Constant underperforming
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Why would someone post something so patently false yet still think they are Mr. Smarty Toughguy?
Like seriously…if I got caught posting something so idiotic I’d probably never post again.
Iowa was ranked second all season and will finish second. Penn State is in the middle of a great run. That may continue for a while. He has a really good situation there. There is, however, been only one program consistently good over the past 40-45 years, and that program is IOWA. Iowa has maintained the strong program even though the level of talent in our state has diminished greatly over the years. Okie State is really struggling and is currently coached by one of the all-time greats of the sport. Should he be fired? ISU was once an NCAA wrestling power and has not been able to get back to that level. It is tough to do. They are to the point where they celebrate a top 10 finish. Hang with the Hawks. We will be back on top soon.
I sure wasn’t expecting 6 AA’s this year.
Short of Spence and Cobe and Abe a shell of themselves we wrestled a hell of tourney. Idiots can’t see that though because a miracle didn’t happen for us to win.
Yeah, if anything this is possibly the best our team has done compared to seed in quite some time. The problem is in how low our seeds are. Warner is too talented to go into NCAAs seeded 14th. Abe Assad was too high of a recruit to be a 12-seed four years into college.
agree on Warner. Abe is a warrior. Not many guys would have gutted this season out. He gets a pass from me.
This thinking is part of the problem imo. I think we focus on winning the big matchups in the regular season to get better seeds. In doing so we are getting worn out by NCAAs. Who gives a shit what number is next to your name at the beginning of the tournament. It only matters what number is there at the end. PSU frequently loses matches during the regular season but is fresher and game at NCAAs. Why is it a bad thing that Nelson and Warner are the ones taking scalps? You think Michigan fans are upset Amine took Ls this year and was an 11 seed? He made the semis.
I don't think this has been true. Brands has been willing to rest guys more during the regular season for several years now and he takes a lot of heat for it.
I don't know what Iowa does in training. But my impression is that collegiate wrestling often has focused on high intensity sessions. But I have a lot of people arguing that moderate or even low intensity should make up 80% of your training. This is an area where I think that NCAA practice restrictions could be harmful to the athletes.
FWIW:
- Semifinal - Vito Arujau (Cornell) 24-1 won by major decision over Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) 29-1 (MD 11-3)
- Quarterfinal - Chris Foca (Cornell) 27-2 won by fall over Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) 25-5 (Fall 1:54)
- Cons. Round 3 - Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) 20-5 won by decision over Luke Surber (Oklahoma State) 23-10 (Dec 12-5)
This might not be the year to actually make this thread. Considering we have 3 people far exceeding their seeds. I don't think anyone on earth expected brands to place out side of some of the people on this board.
Warner went from the 14 to top 6 outplacing Dean.
The only real underperformed is lee but it's clear something hasn't been right with him ever since the knee brace went back on.
Can't really call Kennedys performance under performing when his draw was just awful
Warner went from the 14 to top 6 outplacing Dean.
The only real underperformed is lee but it's clear something hasn't been right with him ever since the knee brace went back on.
Can't really call Kennedys performance under performing when his draw was just awful
Imo, Iowa is finishing second to PSU in spite of Brands being the HC, not because of. I think quite a few coaches could have had the similar results the past 3-4 years. There was a ton of talent in that room. Iowa finishing second next year with 0 Spencer points would be a real accomplishment. I’m pretty sure Iowa won’t make any changes this year, so we’ll see.
You do realize that the 5 guys from PSU that are in the finals were seeded 1,1,2,3 and 3, right? The only high seed that made the semis had his part of the bracket blow up in Van Ness. No matter what you say, if you want to be wrestling on Saturday Night, seeding plays a very big part.
What a comical take. Without Brands you wouldn’t even have Nelson let alone any other factor. Without Nelson’s points they would be in a tight race to even get a team trophy.
Make no mistake, Brands has done a LOT to try to catch PSU. Major change in recruiting, big fund raising for new facility. Mastering transfer portal. It is just THAT hard to get to PSU’s level and when you compare everyone to that, they ALL are going to fall way short.
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