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Kraisser was 3rd string at Iowa State last year. Estrada is a better prospect, even if a shirting true freshman.
IDK, he got his name on a windowless building with a tunnel. Maybe he should keep doing the same.
Sorry if already pointed out, but with Crookham down, I would think Ayala is new #1. I'd say legitimately.
He should and probably will be. There's some argument for Romney -- he and Ayala both lost to Knox but Romney was a little closer, and has more good wins than Ayala. But Ayala has an obviously better win.
Can't wait to see Romney at nationals. He's one of the biggest surprises of the year and not just because piles said so lol
Ayala also has a better resume being a finalist last year.. that counts for something.. objectively speaking, Ayala should be #1 w Crookham out.
He has a better body of work overall.. u deny past results count for nothing?? Plus he beat #2 ranked Byrd.. if u think Romney should be #1 then that’s ur opinion.
Did I not say Ayala should be #1? Wait, I did.
And yes: past year results should count for nothing once we're this far into this year. Preseason sure. Halfway into the year, no. Otherwise, returning AA TJ Stewart should be top 10. And especially when those past results were at a different weight.
I always record the Iowa matches. That way I can watch them at 4x speed and see a bit of action.
Oh mb then thought u said Romney had a case to be ranked higher then Ayala mb…
Stewart was correctly ranked top 10 to start season obv recent results always overrides past results.. but past result is still part of a person’s overall resume. I.e: Carter is a 4x champ or Ferrari being a champ before..
And of recent result Ayala’s wins are better then Romney’s I don’t think it’s close he should be ranked higher rn, objectively speaking.
Does anyone have any stats for how many Iowa matches ended 0-0 in the first period this year. Asking for a friend
It’s at least 83%.
tOSU vs Purdue
157 Sasso loses to Blaze, J.
157 Sasso loses to Blaze, J.
165
Gallagher unranked at the weight pins #33 Buell, seconds after being taken down and at the end of the period.
Gallagher unranked at the weight pins #33 Buell, seconds after being taken down and at the end of the period.
On BTN+ currently, Minnesota and Meatchicken, according to the student announcers, “ refereeing today’s match is Angel RiverRah”. These kids are in college……. WTF !!! 😳😂😂
5-1 win for Blaze.
Sad to say, but Sasso is in danger of not qualifying for nationals. He's likely getting a bottom-half seed at B10s. And if he doesn't qualify there, it's hard to see the at-large criteria favoring him.
Clearly not the same wrestler pre injury, hoped he would be able to return at the same level but not surprised given the severity of what he went through. That being said getting back to competing at all is a big victory
Agreed, though we're all hoping he gets a standing ovation in Philly, 90 min from home with family and friends in the stands, on the mat competing.
For him to see it through to the end coming back from what he did is a lesson for all of us.
He's completing what has been his life's work so far. A warrior going out on his shield.
This is just another situation where the journey is what is important, not the result.
He's completing what has been his life's work so far. A warrior going out on his shield.
This is just another situation where the journey is what is important, not the result.
Spratley pinned by WVU kid
The guns celebration that followed was a diss that will probably come back to haunt him, but I laughed.
197: #3 Cardenas (MICH) over #9 Salazar (MINN) 8-3
Cardenas looked solid and controlled the whole match.
And Steveson with a quick P1 FALL over Heindselman. Minny with the 25-10 dual win over MICH.
Cardenas looked solid and controlled the whole match.
And Steveson with a quick P1 FALL over Heindselman. Minny with the 25-10 dual win over MICH.
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Nice job by the official to step in there and put an end to the gun celebration. Imitating shooting rounds into your opponent is a bridge too far in my book. I could see a team point deduction there.
Missed that instance, but the BTN+ announcers for the Gopher/UM dual were clearly former wrestlers who knew what they were talking about. Overall, one of the better announced matches I've seen on BTN+.
Cardenas is best 197 pounder I've seen so this season. Based on limited data, but more than just the bout against Salazar of Minny.
Back then he would of proudly. Today, not so much. After the Ayala match I heard an announcer mention the " knowledgeable " crowd. [ shuffling paper ] yep, this crowd is knowledgeable .smh , set my phone cause I was fairly certain I would fall asleep and be late for Psu match.
Meanwhile the opponent's herald is a character crossing a wrestling stance with a duel stance and the sports blog is "pistols firing".
Can't wait until the NCAA starts the jihad against guns, rockets and other weaponry in the images of team names and messaging.
Maybe that one was a duel meet.
The one thing I didn’t like is that Cardenas never even tried for the pin when it was obvious he could tech his opponent at will vs Maryland. That point would have forced Snacks to actually wrestle to win rather than just dance around so Maryland could win by criteria. I guess that’s the effect of being a mercenary vs being loyal to the program for years.
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