Rutgers vs Penn State Wrestling Results and Update Thread
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125: No. 8/9/11 Jordan Conaway (PSU) major dec. over Sean McCabe, 10-2. No. 5 PSU leads No. 22 #RUWR, 4-0.
133: No. 7/7/9 Jimmy Gulibon (PSU) major dec. over No. NR/17/NR Scott DelVecchio (#RUWR), 12-2. No. 5 PSU leads No. 22 RU, 8-0.
141: BOOM! No. 7/8/9 Anthony Ashnault wins the third. He defeats Kade Moss, 6-4. No. 5 PSU leads No. 22 #RUWR, 8-3.
149: No. NR/NR/17 Ken Theobold (#RUWR) gets his third-straight #B1G win! He tops No. 17/18/11 Zack Beitz (PSU), 5-2. RU trails PSU, 8-6.
157: No. 7/4/5 Dylan Alton (PSU) major dec. over Dylan Painton (#RUWR), 11-3. No. 5 PSU leads No. 22 RU, 12-6.
We look sluggish again like at Illinois. Ashnault should've majored. Not many good shots outside of him.
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We pick back up at 165 pounds coming out of the break: Nick Visicaro (#RUWR) vs. Garett Hammond (PSU). Visicaro's first dual in 2014-15.
165: Garett Hammond (PSU) major dec. over Nick Visicaro (#RUWR), 13-4. No. 5 PSU leads No. 22 RU, 16-6.
174: No. 4/7/4 Matt Brown (PSU) dec. over Phil Bakuckas (#RUWR), 7-1. No. 5 PSU leads No. 22 RU, 19-9.
184: No. 16/16/NR Matt McCutheon dec. over Anthony Pafumi (#RUWR), 10-4. No. 5 PSU leads No. 22 RU, 22-6.
197: No. 6/6/7 Morgan McIntosh (PSU) dec. over No. NR/18/NR Andrew Campolattano (#RUWR), 8-2. No. 5 PSU leads No. 22 RU, 25-6.
285: No. NR/8/NR Jon Gingrich gets the TD in SV to win, 5-3. No. 5 PSU defeats No. 22 -- 28-6.
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If I'm a number 1 ranked USA kid , like Suriano, I got to be thinking, will I actually IMPROVE if I go to Rutgers? I see talented guys like Winston, Ash, Smith, and...where's the improvement? where's the aggressiveness? Smith seems like he's going backwards, Ash in neutral, he should have Majority decisioned his guy, and was lucky to hang on. Theo showed up, at least.
McCabe, Delvecchio, Ash and Theo all wrestled well. For Ash sometimes beating the guy everyone expects you to beat is not as easy as it seems. The important thing is to pull it out and get the win, Ash did that. Painton, Visacarro and Pafumi were all overmatched no surprises there. Bakuckas seemed to wrestle cautiously but that is understandable considering who he was wrestling, but sometime you just have to go for it. Camp and Smith continue to be a disappointment. You can't win if you don't take a shot. It's time to take a look at our heavyweights coaching. Smith and Camp both looked like they were afraid to attempt a takedown. Really sad performance for our big guys.
Once again, Goodale says all the right things in his press conference.
On the crowd: "There's gotta be more than 6000 people there, I can't get over that. But it was a great crowd, and I'm just dying to give this fan base something to cheer about over the course of the match...I know it's gonna take some time, but we'll get there."
On the crowd: "There's gotta be more than 6000 people there, I can't get over that. But it was a great crowd, and I'm just dying to give this fan base something to cheer about over the course of the match...I know it's gonna take some time, but we'll get there."
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Coaches can only do so much and then the kids have to mentally kick in gear. Sometimes kids can't get over the mental part. It has nothing to do with their physical ability.
Coaches can only do so much and then the kids have to mentally kick in gear. Sometimes kids can't get over the mental part. It has nothing to do with their physical ability.
wng: but coaches are accountable if the wrestlers don't perform. talk is cheap. like camp, coaches can also say all the right things, but if performance is not there, they are accountable. our wrestlers have been a disappointment from the winston, melde days (except for perrotti, which was huge surprise), but now with Pritzlaff, we are solid with the lower weights. leonardis - i'm not sure if any of our upper weights overachieved with him coaching them. to take the next step, we need someone to replace him.
Question for those that know the roster and the sport inside and out. Would it be safe to say that this program needs 3-4 years to win these Big Ten matches? It is clear (to my untrained eye at least) that outside of AA the talent is NOT on the roster to win night in and night out. Compete yes but win not imo. So assuming recruiting takes off in the B1G with Donnie P on staff we need a talent upgrade across the weight classes and a few years of seasoning as it is not fair to expect under classmen to win consistently at this level. So is 3-4 years a fair assessment?
To me, ash looked aggressive to start - but Moss was playing D looking to counter. Ash realized and did what he needed to. If we had a chance at winning beating TTFP, then I'd fault him for not scoring more, but I have no issue with how he wrestled.
Billy missed a couple weeks - and missing two weeks straight in-season is like missing 2 months of conditioning if you can't live wrestle. I agree he needs to be more aggressive. I think (hope) he'll get there.
I heard that Camps first match at Iowa was the first time he hit 197 in "years". I see small bits from him that are encouraging - needs his wind. If he manages his weight properly I see an upward trend. Let's not forget the last two opponents were great wrestlers, and camp is about 4 matches in After 2+ years off.
Perrotti is a different story. I think he had a great streak at the NCAAs and maybe a couple losses have shaken his confidence. Like last year after goodale sat him, I expect him to come back strong. Hope I'm right.
Happy for theo. But damn he makes me nervous when he gets so high on top.
Billy missed a couple weeks - and missing two weeks straight in-season is like missing 2 months of conditioning if you can't live wrestle. I agree he needs to be more aggressive. I think (hope) he'll get there.
I heard that Camps first match at Iowa was the first time he hit 197 in "years". I see small bits from him that are encouraging - needs his wind. If he manages his weight properly I see an upward trend. Let's not forget the last two opponents were great wrestlers, and camp is about 4 matches in After 2+ years off.
Perrotti is a different story. I think he had a great streak at the NCAAs and maybe a couple losses have shaken his confidence. Like last year after goodale sat him, I expect him to come back strong. Hope I'm right.
Happy for theo. But damn he makes me nervous when he gets so high on top.
Despite the score, Pafumi seems to be improving every match. He may turn out to be a pleasant surprise. Backucus may slowly climb in the rankings over his career. He is comfortable wrestling anyone. $$$$
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Never want to call for someone's job, but I think RU has to upgrade Leo's position. The upper weights have been a problem for years. Thoughts?
