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Fargo

A lot of great wrestling today at Fargo. Things should start to get interesting tomorrow. Few things I took from today.

Ross is so damn good and does it effortless.

I was impressed with Dru Ayala on the mat and Jake Knight. I know they didn't wrestle tough competition but looked good.

Aaron Stewart of Illinois and Mario Hutcherson of Pennsylvania could be on a collision course.

Curious to see how deep of a run Voinovich makes.
Knight smoked #1 seed 13-3 to make the 1/4s. Ayala on the other side of the draw.
 
Inquiring mind; is the University of Iowa collective (NIL) in a position to compete for some (any) of the elite wrestlers? The chase for some of these kids will be intense. Already is, perhaps.


There's no such thing as "The University of Iowa collective NIL." The HWC has a robust NIL fund that supports wrestling. It's been talked about here and elsewhere constantly for many months.
 
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Precautionary with Worlds coming up? Or serious?
Same shoulder with the brace came out early in the match. Give up a takedown and a caution and one in the sequence and took injury time. Came back out and hit a slick takedown followed by a push out to make it 3-3. Had a front headlock and it after it was whistled, he stayed down and defaulted.
 
Let's hope for the best with Dreshaun. I'm concerned that he defaulted out when wearing a brace. Personally, I'd want him to have surgery now if it really is a nagging shoulder injury because without surgery, it will always be a liability.
Only problem is he never has an off season to recover. Surgery would take him out of football and the worlds now.
 
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No need for Ross to continue on with Worlds coming up. Voinovich looks very good. Hutcherson lost a close one to Riley Johnson. Stewart is a force but I'm also hearing he may play football instead. See Ayala lose to a tough PA kid.
 
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I like watching Dreshaun wrestle as much as the next guy but I’d rather watch him at worlds. Questionable decision imo.
It just would have happened at Worlds then. We all remember Cassar's shoulder issues at heavy. They just never go away. To me, this makes it more likely he leans towards football where the torque on the shoulder is less.
 
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It just would have happened at Worlds then. We all remember Cassar's shoulder issues at heavy. They just never go away. To me, this makes it more likely he leans towards football where the torque on the shoulder is less.
No, "WE" all don't remember a Penn State wrestlers injuries. This is a Hawkeye board after all.

Good thing football players don't use their shoulders. They could get hurt!
 
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No, "WE" all don't remember a Penn State wrestlers injuries. This is a Hawkeye board after all.

Good thing football players don't use their shoulders. They could get hurt!
long time wrestling fans remember those things. I remember McDonough's injury and that's been 11 years. Just because you follow one team and not college wrestling in general doesn't mean you need to show your ignorance by saying it.
 
long time wrestling fans remember those things. I remember McDonough's injury and that's been 11 years. Just because you follow one team and not college wrestling in general doesn't mean you need to show your ignorance by saying it.
He knows all about Cassar’s shoulder and every other PSU wrestler. Wildturk is on the PSU forum more than Iowas.
 
He knows all about Cassar’s shoulder and every other PSU wrestler. Wildturk is on the PSU forum more than Iowas.
I remember him being hurt. I don't remember when, how often or what the extent of the injuries were.

Can we be done talking about Cassar here? Thanks
 
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Melvin Miller is super high on my recruiting wishlist. Getting him and Bassett would be game-changing. Morningstar should rent an apartment down the street from Bishop McCort. Throw Herring in as the cherry on top.
 
I like Perentin too. Scores a lot of points. Really slick stuff on his feet. Has a bit of an edge to him too.
 
Melvin Miller is super high on my recruiting wishlist. Getting him and Bassett would be game-changing. Morningstar should rent an apartment down the street from Bishop McCort. Throw Herring in as the cherry on top.
Not the greatest or safest part of jtown but at least its just a stones throw to the hospital...
 
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Sure but it might not, it's definitely a problem not getting it fixed.
It is very concerning that he still has that brace on months later. Brings back memories of kem and Mac’s senior year. Hopefully a good orthopedic surgeon is following him.
 
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