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WE'RE TALKIN' WRESTLEBALL: NCAA Tourneys, Friday Evening Edition
by RossWB on Mar 19, 2010 5:30 PM CDT
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Session IV (including both the fourth and fifth round consolation matches and the semifinal matches in the championship bracket) begins at 6:00pm CST. TV coverage on ESPNU and a live stream at ESPN360.com. There's also radio coverage (KXIC if you're in or around Iowa City; Hawkeye All-Access ($) via the intewebs otherwise) or liveblogs/Twitter updates. Liveblogs: Andy Hamilton at Hawk Central; KJ Pilcher at the Gazoo. Twitter: (P-C) Andy_Hamilton, (Gazoo) kjpilcher, (DI) jtbugos and rcyou.
Feel free to chat about whichever NCAA Tournament you happen to be watching.
SEMIFINAL ROUND -- CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET
125 - #3 Matt McDonough v. UN Cashe Quiroga (PUR)
133 - #2 Dan Dennis v. #3 Franklin Gomez (MSU)
141 - #6 Montell Marion v. #10 Tyler Nauman (Pitt)
149 - #2 Brent Metcalf v. #3 Kyle Terry (Okla)
174 - #2 Jay Borschel v. #3 Christopher Henrich (Virginia)
FOURTH ROUND MATCHES -- CONSOLATION BRACKET
165 - #7 Ryan Morningstar v. UN Justin Kerber (Cornell)
184 - #9 Phil Keddy v. UN Andrew Saunders (UNC Greensboro)
197 - #9 Chad Beatty v. #5 Trevor Brandvold (Wisco)
Hwt - #5 Dan Erekson v. #6 Nathan Everhart (Indiana)
TEAM SCORES AFTER SESSION III
1) Iowa - 73 pts (5 wrestlers alive in championship bracket, 4 wrestlers still alive in consol. bracket)
2) Cornell - 54 pts (3 wrestlers alive in the championship bracket, 4 wrestlers still alive in consol. bracket)
3) Iowa State - 46 pts (3 wrestlers alive in the championship bracket, 3 wrestlers still alive in consol. bracket)
3) Ohio State - 46 pts (2 wrestlers alive in the championship bracket, 3 wrestlers still alive in consol. bracket)
5) Oklahoma - 44 pts (3 wrestlers alive in the championship bracket, 3 wrestlers still alive in consol. bracket)
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WE'RE TALKIN' WRESTLEBALL: NCAA Tourneys, Friday Daytime Edition
by RossWB on Mar 19, 2010 9:00 AM CDT
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Well, I couldn't leave you hanging on that cliffhanger, right?
Session III (including both the second and third round consolation matches and the quarterfinal matches in the championship bracket) begins at 9:30am CST. TV coverage on ESPNU and a live stream at ESPN360.com. There's also radio coverage (KXIC if you're in or around Iowa City; Hawkeye All-Access ($) via the intewebs otherwise) or liveblogs/Twitter updates. Liveblogs: Andy Hamilton at Hawk Central; KJ Pilcher at the Gazoo. Twitter: (P-C) Andy_Hamilton, (Gazoo) kjpilcher, (DI) jtbugos and rcyou.
Feel free to chat about whichever NCAA Tournament you happen to be watching.
QUARTERFINAL ROUND -- CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET
125 - #3 Matt McDonough MAJ DEC (9-0) Jarrod Garnett (Va Tech)
133 - #2 Dan Dennis DEC (4-3) #10 Nick Fanthorpe (ISU)
141 - #6 Montell Marion DEC (7-5, OT) Germane Lindsey (Ohio)
149 - #2 Brent Metcalf MAJ DEC (16-4) #7 Mitch Mueller (ISU)
165 - #2 Jarrod King (Edinboro) DEC (2-1) #7 Ryan Morningstar
174 - #2 Jay Borschel DEC (3-0) #10 Jordan Blanton (Illinois)
184 - #1 Kirk Smith (Boise State) DEC (6-4) #9 Phil Keddy
Hwt - #4 Konrad Dudziak (Duke) DEC (6-2) #5 Dan Erekson
SECOND ROUND MATCHES -- CONSOLATION BRACKET
157 - UN Jake Kerr DEC (6-5) #11 Robert Erisman (Okie State)
197 - #9 Chad Beatty DEC (2-1) Joseph Kennedy (Lehigh)
157 - #9 Matt Moley (Bloom?) DEC (5-1) Jake Kerr; Kerr is out of the tourney now
197 - #9 Chad Beatty v. ???
