TBar1977 3,823 Report post Posted January 8, 2020 Not posted because this is going to be a close compelling dual, that isn't likely given wrestlestat has only one Illinois wrestler winning. Posted rather because it is still worth watching to see where PSU is at as a team. I actually think there are maybe four or five matches where PSU can win by bonus, or if this were in Champaign they could get upset. 125 Meredith vs Justin Cardani I think this could actually go to Cardani. Wrestlestat has Meredith favored mainly off his win over Colaiocco, but that's one win. Cardani is a good wrestler himself and if they start at 125 he could get Illinois off on the right foot. 133 RBY vs Travis Piotrowski Beginning of the year I think RBY wins by 10, but Travis P. is vastly improved and his 2 losses are 5-3 to Mickey Phillippi and 10-4 to Austin Desanto. His wins are not by large margins, but he is staying close in those two losses. I want to see RBY equal Desanto's margin of victory. This match is in Rec Hall, home turf. I want to see a match against a wrestler of this caliber where RBY leaves no doubt as to the outcome. 141 Nick Lee vs Dylan Duncan Duncan is another stingy defensive wrestler. Doesn't give up a lot even to better wrestlers. His only bonus loss on the year was by 10 points to Luke Pletcher. I want to see Nick Lee at his best. That means pushing the pace and loads of takedowns and some punishing top game. 149 Verkleeren or Gardener vs Jodah Just want to see 7 minutes of effort 157 Brady Berge vs Eric Barone Barone is a good wrestler, but I think a guy with Brady Berge's skill can wijn by 3 or 4 takedown margin. 7 minutes of effort. 165 Cenzo vs Danny Braunagel Danny was close with David McFadden, and like his brother he is a classic tough wrestler. Cenzo hasn't wrestled in a while so he is well rested. Braunagel is the young guy trying to make a name. Like a lot of these matches where PSU has a highly ranked guy and Illinois has a good but somewhat lower ranked guy, will the PSU wrestler be able to push for bonus? 174 Mark Hall vs Joey Gunther If Mark wants to win big then that's probably how its going to be. Often we see Mark wrestle a dominating style, but not get bonus. 184 Aaron Brooks vs Zach Braunagel Athleticism vs Brawler. I see this going Aaron's way. He's just too quick and too explosive, and also finishes clean. 197 The Return of Shak vs Wrobleski Unless Shak is knocking off rust, he wins big. Hwt. Seth Nevills vs Luke Luffman Calling the upset here. In his Rec Hall debut, Seth over Mighty Luke Luffman! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ionel 1,324 Report post Posted January 8, 2020 (edited) Illinois (3-1) vs #2 Penn State (3-1) Date: Jan. 10 | Time: 7 PM ET | Where: Bloomington, IN Broadcast Info: WATCH LIVE HERE Someone should inform Carl that the dual meet will be in Bloomington, IN according to Flo. I suspect at least one of the three (Illinois, PSU, Flo) fail to show. Edited January 8, 2020 by ionel 1 2 TBar1977, tommytechnique and jon reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bnwtwg 479 Report post Posted January 9, 2020 I have a bad feeling this is going to be an 0-10 slaughter. It's been a rough couple years to be an Illinois fan. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brickhousey 120 Report post Posted January 9, 2020 I have a bad feeling this is going to be an 0-10 slaughter. It's been a rough couple years to be an Illinois fan.I’ve never understood it, they are in a wrestling hotbed tooSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 MikePorcelli reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bnwtwg 479 Report post Posted January 9, 2020 They should have hired Bormet when he was still in Naperville instead of rewarding Hef for being Johnson's COO all those years 1 Big Nasty reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gantry 1,675 Report post Posted January 10, 2020 I'm not sure Bormet wanted the Illinois job, Michigan was his alma mater and that's likely one of the few places that would take him away from Overtime. Though admittedly I'm just guessing... 1 bnwtwg reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bnwtwg 479 Report post Posted January 10, 2020 @Gantry That doesn't help my narrative therefore I strongly disagree 1 ConnorsDad reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drag it 270 Report post Posted January 10, 2020 23 hours ago, brickhousey said: I’ve never understood it, they are in a wrestling hotbed too Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yeah this school in theory should be a sleeping giant if they could do what PSU and tOSU did and keep their great talent home. Rutgers has started doing it but Illinois never really has. Maybe Poeta can help as a local guy. Perry had CA recruits but strangely even with his charisma and energy he didn't make great Illinois inroads. For some reason though it's been a big problem in all sports. U of I would be perennial basketball top five with a proper share of Chicago talent staying home and top ten in football with suburban talent. For some reason other than a few years in basketball it just hasn't happened. Maybe if campus was closer to Chicago (2-3.5 hours depending on what part of the area you are from) that would help. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ptz305 145 Report post Posted January 10, 2020 Central Illinois is pretty far from Chicagoland both in distance and in lifestyle. Also, I could be wrong, but I believe their facilities have not been updated in quite some time. Poeta is a step in the right direction though. 