While the outcome of the Big Ten tournament was far from what any Penn State wrestling fan had wanted to see, there was immediately an outpouring of concern posts, as well as direct replies to my posts, questioning whether Cael Sanderson’s squad would be able to bounce back in Detroit, where it actually counts.
In short:
It’s long been an unofficial mantra that it’s tougher for a team like PSU, whose coaching philosophy basically boils down to ABS (always be scoring), to break through and dominate in a tournament like the Big Ten conference tournament, with top to bottom solid wrestlers and only four rounds in the main bracket (with byes for certain wrestlers), than at the NCAAs.