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Discussion Topic: Why I am worried about Sergio Vega
Brian Mathews added to this discussion on March 6, 2026
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Quote from Don Bork's post:
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"Just for perspective, Martin had beaten Dean easily twice earlier in the season. So, from my viewpoint, Cornel and Dean created and executed a plan. Bucks and Martin did not adjust. That is the athlete, but the coaching staff as well. Martin was the better wrestler without question. The Cornell staff and Dean was better prepared and executed their game plan. It was an overall TOSU failure."
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I'm aware. I just don't see it the same way.
Dean's "plan," generally speaking, was to slow the match down, get to short offense when possible, get to stalemate positions, waste time in scrambles, etc. Keep it close and steal one at the end. Basically the same plan every outmatched wrestler takes into a big match.
It wasn't anything Myles hadn't already seen 15 times that season. I remember being in Pittsburgh watching it and from the first period in that match, even when Myles scored, he didn't look like the same guy. His movement was slower, more tentative. Something was off.
I attribute that to an accumulation of mental pressure, both internal and external, that he wasn't able to handle on that day.
The coaching staff isn't faultless, it's incumbent on them to have their guys ready to go both physically and mentally. I just don't think it was some brilliant technical or tactical game plan that caused the loss.
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Discussion Topic: Why I am worried about Sergio Vega
Don Bork added to this discussion on March 6, 2026
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I didn’t mean to suggest it was a “brilliant” plan. I’m in agreement with you, slow things down, defend and win in a late scramble, which is what happened. In other words, don’t seriously engage. You may be right about Martin being “off”. I do feel Dean could have been called for stalling. Of course my scarlet colored glasses might be biased.
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