2 Big Nasty and Relentless125 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pamela 1,334 Report post Posted January 10, 2020 24 minutes ago, drag it said: Yeah this school in theory should be a sleeping giant if they could do what PSU and tOSU did and keep their great talent home. Rutgers has started doing it but Illinois never really has. Maybe Poeta can help as a local guy. Perry had CA recruits but strangely even with his charisma and energy he didn't make great Illinois inroads. For some reason though it's been a big problem in all sports. U of I would be perennial basketball top five with a proper share of Chicago talent staying home and top ten in football with suburban talent. For some reason other than a few years in basketball it just hasn't happened. Maybe if campus was closer to Chicago (2-3.5 hours depending on what part of the area you are from) that would help. I agree about keeping all the great IL wrestling talent at home, but basketball is different animal. With the elite basketball kids it’s less about which Chicago area HS they go to and more about their AAU ties, and the relationship different programs (and shoe companies) have with those teams and their coaches. I think that’s one of the things Ron Coleman brings to the table, but he’s only been there for like two seasons and elite AAU teams often bring in kids from all around the country anyway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBar1977 3,823 Report post Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) Clabaugh at 133 Bo Pipher at 157 Connor Kraezig 165 Hall, Brooks, Shak Rasheed will debut for the year and Seth Nevills will make his career debut. No RBY, Berge or Cenzo. Edited January 11, 2020 by TBar1977 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ionel 1,324 Report post Posted January 11, 2020 It'd really be nice if the Penn St announcer could calm down & not start yelling when he gets excited. Why can't we have Willie, the Chattanooga Kid or just a plain old PSU undergrad to call the match! 1 portajohn reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBar1977 3,823 Report post Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) Illinois won by DEC at 125, then by Piotrowski FALL over Clabaugh at 133. 0-9 ILL leads Nick Lee majors Dylan Duncan 13-5 and 4-9 ILL leads Verkleeren wins 6-2 over Jodah and 7-9 ILL leads Edited January 11, 2020 by TBar1977 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZ_wrestling 106 Report post Posted January 11, 2020 Meredith is a huge hole for Penn St. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mokoma 272 Report post Posted January 11, 2020 Anyone see the review / challenge Illinois called against Verkleeran? Sure looked illegal to me but I’d like to see it again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBar1977 3,823 Report post Posted January 11, 2020 10 minutes ago, AZ_wrestling said: Meredith is a huge hole for Penn St. Not sure how he could score anything at NCAA even if he qualifies if he can't get out from bottom against and keep keep freshman Cardani off his ankles. 1 AZ_wrestling reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mokoma 272 Report post Posted January 11, 2020 He did not look good tonight that’s for sure but he looked awesome against Penn! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBar1977 3,823 Report post Posted January 11, 2020 Apparantly Cael Sanderson said they are trying to get Berge as healthy as possible "for March" but not sure how much we'll see from him before then. So a lot of Bo Pipher until then. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBar1977 3,823 Report post Posted January 11, 2020 Barone over Pipher 5-2. ILL leads now by 12-7. Kraezig will go at 165 against Danny Braunagel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ionel 1,324 Report post Posted January 11, 2020 Can we all just agree that Illinois won the first half of the dual, let's see if Penn St is able to squeak out a tie by winning the second half. ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mokoma 272 Report post Posted January 11, 2020 Just now, ionel said: Can we all just agree that Illinois won the first half of the dual, let's see if Penn St is able to squeak out a tie by winning the second half. ;) I would say Illinois has a great shot to win. They can potentially win 165 and 285. That would make a lot of bonus needed out of Hall, Brooks and Rasheed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pamela 1,334 Report post Posted January 11, 2020 RBY flu? What’s up with Cenzo? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
portajohn 139 Report post Posted January 11, 2020 36 minutes ago, ionel said: It'd really be nice if the Penn St announcer could calm down & not start yelling when he gets excited. Why can't we have Willie, the Chattanooga Kid or just a plain old PSU undergrad to call the match! HaHa! Jeff Byers is the best. On other TV broadcasts I'll mute out the big ten or espn commentators and sync Byers over the radio feed. Also, Illinois might squeak this out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mokoma 272 Report post Posted January 11, 2020 Northwestern is going to smoke this lineup if something doesn’t change for Sunday.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBar1977 3,823 Report post Posted January 11, 2020 I think we are in for a very weird dual season. The announcer at Iowa vs Indiana was talking about Spencer Lee not wanting to risk injury wrestling Pat Glory. I think PSU is in this same situation. One more injury and forgetaboutit. They are also resting guys. Iowa should rest guys because, frankly, this could be in the bag already if they just don't have any injuries. 1 jon reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
