Badgers set for Intrasquad Scrimmage
http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/102913aad.html
2013 Wrestle-Offs
Wt Class Red Team vs. Black Team
125 Cavallaris vs. Taylor
133 Graff vs. Grahek
141 Glenn vs. Thielke
149 Ruschell vs. Lubeck
157 Jordan vs. J. Weber
165 Cousins vs. Cox
174 Liegel, Scott vs. Hochstaetter
184 Hein vs. Iczkowski
197 Mccall vs. Peissig
Exhibition
Veling vs. Stilliing
Weber, Brandon vs. Robertson
(the latest)
Quote from: TomM on October 30, 2013, 11:10:29 AM
2013 Wrestle-Offs
Wt Class Red Team vs. Black Team
125 Cavallaris vs. Taylor
133 Graff vs. Grahek
141 Glenn vs. Thielke
149 Ruschell vs. Lubeck
157 Jordan vs. J. Weber
165 Cousins vs. Cox
174 Liegel, Scott vs. Hochstaetter
184 Hein vs. Iczkowski
197 Mccall vs. Peissig
Exhibition
Veling vs. Stilliing
Weber, Brandon vs. Robertson
(the latest)
Nothing at heavy weight?
No Liegel vs Donar?
Updated Lineups
http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/103013aac.html
npope,
You were correct in your prediction that no way Barry lets Graff vs. Thielke match for the wrestle offs. I wonder if Peissig beat Robertson in the room and that is why he is going against McCall?
One thing I really respect about Davis' teams is that they tend to keep their business inside the room. Most likely everybody in the room knows whether those two are even close but they have no needdesire to share that with outsiders. Of course, we'd all like to see the match but....there are bigger fish to fry.
He's not wrestling off for a starting spot. As Trevor stated this is a mock dual for these guys to get ready for what a typical match would be like. Timmy didn't get too much mat time last year so this would be a great warm up for him and the rest of the Badgers.
I'm repeating this, but Trevor has made it clear on here and in the room with the team this is not a wrestle-off for starting. This is an intrasquad meet.
Starting positions will be determined by the coaches based on competition against the outside world, not against a teammate.
The only true wrestle-off I can remember in recent years was before end of year tournaments between Ed Gutnik and Tyler Laudon. Both were seniors. It really sucked ending one's college career that way. About the only alternative was to flip a coin.
got it.
:-)
finally here! We will catch New Orleans take out and the pecan fish and head over. Looking forward to see this year's team roll out on to the mat!
My wife wants to do a "date night" tonight. I should take her to the Badger Scrimmage as our "date" and see what she says. :P
On a related note, does anybody have a couch I can crash on tonight?
She can have a date with my wife who I think is equally upset that I am going to this.
Havnt been to a match in a couple years. Does anybody know how much it is to get in?
It's free admission tonight.
Quote from: fryguy518 on November 01, 2013, 09:45:24 AM
Havnt been to a match in a couple years. Does anybody know how much it is to get in?
As BKraus said, it's free tonight, regular season meets were $4 last year but they had one promo that it cost a buck to get in and you got a free Bucky Book (UW equivalent to the entertainment book)
It's too bad the concessions are never open for the scrimmage. Will they be this year?
Nice showing RT and Zeke.
Going to be really fun the next few upcoming years!
From my observations:
125 - Love RT's pace and movement on his feet. Going to be great seeing him compete against the ranked guys real soon. A big key I think will be his riding - he tends to get a little high with the legs in, but he can be absolutely brutal with that power half. If he finds a balance on top and stays aggressive on his feet, we're going to see big wins from him this year.
133 - Graff looks strong as usual. I think he's working not just harder, but smarter this year - can't wait to see him at the top of the podium. Gotta hand it to G2 as well - he stayed in there and battled as a true freshman against arguably the best in the country.
141 - Honey Badger looked great as usual - so slick and strong. Although I hear he might be better at CoD than wrestling?!
149 - How about that Lubeck/Ruschell match? Glad we have those guys and Kalvin all at one weight. Looking like a good amount of depth this year, which just speaks volumes to the competitiveness in the room and how these guys train.
157 - Zeke has great flow and a HUGE frame for 157. He's definitely one of the bigger guys at the weight, and couple that with his strength and skill-set, wow.
165 - Great to see Cox step up here. Will definitely be interesting to see who emerges after the first month or so.
174 - Scotty looks to be on a mission this year. 174 will always be a deep weight, especially in the B1G, and I think Scotty is primed to make a good run to the podium.
