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I'm not sure how interesting it would be.  I think Lee wins rather easily vs Asa.  Won't hazard a guess about the score, but I don't think Asa would really threaten Lee at 141 right now.

In no particular order...
1. Heralded freshman Carter Young apparently did a U-turn after arriving at Northwestern and went back home to Stillwater where he'll join the Cowboys. 
2. Rumors are swirling that Northwestern coaches Andrew Howe and Jimmy Kennedy have been/will be let go for refusing to abide by the school's Vaccination Policy, leaving the Wildcats without 2 key assistants going into the season.  I hope the rumor is not true, they change their mind or something is worked out.  It is also the rumored reason for Carter Young's quick departure.
3. The Collegiate "National Duals" are back and being held in Niceville, FL, just outside Destin and Ft. Walton Beach on Dec 20-21.  The field has 12 teams, including 7 of the top 11 according to InterMat.  They are:
- Iowa
- Penn St
- Arizona St
- Cornell
- Va Tech
- Misouri
- Oregon St
- Lehigh
- Northern Iowa
- Hofstra
- Central Michigan 
- NC State
4. Penn State's schedule came out today.  It confirmed their participation in the National Duals. They host Indiana this year and Purdue is not on their schedule, so no visits to the state of Indiana.  They go to Iowa City again and participation in the National Duals could mean Iowa and Penn State wrestlers could face off 4 times this year.  This also means PSU won't wrestle over New Year's at the Southern Scuffle.  
5.  Willie Saylor has Yianni D. at 149 in his rankings

That's all for now 

Now we know where to go for all our transportation needs.
 

Now we know where to go for all our transportation needs.
 

According to the UWW rules passivity occurs "anytime the refereeing body determines a wrestler is blocking, interlocking fingers, thwarting his opponent and/or generally avoiding wrestling". But it is also mandatory that one of the wrestlers be put on the shot clock at the 2 minute mark of a 0:0 match. So they generally issue the first warning at 1:30 so they can give the second warning 2:00 and put the wrestler on the clock.
 
It has been explained to me that in the mandatory situation they generally award the wrestler who controls the center of the mat better. With that in mind I keep track of who has their butt to the center of the mat and who has theirs to the outer edge for the first minute or so. The guy with his butt facing out almost always gets the first two warnings. 
 
Control of the center is not the same as most active. So if the guy with his butt facing the edge is taking half shots, doing feints and snaps, etc. it generally has no bearing on the passivity determination.

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I am only so so on FS scoring myself, but here goes my attempt.
 
When NL gets in on YD's legs, YD chest wraps him and throws NL over for 2. Then as NL rolls  he traps YD's left arm and exposes him for 2 of his own. 10-2.
 
Next NL comes to his knees and throws YD over his shoulder for 2, but YD rolls through and exposes NL for 2 of his own. Because the action was continuous they did not stop the match after NL's 2 even though he was up 10 at that point. 12-4
 
Finally, NL reverses YD to come out on top for 1. 13-4

I am only so so on FS scoring myself, but here goes my attempt.
 
When NL gets in on YD's legs, YD chest wraps him and throws NL over for 2. Then as NL rolls  he traps YD's left arm and exposes him for 2 of his own. 10-2.
 
Next NL comes to his knees and throws YD over his shoulder for 2, but YD rolls through and exposes NL for 2 of his own. Because the action was continuous they did not stop the match after NL's 2 even though he was up 10 at that point. 12-4
 
Finally, NL reverses YD to come out on top for 1. 13-4

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He is just stuck behind Eric Schultz. While Schultz lost in the round of 16 this year, he was ranked #1 at one point in the season and entered the NCAA tourney as the #2 seed. Of course, he then got pinned by the #31 seed. I expect that if Schultz comes back for a fifth year that they will redshirt Allred.

Something to consider is that these guys have a history of saying stuff like this on social media during the off season that later turns out to be them having fun with us. Im not saying that is the case here, but it causes me to be less certain about the IG post.

I didn't look into it but it maybe based on that weights had automatic bids to the final series and which spots were were decided just through the challenge tournaments. That would factor in what avenues were available to work out the official top 3 finishers.

Great podcast interview of Nick Lee. A lot of information about how he and the PSU coaches think:
 
It is time well spent.
 
https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kZjhlZTI0L3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz?ep=14

vs. Garrett on mat 3 at about the 15:54 minute mark.
vs. Retherford on mat 2 at about the 1:30:32 minute mark.
vs. Diakomihalis on mat 4 at about the 2:46:12 minute mark.
 
Not that I watched all that closely.

vs. Garrett on mat 3 at about the 15:54 minute mark.
vs. Retherford on mat 2 at about the 1:30:32 minute mark.
vs. Diakomihalis on mat 4 at about the 2:46:12 minute mark.
 
Not that I watched all that closely.

vs. Garrett on mat 3 at about the 15:54 minute mark.
vs. Retherford on mat 2 at about the 1:30:32 minute mark.
vs. Diakomihalis on mat 4 at about the 2:46:12 minute mark.
 
Not that I watched all that closely.

vs. Garrett on mat 3 at about the 15:54 minute mark.
vs. Retherford on mat 2 at about the 1:30:32 minute mark.
vs. Diakomihalis on mat 4 at about the 2:46:12 minute mark.
 
Not that I watched all that closely.

An absolute pleasure to watch. Dude has about as much grit and determination as anyone. Being a 4× All-American is no easy feat, especially in one of the toughest weight classes every year, yet he finds a way every time and always makes it look fun.

Zahid Valencia at Fargo, this was my first round match too. I also have a few losses to Micic, but have a few wins over some of the guys in the Big 10 as well! Fun to watch former foes compete at the highest level!

One thing that I noticed about Nick is he has never not gotten better. Every single year you can see the improvements and that is why he reached the top. He put in the WORK. I have now been beaten by 2 NCAA champions maybe that will help me sleep at night 😂. Congrats to Nick and the Lee Family, this title is very well deserved by a total class act kid.

3-0 today. Nick Lee beats 3 straight NCAA Champs (6 combined wins) in under 3 hours by a combined score of 38-14. Nick Lee had himself a day.

3-0 today. Nick Lee beats 3 straight NCAA Champs (6 combined wins) in under 3 hours by a combined score of 38-14. Nick Lee had himself a day.

3-0 today. Nick Lee beats 3 straight NCAA Champs (6 combined wins) in under 3 hours by a combined score of 38-14. Nick Lee had himself a day.

Match numbers now posted on brackets. Nick Lee #14 first round and #58 second round. Alara Boyd first round bye and #88 in second round. Parris bye and #108 second round.

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