College Wrestling?

[Jesse Jaymes]

I was fearful of Hamiti all season. He proved the point. Think the transfer and David were (obviously) exactly what he needed. Levi being my favorite dude, I was for sure tuned in to the match.

David's face at the end of Hamiti vs Haines was just blank. In a post tournament interview with Pyles....David said "Levi is like my little brother"......

I am sure it was hard to watch and coach. Most of the Penn St studs came back for 3rd, which is impressive. Iron Man Award.

Frustrated by some losses. Kasak pinned and spanked Antrell 9-3 this year. Wasn't really competetive. Yet he's the Champ.

Van Ness cannot solve Lovett still. Ridge did look very very good. Conrats to him.

Overall, I though the whole weekend were good, clean, and fair matches. Didn't see any robberies or extreme schitty calls. Played out Fair. Great weekend run. I watched HOURS of wrestling. Sad it's over.

 

[LostArra]

I was fearful of Hamiti all season. He proved the point. Think the transfer and David were (obviously) exactly what he needed. Levi being my favorite dude, I was for sure tuned in to the match.

David's face at the end of Hamiti vs Haines was just blank. In a post tournament interview with Pyles....David said "Levi is like my little brother"......

I am sure it was hard to watch and coach. Most of the Penn St studs came back for 3rd, which is impressive. Iron Man Award.

Frustrated by some losses. Kasak pinned and spanked Antrell 9-3 this year. Wasn't really competetive. Yet he's the Champ.

Van Ness cannot solve Lovett still. Ridge did look very very good. Conrats to him.

Overall, I though the whole weekend were good, clean, and fair matches. Didn't see any robberies or extreme schitty calls. Played out Fair. Great weekend run. I watched HOURS of wrestling. Sad it's over.

You are kinder than I am.
Half of the finals matches created a new group of basketball fans as they switched channels to March Madness.

Rule changes needed immediately regarding Breather Bricks and rule clarification regarding edge wrestling/stalling and the Jordan Oliver rule.

If a brick challenge is denied it should result in a point for the opponent. Just like the Olympics. Conditioning is no longer an asset. Smart move by Buchanan waving off the brick that Brands was about to send. He didn't want Barr to have any rest.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

Track Wrestling was TERRIBLE!

still is.

 

[Bearded Bowhunter]

You are kinder than I am.
Half of the finals matches created a new group of basketball fans as they switched channels to March Madness.

Gotta say, I think comments like this are absurd.
As if the thought "gotta wrestle outside my game plan, take more risks, and force action so ESPN ratings are better" goes through any of those guys heads.
Yes, action and high scoring matches are great, but many of these guys have met previously, have extremely solid defense, and are following a gameplan.

 

[jmez]

Ono just enrolled at Penn State and is wrestling next year. They will break the scoring record for a third consectutive year.

 

[LostArra]

Gotta say, I think comments like this are absurd.
As if the thought "gotta wrestle outside my game plan, take more risks, and force action so ESPN ratings are better" goes through any of those guys heads.

I never said wrestlers need to be concerned with TV ratings but since you brought it up why move 184 to the first match of the final? Did they know the 125 was going to be a snoozer? Tune in for the 5X champ then back to yard work?

I am saying that even hard core wrestling fans are tiring of folkstyle rules and the inconsistent application of the rules which results in inactivity, not defense, especially on the edge where anything might be called. And 6 and a half minutes of hand fighting on the edge is not defense.

Freestyle has fixed this with a mandatory 30 sec inactivity call, the push out and a penalty for losing a brick.

My criticism is less with the wrestlers than with the rules that create inactivity, inconsistent officiating and the eternal delays for reviews but this was probably the first time in finals history the 285's had more shots taken than the 125's. You don't need a lot of points to make a match exciting.

 

[Bearded Bowhunter]

I never said wrestlers need to be concerned with TV ratings but since you brought it up why move 184 to the first match of the final? Did they know the 125 was going to be a snoozer? Tune in for the 5X champ then back to yard work?

I am saying that even hard core wrestling fans are tiring of folkstyle rules and the inconsistent application of the rules which results in inactivity, not defense, especially on the edge where anything might be called. And 6 and a half minutes of hand fighting on the edge is not defense.

Freestyle has fixed this with a mandatory 30 sec inactivity call, the push out and a penalty for losing a brick.

My criticism is less with the wrestlers than with the rules that create inactivity, inconsistent officiating and the eternal delays for reviews but this was probably the first time in finals history the 285's had more shots taken than the 125's. You don't need a lot of points to make a match exciting.

I would guess that ESPN could not decide on which was the premier match, which they usually have last so they split the two premier matches to have one first and one last.

I don't think you can let the small sample of finals matches speak for the tournament as a whole. I matched probably 50-60 individual matches and the tournament as a whole had many high scoring and high action matches as well.

If we want to talk rules, I will agree with you that they need to be much more consistently applied. Refs are all over the place on the push out stall call, and short explanations and an expedited challenge review is necessary.

 

[KurtR]

Im about as casual as there is i just got into it because both my bosses sons wrestled at Nebraska. I watched every round and though it was entertaining. I never really figured out the stalling on the edge of the mat and why they called it seemed inconsistent.

 

[jmez]

I don't like freestyle and rarely watch it. I much prefer follkstyle. I don't get much enjoyment out of a leg lace rolling aournd and match ending. I don't like the passivity rule, subjective officiating is already a problem, don't make it worse.

They should initiate the pushout rule in folkstyle. The standing at the edge would stop immediately.

Officials need to be helld accountable. If there is avoidance of wrestling, and there is every time you pull out of bounds on a single leg, then call it. If they don't call it they don't officiate.

 

[Idaboy]

Agree, with at least they need to clean up the brick rule, too many guys/corners using it for rest. The refs do the best they can, I think it was well officiated tourney. Refs are stuck following the rules. They should also put a clock on the review time, if you can't figure it out in 60 seconds then move on

 

[Bearded Bowhunter]

Im about as casual as there is i just got into it because both my bosses sons wrestled at Nebraska. I watched every round and though it was entertaining. I never really figured out the stalling on the edge of the mat and why they called it seemed inconsistent.

Possibly both heavyweights from the north central part of the state?