Every time Roar comes in to rightfully put us in our place....I always think of this scene...
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When someone says someone is fighting their demons
its a lot like Roar having to deal with us..
Iowa I imagine can’t officially take AJ Ferrari until his charges have been cleared and then probably wait a little bit after that to give the appearance of vetting and doing their due diligence. But the fact that Anthony dropped his decision and AJ announced he was coming back already (with his usual 200 emojis) shows obviously it’s Iowa, which I can’t imagine the coaches want at this point since it shows they committed to him before the legal process was over. That alone shows me the brothers can’t follow simple instructions and it won’t end well.
Please don't take my previous post wrong. Free world, so beat this to death. It's just not on MY radar.
Yeah, I mean, obviously DeSanto never reached his wrestling goals, but on a personal level, he is probably the Brands' greatest triumph, and possibly the reason they think they can deal with this shitshow.
Nobody knows until his court case is heard or pled out.
But that's just the first gate. Downey didn't have that issue, or the reckless behavior with guns, and the university declined to admit him.
The difference being is Austin knew he had some issues and for the most part with their help he was able to keep them in check..
I'm not so sure the next batch has any idea what problems they have.
You can deal with issues if you recognize them.
I'm not so sure the next batch has any idea what problems they have.
You can deal with issues if you recognize them.
Pyles on FRL made a quick comment about our Hawkeye “insider” to close the show today. He called him the insider that has more whiffs than anything. Lol
OK Mary Kay.Last time I played into a joke, I became the White Claw guy. But I draw the line at becoming the Avon guy too.
I'm not so sure of that. This happened at the 2021 championships, as a 23 year old.
“Austin DeSanto will not participate in the NCAA Parade of All-Americans or medal stand ceremony Saturday night. DeSanto behaved inappropriately toward NCAA media officials while exiting the mat this afternoon and after consulting with the NCAA Wrestling Committee and our administration, we have made an institutional decision to withhold him from tonight’s activities.”
Iowa Wrestler Austin DeSanto removed from Saturday night ceremony following incident after match
Iowa wrestler Austin DeSanto will not be participating in the team’s ceremonies on Saturday night following an incident with NCAA media officials that occurred after his match on Saturday.
If that was his worst transgression at Iowa, it's a drop in the bucket (and TnT did address it).I'm not so sure of that. This happened at the 2021 championships, as a 23 year old.
“Austin DeSanto will not participate in the NCAA Parade of All-Americans or medal stand ceremony Saturday night. DeSanto behaved inappropriately toward NCAA media officials while exiting the mat this afternoon and after consulting with the NCAA Wrestling Committee and our administration, we have made an institutional decision to withhold him from tonight’s activities.”
Iowa Wrestler Austin DeSanto removed from Saturday night ceremony following incident after match
Iowa wrestler Austin DeSanto will not be participating in the team’s ceremonies on Saturday night following an incident with NCAA media officials that occurred after his match on Saturday.www.kcrg.com
I would love for Roar to be interviewed by Ali G.
He can teach how to fake the knee injury anytime ones cradled
Am I taking crazy pills? Did Desanto really change? He threatened to kill a girl at NCAAs and then tried to fight Schriever’s parents for supporting their son…
You can't say that's not improvement.
I mean, at Drexel, he actually tried to kill Micic, so there's that.
Not really, he attempted to badly hurt Micic. So he moved from attempting to hurt a wrestler to threatening to kill a female reporter and fight an opposing wrestlers family, and this is the stuff that is widely known in addition to numerous temper tantrums throughout his years. So, yea I guess you can say he improved. 🤣
Honest question.
How many are there that need to be on a short leash, are cognitively aware they need to stay on that leash to succeed and manage to not stray away from that leash?
You posted that like you believe you have a say in how this board screws with you.Last time I played into a joke, I became the White Claw guy. But I draw the line at becoming the Avon guy too.
The obvious example in pro sports is Michael Vick.
Considering middle Ferrari got all freaking nuts because the little guy at Okie State did his sister and girlfriend. The family moving to Iowa City seems to be setting kid up to fail. Someone is going to be doing the sister and if she likes taking her brother's girlfriend along for some of her rides Mr. Unstable is most likely to appear again.
