Its funny seeing Iowa come up multiple times. Can you imagine on HR if anyone said they wanted to see PSU win?
I’m a sports fan and fan of the athlete first. I not only don’t hate Iowa, I generally root for them in other sports.
Having been a PSU fan since I learned to talk (no, not last year), they are just not a big rival for me. Strangely enough, I always kind of liked Iowa when they were winning wrestling championships. It is foreign to me how HR hates us so much they stop thinking straight. For me, I can’t help not liking tOSU, Michigan, Miami, etc, etc. (that is a lifetime of football showing), but I don’t hate, not even close.
One of the things that has really drawn me to wrestling is the quality of people who participate, from coaches to the wrestlers themselves. While there are always exceptions, it seems like most schools you look at have the same story…..hard working, intelligent, mature, solid citizens, people you can be proud of. Wrestling seems to build and even almost require it to be at this level.
For me, though I know they aren’t close, I would love to see any of the service academies win. They take the “wrestling mindset” to the next level in every area of their life.
(also the Haven, where my Dad is from)
