recent article on on3 college
wrestling site on best coaching hires. check out number two.
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TomA
2mo
he will "help continue NC State’s dominance in the ACC and nationwide amid Virginia Tech’s rise"— NC State is dominating the ACC??
** Edited by TomA at 5/10/2026, 2:08:51 PM
Link:
ACC Championship history
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2mo
For the past decade plus. I can't care enough to feel slighted here.
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hokieCT
2mo
looking at ACC Tournament championships.
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2mo
But factoring in duals and NCAA performance, I don't think either of us has been dominant over the other. We've both been dominant over the rest of the conference though, with Stanford obviously emerging as a third top team.
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2mo
NCAA tourney? When they win the ACC, we place higher in the NCAA, and vice versa.
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2mo
Ideally you do both. But if your line-up is a little unbalanced (some great ones, but not solid across all weights), you can have a scenario where your team will fair better in a larger field tournament like the NCAA due to more matches and larger placement points. Thus what happened for several years when comparing NCSt and VT.
However, given the choice between the two...with some caveats performing better at NCAAs is probably more widely regarded than ACCT placement. This is because it is a national viewed tournament, not regional, and individual AA's and champions are coveted more.
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2mo
I get that the "Hokie" fans are all about winning the ACC championships. However, in the wrestling community; no one cares about the ACC dual or team championship. To each their own!
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donjfs3
2mo
If the difference is a team trophy vs. 6th Nationals matters way more. Also individual performances matter. Do I care that we finish one spot below if we have an individual champ and they don't? probably not
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2mo
I'd take tenth over an ACC championship. But like you said, very little difference between 10th and 11th. To each their own.
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EDGEMAN
2mo
I think it's the first time they finished ahead of us in quite a few years...
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2mo
With us winning the conference both times. I don't care much about 10th vs 11th, I would happily trade the ACC titles for Caleb and Aaron to have won individual titles like Vrob and Trumble did.
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2mo
Sunglasses folks, buy sunglasses.
We have a very bright and immediate future!
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