In all fairness I think it is abundantly clear that AD suffers from a medical/psychological issue. I think TnT deserve kudos for simply having the patience to try to help him as well as helping the team. Anyone with a condition like that deserves the best chance (and sometimes multiple chances) to succeed in life.
Rapists of any kind do not deserve a second chance, society needs to be protected from them. Parole/castration combo would work for me. I'd even volunteer to be the mohel.
And none of this just take a little off the top. Happy to supply a machete and a blindfold. Your choice
who wears it.
I have some rusty shears that should do the trick.And none of this just take a little off the top. Happy to supply a machete and a blindfold. Your choice
How do they work on glasses?I have some rusty shears that should do the trick.
He also yelled multiple times in Kyven Gadson's face when he was announcing on Live TV.
Gadson handled it really well by talking to him like a 5 year old "You want the Mic buddy?"
Wait!! What? You giving McPat a hard time about soft hands, and then you post a picture of your hands? Nice nail polish by the way.I have some rusty shears that should do the trick.
I'm @mcpat's client.Wait!! What? You giving McPat a hard time about soft hands, and then you post a picture of your hands? Nice nail polish by the way.
Now Now. Bowden was a very funny guy. He made one of my all-time favorite quotes. They were playing the heavily favored Oklahoma Sooners in a Bowl Game.....I think for the National Championship. A reporter asked if his players were afraid of Oklahoma. Bowden said: "My players don't know the meaning of the word fear. Of course, I've seen their grades.....There are a lot of words they don't know the meaning of" I laughed....hard
And this is a juvenile board.
Another Bowdenism was when he was describing an issue he had with one of his players.Now Now. Bowden was a very funny guy. He made one of my all-time favorite quotes. They were playing the heavily favored Oklahoma Sooners in a Bowl Game.....I think for the National Championship. A reporter asked if his players were afraid of Oklahoma. Bowden said: "My players don't know the meaning of the word fear. Of course, I've seen their grades.....There are a lot of words they don't know the meaning of" I laughed....hard
He said "Son, I don't know what the matter with you is. I don't know if it's ignorance or apathy. He replied I don't know and I don't care".
He was up and down. If you haven’t watched the BTN Iowa doc about their season last year, I recommend it. Gives you a much better idea of the kind of psychological struggles they were dealing with there.
All things considered I do think he came a long way. For example, at his recent international tournament and opponent tried to start a fight with him and gouged his eyes while getting pinned. Kept his cool the whole time. Hard to imagine that a few years ago.
I was thinking the same thing--he really took that well. I'm rooting for Austin (to a degree, anyway, obviously would want RBY to be our team member if given a choice).
One thing about ADS' recent behavior, he has had his bad moments. But are we positive he threatened to kill the NCAA official. A similar thing was said about his incident with Schriever's dad and that was false (many credible witnesses who saw it said it wasn't a good look but that's not what he did)
The reason I say this is not to defend him per se but because that's a very serious thing to post if it's not true. There were rumors he was close to being DQed also for that and his points being revoked. I'm not sure Brands would just be allowed to sanction ADS by not letting him partake in awards if it was that serious. Not even a team point was taken?
The reason I say this is not to defend him per se but because that's a very serious thing to post if it's not true. There were rumors he was close to being DQed also for that and his points being revoked. I'm not sure Brands would just be allowed to sanction ADS by not letting him partake in awards if it was that serious. Not even a team point was taken?
And if he did say that, it's really bad, but - and I know I'm a broken record here - if you watch the documentary you can see that he has legitimate impulse control issues when it comes to language. This isn't a spoiled kid with a bad temper. This is a kid who is trying to overcome a difficult psychological issue. It was much more intense than I anticipated.
Marinelli tells a story about right after he got there, ADS would always wear this red shirt at practice and he went up to him and asked why and ADS snapped back "I'll break your arm." I can absolutely see him snapping something horrible at a stranger who tries to corral him running off the mat at the end of a 3 day tournament. That impulse control is always going to be a battle for him, but I don't think it's a true representation of his character either.
He needs extra support so he can be his best self. That's what he's gotten at Iowa and I'm glad he's sticking around to compete and coach. That's good for him.
