I really enjoyed the “Joseph will be a 4 timer” era

[ExBSUfan 23]

I really did enjoy Joseph working towards 4 titles, but hats off to Lewis.

Edited March 24 by ExBSUfan

[SamStall365247 31]

Hated that era. 

[portajohn 64]

To be fair a lot of PSU fans thought it was a strange era. Didnt feel quite right

[MadMardigain 919]

Everyone already called him the worst 2x champ ever so he’s just living up to it to satisfy the masses. 

[russelscout 659]

Junior year is a tough one to get for a lot of all time greats.

[WrestleNJ 10]

Would have been strange to be a 3x NCAA Champ while having 0 Big 10 Titles. Didn't feel right because he would squeak by some of his opponents. I feel the same way about Mark Hall. 

[buckshot1969 331]

I'll be really interested to see if he bounces back. He seemed to lack the fire a bit this year compared to his sophomore year when he was a total stud. 

[cjc007 419]

I'll be really interested to see if he bounces back. He seemed to lack the fire a bit this year compared to his sophomore year when he was a total stud. 

Maybe, just maybe, Carl is burning his guys out with folkstyle. Where was Joseph, Hall, Zain, or Bo at the US Open?

 

They basically skipped a year because they have the greatest room in the world and really are just better than everyone else.

 

Too bad they didn't tell Lewis he wasting his time winning a Junior World Gold Medal.

 

 

 

 

 

Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk

 

 

 

[KTG119 727]

29 minutes ago, russelscout said:

Junior year is a tough one to get for a lot of all time greats.

No doubt. Ed Banach, Tim Krieger, Terry Brands, Kerry McCoy, Lincoln McIlravy, Brent Metcalf, David Taylor, etc. can he do like all these guys and get another title as a senior?

[russelscout 659]

5 minutes ago, KTG119 said:

No doubt. Ed Banach, Tim Krieger, Terry Brands, Kerry McCoy, Lincoln McIlravy, Brent Metcalf, David Taylor, etc. can he do like all these guys and get another title as a senior?

Going to be tough at 165. This remains a bear of a weight.

[wrestlingnerd 2,166]

2 minutes ago, KTG119 said:

No doubt. Ed Banach, Tim Krieger, Terry Brands, Kerry McCoy, Lincoln McIlravy, Brent Metcalf, David Taylor, etc. can he do like all these guys and get another title as a senior?

Anything can happen, but how the hell is he going to beat Mekhi? Cenzo threw everything he had at him and Mekhi smacked everything down with shocking conviction. It was incredibly dominant and unbelievable at the same time. Maybe Cenzo gets lucky and someone (Marinelli?) takes Mekhi out for him, but if they meet in the finals next year, I don't see what Cenzo's game plan is going to be.

[jchapman 601]

1 hour ago, MadMardigain said:

Everyone already called him the worst 2x champ ever so he’s just living up to it to satisfy the masses. 

Not everyone, I called Tony Nelson the worst 2Xer.

[Crotalus 180]

6 hours ago, jchapman said:

Not everyone, I called Tony Nelson the worst 2Xer.

I thought everyone call Dean Heil the worst 2Xer.

[Crotalus 180]

7 hours ago, wrestlingnerd said:

Anything can happen, but how the hell is he going to beat Mekhi? Cenzo threw everything he had at him and Mekhi smacked everything down with shocking conviction. It was incredibly dominant and unbelievable at the same time. Maybe Cenzo gets lucky and someone (Marinelli?) takes Mekhi out for him, but if they meet in the finals next year, I don't see what Cenzo's game plan is going to be.

It still remains to be seen whether Mekhi has developed through the season into an unstoppable force, or if he had one of those miraculous tournament runs. History tells us that freshman champs usually hit some bumps in the road. As fun as he is to watch, I'm hoping he doesn't.

