sportsfangms Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I know it's a quasi college topic, but thought I'd share with everyone that Gelen will be making his college debut tonight versus Ohio State. The HWT he's wrestling is ranked 10th in the country, so he picked a hell of a first match. Purdue will also wrestle Illinois on Sunday, so he'll get a few matches under his belt this weekend. Good luck to Mr. Robinson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestling Scholar Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Thats awsome. Is this match on the Big 10 network? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Thats awsome. Is this match on the Big 10 network? The Illinois match is on BTN on Sunday, not sure about the Ohio State match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger.dad Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 that's great.....we're taking some of our team to the purdue- illinois match on sunday so we will get to see him wrestle hopefully...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 The HWT he's wrestling is ranked 10th in the country, so he picked a hell of a first match. Tavanello is currently out of OSU's line up and Ray Gordon is listed as the likely starter. Gordon has struggled some this year when placed in the starting line up. So if Robinson does get in it will likely not be such a baptism by fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi Town Hustler Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Tonight will be on BTN2go so if you have the app you can watch it on-line or Ipad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCWC Coach Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 He's listed as probable and has both HWT's on the roster. Do you know for sure Coach Ersland will use him over Tyler this weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsfangms Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 I heard it from Gelen himself, he won the wrestle-off and said he was wrestling against Ohio State. Tavanello is currently out of OSU's line up and Ray Gordon is listed as the likely starter. Gordon has struggled some this year when placed in the starting line up. So if Robinson does get in it will likely not be such a baptism by fire. That's good news. carseller0822 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCWC Coach Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 That's a pretty good source!! Illinois HWT isn't ranked either so this will be a great way to start his career off for the boilers! I can't wait to see him wrestle Sunday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripleB Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 He finally got revenge from 2012!! GWCoach, carseller0822, Y2CJ41 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkraus Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 If Gordon is the starter Gelen will win by at least a major. I wrestled Gordon in an open two years ago at 197. He's short and a lot smaller man than Gelen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count_the_lights_219 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Awesome!! That semi finals match was insane. Robbed of a state title!! Good Luck Gelen! boiler up and hammer down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgyorks Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Anybody know why btn2go doesn't have this going yet??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 It's on, you need a subscription Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsfangms Posted January 31, 2015 Author Share Posted January 31, 2015 Keeps his winning streak in tact, dating back to sophomore year after his loss to Kral. Nice first win, 2 TD's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgyorks Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I have subscription wasn't up at first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maligned Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Gelen lost his second match, 2-0, to Black of Illinois. Black is a redshirt freshman who wrestled at Blair Academy (arguably top HS in the nation) and won the Beast of the East and the Ironman, the two top in-season high school tournaments in the country, 3 times each. Black is a bit undersized, so he's only 14-9 as a freshman wrestling against guys of Gelen's strength; but Black's footwork and skills were clearly far ahead of Gelen's at this point in his career. Gelen looked very raw going up against a guy with high-level positioning and footwork. Let's hope he can get some more mat time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD92 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Black also rode him out in the 3rd period. Looked like Robinson was on his stomach most of the period and was almost turned with a tilt. Not a bad showing for just his 2nd college match. He'll continue to get better, but since he isn't doing it full time I don't expect him to beat the top guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIACfan Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Black is a carbon copy of Bobby Telford of Iowa. He is going to be a force at HWT in the years to come. He scored an escape & a riding time point to win 2-0. Gelen was unable to ride him at all & never came close to getting out from underneith. He is going to have to drastically improve his skills on the mat to become a legit contender at the college level. But don't get me wrong, being a 2 sport athlete in college is an extremely difficult task that I myself cannot even comprehend. I think he is awesome & wish him the best of luck going forward. I just wanted to give my take on the match. Caleb Spires 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsfangms Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 3 sport athlete in college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Having a part time wrestler able to step into the lineup as a true freshman either shows how great of an athlete Gelen is or it shows how bad Purdue is at heavyweight right now....or some combination of both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_easy Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 i would venture to say its the last option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maligned Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 He's obviously a great athlete, but Purdue has no one even in the right stratosphere to get into the top 7 or 8 in the big 10. Big 10 heavies are insane right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMILL Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 besides football and wrestling what is the 3rd sport ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 besides football and wrestling what is the 3rd sport ? Track, where he will probably throw discus and shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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