ISU vs. Iowa (what do you think?)
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Well it was only for people in Iowa and not for the rest of humanity so there's that lmfao
Moving Arnold up was really smart and fun. Dresser moved Bastida up a weight last season to win a dual.
More coaches should do that.
I for one love Iowa. I love hearing their fans bitch and moan almost every March. I love hearing them call for Brands head every March. I love watching them turn on their athletes every March. And I love watching one of their moms destroying her glasses in March.
The Iowa Hawkeyes are the gift that just keeps on giving....
No "no reaction time" TD from rear standing this year anymore and Ech never had control beyond that
Watching it live I thought Real got bailed out on the no-call (and said as much on GIA at the time) but there's a reason ISU didn't challenge it even to give Ech a breather
Sorry but I call it like I see it: Half that lineup just turtled up in fear and wrestled like you know what's. 125 was a joke, kid didn't shoot all match. Same at 57 until the end. Same at 174 and 184 and that 197 match was a joke too
They wrestled like p#$$ys other than 133, 141, 167 and hwy.
They wrestled like p#$$ys other than 133, 141, 167 and hwy.
That reason is they were stupid
But now Brands has a brand new problem because if he sacrifices Kennedy to let Arnold go at 74 he's gonna lose team points AND maybe Kennedy
Ech was already gassed at that point and the outcome wasn't going to change with a challenge. With 7 weights to go they probably figured keeping the brick was more valuable
If you call it like you see it, you didn't see Chittum or especially Gaitan.
Not that I concur with calling college wrestlers pussies.
Not this March. Will be happy to finish top 5
That's the point. Kennedy doesn't have a shirt and can't beat out Mikey at 165. His only option to start is at 174
If Brands puts Gabe in front of PK at 174 this year, then PK loses a year of eligibility and possibly transfers out after the year, for a most likely negligible change in team points because of it
Wanna bet... Oh shit sorry bad timing
Only a few mentally ill Hawk fans will expect Iowa to compete for a title. The majority know we will be lucky to finish top 5
Most Iowa fans are delusionally saying that we're still clearly 2nd place even with the suspensions, which means that even in our wildest dreams we know we can't catch up to Penn State. A Penn State team which will win somewhere between 8-10 matches in the dual and will come close to the nationals point scoring record.
The majority know we'll be in the hunt for a team trophy and that ISU was favored against us today. Beating ISU gives more hope for the former, but no one is predicting an Iowa team title this year
OK, entertaining dual. Dresser blew it and I would have LOVED a Hawkeye loss. But I’m frustrated with TV across most of wrestling.
1. They should always show the intros/handshakes. Its a great tradition in wrestling.
2. If you don’t show a running riding time, it’s not a first class wrestling production.
3. If you can’t get back from interviews or replays in time to see the whistle to start a period then you shouldn’t cut away.
4. Eliminate the half time after the 5th match. It’s a waste of time and I bet they lose viewers.
1. They should always show the intros/handshakes. Its a great tradition in wrestling.
2. If you don’t show a running riding time, it’s not a first class wrestling production.
3. If you can’t get back from interviews or replays in time to see the whistle to start a period then you shouldn’t cut away.
4. Eliminate the half time after the 5th match. It’s a waste of time and I bet they lose viewers.
I don't necessarily disagree. At the time I thought Real got bailed twice, first by the refs not calling it and second by the ISU coaches not challenging
However, going through it again strategically, do you give one guy a lunger, who's already completely gassed going against a number 1, or do you save your brick for one of the remaining 7 matches, several of which are much much closer on paper?
With hindsight I think they were better off giving Ech a lunger and seeing if he can pull it off, but at the time, I feel they were probably thinking they were giving themselves the better odds overall
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If we get more TV in wrestling I bet they start making officials check with TV before restarts. All about money.
The biggest issue in Woods match was the early whistle, not the call. It appears they stopped the match with 1 second left. Woods had just gone dive roll and maybe Echemendia covers, hooks a leg or crunches him or something and gets control in that last second. With the restored reaction time rule, I don’t think he ever had control and even a review wouldn’t have fixed the early whistle.
Same issue with Franek. Chittum is all the way out in front with 1 second left. He might have beat the clock (hard to tell), but we’re talking a few tenths of a second max and Franek gets reaction time.
Same issue with Franek. Chittum is all the way out in front with 1 second left. He might have beat the clock (hard to tell), but we’re talking a few tenths of a second max and Franek gets reaction time.
Looking at Iowa's other options, Arnold at 184 might be more than a one-off.
This is a blessing. Swafford would be lucky to qualify for Nationals.
184 is pretty underwhelming. Arnold has a decent shot at placing there.
Swafford is a high effort guy that is easy to root for, but yeah. If this forces the hand to pull Gabe's shirt, then it's a net positive
Gilman has trolling skills @johnstownsteel can only dream about
On the bright side, now Iowa fans are going to get it into their heads that they can beat Penn State in February, which will sweeten the resulting massacre a bit.
Literally no Iowa fan (outside of class A troll Ironbird) thinks they are going to beat PSU in February or in March
Whats the chances Starocci demands Cael bump him for Iowa? Please let it happen.
Takedowns
Iowa State- 15
Iowa- 11
Stall Calls
Iowa- 12
Iowa State- 0
Lol
Iowa State- 15
Iowa- 11
Stall Calls
Iowa- 12
Iowa State- 0
Lol
Who's the Penn State backup at 174?
I genuinely don't know. I'm asking because, would you rather Star beat Gabe at 184 to shut him up but potentially lose 174 against PK, or would you rather have a chance at preserving the shutout assuming it's been held up to that point?
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