Brands beats Wittlake takes on Ramirez for 3rd!
So freaking explosive. The way he tosses around 250+ pound men is amazingCassioppi is a tank.
Because he did absolutely nothing the whole match. It was a sarcastic lol.Why are you laughing? That’s just weird.
Sleep well MitchJack Donkey? Is that the culture change Dresser was talking about?
I'm guessing the lack of success against the Hawks over the last 30+ years might have something to do with Clone wrestlers' actions going forward.
I know ISU fans are feeling pretty good, but the I recall similar sentiments about a year ago for Gomez. Gomez didn't AA and even though 157 doesn't look real deep right now... I expect some struggles for Carr next season.
I know ISU fans are feeling pretty good, but the I recall similar sentiments about a year ago for Gomez. Gomez didn't AA and even though 157 doesn't look real deep right now... I expect some struggles for Carr next season.
I expect Young will beat him rather easily if/when they meet.
You didn't really expect me to praise Carr, did you?
Too bad everyone will have to wait 2 more years to see it.Sheeit...I'll take this one: Carr had a 4-2 win over Brands who finished third. Not what I call dominant...some sweet upside with Nelson Brands my friend.
Congrats to Nelson Brands on a great tournament. He was seeded #7 and finished 3rd, with just one close loss to #2 seed Carr. He beat #1 seed Wittlake and pinned the #4 seed Ramirez.
A little background on where these guys were coming out of HS...
FLO's 2018 Big Board had these rankings:
Carr #5 (#1 in his weight class)
Wittlake #6 (#1 in his weight class)
Ramirez #10 ( #2 in his weight class) (2019 Big Board)
Brands #93 (not in top 20 of his weight class)
I guess one could conclude Nelson has developed quite well in his 1 year at Iowa.
You should put that on a T-shirt!Cass whoopin!!
Well, yeah I guess if you want to look at it logically, you could say that he had a great tournament and beat a lot of studs that were ranked much higher. And that he is developing into a high level wrestler at Iowa.
But, but, but we must keep the theme from other threads. He is a Hawkeye and that means one thing and one thing only:
You trying to be a jack donkey or something?
And Carr is in a room that is well known for it’s inability to develop any talent whatsoever over the last decade.
Whatchyou sayin now?
1 out of over 100 is something to be bragging about? ISU Wrestling is where dreams go to die.
Some big wins for brands. We gotta find a way to get that guy in the line up....!Congrats to Nelson Brands on a great tournament. He was seeded #7 and finished 3rd, with just one close loss to #2 seed Carr. He beat #1 seed Wittlake and pinned the #4 seed Ramirez.
A little background on where these guys were coming out of HS...
FLO's 2018 Big Board had these rankings:
Carr #5 (#1 in his weight class)
Wittlake #6 (#1 in his weight class)
Ramirez #10 ( #2 in his weight class) (2019 Big Board)
Brands #93 (not in top 20 of his weight class)
I guess one could conclude Nelson has developed quite well in his 1 year at Iowa.
Not bragging, just saying there has been a national champ the last decade. There are teams who have yet to have a natty champ ever. You could certainly do worse than ISU, especially now that they have a competent staff.1 out of over 100 is something to be bragging about? ISU Wrestling is where dreams go to die.
You're probably going to need to petition the NCAA to add another weight class if you want that to happen in the short term.Some big wins for brands. We gotta find a way to get that guy in the line up....!
Anything that happened in Ames under KJ is irrelevant as it relates to now or the future.
Given it was a 4-2 match, if I'm ISU, I wouldn't feel good about the future and that match-up. Carr has been wrestling since he was very young and Carr has had access to great coaches and partners for that entire time. We all know that Nelson started late, literally in the 7th grade I think, so his upside is huge. Talking to Mark Reiland at Iowa City West, he told me that Terry wasn't coaching Nelson and he left it up to him. Now that Nelson is in the room, Terry is treating him like other wrestlers on the team and coaching him. Nelson will beat Carr in the future, at least that's my opinion. Nelson will blow away his ranking from high school, 93 overall in the class will look silly when they recap the actual results versus high school ranking.Did Nelson Brands even take a shot against Carr?
He's saving them for Folkstyle matches.Did Nelson Brands even take a shot against Carr?
When would you say TG was being careless? I thought he wrestled well, just didn’t get it done this time. I don’t think either man will ever “own” the other one. They will have tough matches every time they wrestle.
Given it was a 4-2 match, if I'm ISU, I wouldn't feel good about the future and that match-up. Carr has been wrestling since he was very young and Carr has had access to great coaches and partners for that entire time. We all know that Nelson started late, literally in the 7th grade I think, so his upside is huge. Talking to Mark Reiland at Iowa City West, he told me that Terry wasn't coaching Nelson and he left it up to him. Now that Nelson is in the room, Terry is treating him like other wrestlers on the team and coaching him. Nelson will beat Carr in the future, at least that's my opinion. Nelson will blow away his ranking from high school, 93 overall in the class will look silly when they recap the actual results versus high school ranking.
He did win the bracket he was eligible to be in however, so he does deserve some props for that, as much or as little us Iowa fans may want to give him.Carr was originally going to go Sr. level. He has wrestled Sr. level events and given his expectation and FS background he should be ale to compete with the likes of Sorensen, Deakin, Pantaleo etc. Not only did he go Jr. vs Sr. he then went at an easier weight at Jr.
When would you say TG was being careless? I thought he wrestled well, just didn’t get it done this time. I don’t think either man will ever “own” the other one. They will have tough matches every time they wrestle.