@adamtirapelle Unbelievable job by Shane and Trent. Every young wrestler should just watch to listen how Trent talks about the sport! Shane is Shane and you can hear his passion for it every time he is on the mic. Well done by both and possibly one of my best NCAA experiences because of them.
@bmeredith001 There are traditional wresting styles all around the world like sumo in Japan that involve no mat wrestling. America’s folkstyle does and should involve mat wrestling!
@bmeredith001 Worst part of freestyle. Need 3 officials and still can’t figure out why one wrestler scored instead of the other and I have been involved in wrestling for 34 years.
@TheReattack Does NCAA wrestling viewership get a bump if it is not on the same weekend as the first week of NCAA basketball? Not to mention UFC had a huge fight pulling fans in the correct demographic the night of the finals. Needs to be moved up at least a week IMO.
@adamtirapelle Agreed. I have started teaching the deep waist crotch lift like Alirez used in the finals as the go to mat return from rear standing. Seems like it is an easier lift for HS wrestlers and can force people out of bounds w/out a call. Jacob Warner used it a ton last year.
@adamtirapelle Do you think traditional stand ups are leaving guys too vulnerable to easy redrops by the top guy? Also lots of guys being pushed out of bounds by the top guy and then riding time accumulating. Would you like to see a rule change for more stallings on top?
@jjohnke@jwasserburger1 2/2 The place I think it is important to have separate seasons is middle school level. It needs to be opposite girls basketball to get more girls to try it and grow the sport.
@jjohnke@jwasserburger1 1/2 Being in South Dakota this year and having girls events, it works great to have the high school girls/boys events. Often our girls were with our varsity boys so girls get the same coaching and officiating. Tournaments do run longer due to more matches, but it works.
@danielpconrad @keepmoremoney@GoGreenWrestle So are people flocking to watch freestyle? World team/Olympic trials are often in front of small crowds while NCAAs are massively popular. Don’t think it is a freestyle vs folk style issue.
@LEHSWrestling@DPSBreakdowns The Penn guy could not get to the line fast enough and last ditch effort to get off the mat without getting scored on should be rewarded?
@danorlovsky7 Illegal man down field did not get called. Although meaningless on this play because of the INT but center is beyond all but one eligible receiver.