D3UC157 97 Report post Posted February 19, 2019 Any reason this match doesn’t go down on Friday? Who ya got to win? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qc8223 327 Report post Posted February 19, 2019 I think the key position is McKenna's left handed head inside single. Yianni sits the corner better than anybody in the game, but McKenna is usually a pretty efficient finisher. If he finishes there, I think he wins. If he struggles there, I think Yianni has more paths to victory in the other facets. 1 steamboat_charlie v2 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LordNelson 533 Report post Posted February 19, 2019 The fans, for once Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 HurricaneWrestling2 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBar1977 3,749 Report post Posted February 19, 2019 Yianni. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CTMopar 14 Report post Posted February 19, 2019 Mr. McKenna...Controls the 1st period then dominates the rest of the match!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OBXWrestler 92 Report post Posted February 19, 2019 Yianni D. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrestlingnerd 2,585 Report post Posted February 19, 2019 Yianni comfortably. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
de4856 359 Report post Posted February 19, 2019 Well after seeing Joey Mac gas badly against Nick Lee, I am a little hesitant to pick Joey Mac in this bout. But hopefully if this bout does occur, I hope to see a lot of fireworks. But I could very well seeing the match play out almost like the Joey Mac/Nick Lee match did. I can very well seeJoey Mac jumping out to a lead, but Yanni comes back to win in the end. So basically while he's fresh Joey will get in and finish, but as the match wears on, Joey's shots will be a little less crisp which will allow Yanni to counter and score on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
klehner 385 Report post Posted February 19, 2019 14 minutes ago, de4856 said: Well after seeing Joey Mac gas badly against Nick Lee, I am a little hesitant to pick Joey Mac in this bout. But hopefully if this bout does occur, I hope to see a lot of fireworks. But I could very well seeing the match play out almost like the Joey Mac/Nick Lee match did. I can very well seeJoey Mac jumping out to a lead, but Yanni comes back to win in the end. So basically while he's fresh Joey will get in and finish, but as the match wears on, Joey's shots will be a little less crisp which will allow Yanni to counter and score on. I could be wrong, but I don't think anyone has finished a shot on Yianni this season. He gave up one takedown on one of his shots (against Lehigh), but I *think* that's it. Just sayin'. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buckshot1969 445 Report post Posted February 19, 2019 If Yanni doesn’t wrestle he gets the #1 seed at NCAAs, I’m jaded enough this year to assume he’ll be “injured” Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katie 723 Report post Posted February 19, 2019 3 hours ago, buckshot1969 said: If Yanni doesn’t wrestle he gets the #1 seed at NCAAs, I’m jaded enough this year to assume he’ll be “injured” I think that’s right. Yianni has nothing to gain by suiting up against McKenna. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sublime607 112 Report post Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, buckshot1969 said: If Yanni doesn’t wrestle he gets the #1 seed at NCAAs, I’m jaded enough this year to assume he’ll be “injured” It’s just not Koll style to play for seed when he’s been a big proponent for trying to help grow the sport. Unless serious injury he will give the fans what they want to see. Edited February 19, 2019 by Sublime607 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LordNelson 533 Report post Posted February 19, 2019 With Koll it's pretty simple, if Yianni is good to go, he'll go. If he is dinged, he won't. He's never wavered in that philosophy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Plasmodium 1,566 Report post Posted February 19, 2019 Everyone is dinged up, so......... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steamboat_charlie v2 939 Report post Posted February 19, 2019 Is the 1 seed really that much better than the 2 seed at 141 this year? If Yianni gets the 1 seed, he matches up in the semis against the only guy that's ever beaten him in college. I know Yianni won the last 2 of 3 matchups, but Eierman is no walk in the park. I would think Yianni would be confident enough that even if he drops a close one to McKenna here, that gives him 3 weeks to make adjustments. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sublime607 112 Report post Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) 19 minutes ago, steamboat_charlie v2 said: Is the 1 seed really that much better than the 2 seed at 141 this year? If Yianni gets the 1 seed, he matches up in the semis against the only guy that's ever beaten him in college. I know Yianni won the last 2 of 3 matchups, but Eierman is no walk in the park. I would think Yianni would be confident enough that even if he drops a close one to McKenna here, that gives him 3 weeks to make adjustments. Plus Cornell has a slim chance to win the duel and needs those points at 141 and a couple of swing matches to do it. Edited February 19, 2019 by Sublime607 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steamboat_charlie v2 939 Report post Posted February 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, Sublime607 said: Plus Cornell has a slim chance to win the duel and needs those points at 141 and a couple of swing matches to do it. I'd say it's far more than a slim chance, and it's Ohio State traveling to Ithaca this time around. 125) Arujau tf. Heinselman 5-0 Cornell 133) Pletcher dec. Tucker 5-3 Cornell -- could easily go the other way. Will be a 1 point match. 