Would you rather have officials willing to award points for stalling or not?
From the very first match it was evident the officiating crew was going to be conservative in awarding points to either wrestler. Eighth-ranked, 141-pound Vance VomBaur might have earned a technical fall if not for the officiating. Instead he earned just three team points on a 14-10 victory.
The officials were consistent from start to finish, which kept the matches close. But the officiating definitely changed the way some of the wrestlers wrestled. Gophers wrestling head coach Brandon Eggum even thought stalling should have been called on his own wrestlers.
The officials were consistent from start to finish, which kept the matches close. But the officiating definitely changed the way some of the wrestlers wrestled. Gophers wrestling head coach Brandon Eggum even thought stalling should have been called on his own wrestlers.
