EIWAs day two

[legger]

[legger]

**** It was a great EIWAs. Unfortunately my son couldn’t go with me, having to work Saturday and Sunday. I I had the pleasure of meeting and sitting next to the Brignolas, (Max’s parents), and Kellen Griffen’s mom. All nice people. Also saw JDA and his son, and Bruce Haines and another Bruce ( who unfortunately I do not remember his last name). Also this was the first tournament where I had to navigate, (being very immobile), having to use a cane. Yes old age and many orthopedic surgeries have finally caught up with me.

[Richb-3]

**** It was a great EIWAs. Unfortunately my son couldn’t go with me, having to work Saturday and Sunday. I I had the pleasure of meeting and sitting next to the Brignolas, (Max’s parents), and Kellen Griffen’s mom. All nice people. Also saw JDA and his son, and Bruce Haines and another Bruce ( who unfortunately I do not remember his last name). Also this was the first tournament where I had to navigate, (being very immobile), having to use a cane. Yes old age and many orthopedic surgeries have finally caught up with me.

Meanwhile, I was still able to step on a seat below me to get down the row without making people stand.

[JAD77]

Cardenas got quick TD, and was aggressor early.

Beard seemed to show respect (good or not) but couldn't get his TD machine working.

Then altered strategy and rode Cardenas for entirety of 2nd of period to get key RT point.

Can't remember last time Beard got an entire period ride-out, especially against caliber of Cardenas

Against DePrez in the Binghamton dual. Don’t remember the total, but he rode him an entire period and probably had over 4 minutes riding time. Didn’t even let DePrez breathe.

[Richb-3]

I see Bucknell W-Basketball would have been scheduled to host the 8-9 PL tournament game last night. Glad they did not make us leave early. like in the past.

[Mountain Hawk]

>>>>>Not fair to say three weights were the issue when Logan placed 5th at 165—— with adv and bonus points he contributed north of 10 team points. The key to the team finish was cu placing 9 guys to our 8.

All four individual champs should earn good seeds at the NCAAs. Really looking forward to seeing what they can achieve.

Benny F. Baker

[gimpeltf]

I see Bucknell W-Basketball would have been scheduled to host the 8-9 PL tournament game last night. Glad they did not make us leave early. like in the past.

They played the game they did have at home during EIWAs in the old gym next door.

[Richb-3]

I see Bucknell W-Basketball would have been scheduled to host the 8-9 PL tournament game last night. Glad they did not make us leave early. like in the past.

They played the game they did have at home during EIWAs in the old gym next door.

That was what I thought they would have done, but the PL site seemed to show they moved it today.

[jdalu75]

The key to the team finish was cu placing 9 guys to our 8.

For some time now it hasn't been possible to win EIWAs with an 8-man team. Those days are over.

I think 2016 was the time that we scored 160 and took second. I didn't think it was possible, practically speaking, to score that many points and not win -- for certain, scoring that many would block any other team from scoring more. At the post-tournament dinner Pat Santoro said pretty much the same thing.

We did it again tonight. We were five points behind Cornell and 64 ahead of Army -- that the points three champions earn. You need ten contributors, you need eight semifinalists and six finalists, and you still need for nobody better to show up.

JDA,

Given your knowledge and history with EIWA, do you think next year without the Ivy's will still take more than an 8-man team to win it?

Maybe for some other of the remaining schools, but am thinking LU can do it with 6-7, given usual mix of champs/placers?

It's hard to tell what the future holds. We were 64 points ahead of the 3rd place team with virtually all points scored by eight wrestlers. Most of the points scored by the Ivies are going to the other teams, not us; we're already close to maxed out, IMO. What made it impossible for an 8-man team to win was Cornell. If we're now the Cornell of the 11-team EIWA, no 8-man team is going to beat us.

[FloridaGuy]

>>>>>>>Lehigh’s 8 placewinners this year would have run away with a scaled down EIWA. Sans the Ivys, Lehigh would have won 149 and 157 along with 125,133,197& 285 plus Hines and Logan moving up a notch. Lehigh and cu will be in the drivers seat for EIWA and Ivy tournaments for the immediate future.