Top NCAA Finals Matches Past 30+ Years?

r.payton@att.net · 08-11-2008, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by Tight-Waist

This IS the best of all time.

How did Mills stop those 2 first period shots ?Also -can you believe the ref warning Gonzo ? Never happen today -the warning , I mean. Great match.

MOJO · 08-11-2008, 09:13 PM

Originally Posted by JensenS

Ehhhem...

My bad Brother Jensen. Or course, I assumed you were speaking of STEVE Banach of Brown v. ERIC Schultz of Ohio St.! Silly me

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FATGUY · 08-13-2008, 09:41 AM

Pope still is at Bakersfield coaching. He was and still is a physical machine.
During his career he had a problem agianst a little known wrestler from San Francisco State University named Andrew Steffen who Pope had a 2-3 record against. MOJO can give you more info on Steffen (his former teammate) Had to bring up the Gators.

VACYCLONE · 08-14-2008, 03:22 PM

Originally Posted by MOJO

Oh, yeah, the original question - Best NCAA finals. Have to agree with the brothers who mentioned Mills v. Gonzo and Carr v. Monday. Amazed that no one has nominated Mark Schultz v. Banach or Dave Schultz v. Mike Sheets! Classic matches. My favorite besides the ones mentioned however, would have to be Billy Kelley v. Brad Penrith. Kelly caught Penrith in that text book spladle for the fall, winning the NCAA title for Iowa St. and breaking Iowa's win streak. It was the first time in my then brief history of involvement in the sport that the tourney didn't end with a bunch of guys in black and gold crowding around the championship trophy posing for pictures! I thought that was against the law or something!

Bill Kelly's response to the press after the match was classic! When asked what he called the move that got him the win and the National Championship, he relied, "I call it a pin!"

Top NCAA Finals Matches Past 30+ Years?

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