The is the most pedestrian Iowa team I can remember. Bad recruiting and boring technique have combined to create the uninspiring display we have seen on the mat this year. Yes we have the suspensions but the problems with this team run way deeper than that. Short on talent, short on technique, short on scoring and even short on effort and intensity.
125- Not looking like an AA so far. Should be wiping the mat with the Penn freshman. Drake without action and attacks is very average. Having limited mat skills and rather poor TD defense if they get to his leg doesn't help. B-
133- Rhodes is scrappy but undersized and lacking horsepower to finish which is a common problem with Iowa wrestling. I doubt Teske does any better in the match. I would like to see if a healthy Schriever has anything to offer. B
141- Penn guy blocked off the whole match. Woods is not especially dynamic from neutral. B
149- Watching VV is truly awful and I have zero expectation of meaningful improvement. D
157- Watching Franek isn't much better than VV. Very limited offense. Would struggle to AA with how he looks now. C
165- Kudos to Caliendo for having some energy and effort. A
174- PK is clearly completely out of shape. He gassed himself trying to finish the leg in the air TD. I can't really grade him is that condition. Going with the incomplete.
184- He has obviously struggled, caught hanging out under his opponent like he always does and got whipped over. D
197- I'll give an A mainly because he has come through and wrestling pretty well. Cosgrove was a fairly high end recruit.
285- Solid B for Hill beating a 197 who gave Warner some trouble last year.