Me too. And I find it odd that Spencer makes it a point in so many interviews this year to make it clear he's the one calling the shots.
I dunno but I heard Drake's Mom wants a match with Larry Lee. Something said about Ragdolling him.
So the question is, is Spencer a prima donna who thinks he's bigger than the entire program? Someone mentioned earlier that it's easy to morph into that when the entire fanbase treats him as a deity.
I think in RBY'S case, he and Cael had discussed his expectations by returning for his 5th year. Cael mentioned that RBY had earned the right to determine when he would wrestle. I don't think it was done or said in a disrespectful way towards Cael personally. That's just my 2 cents.
What doesn't make sense about the whole ordeal, is why a 3x NCAA champ felt so compelled to win Son of Midlands, especially after saying "I'm done."
Yep. Spencer is too big for his own shorts. That kind of arrogance comes before a big fall just my opinion before the Iowa nuts start coming unglued lol. Oh wait they are unglued anyhow so carry on
Do we really think SL losing in this tournament would have gone over very well or if he got injured. Brands should have even avoided the possibility of that happening. There was far too much to lose as opposed to what they could have gained. Just my view.
Answer: Diety
Water before food always.
Nice! I was 4th battalion 31st infantry at Fort Drum from 1998-2002.LOL. I haven't needed a safe space since I did this. You just annoy me.
Yeah, I had the same question - If he rather not wrestle, why would Spencer Lee give a crap about winning the inaugural, super-prestigious Solder Salute tournament (essentially the Iowa Hawkeye Invitational)? Why not just forfeit the final?
Like for your service, not your Fandom. 😃
Like for your service and your Fandom, not your injury.2nd 503rd from 1974-1976. Ft. Campbell
Drake’s Mom wants no part of Mrs. Lee though 😆
I’m sure they are out there somewhere…. I know I’ve seen more than a handful this year where he says “it’s my decision”. I know because i cringe every time he says it because it just always seems disrespectful for him to say it out loud even if it’s true. And to me he says it in an arrogant way.
I personally don’t think Spencer was telling Ayala to sit. I think he was telling his coach you need to tell him to sit. True, I’m speculating but so is everyone else. Im bored and need something to do until Im forced to go out tonight. Lol
Are you saying he’ll be the sheriff and the mayor?
When I saw Terry saying that after the kid just won I was just embarrassed for him. Trying to get a Sports center moment with a planned stunt like that, sad.
Excuses are for wussies.
I just thought it should be something left unsaid. You are right though, he didn’t seem to be trying to disrespect anyone or put himself in a special category but maybe I feel differently if I’m a Hawk fan and hear it. I’m bias after all. And I heard it once and only once from him. Not over and over and over again.
Spot on with this one Roar. I wonder if the optics of Spencer gassing in the semis had anything to do with it. If Spencer techs or pins his way to finals then no one thinks twice about him sitting. With some thinking Ayala may be his biggest challenge to date, Spencer may have thought it wouldn’t be a good look sitting out after having just gassed. Maybe Spencer was looking for Tom to sit Ayala so it didn’t appear to be Spencer sitting out of the match.
And completely foreseeable. This wasn't exactly a world team trials bracket. The only other guy with any chance of sniffing the finals was Berginc, who's ranked 22 and losing to Ayalamore often than not.
What were the coaches supposed to tell Spencer "Don't show us or your teammate up, or otherwise act like a dick, because Drake is competing unattached, paying his way, and it'll be his decision to MFF the finals (or not) if you both meet?"
My mistake, I thought you were at Valley Forge.2nd 503rd from 1974-1976. Ft. Campbell
The coaches should have discussed the possibility of them both making the finals and discussed with them in advance how it would be handled.
I get what you're saying but Spencer would wet himself laughing at "paying his way." Ayala could jog from his apartment to Coralville and maybe not break a sweat.