[TBar1977 2,838]

7 hours ago, wrestlingnerd said:

Anything can happen, but how the hell is he going to beat Mekhi? Cenzo threw everything he had at him and Mekhi smacked everything down with shocking conviction. It was incredibly dominant and unbelievable at the same time. Maybe Cenzo gets lucky and someone (Marinelli?) takes Mekhi out for him, but if they meet in the finals next year, I don't see what Cenzo's game plan is going to be.

A good start would be to never get cradled from the bottom position like he did. That was shocking to see a 2x champion have that cradle slapped on him there. Cenzo is no better than anyone else when he has to overcome a major deficit against a top notch wrestler. Everyone looks bad in that situation. So don't get down by 4-0 or 6-0(M<arinelli Loss) because you can't come back from such a big hole against wrestlers that good. 

[Plasmodium 944]

I say hats off to Joseph. Great wrestler who(usually) brings it when it counts.   

Before 157, they showed some of the PSU reactions to Berger's crazy antics.  All douchey - except Joseph's.  His was was comic genius.

[BigTimeFan 833]

I agree with Plas on the social media point. 

Regardjng Cenzo and 2xer status, well, he had never beaten Marinelli and had never won an Big Ten title so his reign had weak foundations to say the least. The way he lost in Big Tens show some pretty big holes in his game. 

[Cradle1 113]

2 hours ago, Crotalus said:

I thought everyone call Dean Heil the worst 2Xer.

Dean Heil lost once in two years in a very deep weight.

[Cradle1 113]

7 minutes ago, Plasmodium said:

I say hats off to Joseph. Great wrestler who(usually) brings it when it counts.   

Before 157, they showed some of the PSU reactions to Berger's crazy antics.  All douchey - except Joseph's.  His was was comic genius.

I missed that.  What did he say?

[Plasmodium 944]

It was a tweet.  Imagine Borat saying "Crazy Crazy", now substitute "Corny Corny"  :)

[wrestlingnerd 2,166]

2 hours ago, Crotalus said:

It still remains to be seen whether Mekhi has developed through the season into an unstoppable force, or if he had one of those miraculous tournament runs. History tells us that freshman champs usually hit some bumps in the road. As fun as he is to watch, I'm hoping he doesn't.

That’s both fair and accurate. I just didn’t see a threat the whole match. Rather, an unexpectedly brutal matchup for the 2x champ. Maybe that single, for a second or two, but Lewis defended it with ease like he could do it constantly. Lewis is too positionally sound to inside trip. Cenzo is not a great mat wrestler. So what’s left?

Edited March 24 by wrestlingnerd

[WillieBoy 553]

I was hoping he would win. Surprised at how he lost this one. Figure he and his coaches will come back next year and he'll get a third title with a good game plan.

[Housebuye 1,512]

Man I feel bad for Cenzo. That had to sting last night. He is going to be a beast next season. That will light a fire under him. 

 

[panewbie1 8]

11 hours ago, wrestlingnerd said:

Anything can happen, but how the hell is he going to beat Mekhi? Cenzo threw everything he had at him and Mekhi smacked everything down with shocking conviction. It was incredibly dominant and unbelievable at the same time. Maybe Cenzo gets lucky and someone (Marinelli?) takes Mekhi out for him, but if they meet in the finals next year, I don't see what Cenzo's game plan is going to be.

Find video of his losses to Isaiah White (CK), Connor Flynn (dual) and Chance Marsteller (RS year at Scuffle). Review those and his loss in the finals and develop a plan. That sounds like as good a place as any to start.

[pamela 828]

4 hours ago, Crotalus said:

It still remains to be seen whether Mekhi has developed through the season into an unstoppable force, or if he had one of those miraculous tournament runs. History tells us that freshman champs usually hit some bumps in the road. As fun as he is to watch, I'm hoping he doesn't.

That’s a good point. From here on out Mekhi will be scouted and gameplanned so we’ll see how he evolves and continues to improve.