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[21Guns]

Ditto if daO$U, who was next in line - not UNL, had been paired with VaTech. I think the Head Tanner lobbied to by-pass VaTech as well ducking the matchups that could impact NCAA seedings in a couple weeks.

Yep. Neither one of them wanted anything to do with another match that could affect seeding. VT has about 5 wrestlers who could have done damage to those precious seeds.

Meanwhile, Cael and his wrestlers board a plane to Stillwater Oklahoma. Nice juxtaposition.

 

[jmadden1998]

Dance vs Gilman is off, so are about 4 other matches that would have been great.

Match ups if Iowa went to Virginia Tech with Intermat rankings and actual matchups with Nebraska

125 #3 Dance vs #1 Gilman vs #6 Lambert
133 UR Gustafson vs #5 Clark vs #4 Montoya
141 UR Ryan vs #13 Carton vs #14 McChrystal
149 #6 Chishko vs #3 Sorensen vs UR Purinton
157 #15 Mastriani vs #2 Kemerer vs #3 Berger
165 UR Bergida vs #17 Gunther vs UR Lewis
174 #5 Epperly vs #11 Meyer vs UR Barnes
184 #6 Zavatsky vs #3 Brooks vs #5 Dudley
197 #3 Haught vs UR Wilcke vs #6 Studebaker
285 #5 Walz vs UR Holloway vs #14 Jensen

Nebraska matchup is very similar with 5 matches between ranked wrestlers.

 

[Franklin_Restores_TheTradition]

Match ups if Iowa went to Virginia Tech with Intermat rankings and actual matchups with Nebraska

125 #3 Dance vs #1 Gilman vs #6 Lambert
133 UR Gustafson vs #5 Clark vs #4 Montoya
141 UR Ryan vs #13 Carton vs #14 McChrystal
149 #6 Chishko vs #3 Sorensen vs UR Purinton
157 #15 Mastriani vs #2 Kemerer vs #3 Berger
165 UR Bergida vs #17 Gunther vs UR Lewis
174 #5 Epperly vs #11 Meyer vs UR Barnes
184 #6 Zavatsky vs #3 Brooks vs #5 Dudley
197 #3 Haught vs UR Wilcke vs #6 Studebaker
285 #5 Walz vs UR Holloway vs #14 Jensen

Nebraska matchup is very similar with 5 matches between ranked wrestlers.

Actually, it daO$U should have been next in line behind Iowa - it should have been:

125 #3 Dance vs #16 Rodgiguez
133 UR Gustafson vs #1 NATO
141 UR Ryan vs #12 Pletcher
149 #6 Chishko vs # 5 Jordan
157 #15 Mastriani vs UR Ryan (?)
165 UR Bergida vs UR Burcher (?)
174 #5 Epperly vs #1 Jordan
184 #6 Zavatsky vs #7 Martin
197 #3 Haught vs #4 Moore
285 #5 Walz vs #1 Snyder

Head Tanner ducking matchups that could impact seed at nationals @ 49,74, 84 and 97?

 

[minnhawkeye]

Explain to me why does what Iowa and Brands do affect you guys so much that you have to keep talking about this?
Can anyone explain to me why your coach who u say was all for this and all the other coaches also where. Think in america majority still rules right so are not the other coaches also to blame?
Take a dam vote and tell them if out numbered than Iowa and Brands would have to go to VT..
Now not saying Brands would go, might just say forgot it we are out .
You guys have enough talent to win for at least 4-5 years more in a row so why can't you just talk about that.
Good grief, I might be going on 80 years old but dam can see reality ok the guys you have are great and they give fans a good show only thing that does puzzle me is how he can get almost all 10 number one guys in his line up and still get 3-5 more every year.
Happy Days..

 

[nitlion6]

Explain to me why does what Iowa and Brands do affect you guys so much that you have to keep talking about this?
Can anyone explain to me why your coach who u say was all for this and all the other coaches also where. Think in america majority still rules right so are not the other coaches also to blame?
Take a dam vote and tell them if out numbered than Iowa and Brands would have to go to VT..
Now not saying Brands would go, might just say forgot it we are out .
You guys have enough talent to win for at least 4-5 years more in a row so why can't you just talk about that.
Good grief, I might be going on 80 years old but dam can see reality ok the guys you have are great and they give fans a good show only thing that does puzzle me is how he can get almost all 10 number one guys in his line up and still get 3-5 more every year.
Happy Days..

Following the logic offered at the beginning of your post you are telling Penn State wrestling fans we should not be interested in anything outside the Penn State wrestling room? You seem to interested in wrestling subjects outside the Iowa wrestling room, why a different standard?

 

[CropDuster507]

Montell Marion is my 2nd favorite Hawkeye of all-time. That's not even a work. Keep that man's name outta your argument.

 

[nitlion6]

Montell Marion is my 2nd favorite Hawkeye of all-time. That's not even a work. Keep that man's name outta your argument.

Missed something there.

 

[NittanyLion84]

Explain to me why does what Iowa and Brands do affect you guys so much that you have to keep talking about this?
Can anyone explain to me why your coach who u say was all for this and all the other coaches also where. Think in america majority still rules right so are not the other coaches also to blame?
Take a dam vote and tell them if out numbered than Iowa and Brands would have to go to VT..
Now not saying Brands would go, might just say forgot it we are out .
You guys have enough talent to win for at least 4-5 years more in a row so why can't you just talk about that.
Good grief, I might be going on 80 years old but dam can see reality ok the guys you have are great and they give fans a good show only thing that does puzzle me is how he can get almost all 10 number one guys in his line up and still get 3-5 more every year.
Happy Days..

Someone must have been drinking during this post.

 

[Cowbell Man]

Simple. The rules are the top Big Ten teams will match up with the corresponding ranked non Big Ten Ten team with efforts made to avoid rematches.

The aggravation is about following the Plan. Iowa not only isn't but jumped alll the way to number 24. At least OSU landed at Cornell.

Iowa vs Va Tech is tasty.

Iowa vs Edinboro is a Shrute beet salad.

 

[El-Jefe]

Simple. The rules are the top Big Ten teams will match up with the corresponding ranked non Big Ten Ten team with efforts made to avoid rematches.

The aggravation is about following the Plan. Iowa not only isn't but jumped alll the way to number 24. At least OSU landed at Cornell.

Iowa vs Va Tech is tasty.

Iowa vs Edinboro is a Shrute beet salad.

"At least OSU landed at Cornell" ... wonder why Iowa didn't land at Lehigh. Would be a built-in recruiting trip for Sasso, and further infiltrate PA (moreso than Edinboro).