Do we have a shot at Penn State?

[bourbon n blues]

I would say this is low expectations no??? "At best" for Teske, Cobe, brands, and Assad? Warner 3rd-6th after being a Finalist? Murin and Big Cass also on low end. I would have it 6-rd 12 for murine and Cass 1-4!

In sportsball ( even though this isn't sportsball you know what I mean) best case seldom happens. Neither does worst caseso if you take those two, add them up and divide by two you probably get what will happen.

 

[Iron Doc]

What is Brands' status (knee)?

 

[IRONBIRD]

In sportsball ( even though this isn't sportsball you know what I mean) best case seldom happens. Neither does worst caseso if you take those two, add them up and divide by two you probably get what will happen.

Yea I get what you are saying, but I rather be on the more optimistic side. Everyone seems to think that the HAWKS "haven't gotten it done at NCAAs( and DAMN that cvid year to hell!!!! IOWA was hitting on all cylinders and would have tore it up!!!!) but we did win one just recently.

Obviously though we have not been at our best in several other years and confidence may be a little down. Long ways to go with 3-4 or more guys getting back into the line up. Have to believe this will be our year to have some luck on our side!

GO HAWKS!!!!

 

[bourbon n blues]

Yea I get what you are saying, but I rather be on the more optimistic side. Everyone seems to think that the HAWKS "haven't gotten it done at NCAAs( and DAMN that cvid year to hell!!!! IOWA was hitting on all cylinders and would have tore it up!!!!) but we did win one just recently.

Obviously though we have not been at our best in several other years and confidence may be a little down. Long ways to go with 3-4 or more guys getting back into the line up. Have to believe this will be our year to have some luck on our side!

GO HAWKS!!!!

To be fair , I'm a PSU alum and fan. I see what you're saying but IOWA has a few unproven guys in the middle of the lineup. Their success will determine how the dual goes against PSU and their tournament success.
As for PSU they have stayed relatively healthy but a slew of injuries could drastically change things for them. As of now PSU's top 5 returning finishers accounted for 105 points last year. Michigan had 95 total and Iowa had 74.
Assuming Iowa performed as well or better and if PSU had some serious losses due to injuries they could be right there.
Again I don't see the bad luck and good luck just lining up one way and favoring one team since this is wrestling and you need to be some kind of math whiz to keep track of the scoring at the tourney. But to say one team that's close doesn't have a chance is silly.

 

[redghost1974]

tell that to 15,000 every home dual

You are saying those 15K fans would rather have an awesome dual season at the risk of hardware come March?

You can have a great dual season to please fans, doesn't mean you need to put the starters out every dual if they are not at least 85% or dealing with an injury. Duals in the end help seating, which can be critical for placement, so yes they matter to extent. I'm tired of seeing our guys limp across the line come March. If they need a pitch count, wrestle them enough to get match conditioned. Let them get to the Big 10s healthy.

 

[Iron Doc]

You are saying those 15K fans would rather have an awesome dual season at the risk of hardware come March?

You can have a great dual season to please fans, doesn't mean you need to put the starters out every dual if they are not at least 85% or dealing with an injury. Duals in the end help seating, which can be critical for placement, so yes they matter to extent. I'm tired of seeing our guys limp across the line come March. If they need a pitch count, wrestle them enough to get match conditioned. Let them get to the Big 10s healthy.

"Pitch count" = a good idea.