TEAM SCORES AFTER SESSION III
1) Iowa - 72 pts (5 wrestlers alive in championship bracket, 4 wrestlers still alive in consol. bracket)
2) Cornell - 50 pts (3 wrestlers alive in the championship bracket, 4 wrestlers still alive in consol. bracket)
3) Iowa State - 45.5 pts (3 wrestlers alive in the championship bracket, 4 wrestlers still alive in consol. bracket)
4) Ohio State - 44 pts (2 wrestlers alive in the championship bracket, 5 wrestlers still alive in consol. bracket)
5) Oklahoma - 43 pts (2 wrestlers alive in the championship bracket, 4 wrestlers still alive in consol. bracket)
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WE'RE TALKIN' WRESTLEBALL: NCAA Tourneys, PM Sessions
by RossWB on Mar 18, 2010 6:00 PM CDT
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What do you mean, "wrong sport involving balls?" '80s cheese WILL NEVER DIE.
Session II (including both the first round consolation matches and the second round matches in the championship bracket) begins at 6:30pm CST. No TV coverage, but there's a live stream at NCAA.com. There's also radio coverage (KXIC if you're in or around Iowa City; Hawkeye All-Access ($) via the intewebs otherwise) or liveblogs/Twitter updates. Liveblogs: Andy Hamilton at Hawk Central; KJ Pilcher at the Gazoo. Twitter: (P-C) Andy_Hamilton, (Gazoo) kjpilcher, (DI) jtbugos and rcyou.
Feel free to chat about whichever NCAA Tournament you happen to be watching.
SECOND ROUND MATCHES -- CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET
125 - #3 Matt McDonough DEC (10-6) Anthony Zanetta (Pitt)
133 - #2 Dan Dennis DEC (4-0) Kelly Kubec (Oregon St)
141 - #6 Montell Marion DEC (10-5) Conor Beebe (Cent Mich)
149 - #2 Brent Metcalf MAJ DEC (20-7) Kyle Borshoff (American)
157 - #1 JP O'Connor (Harvard) DEC (8-1) UN Jake Kerr
165 - #7 Ryan Morningstar DEC (3-1) #10 Alex Meade (Okie St)
174 - #2 Jay Borschel MAJ DEC (10-0) Daniel Rinaldi (Rutgers)
184 - #9 Phil Keddy DEC (6-2) #8 Louis Caputo (Harvard)
Hwt - #5 Dan Erekson PIN #12 Scott Steele (Navy)
SECOND ROUND MATCHES -- CONSOLATION BRACKET
197 - #9 Chad Beatty DEC (5-4) Dennis Drury (UNC)
TEAM SCORE AFTER ROUND ONE
1. Iowa 21.5
2. Oklahoma State 16
3. (tie) Central Michigan, Lehigh, Wisconsin 15
6. Cornell 14
7. (tie) Iowa State, Ohio State 13
9. Oregon State 11.5
10. (tie) Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma 11
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WE'RE TALKIN' WRESTLING: NCAA Tourney, Session I
by RossWB on Mar 18, 2010 11:15 AM CDT
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Session I (including both the first-round "pigtail" matches and the first round matches) begins at 11am CST. No TV coverage, but there's a live stream at NCAA.com. There's also radio coverage (KXIC if you're in or around Iowa City; Hawkeye All-Access ($) via the intewebs otherwise) or liveblogs/Twitter updates. Liveblogs: Andy Hamilton at Hawk Central; KJ Pilcher at the Gazoo. Twitter: (P-C) Andy_Hamilton, (Gazoo) kjpilcher, (DI) jtbugos and rcyou.
