The Lions' Pride

I'd add Jordan Conaway to a guy that should be ranked upset another ranked opponent at Pitt. Bright future for him.

I think he will as long as he wins tomorrow. He's been on a tear since he got screwed in that match against McD and McD got lucky he wasn't majored last night. A lot of scrambles that got called stalemates too early while Delgado had the advantage position. That was not a fluke win for Delgado, he exposed McD's weaknesses and I'd expect Nico to have a similar gameplan next time instead of trying to grind one out and controlling pace.

I'm not so sure Conaway has a bright future, because it seems as if Gulibon will start at 133, and he will be the odd man out, unless Nico redshirts and Conaway moves back to 125, even then I just don't see him wrestling much.

I think the thing that will hold McDonough at #1 right now will be that he has just 1 loss. One loss doesn't always drop an individual or team in the polls. Look at our team rank, we stayed at #1 after the loss at Iowa. I hope he jumps up, but just can't see it right now.

True, unless he puts on good muscle mass.

Gulibon beats him next year and no way he can wrestle 141 being small at 133........ Being small at 133 is all that holds this kid back. He is only a frosh this year if he bumped to 141 if he could beat Beitz next year he would only have one year till Retherford takes him out of the lineup.......

right now his only chance is to finish this year try and take out Gulibon next year at 133 then drop to 125 and wait for NICO to graduate. But love this kid only keeps getting better and never gives up very quick but just not strong enough at 133 YET!!!! I find myself rooting for him harder than anybody else on this team by far

Jordan is a RS-Frosh

Gulbon won't move up to 141. Beitz is redshirting now and Retherford will be here next year. Unfortunately for Jordan, he's in a class that won't allow him to see much mat time. IMO, he'd be best to certify at 125 next year so he can be a backup to both Nico and Gulibon.

Did you get to catch the match? What was McD struggling with or was he just sort of going through the motions. I was surprised to see the score and didn't get a chance to see the match.

He is the #1 wrestler at his weight for a reason, no reason to think he won't rebound, but he certainly has some good competition nipping at his heels.

I am one of the folks here on the board that has just recently become interested in wrestling, due in large part, by our incredible run at Penn State. So forgive me for what might be an obvious (and perhaps stupid) question. Well, it's more of an opinion. It has to do with the escape point. The question is - is there a time limit to when you can get an escape point? From what I have seen, you can be rewarded one 15, 20, 30 seconds after you were in the 'lower' position (not even sure if that is the correct terminology?). My opinion is that they should do away with the escape point. They seem to be way to easy to get, and can determine whether or not a win is a major. Again, sorry for the lack of deep understanding, but I just don't get that escape point. Otherwise, I am really enjoying getting to know the sport, and our incredible team and coaching staff!

Well riding time and escape points go hand in hand. Having control of your opponent establishes riding time, to get an escape you have to rid them of that control. Basically break their hold and turn and face them free of their control. That's why it takes some time to call it because that grip has to be broken. In some cases guys will hold on to increase riding time and hope for a stalemate so they can ride the match out. Over 1 min of riding time is another point, and riding an opponent keeps them from
Being able to score points. It's a way to control the match.

That's why during the Iowa match, when Taylor or Ruth would cut their guy loose, they would take their time turning to face them because they wanted to limit time they had to pile on points to get a major or tech fall, which give you bonus team points.

This make sense? Or did I butcher it and confuse you more?

It's all about getting a good jump at the whistle ... if you aren't working towards something position less than a second after that whistle you will likely be down for awhile.