Yea. They looked tough against NC backups and a real bad CMU team. PSU is #1 for a reason but any top 5 team would have looked great against that competition. The quality of opponent they face tonight quadruples. I don’t think this will go as smoothly for PSU tonight like everyone is projecting. It could get ugly if everything goes PSU way but this ISU team hasn’t shown any reason for them not to do well enough to make the score respectable.
Penn State dual preview
- Thread starter HGoat1
- Start date
I think you're getting team scoring and match scoring mixed up. What people have already described is team scoring (i.e.- 6 for pin, 5 for tech fall, etc...). Each match earns team points based on that. Match scoring is where the individual gets riding time points, points for take downs, near fall, etc...
Like some, I'm not too concerned about the final team score tonight. Early Santa present would be to see us get 25, 57, 65 (bonus) and 97. But above all else just competing hard at all 10 weights. I know this, Harold Nichols is smiling down from above today!
If we had Casey there was a legitimate shot at a 5/5 split. Without him, 4 wins would be a great performance imo.
IMO it's not more than any other sport. Think of all the little things with football to someone who doesn't know the game at all.
In my opinion those comments are minimal in this forum. As a wrestling novice, I have found the wrestling fans on CF very patient and eager to share their expertise. Very much appreciated!
Disagree there. The general idea of football is a simple concept that most are familiar with. Team needs to get ball to a certain spot. Maybe to fully understand the sport, I’d agree football has a ton of little things. But wrestling is much harder for a casual fan to tell who is winning or losing unless it’s clear domination
Doesn't necessarily mean he will go, but Schuyler weighed in. Tournaflex just updated with weigh ins.
Scoring take downs can be a bit confusing when both guys are scraping for positions. Stalling can also be a bit confusing as it’s not always called the same match to match.
Here’s a link for audio version for tonight if you don’t want to pay for the event
I see 7 years ago. Shows I am getting old and can't keep up with change. Thanks for correcting that. Don't want to confuse any new fans. We need all the new fans we can get. This team and staff deserve it. Wish I was back in Iowa to enjoy the resurgence.
I'm pedantic, so apologies up front, but no
(and will be my last on the matter)Wrestling is one of the simplest sports imaginable. There are only ~5 variables based on two principles: hips and back.
Riding time
Escape
Takedown
Reversal
Near fall/Pin
Then team/dual scoring isn't far off from volleyball or tennis. Where there's match, but then "set" etc.
Maybe you're saying, football is simply "get the ball past that line", but I don't think that takes into account Offense/Defense/Punting/Field goals/Extra points/Downs/Turnovers/Significantly more penalties and rule complexity.
There is a link to Nate Carr's audio broadcast of tonight around here somewhere. I am sure someone will post it. That way we don't have to listen to the bad guys radio people.Here’s a link for audio version for tonight if you don’t want to pay for the event
