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ILLINI versus ASU Dual Preview and Journeymen Collegiate Classic

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  WHO :  ILLINI Wrestling versus the ASU & Binghamton WHAT : Triangular Meet WHERE : Liberty High School, 1115 Linden St., Mannheim, PA  WHEN : Saturday, November 9th (starts 8 am Central) TICKETS : General Seating $25.00 TV/STREAMING : FloWrestling WHO : ILLINI at the Journeyman Collegiate Classic WHAT : Kind of Funky Individual Tournament Thingy WHERE : Freedom High School,  3149 Chester Ave.,  Bethlehem ,  PA WHEN : Sunday, November 10th (starts 8 am Central, all day) TEAMS : See Long List Below TV/STREAMING : FloWrestling A DAY IN HISTORY It was Sunday, January 29, 2017 and at the box office the top grossers were Split and A Dog's Purpose . The pop charts were led by Ed Sheeran's Shape of You and the silver medal went to Bad And Boujee by Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert. The mobile video game Honor of Kings was the best seller. We've never heard of any of that!  But we have heard of Isaiah Martinez, Zane Richards and Kyle Langenderfer, and they led an ILLINI squad

ILLINI v. SIUE DUAL RECAP

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VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS THE OFFICIAL RECAP Here is how the ILLINOIS Athletic Department started their official recap of the dual:  " The No. 13 Illinois wrestling team won their season opening dual in dominant fashion 41-3 over SIU-Edwardsville on Saturday (Nov. 2). This marks the first time Illinois has scored 40 or more points in a dual since Nov. 15, 2015, where they beat SIU-Edwardsville by the same score 41-3. They tallied one fall, four tech. falls, three major decisions and one decision in their triumph." That is some top-tier classy analysis. Nothing about bullying them like they were a bunch of Computer Science majors, or saying that they rag-dolled the yokels like they were the supposed-to-lose guy in a WWE match. Scoreboard: 125: #Drew Davis (SIUE) dec. #17  Ramazan Attasauov  (ILL), 8-5 ILL 0 I SIUE 3 133: #3  Lucas Byrd  (ILL) major dec. Marcel Lopez (SIUE), 12-3 ILL 4 I SIUE 3 141: #19  Danny Pucino  (ILL) major dec. Danny Martinez (SIUE), 14-2 ILL 8 I SIUE 3 149: #10

The Sunday Funnies (featuring JOMBO™)

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3 IS THE NEW 2 PODCAST WILL BE BACK!

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  The Threeeee Is The New Twooooo Podcast will be back! The 2024-2025 ILLINI Wrestling team promises to be fun and exciting, and we'd like to bring you the news, dual previews and interviews with your hosts, Brian Swaw and Greg German.  We had a blast last year talking about the ILLINI and talking with Orange and Blue legends. Here they are: EPISODE 1: ALL-AMERICANS ZANE RICHARDS & THE BRAWLNAGEL TWINS EPISODE 2: THERE WAS NO EPISODE TWO BECAUSE THREEEEE IS THE NEW TWOOOOO EPISODE 3: COACH STEVE MARIANETTI EPISODE 4: COACH JESSE DELGADO EPISODE 5: COACH MIKE POETA EPISODE 6: COACH BRYAN MEDLIN EPISODE 7:  ALL-AMERICAN EDMOND RUTH EPISODE 8: COACH JORDAN BLANTON

ILLINOIS VS. SIUE PREVIEW

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  WHAT : ILLINI v. SIUE Dual WHERE : First Community Arena, Edwardsville, ILLINOIS WHEN : Saturday, November 2nd, 6:00 pm (Central) TV/STREAMING : ESPN+ HISTORY : ILLINI 9-0 since 2002 UPDATE ON STREAMING According to both the ILLINI and SIUE websites, the match will be streamed on ESPN+. So, if you got ESPN, you can watch, but you better log in now because it's a hassle. If you don't, you can go here and purchase a month for $11.99. UPDATE ON LINEUPS Southern ILLINOIS came out with an article about their lineup after wrestle-offs, going weight by weight. There will be some changes. We will add those below. For example, it appears that Drew Davis will get the start at 125 because the true Freshman won the wrestle-off.   THE START OF THE SEASON Both the ILLINI and SIUE have just completed wrestle-offs. Seniors have graduated and new faces have arrived. The rookies will be discussed below in the individual matchups. Whether ready or not, the season starts on Saturday. The fans