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That’s got to be what the challenge is. Obviously a takedown, but he is clearly grabbing the shoe… if that’s a headgear or singlet, they would call a penalty point.

He’s not even top two on his own team lol

Ayala Vito Mendez Gomez Haines Carr Starocci Keckeisen Brooks Kerkvliet

I’m sure that’s frustrating as a coach, but his ‘reckless abandon’ style is what got him this far. You gotta take the bad with the good and I’d rather have a kid like andonian

As a true freshmen in a time where 6-7 year seniors are common. Pretty impressive

Lots of a crazy stuff happens at NCAAs but I actually doubt that that has ever happened before

We just had 3 NCAA champions wrestling on 3 different mats at the same time… in the CONSOLATIONS!

Which is worse the Molinaro “I choose bottom” or the Lovett “I choose top”?

You must have me confused with someone else lol. I’m not a Penn State fan. I’ve been critical of them many times and yes, I was critical of it when RBY did it to Desanto. I’m just an unbiased wrestling fan so I will call it out whether I like the team of the injured guy or not

Are you in favor of allowing all MMA submission holds? There’s a huge difference between moves that cause pain and moves that cause injury. Arm bars, power halves, etc. are painful as are all good pinning combinations. I’m all for that. Most people don’t know the technique on the move Plott did but it is a move that is not really painful… just takes your knee to a position where it all of a sudden pops. I’d have to do a breakdown on the technique (which I’m not taking the time right now) but if you see it, I bet you’d agree it’s quite dangerous.

It’s already technically illegal because you can take a joint in an unnatural direction. It’s no different than a kimura or any other submission. You just can’t see the damage til it’s too late. I don’t want to keep seeing people with knees blow out. We have enough already

That definitely need to be illegal what Plott did to Truax. Turning the toe out like that is very dangerous. It hard to see but it needs to be a point of emphasis

Robb looks like he’s getting back to his old self. Haines is the definite favorite, but I love a good comeback story so I’m hoping for a great match

Yup if I had to pick just one to top the list, this is definitely it!

Exactly why I have this one on the list. I definitely agree with others that Mendez is the favorite but Hardy has the potential to make it an exciting match.

Obviously, Starocci v Lewis has the most star power, but I’m guessing it’s going to be mainly a defensive battle. A few I think will be great matches are Hamiti v Carr, Haines v Robb, Andonian v Scott, Arrington v Gomez, Mendez v Hardy, and Noto v Ramos.

Are semifinals on ESPN+ too? I was thinking you needed a subscription with regular espn to watch that round and finals

Check on Verizon. I get Hulu, Disney+, and espn+ bundle included in my phone plan. It definitely saves you from buying it separately

I thought it was Sta-rah-chee

Look who I’m quoting… it was my weak attempt at humor

This might just be enough for Iowa to overtake Penn State

Yeah that would be tough in some situations, but in this particular case, I honestly don’t think for second Cael had any intention of letting Carter wrestle. I think he just let Carter believe he had a chance to wrestle so he didn’t blow up about it sooner. That’s pure speculation, but I’d bet that’s the case.

I’m only saying to seed him last if he is not wrestling. In your scenario, the coaches would have to tell them to seed him last because he’s not wrestling and then have him wrestle anyway. That’s incredibly dishonest and I would hope no coach would do that

I find it amazing that any wrestler has ever missed weight for NCAAs! I just can’t imagine that

Didn’t realize that lol but I think he still has a valid point. Nobody wants to see someone get a forfeit to qualify for nationals.