141) Yianni dec. McKenna 8-3 Cornell -- could easily go the other way. 149) Jordan tf. Furnas 8-8 -- Jordan pinned him last time around 157) Hayes dec. Santoro 11-8 Ohio State 165) Berreyesa dec. Campbell/Romero 11-11 -- have a hunch they send out Romero who probably doesn't get the W. 174) Womack dec. Smith 14-11 Cornell 184) Martin dec. Dean 14-14 -- Bonus will be tough to get in a dual setting. 197) Moore dec. Honis 17-14 Ohio State -- Honis is legit. Moore struggled with him at Vegas and at U23 trials. 285) Singletary dec. Sweany 20-14 Ohio State -- far from a sure thing. Could see this going either way. It's an extremely close matchup. I could see Cornell reversing the results at 133, 197, or heavy. Then again, if Pletcher and McKenna both win, the dual could get out of reach before halftime. 1 skikayaker reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sublime607 112 Report post Posted February 19, 2019 7 minutes ago, steamboat_charlie v2 said: I'd say it's far more than a slim chance, and it's Ohio State traveling to Ithaca this time around. 125) Arujau tf. Heinselman 5-0 Cornell 133) Pletcher dec. Tucker 5-3 Cornell -- could easily go the other way. Will be a 1 point match. 141) Yianni dec. McKenna 8-3 Cornell -- could easily go the other way. 149) Jordan tf. Furnas 8-8 -- Jordan pinned him last time around 157) Hayes dec. Santoro 11-8 Ohio State 165) Berreyesa dec. Campbell/Romero 11-11 -- have a hunch they send out Romero who probably doesn't get the W. 174) Womack dec. Smith 14-11 Cornell 184) Martin dec. Dean 14-14 -- Bonus will be tough to get in a dual setting. 197) Moore dec. Honis 17-14 Ohio State -- Honis is legit. Moore struggled with him at Vegas and at U23 trials. 285) Singletary dec. Sweany 20-14 Ohio State -- far from a sure thing. Could see this going either way. It's an extremely close matchup. I could see Cornell reversing the results at 133, 197, or heavy. Then again, if Pletcher and McKenna both win, the dual could get out of reach before halftime. I’m a Cornell homer but always try to be subjective we need more things to go our way than they do. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
klehner 385 Report post Posted February 19, 2019 10 minutes ago, steamboat_charlie v2 said: I'd say it's far more than a slim chance, and it's Ohio State traveling to Ithaca this time around. 125) Arujau tf. Heinselman 5-0 Cornell 133) Pletcher dec. Tucker 5-3 Cornell -- could easily go the other way. Will be a 1 point match. 141) Yianni dec. McKenna 8-3 Cornell -- could easily go the other way. 149) Jordan tf. Furnas 8-8 -- Jordan pinned him last time around 157) Hayes dec. Santoro 11-8 Ohio State 165) Berreyesa dec. Campbell/Romero 11-11 -- have a hunch they send out Romero who probably doesn't get the W. 174) Womack dec. Smith 14-11 Cornell 184) Martin dec. Dean 14-14 -- Bonus will be tough to get in a dual setting. 197) Moore dec. Honis 17-14 Ohio State -- Honis is legit. Moore struggled with him at Vegas and at U23 trials. 285) Singletary dec. Sweany 20-14 Ohio State -- far from a sure thing. Could see this going either way. It's an extremely close matchup. I could see Cornell reversing the results at 133, 197, or heavy. Then again, if Pletcher and McKenna both win, the dual could get out of reach before halftime. Count on a random choice start, so who knows where halftime will be. In fact, I don't think Cornell does an intermission very often (at all?). But your point is still well-taken. Too many iffy matches to have a chance at calling this one. Each team could score anywhere within a 15 point range. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Housebuye 2,060 Report post Posted February 19, 2019 Yianni posted on Instagram about looking forward to it. He isn’t sitting unless he gets injured this week Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NJDan 561 Report post Posted February 19, 2019 Have Yianni and McKenna met before-- perhaps in freestyle? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katie 723 Report post Posted February 19, 2019 9 minutes ago, NJDan said: Have Yianni and McKenna met before-- perhaps in freestyle? Not in NCAA wrestling. Don’t know about freestyle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
randyfoxwell 55 Report post Posted February 19, 2019 2 hours ago, steamboat_charlie v2 said: I'd say it's far more than a slim chance, and it's Ohio State traveling to Ithaca this time around. 125) Arujau tf. Heinselman 5-0 Cornell 133) Pletcher dec. Tucker 5-3 Cornell -- could easily go the other way. Will be a 1 point match. 141) Yianni dec. McKenna 8-3 Cornell -- could easily go the other way. 149) Jordan tf. Furnas 8-8 -- Jordan pinned him last time around 157) Hayes dec. Santoro 11-8 Ohio State 165) Berreyesa dec. Campbell/Romero 11-11 -- have a hunch they send out Romero who probably doesn't get the W. 174) Womack dec. Smith 14-11 Cornell 184) Martin dec. Dean 14-14 -- Bonus will be tough to get in a dual setting. 197) Moore dec. Honis 17-14 Ohio State -- Honis is legit. Moore struggled with him at Vegas and at U23 trials. 285) Singletary dec. Sweany 20-14 Ohio State -- far from a sure thing. Could see this going either way. It's an extremely close matchup. I could see Cornell reversing the results at 133, 197, or heavy. Then again, if Pletcher and McKenna both win, the dual could get out of reach before halftime. I could also see smith getting a win Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steamboat_charlie v2 939 Report post Posted February 19, 2019 1 minute ago, randyfoxwell said: I could also see smith getting a win If Smith can put together a complete match he has a chance. Expect the experience on Womack's side will be the difference. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sublime607 112 Report post Posted February 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Katie said: Not in NCAA wrestling. Don’t know about freestyle. I’m almost positive this will be the first time they have met competitively enough of age gap and Yianni has been hurt last few off seasons Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites