Part of me wonders if there's a world where he did irreparable damage wresting without ACLs and he knows that he's not gonna be able to hang internationally so he needed this to cement his legacy.
Spencer Lee forfeiting out the rest of the tourney.
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Remember a few years back when Dylan Ness gave it everything he had left and finally had to MFF his last match in the consolations? When he got on the podium, the entire crowd gave him a standing ovation. I'll bet that Lee will get the same if he shows up today. If he doesn't even show for his medal, he's going to make himself, his family and the Iowa program look pretty bad.
I think he is going to have difficult time going forward. It only gets harder at the International level and the injury history will be a real challenge to overcome.
When he said that I predicted it would hang on his neck like an anchor chain
As much as I always thought that Spencer did a lot of thumbing his nose at all of us good guy fans, I would love to see him at least show back up for his trophy and not from a place of derision.
I bet his mom didn’t see this coming 
I stole that from Facebook but was too funny not to post.
I stole that from Facebook but was too funny not to post.
The separate tab on the team site, the t shirts, the GOAT talk podcasts, the endless write ups - they killed the golden goose
I would have liked to have seen Spencer come out today, register two first period falls, and take 3rd.
I think it would have been great for the sport to see him step on the podium after doing so and allow the adulation take place. It would have been a truly special moment.
But if he can’t go, then he can’t go.
I just think it would have been a great way to go out. Even better than winning four titles in some ways.
I think it would have been great for the sport to see him step on the podium after doing so and allow the adulation take place. It would have been a truly special moment.
But if he can’t go, then he can’t go.
I just think it would have been a great way to go out. Even better than winning four titles in some ways.
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I just spent a few minutes on the Iowa board and am ashamed of those PSU fans who danced on the grave. We need to have more class than to pile on to people who, as fans, are really hurting.
The kid didn’t die, he lost a wrestling match.
This version of Spencer will never make a splash on Senior level.
He is going to need at least another year to heal, then train.
in interviews Tom Brands says Spencer could have made the easy choice and went to PSU, but he made the right choice and went to Iowa. I think at Iowa, putting team first lead to an injury filled career because the team depended on him. I can’t help but feel that at PSU, he would have been allowed to get 100% healthy since the team wouldn’t live and die by him. He should have wrestled for PSU. Iowa was the wrong choice.
If I was in charge of a newspaper, my headline would read…Purdue’s Ramo Dis-Spences Lee from NCAA Semis
At his best, he dominated in a brutal way that as a wrestling fan you have to appreciate. He was that good with a 99-6 record. It really puts Cael's 159-0 into perspective. That's remarkable.
Mom and Dad just checked out of the hotel.
What’s a “newspaper?”
How did you react when Bubba stuck David? And that wasn't nearly as crushing as losing your opportunity to become a four timer.
We are supposed to be the place that strives for success with honor! This should be especially true when we have been so blessed to have Cael choose PSU and bring this kind of domination. I just think the our fans should have the same humility as our team and just be grateful.
So did the dreams of lots of others. Didnt see ant other forfeit outs bc of it.
its not about him its about the iowa program and their jerk fans!
Couldn't see staying.
not quite, we need to get a bonus win or iowa needs to not win by bonus, whichever happens first.
Our fans don't need to reciprocate. We should be better.
Like Joe said, act like you've been there before.
Thank you. That sounds good. It means that the probability of team victory is high enough that I'll avoid frayed nerves.
In this case, it was about our jerk fans.
Did anyone read the article about SLee choosing Iowa because of Terry Brands…? It talks about Larry Lee being concerned because Spencer is wired very similarly to Terry. If you watched the documentary “Terry” on FLO, it talks about a very similar situation when World Champ Terry loses in the ‘96 OTT and the “dark place” is sent him to. Royce Alger described the situation as “like a death in the family; you just didn’t talk about it.”
I would love to see Lee battling this morning, allowing the fans one last chance to show their appreciation. He was a great talent who I would’ve loved to have seen in the banded blue singlet. I get why he’s MFF out, but I wish he wasn’t.
I would love to see Lee battling this morning, allowing the fans one last chance to show their appreciation. He was a great talent who I would’ve loved to have seen in the banded blue singlet. I get why he’s MFF out, but I wish he wasn’t.
We're doomed.
Everyone that competes in the sport as family, friends, those that Walter, and those people really want to Luanne. When they lose, they feel the pain is their friend family member. He is no more better or special to anyone else and I don't care that he's going Straight tile. Be a lot of guys on the way home some dreams, and they had to learn to deal with it.
As for fans, Busting balls that's not usually my style, but peoples done it to me and people continue to do it forever. If you can't handle that part get a different hobby.
Did she have glasses on? A seeing eye dog?
Another thing he’s going to have to overcome at the senior level is his gas tank. If he doesn’t manage to horse his opponent early he hits a wall. Hawk fans were blaming it on Lyme Disease, etc. but who knows? Most of the stuff their “insiders” post on HR turns out to be B.S.
I was so hyped at the turn of events during the match and even though Ramos had the lead secured because of back swipes, the fall came with :02 seconds left on the clock. So close to the end.