Why is Brent Metcalf the fucking man? Oh yeah. From Andy Hamilton's excellent profile of Metcalf:
He's been the face of the franchise for the college wrestling's most visible team. He's been one of the sport's most polarizing figures. He's a fierce competitor who has been loved by Iowa fans and loathed by the haters of the Hawkeyes.
"Win or lose, he's the talk of wrestling because of the way he competes," said Mark Perry, Metcalf's former teammate at Iowa and current assistant at Cal Poly. "Brent is one of the nicest, most down-to-Earth people I've met ... but he has a bad rep because of the way he competes, and it was the same with the Brands brothers, it was the same with (Royce) Alger, it's the same as anybody who's a good competitor. If you're a good competitor, people want to knock you down. He doesn't deserve it, but that's what comes with being successful."
Metcalf has been one of the most instrumental pieces to Iowa's rise back to the top, a lynchpin to the Hawkeyes' bid for a third consecutive national title. He begins his personal quest for his second NCAA title today at the Qwest Center in Omaha, and if he gets it, Metcalf will finish his college career with the second-best winning percentage in Iowa history.
Make with the clicky and read the rest of the article, too, because (a) Hamilton's good people and he deserves the hits and (b) it's a great article filled with lots of interesting stories about Metcalf, one of the most interesting and dominant Iowa athletes of the past decade. Savor his matches these next few days; they're the last time you'll get to see Metcalf (as well as the other six seniors in the lineup) in action in Iowa singlets.
So how good was this group of seniors? Pretty damn good, as KJ Pilcher explains in the Gazoo:
This group has the chance to go unblemished — winning every dual, the Midlands Championships, NWCA National Duals, the Big Ten Championships and the NCAA Championships — a second straight year. They already hold Iowa records for most consecutive dual wins (61) and road dual victories (41). A third straight NCAA crown, which would be Iowa’s 23rd, can cement this class’ place in Iowa history. The Hawkeyes want to finish strong.
And, amazingly, to this point they've done it all with only one national champion (Metcalf), although the first national champion team (2007-2008) also featured Mark Perry as a national champion. Hopefully they add a few more national champions this weekend to really cement their legacy as one of the finest groups of wrestlers in Iowa history.
FIRST ROUND MATCHES
125 - #3 Matt McDonough TECH FALL (16-0) Jason Lara (Oregon State)
133 - #2 Dan Dennis DEC (6-2) Kevin Smith (Buffalo)
141 - #6 Montell Marion DEC (11-8) Cole Von Ohlen (Air Force)
149 - #2 Brent Metcalf MAJ DEC (15-6) Trenton Washington (UNI)
157 - UN Jake Kerr DEC (8-7) Tejovan Edwards (Arizona State)
165 - #7 Ryan Morningstar DEC (4-2, OT) Donald Jones (West Virginia)
174 - #2 Jay Borschel DEC (7-1) Scott Giffin (Penn)
184 - #9 Phil Keddy MAJ DEC (11-3) Michael Salopek (Virginia)
197 - Alan Gelogaev (Okie State) DEC (4-2, 2OT) #9 Chad Beatty
Hwt - #5 Dan Erekson DEC (11-6) Clayton Jack (Oregon State)
TEAM SCORE AFTER ROUND ONE
1. Iowa 21.5
2. Oklahoma State 16
3. (tie) Central Michigan, Lehigh, Wisconsin 15
6. Cornell 14
7. (tie) Iowa State, Ohio State 13
9. Oregon State 11.5
10. (tie) Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma 11
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BLACK HEART GOLD PODCAST 26: BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH
by Hawkeye State on Mar 18, 2010 8:45 AM CDT
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With Todd Lickliter fired Monday morning, the coaching search rumor mill threatening to spin off its axle, and OPS's computer infected with the binary code equivalent of hepatitis C, HS is joined by Storminspank to discuss the names being floated and the fact that we really don't know anything about coaching searches and are essentially grasping at straws until Gary Barta reveals he has paid Mike Dunleavy $4 million per year for 13 years to be our coach. With that established, we move on to the Barbasol couple's unfortunate early exit from MARCHIFORNICATION.
Listen below or subscribe on iTunes and get them a day early.
