Noteworthy Results and Goldfish Games - Week of Jan 3
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The year Iowa owed PSU a reciprocal the two sides were in agreement to wrestle, but neither side would agree to travel to the other's site.
Penn State for obvious reasons, Iowa's reasons are not nearly as obvious. Well, other than fear of the snot kicking.
What Brands did wrong is dependent upon what Brands told Swafford.
Has anybody take to Twitter to tell Mrs. Grey that with Koll at the helm Cornell lost to Lehigh about once a decade.
Nope. The Swafford family does, and they aren't impressed with Tom's integrity. Probably just a mis communication.
Not sure what your point is. He loves being a Hawk, proclaims support for his teammates. Forward me the one where he acknowledges his misunderstanding of what Brands had told him.
I like the analysis, but filter out all of the conference matchups and only list the non conference schedule. The picture will change a little
I suspect Brands told him he might pull his scholarship if he doesn't shape up. Voila an apology.
Show me where the Swafford family states they are not impressed with Tom’s integrity.
I hate that the actions of the kid's well-intentioned brother forced him to have to do this publicly. Praying we don't have a similar Uncle Tony moment at PSU this season. 🙏 Family. Can't live with them, can't bury them in the backyard.
You can, but society frowns upon it.
I Know! Those damned camera cellphones have ruined all the fun
..........#F$@kwitnessesUmmm did you not see the Swafford family literally saying it’s the worst they’ve ever been F’ed over by someone in their lives? How did you miss this?
Depends on the competition…high jump or limbo?Okay. Brands is better than a bowl of doo doo. Happy now? #Lowaspirations
Good research — but what was Brands’s basis for PSU “owing” Iowa 2 in a row? Was it because the B1G scheduled ‘11 and ‘12 to be at PSU? Or was there some sort of off-the-record arrangement where Iowa agreed to go to PSU in ‘12 to accommodate some need of PSU elsewhere in its scheduling? I don’t know the answer . . . but the butt-hurt on our end has been that PSU and Iowa have not wrestled every year as was anticipated after the ‘13 partnership. The perception is that Brands has declined to meet non-conference in the ‘16 and ‘19 off-years.
Maybe fans are making assumptions about how one-sided it is, but I think I recall a prominent Iowa poster saying some years back that Brands wasn’t about to give Cael the time of day after the binder had been delivered. Brands was “pissed” about what he learned in the binder and was done collaborating with the enemy.
Maybe just BS, but the fact remains that only one non-conference meeting between the teams has happened since the B1G adopted its ridiculous rotation, and it involved PSU going to Iowa. If that made some older history “even”, that’s all fine and good — but it’s still been Iowa’s turn to come here for a non-conference matchup in an off year. We’re still waiting.
I agree. If Iowa won't come to State College, then forget them, let's focus on teams that want our attention.
Why blame the Big10? The Big10 never had any objection with TnT following through on their commitment to return the favor of the next match being held at Penn State. Nitlion6 is absolutely correct, Brands, at that point in time, could not afford a monumental beat down and the resultant negative impact on recruiting.
So you’re good with the Big 10 scheduling decisions? Then you shouldn’t have any complaints about not wrestling every year.
I saw that typo a few mins later and wondered if anyone would catch it. Then I wondered if anyone might think it wasn’t actually a typo, but that I was trying to crack some sort of Canadian joke.
Anyway, you win the prize. 🤣
I was waiting for you to try that. Although I suspect you already know the difference, I’ll say it anyway . . . The outcome of duals isn’t important in the grand scheme of things for a team and its historical prowess. The entertainment value of duals, on the other hand, is important to fans and their engagement in the sport. It’s why people make such a big deal not so much about which teams wins but, rather, who from each team actually participates.
Context matters.
Big10 scheduling is out of all our control, but Brands definitely had control over not following through on his commitment. When this agreement was originally made, the stated intend of Cael and Brands was to make sure the two teams wrestled every year, in spite of Big10 scheduling. Unfortunately it fell apart, because Brands didn’t keep his end of the bargain. If you’re looking for someone to blame on why Penn State and Iowa don’t wrestle every year, Brands is your guy.
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I wouldn’t be surprised if neither Swafford nor Brands knows the answer, either. Sometimes Brands starts down a train of thought and everyone be like
John C Reilly provides the best gifs!I wouldn’t be surprised if neither Swafford nor Brands knows the answer, either. Sometimes Brands starts down a train of thought and everyone be like
I always thought what made Cass really special was he was a very nimble bear at 270. He moved very well and used his weight often to take another heavy straight to his back. He was very good at putting his full weight on another heavy to keep them down.
Logic says losing fat is always good for athletics, you should have a stronger gas tank, move a lot quicker while retaining all your power. I think the consensus is he did this to get his speed and strength up to equalize himself with Parris. When I heard he was 239-242 pounds, I was curious how Kerk would do against this version since Kerk's specialty is when things are in neutral (I still can see Cass riding him well but that 30 pounds definitely made Kerk's life way more miserable last year at Big Tens)
IIRC, Kerk had no issues getting out from under Wood or Schultz last year. Ironically, Schultz just dominated him on the feet. I don't think he necessarily struggles under size, there's more to it than just being big.
Maybe his serious blood infection had something to do with his “struggles” last year. Just a thought
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