The first period takedown wasn't "beyond reaction time" IMO, and the takedown at the end of the 3rd could have been called either way but he didn't have control of the hips and Stieber wasn't bailing out by any means, I could agree with either way it was called. I don't believe it was called because he didn't have control of the hips.
I dont believe the argument of no hip control could be applied-when you have two ankles it is a takedown with no hip control. Oliver has one leg completely circled, and the other ankle tucked controlling that leg, and the opponent flat on his butt-
takedown. I think McCormick should go to Will's Officiating Improvement Seminar next year at National's time, he has definitely unworked himself out of the elite!
But Oliver should have opened up a minute earlier, he might have scored two or three times. Too much strategy, not enough wrestling...
