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Discussion Topic: College Wrestling
Ethan Moore added to this discussion on March 6, 2011
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The last few weekends I've spent watching wrestling. First, HS sectionals then the MAC and Big Tens this weekend.
There really are major differences between the two, and I believe I like college wrestling better for these reasons:
1. You are forced to be efficient in all aspects of the sport. Many people don't like riding time, but I think it is great and rewards the well rounded athlete.
2. Strategy is a greater part of the sport. Using the ride time example, it throws a myriad of in-match coaching decisions into play. I watched matches this weekend where a wrestler scored a TD and erased RT all in the last few seconds, essentially scoring 3 points with a single TD. Fun.
3. For the most part refs don't feel the need to call stalling. This is not a negative critique of HS officials, it's just what I believe to be a fact that HS officials believe if no one is scoring, someone is stalling. I watched an offical call a kid for stalling 4 times in 1 period when he was on bottom and the kid on top was riding legs. I wanted to tell him that being not good on bottom doesn't mean you're not trying. I watched probably 40 matches in person yesterday and I can't recall a match where stalling with the deciding factor. I like it.
Anyway, just a couple thoughts about how different the two levels are.
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