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[SaintsFAN]

Speaking of Spring Break, a group of us just reserved our rooms for Put in Bay for the first weekend of June....from what I hear, this is an adult spring break...never been before.

Thoughts?

BTW, M&L....you better set aside some bail money for everyone if Lawless is in charge of anything besides what flavor beer to get in the keg, ..

[cave2bens]

Speaking of Spring Break, a group of us just reserved our rooms for Put in Bay for the first weekend of June....from what I hear, this is an adult spring break...never been before.

Thoughts?

No experience during the first week of June, much less lately, but back a few decades, it was "wild as h*ll" on both Memorial and Labor Day weekends as were the boat rides from Locust Point and Catawba/Marblehead.  Trips back dominated by chum slicks.  Regret that never flew over on an old Ford Tri-motor.

signed,

Married to a former Meier's Wine Wench  

[Superfoot Wallace]

Sayer, quick question.  How did Pucillo win the 184 pound title?

By my count the score was tied 3-3 at the end of the third overtime.  Is riding time a criteria in collegiate wrestling?  Or was that little hip toss Pucillo pulled at the end of the third ovetime counted a takedown.

All the scoring, escapes from chosen down position, left something to be desired for the fans of wrasslin' offense.  Pucillo was definitely more in control of the match, but those standing Gramby Rolls the Cyclone kept hitting were nasty. 

Varner had to be the tallest 184 have ever seen.  Word is the Cyclone will move up to 197 next year.  Will Pucillo bump down a weight class next year when the CMU wrestler, who beat him last year, returns from his Olympic redshirt year?

signed,
Fadzaev

[victorybell_57]

it's called riding time

[M and L]

Funny,  Thats how I spend my Weekends 

[Adam Sayer]

I haven't seen the matches yet. I know who won, but I have them recorded at home...I'm in TN for the week. But, yeah, they do have riding time in college. The person I'm impressed with is Jaggers. There is no way in hell I would have ever picked him to win it. He has a funky style and can score from any positioon and is exceptionally good in scrambles, but I wouldn't have put him in the national championship conversations....until now.

[SaintsFAN]

where are you in TN, Sayer? 

[Adam Sayer]

Murfreesboro...40 minutes east of Nashville

[StillMSJ]

All this talk about Pryor going to OSU, which obviously is huge...

But what about this kid from Texas named Sam McGuffie going to Michigan?  I heard a lot about him this last fall but haven't heard much since.  Anyone else heard of him?

[SaintsFAN]

OR, has_been, what about the 3 year starting offensive lineman that RichRod ran off?  Whats the story behind that?  Rumor has it, his brother was signed-sealed-delivered to Ann Arbor being a top 10 recruit as an OL. 

[doolittledog]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=3307484

Ohio State finishes as the National Runner up in another sport. Only this time, it's the best finish in team history and in wrestling, there is never any shame in getting beat by Iowa and finishing ahead of Oklahoma State and Minnesota. They had 2 National Champions. Jeff Jaggers (Bedford St. Peter Chanel and was a 4x Ohio State Champ) and Mike Pucillo and a National runner up who lost in OT in JD Bergman. Wonderful year by the Buckeyes and they will be a contender next year for a National Championship...so long as Iowa doesn't go back to being the Dan Gable Iowa teams of the 70's and 80's. The midwest has the best wrestling in the country as evident by the top 3 teams being from the Big 10 and of those states, Ohio has the best overall HS wrestling of any state in the US and Coach Ryan is finally keeping Ohio wrestlers home. Look on Minnesota's, Penn State's, Michigan's, Iowa's rosters and you'll see more kids from Ohio than any other state.

There is not a single wrestler on the Iowa roster from Ohio or Pennsylvania and 27/38 are from the state of Iowa. That includes 7/10 of the regular starters. The other three are from Michigan (Metcalf), Oklahoma (Perry) and Utah (Keddy).  With Iowa's smaller population I would say they their high school wrestling would rank with any other states out there.  But I am biased just like you are.   

[Adam Sayer]

That O-lineman is from Pickerington, OH. Where Lindsey went to school. He is supposed to be a badass. Any news on where he's headed?

He wants different players than what he has. I don't agree with running guys off just because they don't fit into your program but different coaches have different philosophies. In his eyes, he may do better in the long run by suffering a bad season or two playing young players who fit into his scheme. You do have to wonder why none of these guys are sticking around. Being loyal to a coach is one thing, but the number of kids who have left is cause for concern.

[Adam Sayer]

In the Big 10, there are 47 wrestlers from Ohio High Schools. Majority (25-26) are on OSU's team. Throw in the 3-4 guys on a very good Central Michigan team from Ohio and kids on the teams at Ohio U and Cleveland State. Ohio is very well represented. Ohio HS's accounted for 3 of the 10 National Champions and 2 runner ups. 1/4 of the finalists comming from 1 state is pretty impressive. Below that are guys like Lance Palmer, Dustin and CP Schlatter, and Ryan Lang among others. Ohio State also has a kid comming in from Austintown Fitch in Youngstown, OH (Tony Jameson) who was a 4x Ohio State Champ. He is the real deal. Kind of reminds you of Dustin Schlatter in HS the way he beat people...Dustin Schlatter was a National Champ as a Freshman.

To win in Ohio, you have to beat more competition than almost any other state. Sometimes that competition overall isn't very good, but when you have to be better than 130-150 kids as opposed to 60-70, chances are, you're going to be a better wrestler than a kid comming from a state with a smaller representation. Not always, but most times. Iowa is good. They win and win with a lot of homegrown talent. Every wrestler in Iowa grows up dreaming of stepping on the mat in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. In Ohio, you have Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, and even Iowa.

[doolittledog]

In the Big 10, there are 47 wrestlers from Ohio High Schools. Majority (25-26) are on OSU's team. Throw in the 3-4 guys on a very good Central Michigan team from Ohio and kids on the teams at Ohio U and Cleveland State. Ohio is very well represented. Ohio HS's accounted for 3 of the 10 National Champions and 2 runner ups. 1/4 of the finalists comming from 1 state is pretty impressive. Below that are guys like Lance Palmer, Dustin and CP Schlatter, and Ryan Lang among others. Ohio State also has a kid comming in from Austintown Fitch in Youngstown, OH (Tony Jameson) who was a 4x Ohio State Champ. He is the real deal. Kind of reminds you of Dustin Schlatter in HS the way he beat people...Dustin Schlatter was a National Champ as a Freshman.

To win in Ohio, you have to beat more competition than almost any other state. Sometimes that competition overall isn't very good, but when you have to be better than 130-150 kids as opposed to 60-70, chances are, you're going to be a better wrestler than a kid comming from a state with a smaller representation. Not always, but most times. Iowa is good. They win and win with a lot of homegrown talent. Every wrestler in Iowa grows up dreaming of stepping on the mat in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. In Ohio, you have Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, and even Iowa.

Well said, Mr. Sayer.

On a football note.  Has anyone heard anything coming out of Hanover for how they think Joe Austin will do there???

[M and L]

Hanover?

Ya, they suck!