2023-2024 Season

[Portlandbison]

Nebraska lineup for today, no Hardy at 141 or Wilson at 165.
125 Smith
133 Van Dee
141 Cushing
149 Lovett
157 Robb
165 Taylor
174 Brown Ton
184 Pinto
197 Allred
Hwt Andrews

Don't think this will be close, will be happy if Obe can keep this one within 20. 133/141 need to be ndsu wins and hope March can start his run to AA with an upset.

[Big Bird]

Man, what a difference a year makes.

[Big Bird]

Nice win by Gaven Sax!

I'll be honest, I didn't even expect NDSU to get 2 wins today

[Big Bird]

Devon Dawson with a pin! He's a go'er and not content to eke out a win. While I'm skeptical he'll have a successful year, he shouldn't be boring

Whole dual turned out better than expected.

[Portlandbison]

Nebraska is going to be really good this year.

[NDSU_grad]

My very uninformed opinion:
125- Negrete surprised me in a good way. I thought he wrestled well
133- Disappointed in Barreto. Maybe my expectations were too high, but I thought he should beat a kid ranked #30 in the country
141-Happy with Drexler here.
149- Lovett is really good. Wow.
157-Thoughts are the same as 133. I certainly didn’t expect Johnson to beat Robb, but I thought it would be closer than that.
165-We need help here.
174-Man Sax is frustrating to watch, but he wrestled a great match. Very pleasantly surprised here.
184-Not sure what to think. Brenot just isn’t strong enough to compete yet.
197-Even though Mooberry got dominated, I thought he showed some flashes at times. Again, needs to get stronger.
285-I was expecting absolutely nothing, but Dawson impressed me greatly. I’m not sure he can’t get to Mora’s potential.

[Big Bird]

Agree with NDSU_Grad

Negrete looked like he had better effort out there, but his finishing still leaves a ton to be desired. Still, far from his worst match.
Lackluster from Barreto and I expect more from him.
Drexler was ok. Definitely not his best, but he still found a way to win.
March and Johnson were completely overmatched by great opponents. Johnson should win some matches from top though.
Howes isn't a D1 starter. I expect this weight to be a massive struggle all year.
Sax pulled it out and maybe he can qualify for NCAAs this year.
Brenot didn't look bad, but Pinto manhandled him and Brenot's body clearly isn't D1 ready. You look at Pinto's arms and chest and compare to Brenot and there is a huge difference. That being said, he looked like a legit prospect early on. This weight will probably be a big struggle this year.
Mooberry just isn't strong enough and it's starting to look like he never will be. I don't expect many wins at 197 this year.
Dawson was the surprise. I loved his effort and aggression. Hopefully he'll continue to improve, as he looks quick and his gas tank looked ok. Did not look good on the mat, so hopefully that improves

[scottietohottie]

How did the open go?

[NDSU_grad]

How did the open go?

Just looking at track wrestling tow notes of interest from an intra-squad standpoint. Greenley beat our starter at 157, Landon Johnson and Adam Cherne beat Brenot at 184. Not sure the staff’s was land at those two weights going forward. Guessing they’ll save Greenley’s redshirt but Cherne and Brenot are both true freshmen. March, Sax, and Barreto didn’t wrestle. It would have been nice to see what they would have done.

[RadioBison]

Just looking at track wrestling tow notes of interest from an intra-squad standpoint. Greenley beat our starter at 157, Landon Johnson and Adam Cherne beat Brenot at 184. Not sure the staff’s was land at those two weights going forward. Guessing they’ll save Greenley’s redshirt but Cherne and Brenot are both true freshmen. March, Sax, and Barreto didn’t wrestle. It would have been nice to see what they would have done.

Didn't March injury default against Petersen toward the end of the first period?