There has been a lot of hullabaloo recently about UWW changing the rules around wrestlers transferring federations. Like we’re seeing with NCAA wrestling right now, many in the international wrestling community are unhappy with the permissiveness of the transfer system and have sought to rein things in. Unlike the NCAA, UWW has the power and …
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Changes in college wrestling over the past 30 years
Over the last couple weekends I’ve watched some NCAA tournament matches on Youtube from the 1990s. These are mostly finals matches, with a few videos from earlier rounds. I wanted to look at how college wrestling has evolved over the past three decades. The first difference I noticed is in the presentation. As with most …
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“Market Competition” and why I think streaming wars are bad for fans
I think that the proliferation of streaming “options” in college wrestling is not the blessing many seem to think it is. I think it is great for rights holders (teams, conferences, USAW, etc.), who can now get multiple bids for streaming rights to their events. It might be good for broadcasters (Flowrestling, ESPN, etc), especially …
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New Home For Junior/Cadet Nationals
Colorado Springs, Co. – The US Junior and Cadet National Championships, commonly known as Fargo, will have a new home beginning in 2024. The event will instead take place in Honolulu, Hawaii. The event is a mainstay of the wrestling calendar and had most recently been held in Fargo, ND, on the campus of North …
Why Will Lewan Suddenly Stinks
Alternatively: What the f*** is your deal, Will Lewan? Why it isn’t working for Michigan’s All-American at 157 Although he is a three time national qualifier and placed fifth last year, Will Lewan of Michigan doesn’t look good. He is widely hated by fans nationwide for wrestling boring matches. In 98 career Division I matches, …
Brucki-Warner Recap
In case you missed it, my weekly match preview for MMASucka was on Pat Brucki vs Jacob Warner. I should do a better job of cross-posting on this blog when I have articles out, but I also like using this space for a brief recap/postscript after the match happens. For the third time in a …
Gross-DeSanto Article on MMASucka
I forgot to post this on here before the match, but my preview article on the highly anticipated 133 lb match between Seth Gross and Austin DeSanto was published on MMASucka. The guy I favored to win the match lost, but I stand by what I wrote about both wrestlers. In particular, I said that …
Match Preview: Jarrett Degen vs Pat Lugo
My breakdown for the 149 lb bout at the Iowa-Iowa St dual meet on Sunday has been published on MMASucka. MMASucka is part of the Last Word on Sports network and mainly covers mixed martial arts, but they’ve been moving into other combat sports, including wrestling. You can read the article here.
Recap: Michigan vs North Carolina
The 24th-ranked Michigan Wolverines hosted #18 North Carolina on Friday night at Cliff Keen Arena in Ann Arbor (all rankings according to Flowrestling). Named for one of the pioneers of college wrestling and the inventor of the headgear, plus a capacity of nearly 2,000, CKA is a great venue for college wrestling. The Michigan Wrestling …
Out for Revenge #1: How Gadzhimurad Rashidov Got Even With Haji Aliyev
Welcome to Out for Revenge, where we break down matches where a wrestler avenged an earlier loss (series intro here). In this installment, I’ll be looking at Russia’s Gadzhimurad Rashidov’s controversial win from the recent freestyle World Championships over Azerbaijan’s Haji Aliyev. First Encounter These two first wrestled in the 2017 world finals at 61 …
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The Wrestling Dummy 