I can agree that Bakuckas got hosed in the 174-lb bout. However, everything else in your post is pretty much a whine IMO. Correnti needs to push the action more to warrant a stalling call. The very minor skirmish in the 141-lb bout was a correct non-call, and Gravina was the guy who initiated the clubbing against Nickal. Again, nothing in that bout came close to deserving a penalty point.
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I can agree that Bakuckas got hosed in the 174-lb bout. However, everything else in your post is pretty much a whine IMO. Correnti needs to push the action more to warrant a stalling call. The very minor skirmish in the 141-lb bout was a correct non-call, and Gravina was the guy who initiated the clubbing against Nickal. Again, nothing in that bout came close to deserving a penalty point.
A whine? Nah, still bitter from how Ashnault got screwed at Midlands & pointing out the ridiculousness of that call as many matches have hits & pushes as time expires, after time expires or during a match & they aren't called. If we're being technical by the book like that ref & had he been the ref, then Suriano had a penalty point for hitting after the whistle after the 1st period, & Gulibon & Nickal would've been hit for penalties as well.
It's tough to read this article, but the 2017 Football Commitment List on the same page is even scarier. $$$$
Don't debate me - but since 1982 our D-1 football record is 161-208-5 and if we're not in the New York market nobody in the B1G gives a rat's a$$ about us....and Wrestling has a better chance of becoming Lehigh than Football has of becoming Ohio State.
I felt bad for the kid. Tough position to be in but the kid kept fighting. He looked physically like a highb school kid going against a college kid.
I guess someone needs to be honest with you... You are the most consistently negative fan ever to be on these boards. Or you are a troll from Penn st. If you really are a Rutgers fan, is that the reputation you want?
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Wrestling, unlike most sports, has a brotherhood which confers a mutual respect. Wrestling boards are typically laden with former wrestlers who know this truth, and there is a camaraderie among the fans of even the most heated of rivalries. As I have stated on this board, the Hawkeye board and a few others it's important we as former wrestlers and now as fans honor this brotherhood and can debate the pros and cons of our teams in a respectful way. The Pedd St reference is not, as opposed to the football boards, a commonly used term on wrestling boards and in no way raises the status of your program. In fact, it may diminish the hard fought respect it has earned in these past few years. Good luck with the rest of your season and see you at B1Gs.
I've reconsidered and edited my verbiage. I appreciate the thoughtfulness of your post.
CERU00 and Abro1975 you display what makes this sport, above all others, the greatest in the world. Thank you Gentlemen...with a capital G!
I have a deep hatred of Penn St football, and I find Franklin to be one of the most irritating coaches around... But I have a deep respect for Penn St wrestling.. Sanderson has a roster of not only top talent...But full of kids that go out and attack you every second... Even last night, while not enjoyable.. I was still very appreciative of just how talented some of those guys are...We have some very good wrestlers who were just totally outclassed in every phase.. I don't think we could've done much more than what we did last night...Think we saw both teams at their best...
don't sell Maryland short, they are a tremendous slouch.
Outside of Banister, would Maryland have anyone crack the Rutgers starting lineup?
Appreciate your point of view jerzey. I haven't had a true hatred for a football team since Jimmy Johnson was at Miami. With respect to wrestling I could never even bring myself to hate even Iowa at their peak. Jealousy, envy or frustration, well honestly, I couldn't tell which of those it was with them.
Kudos to Ralph after last night he still went to the Shorty Hitchcock Open today and is in the finals.
Have to admit Ralph is earning some respect points out of me. Didn't think much of him until last night.
Youssif Hemida, New York kid that I really wanted RU to recruit.
well, Maryland won 4 matches against Rutgers in the dual meet earlier this season, so I'd say probably yes, a few guys would have a crack.
I ran into Ralph and his Dad in the Green lot before an RU football game 2 seasons ago. What a great guy... humble, unassuming, and a bit lighter than now (who isn't, lol), although was still a heavy.
My 2 other buddies and I thought he was small to be a D1 Heavy, but if he had enough quickness he could compete.
You know what... last night he showed a lot, and that was against a top 5 Heavy.
A game or 2 later, we run into Nick Gravina's dad (without Nick) and he was a riot to talk to , he was also in a shoulder sling for an injury, similiar to Nick's shoulder problem that season. At that time 2 1/2 seasons ago, we never knew how good Nick would become.
PS- that was a heck of a move by Bo Nickal from underneath , to cradle and pin Nick. Nickal vs Dean in the NCAA finals is going to be something to behold.
My 2 other buddies and I thought he was small to be a D1 Heavy, but if he had enough quickness he could compete.
You know what... last night he showed a lot, and that was against a top 5 Heavy.
A game or 2 later, we run into Nick Gravina's dad (without Nick) and he was a riot to talk to , he was also in a shoulder sling for an injury, similiar to Nick's shoulder problem that season. At that time 2 1/2 seasons ago, we never knew how good Nick would become.
PS- that was a heck of a move by Bo Nickal from underneath , to cradle and pin Nick. Nickal vs Dean in the NCAA finals is going to be something to behold.
Goldbanger's comments, like them or not, are fairly accurate.
The wrestling community is its own breed. The conversations we struck up in NYC with countless wrestling fans during the Nationals were great. The atmosphere was exceptional and you just knew that 95% of the crowd was passionate about the sport. I joked with one guy during one of the intermission breaks what a strange atmosphere it was going to be mixing up thousands of former hard nosed wrestlers with a bunch of obnoxious drunk and loud 20-something year old st pats day partiers. It could have been ugly but ended up being a blast. We met a guy from Oregon who has been to like 10 straight Nationals who knew more about our program than many of the posters on our own Roundtable forum.
Whatever your feelings towards PSU as a University, there is no better ambassador for US collegiate wrestling than Cael Sanderson. That is the one segment of that University I cannot hate as long as Cael is there. I proudly where his Asics brand on the mat every practice with my kids.
The wrestling community is its own breed. The conversations we struck up in NYC with countless wrestling fans during the Nationals were great. The atmosphere was exceptional and you just knew that 95% of the crowd was passionate about the sport. I joked with one guy during one of the intermission breaks what a strange atmosphere it was going to be mixing up thousands of former hard nosed wrestlers with a bunch of obnoxious drunk and loud 20-something year old st pats day partiers. It could have been ugly but ended up being a blast. We met a guy from Oregon who has been to like 10 straight Nationals who knew more about our program than many of the posters on our own Roundtable forum.
Whatever your feelings towards PSU as a University, there is no better ambassador for US collegiate wrestling than Cael Sanderson. That is the one segment of that University I cannot hate as long as Cael is there. I proudly where his Asics brand on the mat every practice with my kids.
Along with your Rutgers Wrestling Shirt, of course. $$$$
Lol! My son wore his RU sweatshirt first day of practice. In fact, our very own coach Donny P and Tony Pafume were guest coaches for a practice before the winter break and were absolutely great with the kids.
Apparently the drop off is after #2. Iowa managed only 11 points (at home) - 6 more than we did - against PSU. Iowa won the first 2 matches and that's all I had time to watch (BTN). Apparently that was most of what Iowa brought. I did listen to the Oregon St match on WRSU. 38-3. Pretty good for us. Purdue (8-2, 3-1) should be a better contest.
