JoeSmith Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 My vote goes to the Fighting Camel logo on the mat for Campbell University. I like the Purdue Boilermakers, especially since the light gray is easy on the eyes when viewing matches. But, the Campbell Fighting Camel mat is unmatched. Who do you guys think has the best looking mat? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingcement Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 I like the ones you mentioned. Also always liked Edinboro: 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackwebster Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 I like Penn State: no distracting lettres and the white pops. I do not like Wyoming: too much stuff going on . . They were trying too hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHROMEBIRD Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 15 minutes ago, JoeSmith said: My vote goes to the Fighting Camel logo on the mat for Campbell University. I like the Purdue Boilermakers, especially since the light gray is easy on the eyes when viewing matches. But, the Campbell Fighting Camel mat is unmatched. Who do you guys think has the best looking mat? If you like Purdue's mat, you'll love the colors of the AFA's mat. Very easy on the eyes and the logo in the center is less distracting than Purdue's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 (edited) Wyoming Mat is great Edited March 6, 2023 by Gus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClawRidesAgain Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Warm Up Champ Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3 for LU Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Uh... doesn't Edinboro have plaid singlets too? (Their Heavyweight might get a teampoint deducted for taking down his singlet straps while on the mat!) D3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSmith Posted March 7, 2023 Author Share Posted March 7, 2023 If anyone has a good photo of the Fighting Camels wrestling mat would you please post it? I have been looking online and can't find one. I see it in duals but getting a still image of it eludes me. Would help with a photo posted so we can see what I am posting about. The Fighting Scots does look good. The problem for me with the big white areas on a mat is the high contrast when trying to watch a match. Even worse when the video folks can't figure out how to set their exposure and you go from blinding brightness to dim as the auto exposure settings try to compensate for the White. Penn State videos have this problem too often. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Callo Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 My vote goes to Edinboro - for their May - too bad they barely have a team anymore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragit Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 17 hours ago, flyingcement said: I like the ones you mentioned. Also always liked Edinboro: Mic drop 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPhillips Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Hard to beat Edinboro. Campbell U. mat pics must be top secret. OKST has a nice looking mat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interviewed_at_Weehawken Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Best looking wrestling Matt? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionel Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warm Up Champ Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Opinions on the octo-mats? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interviewed_at_Weehawken Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Just now, Warm Up Champ said: Opinions on the octo-mats? Odd! I actually wrestled in a tournament that had a square mat. This was the late 80s. When I say "square mat," I mean the competition area was not a circle, but a square. Horrible match. Blew a lead in the semi on that mat! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interviewed_at_Weehawken Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 (edited) This was from an April Fool's article, but basically what I wrestled on. It was an old mat that they were still making use of. Edited March 7, 2023 by Interviewed_at_Weehawken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ugarles Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 my son looked at the Penn mat when I was showing him EIWA highlights and said it looks like a pokeball. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightweight Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Warm Up Champ said: Opinions on the octo-mats? Gives them lots of premium seating for their boosters instead of having to try to find an empty seat in the stands... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasmodium Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said: Odd! I actually wrestled in a tournament that had a square mat. This was the late 80s. When I say "square mat," I mean the competition area was not a circle, but a square. Horrible match. Blew a lead in the semi on that mat! Definitely the mat's fault! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interviewed_at_Weehawken Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Plasmodium said: Definitely the mat's fault! Not the mat's fault, but still a bad memory of the mat. First time down to weight and gassed! Usually had a great tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionel Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 8 minutes ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said: Not the mat's fault, but still a bad memory of the mat. First time down to weight and gassed! Usually had a great tank. Was this a duel at sunrise? Maybe the sun was in your eye? Did your opponent attack the hip? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3 for LU Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 8 minutes ago, ionel said: Was this a duel at sunrise? Maybe the sun was in your eye? Did your opponent attack the hip? ... or did he sweep the leg? D3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHROMEBIRD Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 3 hours ago, Warm Up Champ said: Opinions on the octo-mats? I've never seen those octo mats before. Are they designed to interlock so you can fit more mats into an arena? I see it's UALR's so they must be new. Also now do they roll up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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