Ferrari clan
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Bouzakis leaving makes sense with Mendez currently at the same weight. I saw a Big 10 and beyond special about Bouzakis and the unfortunate passing of his younger brother Greco. Evidently Coach Ryan lost a child at a young age as well and formed a big bond with the Bouzakis family. Not saying he's not coming to Iowa but the Coach Ryan and the Bouzakis family have a very good relationship. It would be a major coup to get him to portal in!
Exactly my point brutha. Everyone hates us anyway so let’s rub it in
As the late great Dale Earnhardt would say. “The day the quit booing you is the day they quit paying attention to you”.
Edwin Cooper got a second chance as well after doing basically what Anthony Ferrari did, never had any issues afterward.
Some feel differently but I respect Coach Ryan. He wasn’t perfect by any means but he did treat my friend’s sons pretty well during their time wrestling at tOSU.
That said, Bouzakis does want to be where his sister can wrestle, and even though tOSU has a women’s club team, Iowa is clearly the place for a strong female wrestler these days. Makes sense in this regard.
Wow, just wow. Im getting too ramped up for less than a week out of Nattys. So, when do they have some open practices and for petes sake can we get the schedule out already?
A buddy of mine has become really good friends with Tom, Tom talked about the passing of his young son on my friends podcast and it was hard not to tear up.
Taking on one reclamation project doesn't worry me.. but taking on one (or two, depending on who you believe) + siblings means that if one relationship goes sideways, it likely wont be the only one.
That said, I trust TnT, and welcome Iowa getting as many guys in the room that they think can help the team.
That said, I trust TnT, and welcome Iowa getting as many guys in the room that they think can help the team.
You are a well connected bird
Lol. Until I’m not…. I’ve always enjoyed the heat more than the cold anyway.
For me, it's still a win. Only one wrong. Way above normal for me.
Staying strong & not worrying about cutting weight & Lugo is at 65 kg so for the time being he’s been at 70kg. I don’t believe 149 will be an issue for him.
His sister is a stud. She's been beating up on the boys since day 1. I keep waiting for the puberty thing to take over where the boys begin to out physical her, but that still hasn't happened. That being said, she is only an 8th grader so their collegiate careers wouldn't necessarily overlap but he would still be in the hwc phase of his career while she was at Iowa (if that all panned out). Either way, I have no doubt that jaclyn bouzakis will be making us women's world teams at some point in her career.
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When can we expect the Ferrari clan to introduce themselves on here?!
Gents, it is time to buy a year's supply of that super buttery popcorn and sit back enjoy the show.
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I can already picture the boos raining down from the crowd in Kansas City next year as AJ is flexing on them in an Iowa singlet. It will feel like the old days again lol.
I’m shocked you didn’t know all this.
Someone sounds really insecure and nervous coming over here to say this... I guess PSU fans are worried.
He will get a chance somewhere.
Doesn’t mean he still isn’t a giant turd. I’d much rather stay in 2nd.
MudFlap in the house?
But will you be able to deal with 1st??? 😎
Honestly… just hoped it wasn’t true. But didn’t know. Wow.
OTHER than bringing a known cancer? Who also doesn’t respect women?
I mean… like I said. Tom out here risking it all. And I mean in the sense that, if this doesn’t work out, it will be something that will cost Tom his job.
I guess this one way of thinking about it, Yet another way to think would be he is using knowledge, connections and his support team (including Gable) to do what is necessary to get the Hawkeyes back on top.
PSU has set the bar extremely high with all the firepower they have. Taking the gloves off is what is needed to stand toe to toe with them. I would rest assure that TnT will continue to have the highest of integrity upheld for anyone who laces them up as a Hawkeye!
This. Cael and the empire has staked its claim. We need a leader to wage guerilla warfare (within the rules). Tom’s that guy. I believe he knows we are at war with psu. No holds bar (within the rules, even if it means being barely in)
We all know that isn’t true. This could blow up and Barta wouldn’t fire him. (Hopefully Barta isn’t retained after his current contract is up)
I am not sure it is morally bankrupt in all circumstances to give people a second chance to turn their lives around (obviously each circumstance is different) but it is certainly a risky undertaking.
Cael rolled the dice with Long. Cael's gamble delivered a national championship and Long did not get in trouble under Cael's watch while at PSU. However, Long's conduct after he left PSU is certainly not a badge of honor for the program. Notice that PSU has not taken a wrestler with such questionable character since then and, to my knowledge, are not recruiting any of the Ferrari brothers despite their immense talent.
Brands taking on all three Ferrari brothers for multiple seasons is a much bigger risk than Cael taking on Long for one season. If all three Ferrari brothers go to Iowa, they are going to become the face of program. I know Brands is hoping he can turn these young people around, but he is literally staking his job, his reputation, and the reputation of Iowa Wrestling on three wrestlers with highly questionable character.
It will certainly be interesting.
