Get pumped for PSU's Nittany Lions vs. Cleveland showdown; dive into profiles, stats, and scores before kickoff!
If you ever spent hours reading through baseball cards, this might be your thing
Shayne Van Ness shows respect to the sport he loves | Scott Pilutik, Black Shoe Diaries What do we have here? After weeks of intense action, we’re at a calm before the storm as the Penn State Nittany Lion Wrestlers move into position to claim another bevy of national championships and the records they set along the way. In times like this, I spend too much time listening to wrestling podcasts, re-watching PSU wrestling matches, and pursuing that elusive “secret sauce” that brings Cael Sanderson’s team to unseen heights again and again—it reminds me of the way I used to spend way too much time looking at baseball cards.
I’d pore over my books of cards to take in all I could about my favorite heroes. The sport is different, but I guess not much has changed. Below you will find 10 profiles on our 10 qualifiers for the NCAA tournament this year featuring: Fantastic photos from BSD photographers Scott Pilutik and Owen Rasmussen Links to video of 3 key matches from the season Some human interest facts and quotes.
A summary of the basic season stats (updated since the March 7-8 B1G Tourney)—mobile users, you may have to swipe left on these tables. Scoring Profile: a look at how each guy likes to score from Neutral, Top, and Bottom: As mentioned in my recent transcript posts, I’ve been experimenting with how AI can augment our work at BSD without taking the fun part out (actually writing the articles! ) After numerous iterations, it has proven adept at transcribing spoken word and interestingly, aggregating statistics on scoring (over 800 data points) from our season long narratives.
The Scoring Profile charts are the fruits of that experiment. While narratives aren’t always perfect—sometimes we just note that Mitchell Mesenbrink racked up six more takedowns—the “tree map” charts provide a significant enough sample (60-90% of the regular season) to illustrate exactly how our guys prefer to score. Contents (quick links) 125 lbs – #1 Luke Lilledahl (So.
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