Iowa's Lineup

[Flying_Tiger]

Can't remember a team that could put out such drastically different lineups in-season. So many variables, I find it interesting how it may all work out.

Current Lineup (8th-12 range)

125: Stickley
133: Laux
141: Turk
149: Sorenson
157: Kemerer
165: Marinelli
174: Gunther
184: Bowman
197: Wilcke
285: Stoll

Optimal Lineup (3rd-5th)

A big improvement however I still don't think this lineup can hang with PSU and tOSU. Murin to 133 is a pipe dream so I'm not putting him in over Laux.

125: Lee (open questions as to injury recovery and size but could be champ)
133: Laux
141: Turk
149: Sorenson
157: Kemerer
165: Marinelli
174: Gunther
184: Downey (needs to graduate from ISU, hold 184 & perform and follow team rules)
197: Warner (probably good enough to AA immediately, possibly high)
285: Stoll (will the knee hold up, performance questions with lower body weight)

 

[nitlion6]

Max might actually get to 33, not sure how effective he will be holding the weight.

Once Max is 133, 10 finalist 9 Champs easy. Even the most hardcover Hawk is maybe going to concede Heavyweight to Snyder

 

[Dogwelder]

Max might actually get to 33, not sure how effective he will be holding the weight.

Once Max is 133, 10 finalist 9 Champs easy. Even the most hardcover Hawk is maybe going to concede Heavyweight to Snyder

Of course. But the chance of all 9 champs’ pinning their way through the entire tournament would only be about 50/50.

 

[johnstownsteel]

Max might actually get to 33, not sure how effective he will be holding the weight.

Once Max is 133, 10 finalist 9 Champs easy. Even the most hardcover Hawk is maybe going to concede Heavyweight to Snyder

Lol. Wanted to let you know, I appreciate the work you put in over on HR. Always good stuff.

 

[anon_0pi0cv8t1ggvb]

Optimal lineup 1st-3rd and I agree.

 

[Lion8286]

Optimal lineup 1st-3rd and I agree.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
There is vodka in this poster.

 

[PSUAllTheWay]

Optimal lineup 1st-3rd and I agree.

The good news is that Iowa typically thinks the season has ended before the Big Tens.

 

[nitlion6]

Lol. Wanted to let you know, I appreciate the work you put in over on HR. Always good stuff.

Every now and then I like to let them know I am doing OK.

 

[Flying_Tiger]

I saw a post over on HR earlier today stating that if Marinelli had a redshirt, he would be taking it due to the seriousness of the knee injury. Now there is someone claiming that he has a torn ACL. If true, we might see Young stay at 165 for a while.

 

[nitlion6]

I saw a post over on HR earlier today stating that if Marinelli had a redshirt, he would be taking it due to the seriousness of the knee injury. Now there is someone claiming that he has a torn ACL. If true, might see Young stay at 165 for a while.

If he hurt the knee that bad, that is a shame. I think Young will wrestle tough for them.

Question. If Iowa pulls their respective shirts, and PD3 shows up at IC with his degree and Iowa admissions accepts him, and Young finishes 5th, and PSU and OSU have an epic battle for the championship with the second place team finishing 40 points ahead of Iowa, will vodka come to BWI to explain how if the Bull had been healthy the Hawks would have won the title?

 

[pish69]

I hope Marinelli is ok and can wrestle this season. That being said this is why I am for wrestling true freshmen. If they are the best guy, let them wrestle. If you waste a redshirt and then get hurt down the line you’re screwed

 

[bwfight]

They must have 8 scoring wrestlers to win.

 

[dunkej01]

Pull the shirts any and all. One less year to worry about these guys in the team race down the road.

Lee can beat Nato and we need that.

PD3 can beat MyMar and we need that.

Warnerov doesnt stand a chance against a Raptor.

If the bull got gored that sucks. Iowa just seems to have more than their fair share of injuries.

 

[Cali_Nittany]

Optimal lineup 1st-3rd and I agree.

1st in Iowa. 3rd at Big Ten. (Optimally)

 

[Pennstate1985]

If the bull got gored that sucks. Iowa just seems to have more than their fair share of injuries.

And we don't and haven't? Altons, Suriano, Pataky, Cutch, Cassar, Nevills just to name a few off the top of my head.

 

[nitlion6]

1st in Iowa. 3rd at Big Ten. (Optimally)

Yeah. I was thinking Michigan would displace Iowa for 3rd in Big10 this year, but I should have known better. Expecting Michigan wrestling to achieve beyond their means is like expecting a Jim Harbaugh team to achieve beyond "Almost".

 

[dunkej01]

And we don't and haven't? Altons, Suriano, Pataky, Cutch, Cassar, Nevills just to name a few off the top of my head.

somehow we find a way overcome and still win

 

[Pennstate1985]

somehow we find a way overcome and still win

Agreed. Every team has injuries to varying degrees, and who you have on the bench means a lot. How well a team responds to adversity is coaching.