Lockhaven tomorrow
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OMG these breaks are killing me. Nothing's happening, have a cheerleader do flips or something.
Shawvwr looked much tougher on his feet than Noto.Just got caught in that cradle.It will be different the next time around.
“Olivieri closed the night with Conner Heckman and jumped out to an early 9-2 lead before finishing with a 19-3 tech fall in the third period. RU's fourth bonus-point victory of the night made it a 34-6 final.”
So lame wonder why Henson didn’t go if he was announced at the match.
They wrestle 10 times, they split 5-5... Noto had a huge 6pt counter... Then showed excellent defense as Shawver got in deep twice on him...
That’s my guess. And Soldano probably didn’t want to be too much over 184 if they want him to make weight Sunday. He can drop those 3 pounds in a day easily.
Side note I want to see people give credit where credit is due. Not all the matches were pretty but with a 6-4 speculation, they came out 8-2 with one of the losses being an AA vs AA, and we didn’t wrestle Barbosa or Poz, and slid a 184 up to 197. Multiple pins, even more matches by bonus. This was a drubbing.
You made this conclusion after the first bout?? About the entire team? LOL!!!
Yea and a couple clowns called for a coaching change because of a match speculation ....nothing changes ...same Debbie downers just a different day ...
Let's be clear here. Rutger's beat a glorified division one team. Quite a few matches we were getting out muscled by mid level/lower tier wrestlers.
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100%. This is what’s expected when you wrestle a team you’re supposed to beat.
If RU wants to be taken seriously it’s going to have to beat someone ranked ahead of them one of these days.
Team did not look good and even Goodale said it in his press conference. Probably could left coaching part out of comments.
2nd half much better. From Soldano all the way through but Lock Haven also wrestled 2 backups at 25 and 41. Really have no desire to see White, he is what he is. Give me Barbosa all day. Clark is also turning into White. Just has no offense. I think Cetta has more upside.
Will need to be much better to compete vs real B10 caliber competition.
The problem is there's no emphasis on constantly attacking and strength training. I don't know if it is the recruits or the current culture of the program. All I know is when Donny was here we had some guys who were relentless attackers and wrestled way above their high school pedigree Ala Gravina and Lewis. You definitely have to mention coaching. This team has made a nosedive since Donny left.
That was actually only wng, w the actual 6-4 possible match speculation…def will give credit when it’s due but gotta call a spade a spade.. some ppl were just sayin if that actually happened would be insane n serious problems.. 8-2 is about expected considering Clark got upset and Shawver slight upset/loss coinflip.. we won slight coin flips at 157/184.. we will get more drubbings soon against clarion etc..
We probably overestimate ourselves w touting this best team ever(we r solid squad but have not shown enough imo to prove we are a tier above( a sub above some might say ;)) from previous years), and Goodale’s challenge to team to change the course from previous years.. but that means we gotta step up n beat teams slightly above/around us.. next chance will be Illinois ..
So we will enjoy more “drubbings”over Princeton, clarion, kent st, Gardner Webb.. confidence will be up, midlands will nice to see where guys at/sort lineup.. should drub Indiana and Wisconson. No one expecting us to beat Ohio state(we lose that chance) nor Penn state so hopefully fun n learning matches.. our next big match is Illinois… that’s the match got circled to see if we moved up a tier..
SCW has been wrestling way above his high school pedigree.. his motor is impressive.
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Brian Soldano in his first collegiate bout at 197, brought the house down at Jersey Mike's Arena with a pin in the Scarlet Knights win over Lock Haven
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He's doing pretty good, but he's leaning over too much and wrestling kind of stiff. The higher level guys are going to get to his legs quickly. He's also gassing towards the end which is not a good sign.
While I don't disagree with your points about being aggressive and strength training but Donny was here last year and the same guys had the same issues so he isn't the x-factor\impact. Clark, White, Olivieri, etc. all have extremely limited offensive skill sets and it's been that way since high school. None of them were high scoring guys (against legitimate opponents at least) and they never developed them, which severely limits their upside unfortunately. This makes it very difficult to upset someone higher ranked but it also allows them to get upset by lesser opponents because one fluke take down could put the match out of reach. We've seen this happen time and time again.