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We Must Break You: Breaking Down the Brackets, NCAA Tourney-style
by RossWB on Mar 17, 2010 9:00 PM CDT
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Matt McD is ready to Hulk Up and legdrop his way to victory in Omaha.
Session II - Thursday - 6:30 p.m. - 8 - Consolation Prelims, 1st Round (streamed on NCAA.com)
Session III - Friday - 9:30 a.m. - 8 - Championship Quarterfinals, Consolation 2nd & 3rd Rounds (ESPNU)
Session IV - Friday - 6 p.m. - 6 - Championship Semifinals, Consolation 4th & 5th Rounds (ESPNU)
Session V - Saturday - 10 a.m. - 6 - Consolation Semifinals, 3rd-5th-7th Place Matches (ESPNU)
Session VI - Saturday - 6:30 p.m. - 1 - Championship Finals (ESPN)
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Our Demand To Kansas And BHGP Readers: Bring Us Prizes And Spoils Of War!
by Adam Jacobi on Mar 17, 2010 4:28 PM CDT
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Quick heads up to you all: there's this contest being put on by CBS and Lenovo called Last Fan Standing, where 64 bloggeurs are entered into a tournament and vying for a title. It corresponds with the NCAA tournament, you know, survive and advance, and people who get to the Final Four get some awesome prizes. Of course, we're only mentioning this because I entered, and got chosen for the round of 64. Hooray hooray.
So, what does that entail? Well, all that an entrant has to do is write a new blog entry for each round that they're alive. Sounds easy enough, right? Now, here's the catch: everybody is assigned to their own team in the actual tourney, which means going to the next round has nothing at all to do with your writing and everything to do with what team you're assigned to.
My team? Kansas, motherfuckers. For. real.
So what does this mean to all of you? Well, if you sign up (It's free and I'm sure there's a way to make sure they don't send you any "commercial offers" or whatever), you can vote for me as the top blogger. Winner gets a new laptop. I could sure use a new fucking laptop. Also, I signed up as Oops Pow Surprise, just so OPS could ride one last time.
As for the style of writing I'll be providing, let me remind you: how I do has nothing to do with what I write. As such, in my first entry, I discuss Winston Churchill's game of kings (college basketball), the rebounding habits of poisonous spiders (poor at best), and the inherent difficulties of bear hockey (they don't understand the goalie position).
Now, as far as Kansas goes, if they make the Final Four, I get a trip to Vegas. This means one thing: KANSAS CANNOT POSSIBLY GO TO THE FINAL FOUR THIS YEAR. Adjust your brackets accordingly, people. The prizes past the Final Four are immaterial, because as sure as Evan Turner is the Villain, Kansas will lose to Ohio State. That's the way it works.
So all that aside, please, do an old man a favor and go check out Last Fan Standing and send many votes my way. I'm serious about that laptop. I want it.
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MARCHIFORNICATION ROUND 2: PAKISTANZI RISING, PART 2
by Hawkeye State on Mar 17, 2010 2:15 PM CDT
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/knocks on front door
Yes, officer?
/flies down, lands on Stanzi's shoulder
You Richard Stanzi? Yes, sir. I'm here to inform you that Girls Generation is missing. All attempts to contact them in South Korea have been unsuccessful. We're working under the assumption that they've been kidnapped. Possibly taken to North Korea. But I was supposed to have a MARCHIFORNICATION contest against them today... Yes, I know. It's why they dispatched me here. No word yet from Commissioner doodoopoop on what impact this will have on the tournament, though I'm sure it means you win by forfeit. In any case, there's no game today. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go arrest another Oregon Duck. Sure, sure. Thank you, officer. /closes door I can't win by forfeit against a half-dozen teenage girls. It's...it's...unamerican. I have to go to Korea and find that k-pop supergroup. This is going to be one heck of a mission, though. I'll probably have to enter Communist territory, and not even Teddy Roosevelt himself could dodge all the obstacles that could be in my path. I can't do this alone. I need someone with experience beating Communists in Southeast Asia, and MacArthur has been dead for 40 years. Who can I...wait. I know just the person. /pulls up Freedom Fone address book and enters name
Sir, phone call from a Ricky Stanzi, line 2
Freedom Squad. Leman here.
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