184 - Another solid weight for the badgers. Jackson looked good and strong, and gotta hand it to Icky for showing he's tough and ready to step in when/if his name is called upon this year.
197 - Although a lot of the guys are unproved, this is a deep weight for us. Hopefully Timmy can build on his success from the spring, and Peissig/Robertson can have solid redshirt years. I hope/think we will see Robertson at Midlands.
285 - Definitely the deepest weight on the team - sorry I missed this match, but heard Brock and Connor both wrestled well. It's tough to wrestle your practice partner in a live match during wrestle-offs, but it's probably the toughest at heavyweight.
Quote from: futurerichguy on November 01, 2013, 09:15:49 PM
First time I saw Ryan Taylor wrestle. He looks flippin awesome. 149 is going to be a battle for the next 4 years. Both Ruschell and Lubeck should be D1 starters, so it'll be interesting.
149-Wow. Have not watched TJ much before but Lubeck always impresses me. I am really excited for this team.
+1
or +149!!!
The one thing I thought was improved was exploring off the bottom!
I was late getting to both feeds, so I was hopping back and forth between the live blog and the streaming video. Saw Lubeck's wicked sunshine kick from neutral during that mad scramble in the second period. So I go to the blog to see how she described it.
"Ruschell shoots...."
"Nothing."
Made me think of that old line from Major Leauge...
"Fly ball... caught."
I'm a little surprised Lubeck picked Neutral in the second, but then again, maybe he thought he was better on his feet, rather than trying to get away on bottom.... whatever the case, it was a great match! Super impressed with Ryan Taylor, that kid has a motor!
I'm scared to ask how much Zeke is cutting. Wow is he lean.
Quote from: stp on November 01, 2013, 08:46:00 PM
Nice showing RT and Zeke.
Going to be really fun the next few upcoming years!
We need to keep recruiting from St. Paris Grasham High School !!! :-)
Here is an article at uwbadgers.com on the intrasquad meet:
http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-wrestl/recaps/110113aaa.html
Here were the official results:
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/wis/sports/m-wrestl/auto_pdf/2013-14/box_score/stats_20131102aaa.pdf
very excited for this years team, we went from 2-3 strong weights to 8-9 strong weights in 1 year.
Little easier to be pumped this year. Glad we're back to normal. Whatever the heck that is.
I totally agree with the excitement for this team and some years to come. Granted it was against in house competition and can only be measured that way but the guys looked great. Thielke seems stronger than ever. Graff was dominant of course. Taylor was a beast and it was fun watching his aggressive style. Lubeck and Ruschell was a great chess match to watch. I guess my only complaint is the concentration of talent at those wights. While it's nice to be deep I can't help but think it would be awesome to have that up and down the lineup. Getting there.
Here's a writeup I volunteered to do for another site: http://forum.theopenmat.com/index.php/topic,29143.0.html (http://forum.theopenmat.com/index.php/topic,29143.0.html)
Tom, if you don't want links to other wrestling sites, feel free to blow this post away.
Quote from: Manty77 on November 02, 2013, 12:01:28 PM
Here's a writeup I volunteered to do for another site: http://forum.theopenmat.com/index.php/topic,29143.0.html (http://forum.theopenmat.com/index.php/topic,29143.0.html)
Tom, if you don't want links to other wrestling sites, feel free to blow this post away.
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looking forward to the team getting into the season next weekend.
Here are the couple of things I think will get some work. Graff needs to be able to turn his opponent or maybe he does not ;) and Timmy will need some offensive. Another positive thing I saw was the tight waist was seriously tight last night for many of the guys. That was really good to see.
We had a lot of fun at the meet and got to see some great wrestling. I was really impressed by everyone that competed. I understand the music playing during the meet, but what was it??? I would have thought something more upbeat.
Quote from: Manty77 on November 02, 2013, 12:01:28 PM
Here's a writeup I volunteered to do for another site: http://forum.theopenmat.com/index.php/topic,29143.0.html (http://forum.theopenmat.com/index.php/topic,29143.0.html)
Tom, if you don't want links to other wrestling sites, feel free to blow this post away.
Excellent write up. Thanks for posting!
Quote from: Todd on November 04, 2013, 10:38:40 AM
Quote from: Manty77 on November 02, 2013, 12:01:28 PM
Here's a writeup I volunteered to do for another site: http://forum.theopenmat.com/index.php/topic,29143.0.html (http://forum.theopenmat.com/index.php/topic,29143.0.html)
Tom, if you don't want links to other wrestling sites, feel free to blow this post away.
Excellent write up. Thanks for posting!
Agree
Nice write up Manty 77/GRIMM!!