I'm not 101...finally some video on the epic of epics

• knightflyer150

  I saw this live 21 years ago. Just as solid now. Video courtesy of what seems to be Mama Haring.
  
  2x Champ Nick Cianciola of Genoa Area putting it all over Twinsburg's Brian Haring until, well, you know....
  
  http://cable9.pegcentral.com/player.php?video=8fd45c4540b7e473b8e27badb5b2e923
  
  Also on this clip, Pattie vs. Fried and Gordon vs. Martin.
  
  Yay.
• 1_beast

  

  AWESOME!!!! Thanks for posting!
• Go4alOngbOmB

  

  thx for posting some classics, a well spent 31 minutes of my life watching the men who paved the way for Ohio Wrestling.
• cruiser_96

  

  OH GOOD GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's like Christmas all over again!!!!
• monarchpride

  Yeah I remember the I'm not 101 shirt..... classic
• Westie101

  

  the greatest moment in the history of the state tournament...
• cruiser_96

  

  Westie101;624134 wrote:the greatest moment in the history of the state tournament...

  
  ...was when you walked onto the floor! Agreed.
• ptrsn

  cruiser--how do you know did you steal a coaches pas or something i am sure you felt the same way each of your 4 sectional appearances
• Coach Ramirez

  Cianciola, that brings back memories. We started youth together. I remember his Dad bringing him over to our club every week. IMO, Alan Fried is the best wrestler in my era, 89 grad. But Pattie had him beat that day. Pattie was the real deal! Thanks for the videos.
• nikstlitslepmur

  Some perspective on the Haring / Cianciola match. I was on the Twinsburg coaching staff that year (although not on the mat - those 2 guys are much better looking than me). I do remember Cianciola dominating the first minute but Haring really frustrated Cianciola after that. There were numerous close takedowns that Haring scrambled out of - some maybe could be considered takedowns.... Haring even started to get physical with aggressive underhooks. Cianciola was probably not used to that. At some point in time I think Haring realized that he could hang with Cianciola. Somewhere toward the middle of P1 (or maybe when he bought the shirt!). Keep the match going, keep the match close - you never know what can happen. Brakeman mentions that Haring was unknown at the time (he was a junior). While that might have been somewhat true he did have some success as a youth wrestler through the Longwood YMCA. He spent his share of time on mat trust me. Anyone remember the orange singlets for Longwood? Two more interesting bits of info - the co-referee is from Twinsburg. But...but...he didn't make the call. Alan Fried is a Longwood alum as well. Haring was the 1st State Champ from Twinsburg after numerous 4 runner ups.
• cruiser_96

  

  Another facisnating tid-bit... That is a Groveport mat that the Haring/Cianciola match is taking place! Same for the Fried/Pattie match too!
• like_that

  

  I heard the story of this match numerous times. It is nice to actually see video of it.
• lowsingle174

  That was a delicious slice of wrestling, thank you for the video.
• cruiser_96

  

  Having heard the story for many years, watching it the match, without experiencing the hype, I think it loses some of the qualities that made the match great. Just saying.
  
  ps: As the legend had grown, it was more of a pancake than a straight over-under lat-drop. Just sayin'. Still great to see though.
• lowsingle174

  Cruiser I agree. It is like watching the movie after reading the book. If I was there it would have been much greater. Still and Epic match....Thanks again.
• monarchpride

  I wish there was video of the shirt
• USMCdevil05

  

  A little early for me. I was in little kids wrestling. Tell me the story behind this shirt???
• Bitterrunner-up

  OK, I've finally watched it and it's bitter/sweet. I was there that night, and the tape doesn't do it justice.
  
  I was that weight class that year and had lost to Haring in the Sectional Finals two weeks earlier. What's not coming through on the tape is the uncanny confidence he had that year. I've never seen anything like it before or since. Imagine knowing, I mean really knowing that you were going to beat someone who was thought of as unbeatable. Not just beating a great retuning champion, Cianciola was a machine. 5th as a freshman in AAA, then two undefeated seasons and two dominant State final bouts (I believe he majored in both finals) and he was unchallenged his senior season. Unchallenegd.
  
