#2 Wrestling about to take on The #12 Ohio State on BTN
February 12th, 2021 at 7:05 PM ^
O how I hate ...
February 12th, 2021 at 7:08 PM ^
UMAA vs. TNTROSU on BTN. So many acronyms.
(the number twelve ranked .....)
Michigan has a good team; PSU on Sunday will be interesting. U-M should win IMO; not sure when their last duel victory over PSU was.
February 12th, 2021 at 7:08 PM ^
Friendly reminder:
F OSU
February 12th, 2021 at 7:10 PM ^
Man fuck Ohio state
the end
February 13th, 2021 at 6:15 AM ^
Not woman?
February 12th, 2021 at 7:23 PM ^
Massa for the win.
February 12th, 2021 at 8:06 PM ^
Bummed Ragusin isn’t scheduled at 125
February 12th, 2021 at 9:00 PM ^
Or Mcic, makes a big difference in this match.
February 12th, 2021 at 9:02 PM ^
Wrap them up and score!
Ride 'em for points!
Pin the suckeye on the mat-skey!
Seriously. How do you cheer at a wrestling match?
February 12th, 2021 at 9:09 PM ^
Like many sports, it starts by understanding the sport and scoring, etc. Some people scream out moves, some advice, and others just simply root for a wrestler generically, cheering them on by name or school.
February 12th, 2021 at 9:30 PM ^
Thanks. And I confess, I don't know the sport well at all, but I'll for root anyone wearing maize and blue doing absolutely any thing.
I have no BTN. How we doing?
EDIT: I see below we won. Big or an escape?
February 12th, 2021 at 9:39 PM ^
A close victory! Down go the suckeyes!
February 12th, 2021 at 9:36 PM ^
Watch Visionquest. . .
just put on some lunatic fringe and go with the moment.
February 13th, 2021 at 12:54 PM ^
Twoooooo!!!
February 14th, 2021 at 8:25 AM ^
Just like high school football. When on defense you cheer, "Take that arm and go the other way. Take that arm and go the other way."
It didn't work back then either.
February 12th, 2021 at 9:16 PM ^
Good win for the Wolverines! The sport doesn't seem to have changed much in the 50+ years since I wrestled in high school. Stand up and escape! Wrap an arm around the opponents neck and then dive for a leg. Repeat for 6 minutes. The OT was new to me, and the difference in the match.
February 12th, 2021 at 10:09 PM ^
Quick rundown for everyone that is a die-hard MICHIGAN fan or fringe wrestling fan.
Caveat - Michigan is ranked #2 in the nation but without a full line-up that ranking doesn't really mean a whole lot.
125 - McHenry - Loss by Decision - McHenry is our 3rd string 125lber
(big time recruit coming out of HS but has not got big enough to compete on this level)
Future outlook - Ragusin or Medley will be the starter when Micic comes back
133 - Medley - Win by Decision - This is your Michigan man all the way - tough as nails and grinds
Future outlook - Micic - Stud - National finalist and favorite to be in the finals if not win it
141 - Mattin - Loss by Decision - Had the lead for awhile but lost it late
Future outlook - Mattin is our best option and will be fine but not great for us here
149 - Storr - Loss by Decision - Storr is good but Sasso is a NC contender
Future outlook - Storr is an AA candidate
157 - Lewan - Won by decision - Always wrestles to the level of competitor
Future outlook - Lewan is an AA contender
165 - Amine - Loss by decision - Freshmen lose close matches at times. He will grow and learn
Future outlook - Just like his brother as an early stage this Amine has a chance to grow and get better as well
174 - Massa - Win by major - Dominated the entire match
Future outlook - Possible national finalist -AA candidate
184 - Embree - Loss by major - This one was UGLY - Never lived up to hype so far - injuries
Future outlook - Probably our only option at this point with Amine going up to 197 - not going to be good.
197 - Amine - Win by decision - Injured and just coming back
Future outlook - He will be fine and a possible finalist at 197lb or 184lbs
Hwt - Parris - Win by Tech - Yes a Hwt tech fall!!
Future outlook - My goodness he is good and still might not win a national championship becuase there is a guy in Minnesota who may be the best Hwt. in the world. Parris may be a top 5-10 Hwt worldwide.
February 12th, 2021 at 11:08 PM ^
I wrestled against Embrees Dad back in HS, was really hoping his kid would have more of an impact.
February 12th, 2021 at 10:23 PM ^
Bah... this whole "organized strictures of wrestling, using weight classes and rules" and all that is boring...
Why not have the strongest wrestler from each school just thrown into single conference cage-match event... last man standing wins?
Barring that, we could get some other variations: Iowa's biggest cord-fed ugly against 3 jet-pack gnomes from Maryland? Or Pat Fitzgerald vs Greg Schiano? Or some school ADs fighting over a stack of cash?
Golden opportunities for BTN and conference revenue!
February 12th, 2021 at 10:44 PM ^
Actually, I was really into this old style mano-a-mano slugfest. The referee did a good job calling stalemates to keep it more interesting.
February 12th, 2021 at 10:44 PM ^
Actually, I was really into this old style mano-a-mano slugfest. The referee did a good job calling stalemates to keep it more interesting.
February 13th, 2021 at 8:59 AM ^
In dubitably!
Wrigley's.
February 13th, 2021 at 12:05 PM ^
Indubitably too.
February 12th, 2021 at 11:06 PM ^
That was great to watch. Teams highly motivated, tight all the way, back and forth, great individual matches. About as good as it gets.
February 13th, 2021 at 12:27 AM ^
Wrestling on MGoBlog. Nice change of pace. As a former HS wrestler, I like this much more than the women’s Bball talk.
Sorry Ace!
February 13th, 2021 at 10:26 AM ^
I'm with you. I have no interest in women's basketball. I know, I'm supposed to in this day and age, but I don't and won't ever. I wrestled all 4 years of HS and then in the marines. Then moved to MMA and BJJ. I love the combat sports and want to see more coverage of wrestling here.
February 13th, 2021 at 12:56 PM ^
I don't think anyone is "supposed" to be into it, it's just a good thing when different sports get coverage for the people that are into it. I'm not a wrestling fan but it's neat to see these recaps as well!
February 14th, 2021 at 8:30 AM ^
As a former high school wrestler I found this even and thread to be very worthwhile.
I also like WBB because they actually pass the the ball, run plays and demonstrate more frequently that they play as a team.
February 13th, 2021 at 2:01 AM ^
Didn't think Michigan would pull it off at the end. Came down to riding time for the win, Really tough match at the end. The announcers mentioned over and over how we hadn't beaten osu at home since 2007, which was really depressing so they at least reversed that. Also got it done without a couple starters. My son is a hs wrestler right now here in Ohio, his training partner had offers from thirty some schools. Came down to Cornell and Michigan, he ultimately picked Cornell. Bummer for us being huge Michigan fans cuz the kid is really freaking good. Great win tonight!! GO BLUE
February 13th, 2021 at 4:18 PM ^
I’ve never seen a college wrestler look like a fish. Parris definitely made Orndorff look like a first-time wrestler/fish. Unbelievably dominant.