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This comes in two parts, with a lot of ambitious artwork, scholarly research and intelligent writing. It's free and proudly Made in America. Here's part one. And here's part two. Both are at ILLINIWrestling.blogspot.com.
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It was 2008.
Music service Spotify is launched. SpaceX sends up its first Earth orbital mission. The Large Hadron Collider becomes operational in Geneva, Switzerland, presaging Skynet, the Terminator and the end of human civilization as the robots take control. The Beijing Olympics take place, with Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt and gymnast Nastia Liukin becoming even bigger stars.
And the ILLINI roll.
Ben Friedl earns a big upset over Purdue's four-time NCAA qualifer, round of twelver and pins leader A.J. Kissel. There are nine ILLINI winners. Purdue gets a win because of an injury default. This was the box score from February 22, 2008:
#11 Illinois 31, Purdue 6
125: #8 Gabe Flores (ILL) maj. dec. Akif Eren (PUR), 15-3 (4-0)
133: #7 Jimmy Kennedy (ILL) maj. dec. Sean Schmaltz (PUR), 11-1 (8-0)
141: #15 Ryan Prater (ILL) dec. Matt Redmond (PUR), 8-2 (11-0)
149: #10 Jake Patacsil (PUR) inj. def. Grant Paswall (ILL) (11-6)
157: #2 Mike Poeta (ILL) maj. dec. Nick Bertucci (PUR), 15-4 (15-6)
165: Roger Smith-Bergsrud (ILL) dec. Justin Fraga (PUR), 4-3 (18-6)
174: #15 John Dergo dec. #17 Nick Corpe (PUR), 6-2 (21-6)
184: Ben Friedl (ILL) dec. A.J. Kissel (PUR), 5-3 (24-6)
197: #11 Patrick Bond (ILL) maj. dec. Logan Brown (PUR), 13-4 (28-6)
HWT: #15 John Wise (ILL) dec. Chris Kasten (PUR), 7-1 (31-6)
DANNY BRAUNAGEL (8-6) vs. EMIL SOEHNLEN (3-5) or HAYDEN LOHREY (6-5). For this match, wrestlestat.com is predicting a near major decision, 10-4, for the good guys. The Brawlnagel is 8-3 versus common opposition while the Boiler is 5-5.
If Lohrey wrestles for Purdue, wrestlestat.com takes one step closer to a major, prognosticating a 12-5 ILLINI win. Lohrey has been the wrestler at this weight during conference duals as it appears that Soehnlen might have been injured.
During last year's dual, this weight was manned by Luke Odom, jumping up from 157 to wrestle the current Purdue 174 pounder. Luke fought valiantly, but gave up the 8-0 major.
With Danny Braunagel in the lineup, the ILLINI will be favored at 165. Possible bonus. I might even say likely bonus, as Little Brawny came off a loss, but a confidence-boosting tight loss to #1 Alex Marinelli, somebody who crushed Lohrey by techfall. That close loss also propelled the ILLINI back into the NWCA rankings.
It's called "the Iowa bump."
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It was 2008.
Music service Spotify is launched. SpaceX sends up its first Earth orbital mission. The Large Hadron Collider becomes operational in Geneva, Switzerland, presaging Skynet, the Terminator and the end of human civilization as the robots take control. The Beijing Olympics take place, with Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt and gymnast Nastia Liukin becoming even bigger stars.
And the ILLINI roll.
Ben Friedl earns a big upset over Purdue's four-time NCAA qualifer, round of twelver and pins leader A.J. Kissel. There are nine ILLINI winners. Purdue gets a win because of an injury default. This was the box score from February 22, 2008:
#11 Illinois 31, Purdue 6
125: #8 Gabe Flores (ILL) maj. dec. Akif Eren (PUR), 15-3 (4-0)
133: #7 Jimmy Kennedy (ILL) maj. dec. Sean Schmaltz (PUR), 11-1 (8-0)
141: #15 Ryan Prater (ILL) dec. Matt Redmond (PUR), 8-2 (11-0)
149: #10 Jake Patacsil (PUR) inj. def. Grant Paswall (ILL) (11-6)
157: #2 Mike Poeta (ILL) maj. dec. Nick Bertucci (PUR), 15-4 (15-6)
165: Roger Smith-Bergsrud (ILL) dec. Justin Fraga (PUR), 4-3 (18-6)
174: #15 John Dergo dec. #17 Nick Corpe (PUR), 6-2 (21-6)
184: Ben Friedl (ILL) dec. A.J. Kissel (PUR), 5-3 (24-6)
197: #11 Patrick Bond (ILL) maj. dec. Logan Brown (PUR), 13-4 (28-6)
HWT: #15 John Wise (ILL) dec. Chris Kasten (PUR), 7-1 (31-6)
DANNY BRAUNAGEL (8-6) vs. EMIL SOEHNLEN (3-5) or HAYDEN LOHREY (6-5). For this match, wrestlestat.com is predicting a near major decision, 10-4, for the good guys. The Brawlnagel is 8-3 versus common opposition while the Boiler is 5-5.
If Lohrey wrestles for Purdue, wrestlestat.com takes one step closer to a major, prognosticating a 12-5 ILLINI win. Lohrey has been the wrestler at this weight during conference duals as it appears that Soehnlen might have been injured.
During last year's dual, this weight was manned by Luke Odom, jumping up from 157 to wrestle the current Purdue 174 pounder. Luke fought valiantly, but gave up the 8-0 major.
With Danny Braunagel in the lineup, the ILLINI will be favored at 165. Possible bonus. I might even say likely bonus, as Little Brawny came off a loss, but a confidence-boosting tight loss to #1 Alex Marinelli, somebody who crushed Lohrey by techfall. That close loss also propelled the ILLINI back into the NWCA rankings.
It's called "the Iowa bump."
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