  What made the story what it was, was Brian Haring. Haring was a "nobody". He had moved back to Ohio from Texas to Twinsburg and had a solid but unspectacular junior year. He didn't win a single regular season tournament that year. He was ranked 4th, but the weight was weak because so many wrestlers moved away from Cianciola. Brakeman put it this way:
  
  "This is a rather weak weight class dominated by the senior, two time state champion Nick Cianciola. His closest bout last year was 18-7, and it will be pretty much the same this year. He is so excellent on his feet that no one at this level has any hope of matching him move-for-move. He'll be one of the proliferation of three-time titlists this year, and but for a criteria loss in the Division I semi-final his freshman year he would be a rare four-time champ. The battle here is for second place."
  
  The kid was incredible. And it's not just that the unbeatable kid got beat, I guess that happens from time to time (although I still think this was the biggest upset in State Tourney history). It's the way he got beat...and I'm not talking about the pancake (which was sweet), I'm talking about the theater leading up to the bout. After his semi-final win (his 100th in a row), Cianciola gave an intoview to the Dispatch. In that article Cianciola was asked how he felt about the 100-match win streak and he said something to the effect of 'number 100 is nice, but number 101 will be much sweeter'. He was, of course, talking about the importance of the next match and how winning his third State Titile was the goal, not the streak. Mr. Haring, read that quote and decided he had been slighted. He was no one's victory lap. He went out that morning and had a t-shirt made.
  
  Before the finals match begins, they introduce the participants. They introduce Cianciola as a 3X placer and 2X champion and then they introduce Haring as, well, Brian Haring. When they call his name, he takes off his Twisburgh warm-up and reveals a shirt that says "I'm not # 101". Come on, the brass this kid had. It wasn't that he pinned a 2xer with one second left in the period, it's that HE CALLED HIS SHOT.
  
  I've been to NCAA finals, NBA Finals, Ohio State/Michigan games, World Series, ALCS, The Final Four, NFL playoffs...It's the best sports moment I've ever seen live.
  
  Looking back, what made it even more different, was that was the last Tourney Haring ever won. His regualr season his senior year was exactly like his junior year...losing in the finals of every tourney he entered. Then he was a Sectional 3rd, District 5th and one and done at State. I was in his weight again that next year, and heading into Sectionals, I had legit fear that he would have that same look in his eye, that same swagger...that he would know he was going to win again and he would be able to summon that magic from the year before.
  
  
  
  Anyway, the tape doesn't do it justice.
• USMCdevil05

  

  That is ballsy! Wow. Im not #101! lol. Stinks he couldnt go out and do it a second year.
• 1_beast

  

  Always a classic this time of year
• Coach Ramirez

  After watching the Fried vs Pattie match again, it still makes me mad. No way Pattie should of been hit with stalling 3x in that match! Fried is one of the all time greats, but he got this one hand delivered.
• Cthelites

  cruiser_96;626530 wrote:Having heard the story for many years, watching it the match, without experiencing the hype, I think it loses some of the qualities that made the match great. Just saying.
  
  ps: As the legend had grown, it was more of a pancake than a straight over-under lat-drop. Just sayin'. Still great to see though.

  killjoy!
• Tony Mead

  Back before the Interwebs the papers blew the I'm not 101 tee shirt up, everyone read the papers so the next day the whole arena was anticipating this match. A sold out crowd, I remember scalping tickets out front for 2-5x face value! This was the day I learned anyone can be beat, any given day!
• hang_loose

  USMCdevil05;626908 wrote:That is ballsy! Wow. Im not #101! lol. Stinks he couldnt go out and do it a second year.

  Why didn't Pattie wrestle ever again after the Fried match? What a talent and gift he had!!!!
  
  Oh, by the way knightflyer150, Excellent thread: thumbup:.
• 1prouddad

  cruiser_96;624773 wrote:Another facisnating tid-bit... That is a Groveport mat that the Haring/Cianciola match is taking place! Same for the Fried/Pattie match too!

  I think my son wrestled on that very mat at last year's Cruiser Invitational - Mat 4 in the back corner - you could almost see the Gym Floor through it! :RpS_w00t: