MATCH THREAD: RU WRESTLERS V OREGON ST, 7pm, BTN +
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Excellent job by Correnti!! Fought off some very good shots at the end.
Imar vs Massa up in less than 5 minutes
Imar vs Massa up in less than 5 minutes
Mulligan is going 97 next year. Have to think Correnti RS next year, bulks up then goes HWT
I originally thought the same, now not so sure. Correnti staying at 197 will be a ranked guy pretty quick, and could be an AA too he's a huge 197, only conditioning holding him back.
I didn't see the call; it looked like the ref was awarding the riding time, which was at 1:00
Match write up story with quotes from Coach G :
http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/i...stling_rapid_reaction.html#incart_river_index
http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/i...stling_rapid_reaction.html#incart_river_index
Coach Goodale is doing a hell of a job coaching these guys up. Correnti/Gross both have improved tremendously since the beginning of the season. Should beat Purdue reasonably comfortably as a team...big matches upcoming for Paetzall and JVB as both need wins for B1G tourney placement in March. Delvecchio can't take Welch lightly either.
We looked on a different level - literally a step ahead. Oregon State good at football and bball but have they ever been good at wrestling?
They've won the Pac-12 for several years and have a storied history in wrestling.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_State_Beavers_wrestling
Their best wrestler...AA Heavyweight Dhesi is RSing. If you recall from last year he completely owned Billy Smith.
Interesting quote. It's obvious coach was not happy about 125.
"It started at '25,'' Rutgers coach Scott Goodale said. "That's a true freshman (Paetzell) coming against a guy who has really beaten three of our guys in the past couple of years. It was huge for Paetzell to come out and do what he did. That gives you momentum, that gives you energy, that gives you a lot. That's what you need out of that 125 spot, is someone who is going to score points and that's what he did tonight. And it carries all the way through.''
"It started at '25,'' Rutgers coach Scott Goodale said. "That's a true freshman (Paetzell) coming against a guy who has really beaten three of our guys in the past couple of years. It was huge for Paetzell to come out and do what he did. That gives you momentum, that gives you energy, that gives you a lot. That's what you need out of that 125 spot, is someone who is going to score points and that's what he did tonight. And it carries all the way through.''
Not surprised given how much McCabe has underachieved through much of his career.
McCabe had a pretty good stretch last year where he took out a couple top 20ish type kids. I believe a lot of ppl were having some expectations for Mccabe this year.
Speaking of that, I thought it was interesting in the Goodale interview he mentioned that Paetzell doesn't have many 125 pounders in the room he can roll with... does that mean McCabe left the team??
Losing to Agaisse the true freshman in the Princeton outdoor match I think was the final straw for McCabe as a starter. Unless he's facing a monster like Suriano, you would think a 5th year senior should be able to defeat a true freshman.
Lehigh vs Cornell going on right now...Lehigh is winning 13-3 after 4 matches, Cruz and Gartner with TFs.
Don't get use to him at 197 in future years, this quote says it all (and not completely unexpected).
http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/i...estling_gets_cartoon_energy_from_freshme.html
""I wanted to start right away," Correnti said. "I knew we had a good team this year, so I wanted to be part of that. Maybe I won't have many chances to make (weight at) 197 again, so I wanted to do it this year and let my body get bigger if I need to."
Correnti estimates that he dropped more than 30 pounds after arriving on campus in August. Assistant coach John Leonardis helped him fix his diet with Rutgers looking to fix a multi-year problem of not generating enough points in the upper weights, especially without former heavyweight Billy Smith. "
Didn't know Pafumi was still on the squad. Glad for him. A really nice young guy.
He's a excellent young man. He joined Donny as "special guest coaches" for our Rec kids just before the Christmas break. He was great with the kids helping out and signing autographs after practice. I can't thank him and Donny enough for the appearance.
Parfumi is a wonderful young man and classy as they come. I was overjoyed at him getting a chance in front of the home crowd. Good for Coach for wrestling him!
