vsnej 197 Report post Posted January 17, 2020 ...According To Fans I have been to Lehigh and RU - not the other 3 out of the listed top five. LU is great, intimate and not a bad view anywhere. RU/RAC is one of the loudest arenas around and awesome atmosphere. Rutgers hosts Cornell tonight and will also unveil championship banners for Anthony Ashnault and Nick Suriano - the RAC will be rocking! https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/article/2019-09-30/5-best-places-watch-college-wrestling-according-fans?utm_campaign=links-bundle-asset 1 red blades reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IronChef 1,073 Report post Posted January 17, 2020 The atmosphere at Rec Hall may be great, but the experience is less so. Hard bleachers with no backs, and your seat is delineated by two painted lines that aren't nearly far enough apart. 1 Perry reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ionel 2,436 Report post Posted January 17, 2020 42 minutes ago, vsnej said: ...According To Fans I have been to Lehigh and RU - not the other 3 out of the listed top five. LU is great, intimate and not a bad view anywhere. RU/RAC is one of the loudest arenas around and awesome atmosphere. Rutgers hosts Cornell tonight and will also unveil championship banners for Anthony Ashnault and Nick Suriano - the RAC will be rocking! https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/article/2019-09-30/5-best-places-watch-college-wrestling-according-fans?utm_campaign=links-bundle-asset Was not at all impressed with RU/RAC as a place to watch wrestling. :( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TobusRex 2,107 Report post Posted January 17, 2020 Why isn't my living room listed? It's clearly #1. 2 Jaysus and RealAmericanHero reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RealAmericanHero 127 Report post Posted January 17, 2020 8 minutes ago, TobusRex said: Why isn't my living room listed? It's clearly #1. Entered this thread to post that my living is, in fact, the NUMBER ONE location to watch duals. 1 TobusRex reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vsnej 197 Report post Posted January 17, 2020 Tobus & Hero - your "arenas" score low on seating capacity :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TobusRex 2,107 Report post Posted January 17, 2020 39 minutes ago, vsnej said: Tobus & Hero - your "arenas" score low on seating capacity :-) Not if by "capacity" you mean "how much weight it holds". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SetonHallPirate 988 Report post Posted January 17, 2020 Clearly, none of you have ever been to the Holshouser Building at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds. 2 xander and Wolfpack05 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnG 10 Report post Posted January 17, 2020 2 hours ago, SetonHallPirate said: Clearly, none of you have ever been to the Holshouser Building at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds. The atmosphere for that 2016 dual win over Missouri was unbelievable. Best atmosphere I've ever experienced. I was legit worried the riser I was sitting on was going to collapse at one point. 2 Wolfpack05 and SetonHallPirate reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfpack05 13 Report post Posted January 17, 2020 3 minutes ago, JohnG said: The atmosphere for that 2016 dual win over Missouri was unbelievable. Best atmosphere I've ever experienced. I was legit worried the riser I was sitting on was going to collapse at one point. The dual against Virginia Tech was great as well. It’s probably not going to happen but it would be fun to wrestle one dual a year in that building. 1 JohnG reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrestlingphish 1,011 Report post Posted January 17, 2020 I'll be watching NCAAs from Cabo this year and I'm not necessarily mad about it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WillieBoy 713 Report post Posted January 18, 2020 https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/article/2019-10-27/battle-midway-results-photos-analysis-wrestling-showcase Don't think anyone's couch can compete with the US Navy venue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohammer 65 Report post Posted January 18, 2020 No love for the West gym at UNI Booooooo! and now add to it a BA team! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pamela 1,334 Report post Posted January 18, 2020 Would love to catch a NU dual at the new Welsh-Ryan Arena. I remember seeing Iowa @ NU at the old gym and some visiting fans being like, “*this* is where they wrestle?” Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sstern 190 Report post Posted January 18, 2020 Simply from a layout/size standpoint Ohio State’s Covelli Center is pretty fantastic. No bad seats. All angled to the center. No obstructions. Fans are very close, which may also be the one drawback: it needs a little more room mat side for the wrestlers safety since the mat is elevated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D3 for LU 58 Report post Posted January 18, 2020 ... I would "object" to that BIG GUY w/ the shaved head, full beard, and the sleeve tats, that comes on and hollers at the crowd in between matches at that Cannoli Ctr. BUT, I'm afraid he would beat the $*h*!*t of moi! {:-0 D3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sstern 190 Report post Posted January 19, 2020 21 hours ago, D3 for LU said: ... I would "object" to that BIG GUY w/ the shaved head, full beard, and the sleeve tats, that comes on and hollers at the crowd in between matches at that Cannoli Ctr. BUT, I'm afraid he would beat the $*h*!*t of moi! {:-0 D3 And wears his street shoes when he walks across the mat meant for the athletes. That has always pissed me off, even — or especially — when coaches do it. I ignore him but the interesting part of the intros is what music each athlete picks. Pletcher comes in to something by Garth Brooks that is the least “psych up” music I have heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
witwhiz 45 Report post Posted January 19, 2020 (edited) D3, speaking of announcers, I find it really annoying, unoriginal and bush league the way Lehigh's announcer elongates each Lehigh wrestler's name when he introduces him at the time of his bout. Something you'd expect at a "pro" wrestling match. Edited January 19, 2020 by witwhiz Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gimpeltf 2,045 Report post Posted January 19, 2020 15 minutes ago, witwhiz said: D3, speaking of announcers, I find it really annoying, unoriginal and bush league the way Lehigh's announcer elongates each Lehigh wrestler's name when he introduces him at the time of his bout. Something you'd expect at a "pro" wrestling match. I hadn't noticed that he did that before last night. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
witwhiz 45 Report post Posted January 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, gimpeltf said: I hadn't noticed that he did that before last night. He'd done it before but it may be of somewhat recent vintage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
