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Agree ... the Lilledahl and Haines finals wins were boring. Folkstyle needs

something like the freestyle passivity shot clock rule. Ok State reminded me of Nebraska last year with so many guys over-performing. Jax is incredible, and this might be an exaggeration, but he reminds me of a young David Taylor only better. Overall, they had four finalists, only one was favored and three won. I'm mixed on top stalling. One one hand, I like seeing guys who can ride tough and get that riding time point. Seidel's second period in his match with Marcus Blaze was masterful and seemed to break Blaze. On the other hand, I don't want to see a guy put in a leg and ride for two minutes. I'd like that to get a stalemate call pretty quickly if the top man isn't working towards backs. I don't like saying this without knowing anything, but Mullen looks like he hasn't dedicated himself to the sport. His body looks like it did when he was a freshman, and we're certainly not seeing improvement in his results. He had a solid freshman year as a redshirt when he played football too, finished 20-7 as a r-Fr with 17 bonus point wins and he was an ACC finalist. He was seeded 11th at NCAAs last year, several guys ahead of him graduated and no stud freshmen came in. This season, he was 24-11, seeded 16th at NCAAs and went 1-2. In his last match, he was majored by a guy Hunter Catka beat later in consolations. I don't think you can blame all of that on coaching.
Posted: 03/23/2026 at 01:44 PM ET
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HokieToph 03/23/26 12:43 PM ET
Agree ... the Lilledahl and Haines finals wins were boring. Folkstyle needs
Wilmington Hokie 03/23/26 01:44 PM ET
Agree with the comments on Mullen... he's definitely one of our soft ones **
Palmetto Hokie 03/23/26 03:04 PM ET
From what I have heard, Jimmy never lifted in HS. It is not something you
VPIGUY 03/23/26 03:13 PM ET
Remember a VT OL named Jon Dunn?
Baltimore Hokie 03/23/26 04:39 PM ET
I hear ya, but Jimmy finished high school almost three years ago.
Wilmington Hokie 03/23/26 03:57 PM ET
Irrelevant to being soft**
Palmetto Hokie 03/23/26 03:15 PM ET
Couldn’t agree more with the Ferrari comment. Robie had me scratching
ChEHokie78 03/23/26 01:34 PM ET
On those proposed rule changes…
CTDad 03/23/26 01:32 PM ET
Reversal
Hokie2000x 03/23/26 01:50 PM ET
I watched Mullen wrestle Bastida with my wife. She even said that you
IV_Hokie12 03/23/26 12:48 PM ET