Nov. 9 - @ OCU Open - Edmond, OK
Nov. 15 - @ Drexel - Philadelphia, PA
Nov. 16 - @ Lehigh - Bethlehem, PA
Nov. 24 - Minnesota - Stillwater, OK
Dec. 6 - Princeton - Stillwater, OK
Dec. 15 - @ Oklahoma - Norman, OK
Jan. 1-2 - @ Southern Scuffle - Chattanooga, TN
Jan. 12 - Northern Colorado - Stillwater, OK
Jan. 17 - West Virginia - Stillwater, OK
Jan. 18 - Pittsburgh - Stillwater, OK
Jan. 25 - @ Northern Iowa - Cedar Rapids, IA
Jan. 26 - @ Iowa State - Ames, IA
Jan. 31 - South Dakota State - Stillwater, OK
Feb. 2 - Missouri - Stillwater, OK
Feb. 8 - @ Air Force - Colorado Springs, CO
Feb. 8 - @Wyoming - Laramie, WY
Feb. 16 - Oklahoma - Stillwater, OK
Feb. 23 - @ Iowa - Iowa City, IA
Mar. 7-8 - Big 12 Tournament - Tulsa, OK
Mar. 19-21 - NCAA Tournament - Minneapolis, MN
Observations:
Nov. 15 - @ Drexel - Philadelphia, PA
Nov. 16 - @ Lehigh - Bethlehem, PA
Nov. 24 - Minnesota - Stillwater, OK
Dec. 6 - Princeton - Stillwater, OK
Dec. 15 - @ Oklahoma - Norman, OK
Jan. 1-2 - @ Southern Scuffle - Chattanooga, TN
Jan. 12 - Northern Colorado - Stillwater, OK
Jan. 17 - West Virginia - Stillwater, OK
Jan. 18 - Pittsburgh - Stillwater, OK
Jan. 25 - @ Northern Iowa - Cedar Rapids, IA
Jan. 26 - @ Iowa State - Ames, IA
Jan. 31 - South Dakota State - Stillwater, OK
Feb. 2 - Missouri - Stillwater, OK
Feb. 8 - @ Air Force - Colorado Springs, CO
Feb. 8 - @Wyoming - Laramie, WY
Feb. 16 - Oklahoma - Stillwater, OK
Feb. 23 - @ Iowa - Iowa City, IA
Mar. 7-8 - Big 12 Tournament - Tulsa, OK
Mar. 19-21 - NCAA Tournament - Minneapolis, MN
Observations:
- Double Bedlam is back! Glad that the Sooners have finally untucked and put on their big boy pants this season. I guess Lou thinks they have the horses to compete with us.
- Princeton coming to Stillwater is a big deal. They have an exciting team with some guys that will test our guys... particularly Pat Glory vs. Nick Piccinnini. Pich is 2-0 against Glory, so believe that Glory is counting down the days here. Also Matt Kolodzik vs. Boo Lewallen can go ahead and get straight into my veins.
- Rutgers chickened out. Anthony Ashnault is the guy that did the pistols thing after barely beating Kaden Gfeller last season... I'm guessing they didn't want to subject their new volunteer coach to the hell he would've received in GIA. Nick Suriano is also taking an Olympic Redshirt so we would've missed an opportunity to show him how we feel about him... he's 0-1 in GIA against Pich.
- Feb. 8 is a weird day... the official release says that they're wrestling in both Colo Springs and Laramie in the same day... that's a 4 hour drive between the two and the weather up there that time of year is usually just absolutely beautiful... So I hope they're just working out logistics to have those duals on the same weekend or at least on the same day both in the Olympic Training Center or Denver or something like that.
- If you pay close attention... something that usually happens is the Friday night dual and the Sunday afternoon dual... well this year it looks like we are doing the Saturday - Sunday dual schedule. This is exciting for a couple of reasons... reason A - it allows a guy like me to spend a weekend in Stillwater, catch both duals, not take time off of work, and not stress about trying to get into Stillwater on Friday night. Reason B - It gets our guys well trained for two day weigh ins, which is often a problem that some guys will run into at NCAAs. Not giving guys a day to recover could help them manage their weight better throughout the season, which will help with peaking in March and also get them used to making those cuts. I love it.
- Ending the season with Iowa again is nice. You can be sure they'll get 15k in their arena for this one and it'll be a wild place. They're putting 7 AAs in their roster this year. Have a couple of freshmen coming off of redshirt that they're expecting to be big impact guys. Making a big push for a national title. We... aren't that. We have 4 AAs in the roster... assuming a Daton Fix redshirt... and some potential breakthrough guys next season that could be a lot of fun! But our team will be the underdog for that dual.
- Big 12's in Tulsa... Iowa State might be giving us a run for our 8th straight title... but that should make this interesting for the first time since Cael went to Penn State.
- NCAAs in Minneapolis at the football stadium... They've already sold more than 20k all session tickets. It's going to be a very interesting atmosphere. If you can make the trip, make it! Friday night at the NCAA wrestling tournament is the best night in sports. I'm dead serious. If you enjoy sports... being at the NCAA Wrestling Championships on Friday night is everything you love about sports.
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