I think the issue around strength and conditioning is due to Goodale's overall philosophy and not making guys cut a ton of weight. The guys are clearly putting in the work in the gym and training hard (for example a guy like Poz basically lives in the weight room) but he probably needs to at 184 to be his most effective.. same with Soldano, etc.. many of our guys are always severely smaller than their opponents and get out-muscled far too often which again limits the teams upside.
He wrestled well in Virginia and beat a returning AA in that match. While you are right and that opponent did get to his legs deep several times, SCW's neutral defense was very impressive. Will have to wait and see how he fares against the rest of the better competition going forward to see if that was a one off or not.
It's a thought, especially since Soldano wrestled 97 last night, but that wouldn't make much sense for him to permanently wrestle there since he was already undersized and struggled at 84. I think someone questioned about Poz wrestling 84 last year and someone in the know said he couldn't make that weight again. Maybe an insider would like to chime in here. Poz on a rest night last night, banged up a little, making a cut to 84??
My response was directed that you made this conclusion "Team looks awful. Lock Haven looks like the B10 team." after one bout, and the bout was Andrew Clark no less. I just found it strange after one match. That's all. I do agree with your comments above.
I believe Poz walks around normally above 210 + in the off season....I would highly doubt he could cut down to 184 and still be competitive
While Soldano did get the pin Hogan was WAY bigger than Soldano. He is too small for 184. Going up to 197 would be a complete joke. He would get mauled generally and manage to pin somebody occasionally.
Match report:
149: Why on Earth did Goodie agree to start the dual at 149?! That's our 3 weakest weights going first. Clark zero offense.
157: Harer ekes out a 1-0 decision. Why the heck did Stampoulos choose neutral to start the 3rd? Makes no sense.
165: White with a solid win based on a takedown and solid top work.
174: Turley gives up the first takedown and then does Turley things to secure the win.
184: SCW avenges his earlier loss Fegley at the Princeton Open. Solid.
197: WT-actual-F?! Soldano goes 197 as he didn't make weight at 184. WTF?! Was this planned? Manages to pin an overmatched Hogan.
HWT: Yara on a takedown/release mission unitl he secures the fall. Dominant.
125: Peterson came out firing and overwhelmed Fye for the tech fall. Nice to see an offensive explosion from Dean.
133: Match of the night. Dylan gave up 6 points to Noto on a reverse and 4-point nearfall. Could not score enough on a stout Noto.
141: Olivieri flashing offense to get the tech fall. Nice job
149: Why on Earth did Goodie agree to start the dual at 149?! That's our 3 weakest weights going first. Clark zero offense.
157: Harer ekes out a 1-0 decision. Why the heck did Stampoulos choose neutral to start the 3rd? Makes no sense.
165: White with a solid win based on a takedown and solid top work.
174: Turley gives up the first takedown and then does Turley things to secure the win.
184: SCW avenges his earlier loss Fegley at the Princeton Open. Solid.
197: WT-actual-F?! Soldano goes 197 as he didn't make weight at 184. WTF?! Was this planned? Manages to pin an overmatched Hogan.
HWT: Yara on a takedown/release mission unitl he secures the fall. Dominant.
125: Peterson came out firing and overwhelmed Fye for the tech fall. Nice to see an offensive explosion from Dean.
133: Match of the night. Dylan gave up 6 points to Noto on a reverse and 4-point nearfall. Could not score enough on a stout Noto.
141: Olivieri flashing offense to get the tech fall. Nice job
Poz looked his best when he was at 184 his freshman year taking 4th… some may say it was a fluke year bc shortened season, or no Ives , or weaker competition or w.e.. the facts are Poz still beat Nelson Brands, Deprez, took Hidlay into OT, and was right up there, losing a tight 5-4 match to fellow freshman Kekeisen…. That season..
Because the matches at 133 and 141 (on paper) were by far the two best matchups and would keep people in their seats for all 10 bouts. This is common place is duals where one team is heavily favored.
The guy that beat him on VT looks like he walks around at 230 in the offseason with his huge frame.
Goodie never starts at alternate weights. This dual was an aberration. He didn't do this to keep people in their seats. That explanation doesn't pass the smell test.
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