As to the posters who responded to my comment about Crookham literally running away from his opponent at the end of his bout, it actually did occur to me that the more important thing was that he won. But thank you for your confirmations.

BP-LU87 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 4:23 pm Tonight. Bears gets 18th seed Stemmet from Va tech and Taylor gets Ghadiali from Campbell the 7th seed.

Stemmet outdoing Bear Bryant by wrestling a couple bears at once.

Isn't that a bowling term?

Richb-3 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 1:33 pm Ryan needs to learn to stall without backing up. Problem 3 times in the last 6 bouts

Backing up is an understatement. He literally ran. Not a good look.

Maybe Hines will enter the portal and cheer us up.

They've almost been perfect. Only Crookham spoiled the run.

BP-LU87 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:46 pm Logan up on deck on mat 1….will be watching Stanich of course if at the same time

Yeah, they're both the second bout on their mat

Overall, it seemed to me that LU's first round performance was meh. Only Beard was impressive. Stanich didn't look good for most of his bout against a near bottom dweller. Crookham eked out a win against another near bottom dweller. Taylor for most of his bout looked like last season's Taylor where ...

lu_alum wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 4:10 pm

whiz wit wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 3:30 pm Isn't a guy who loses a pigtail finished?

No. Double-elimination.

Then why don't I see Logan's name in the consolation bracket on track?

And doesn't it make sense to continue with an even number?

Isn't a guy who loses a pigtail finished?