give out nicknames but I'm dropping "Train" off the end b/c there's isn't enough time to say "Freight Train" and not miss something.
133 Not 100% Glenn was thinking pinfall*, rather just another tilt when Santos wiggled his way onto his back. Happy for Paul but it looked weird. Comment: "Did that guy just pin himself ?"
141 Hung out too long against a good wrestler.
Vall Jr. "When is the pin streak going to end?"
Vall Sr. "174"
149 Sorenson is a great Iowa Wrestler. When I read people on this board complain, I want to donate to WWDM's artic plunge and have him fireman's carry these jokers into the water with him.
157 Tucker should have never taken KemDog down. Never. It's tantamount to messin' with sasquatch.
165 Thought the Bull was going to keep the pinfall streak alive at the end. Not many matches end 24-5
174 Joey Guns has got to get better fitting head gear. Looked like the guy wanted to go upper body.
184 Based on nothing but my own opinion, Bowman looks like he could make 174 if he needed to this year. Not sure what he has weighed in at recently. He's fun to watch. Happy for him.
197 $$ is quick. He last TD was way to fast for most 197 lbers. Once he got the TD to secure the match, the MSU guy lost all interest in wrestling and the fall was quick to follow. I thought I saw the MSU guy look at his watch.
285 I can think of about 100 other places that the MSU Hwt wanted to be than on a mat at CHA against Sam Stoll. 1) Root canal. 2) IRS auditor's office. 3) Dr. Office preparing for the "over 50 medical exam"
As I have mentioned before "HawkCrazy" or "HawkeyeCrazy" or someone like that sits right behind us. He's a great guy and narrates the meet is hilarious fashion. He was filled with mirth at Strollin' Sammy's takedown.
<almost in a cackle> "He took him down with an arm bar. And ARM BAR! Oh my god, this guy is pathetic. An ARM BAR. Finish this putz, Sammy. "
* Pin is good.
Fall is good.
Pinfall is good X 2
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