No dispute there as I clearly stated in my post. You also said he’d be our starter at 57 this year. Like I said, I’m more than happy to donate the $. I already have and always do anyway. I was just trying max the funds with the wager with you as you seemed happy to take it win or lose. That’s always been my shtick with my wagers here. @GG121AND2 can confirm that… Be a sport and match me and everyone wins….
Ok I just pulled the post up. Originally I did say that then you said redshirt or not he will never be at 57. And we agreed on that bet. He made it you lost. It’s good that you donate I trust you. No issue there. I’ve always donated to both wfl and the hwc. So no issue there. It’s all good my friend.
Well, technically that would mean he’s just like his father. As I said previously, the apple doesn’t fall far from the other apple, his brother.
Not to pile onto the kid, since I’d like to give everyone the benefit of the doubt, but I’d your high profile, national champ older brother was in the national spotlight for the things he’s in the spotlight for, the only correct path forward for him is to be as humble and un-AJ as possible if he wants people to feel comfortable taking a chance on him.
I would like to see a post of that. I saw him a few years ago at the junior duals and I have said ever since then that he has a few personality quirks that would make me nervous to have him on my team. (that is if I had a team)
I would like to see a post of that. I saw him a few years ago at the junior duals and I have said ever since then that he has a few personality quirks that would make me nervous to have him on my team. (that is if I had a team)
That's exactly what I thought when he made the throat slash gesture after dominating Joe Sealey. I don't like that business even in MMA and I really don't think that there's any place for it in amateur wrestlng.
3 NCAA titles or career suicide for the Brands? These 3 idiots can make or break you depending on how they decide to act if they come to Iowa. Just an assault or rape away from burying a storied program. Risky as hell if you ask me.
Interesting take, no one has talked too much about the middle brother. 174 and 197 are pretty big needs. I see Chitum at 157 but maybe he or Anthony could go to 149??? In any case, everyone should get the risk -reward by now and a lot of HW should have been done. I have said, under the right rules, I would take the risk!
If our program is shying away from top recruits based on their victory celebrations, it’s not hard to figure out why we’ve been getting our tails kicked by PSU. Real Woods, ADS and Thomas Gilman all celebrate fairly demonstratively when they win big matches. AJ is accused of a very serious crime, lumping Angelo in with that based on him acting pretty douchey after a big win is pretty short sighted IMHO.
I agree with you - being a douche and being a felon are two vastly different things. It all comes down to if the neanderthal gene can be put away when away from the mat.
There appears to be some serious narcissism running through that family. And it doesn’t shut off when a match is over. I can’t imagine letting that energy into the room, especially under these circumstances. Talk about putting all your eggs in one basket…
Yep - I'm sure Oklahoma St. feels the need to take more of a chance than Iowa. A storied program that is getting buried. It will be a career definer for sure. Heck - the all knowing Penn State fans probably don't even know about them.
OK State didn’t realize the extent of the family issues, maybe. That didn’t seem like a bad pipeline for them when Albert started winning titles. However, it appears that Albert got more insufferable off the mat as his wrestling career blossomed.Yep - I'm sure Oklahoma St. feels the need to take more of a chance than Iowa. A storied program that is getting buried. It will be a career definer for sure. Heck - the all knowing Penn State fans probably don't even know about them.
There is entitlement expected by the narcs, generally. And if they are winning titles….. Your younger guys have them as models…
I'll take celebrations over running off losing.
Oooooh. Interesting twist. At what cost? Team unity and integrity?
That’s complete speculation. How in the world do we know what the expectations are for the Hawkeyes when they are recruiting Angelo? Who says it’s a package deal? And how in the world could we say that Angelo will be a detriment to team unity and integrity. Huge leaps being taken by a bunch a guys that don’t know the process and steps being taken by Iowa wrestling, let alone the personality or if Angelo would be a detriment.
This. I highly doubt AJ is part of package.
Well, the entire thread is speculation at this point. I was a lot happier viewing younger bro as a possibility before hearing about possible packages deal being a prerequisite.
That's the match I was referring to.
I would hope a team like Iowa had so many top kids on their radar that a pick up like this would be icing and not the cake.
Were we recruiting any of these guys before all hell broke lose or was it a given they were all going to OK St?
I...uh...disagree on AJ. Angelo? Hell yeah.
It really wasn’t quick at all. Accusations and complaints had been piling up for over 6 months. As the investigation continued more complaints piled up.
Could it have been handled in a way to save the relationship between the school and family?
