This is probably one of the biggest matches of the season so far. #1 Brent Metcalf (who was previously undefeated in the season) vs. #2 of Ohio State Lance Palmer. They had met 4 times before this, and each time Metcalf came out on top. This time, he nearly got pinned. So what’s the difference? What happened that he lost 9-3, taking second in the Big 10 and getting a number 2 seed for the Nationals?
Anyone who has watched wrestling will remember the push from last year, but more than that, the huge upset that the Caldwell/Metcalf match generated. Metcalf has demonstrated in the past that he can wrestle under pressure: he’s won the Big 10 conference twice and was the first Big 10 wrestler to earn Outstanding Wrestler at the conference two times in a row. He’s a Div. 1 champion from 2008, two time All American, and the list goes on and on. The question isn’t “Can he wrestle?” Whoever asks that should go watch some of the videos and come back with a different opinion. But our question is, “What is going on with Metcalf the past year when he’s under pressure?”
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Metcalf vs. Palmer (from 2009)
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