University Nationals
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No doubt, these things happen. It is rare but it happens. The point is that so far the results do not show he's at that level. No offense was intended.
He looked much bigger than Lee. Lee got 2 takedowns and was in on the legs constantly, but Fix exposed him twice, scoring last for the win. Lee was unable to break him down from behind for the winning 2 with about 10 seconds left. The match probably would have been a major in Lee's favor in folkstyle. I'll take Lee in the remaining 2 matches
Brooks almost made me have a minor freakout moment. Sometimes he reminds me of a better more athletic Mike Kelly. Too focused on upper body nonsense with questionable in match decisions. Very good wrestler that I think is always going to be susceptible to a head scratching loss or two.
Cooper and Carton both lose. Cooper is extremely weak on the mat, and I don't see him being a factor at any weight. His neutral game is solid, but he'll continually get the piss ridden out of him against good wrestlers. I thought Carton looked athletic with some beautiful left high-crotches, but he was just too small for the weight class. Got guys on their butts constantly but couldn't finish for a freestyle 2. Hopefully he's big enough for 141
I was wrong on that one. Fix getting a couple turns and a 4 pointer to take the second match. Lee had 3 takedowns but wasn't able to get any exposure points in either match. I thought Lee would handle everyone. Hats off to Fix
Sorenson fails to capitalize on too many opportunities and goes down to Collica. Probably outshot him 5-1. Couldn't get his knees to touch for the winning takedown as time expired. Not happy about that one
I might be done watching for the day. Meyer just got scrambled to death against a guy that did absolutely nothing the entire match. My blood pressure can't take watching our guys continue to lose matches that they control in almost every aspect. I'm trying not to lose it
Brooks loses (he still doesn't have enough basic go to offense). Burak wins and is our only finalist. Burak has yet to be challenged
Never said either were slouches. Not upset about the Brooks loss, but at the end of the day he needs more go to offense. Too much standing around in upper body locks (has done this since getting to college). Meyer was constantly in on his single, only to lose multiple ensuing scrambles, which is always a frustrating way to watch your guy lose. Burak continues to get better and better.
Agree. If he wrestles smart, he can beat just about anyone at his weight. If not, he can lose some head-scratchers (see at Okie State last year). If the mat IQ comes along, the sky's the limit for Sammy.
