Woods has been sick. That's why he missed last weekend.
Lewan is the human remote control. Whenever he wrestles the channel gets turned. Disgusting he is allowed to wrestle that way. Probably more so at home than away with any type of crowd.
This has me wondering.....is there ANY word/phrase/topic for which there is NOT a gif? Can someone please post a "shit the bed" gif? I mean, this is a cesspool and it seems timely now.
In the PBP thread someone said "might as well start in OT", that's an experienced fan right there.
I'm too much a diehard Hawk not to watch but I know we'll get drilled. Doubt we win three weights next weekend.
My wife is pretty knowledgable about wrestling. She said Lewan made one feeble shot and Franek got to hos leg six or seven times. Why no second stall call? I told her that would happen before the match started. That is not wrestling and boring to watch.
You can do it yourself aswell Trapper85. Hit the three little dot button to the right of the little mountains in the box. Then select GIF. Search for whatever you are looking for.. you may not not find exactly what you want but you can come close.
I think you're right. That is what I've become.
I do not blame him. I would compare the offensive strategy of most of the Iowa wrestlers to that of a Ferentz coached football offense. I LOVE to watch wrestling. I hardly recognize it anymore. Boring as hell. I record, then scroll until I see anything resembling a legitimate shot.
Both teams wrestled four transfers. Exact same. Are you bagging on Michigan because their transfers actually won??
Honest to god, if wrestling were a fair sport, all refs should hit Lewan with his first stall call at the hand shake. Even Mich fans are tortured watching him. The sad thing is he is a skilled wrestler, just in need of a total brain transplant.
Preach it. All fans at some point have these feelings in a down turn and I felt the absolute sincerity and pain as I read your words. I’ve been there and lived to see better days. Stay the course my friend. I envy your 30 years of Nationals and would hate to see you lose something you love. I suspect the Hawks will be a force again after Brands leaves. Frankly speaking, Tom is too old to change so just weather the storm until it passes. Sunshine always follows the rain.
Yep. I hate watching him stand around for seven minutes and never get dinged,
Any Jr. High kid can do that for four seconds.
I told my friend I was messaging with, I guarantee this next match will go OT."
If you get a reasonable answer to that hypothetical, let us all in on it.
I feel you brother. My streak ended in Pittsburgh, at 31 in a row and 34 of 35 because I couldn't get tickets through Iowa (don't get me started on that) and I missed St. Louis. I spent money I didn't have to go see Spencer win his fourth, and the only redeeming thing about that was watching PSU lose three finals. I decided a month ago that I'm not making either trip (B1Gs or NCAAs) this year for multiple reasons, but unless we start putting a competitive team on the mat, I have better places to spend my money. I'll have four TVs set up at home and watch every Iowa match, but I'll only be wasting a B1G+ and ESPN+ subscription price to watch us get stomped and PSU run away with titles. This has nothing to do with last Friday night, we've had blips like that before, but the whole state of the program is disheartening. I'll never be a fair weather fan, but this is too much to take.
History is instructive. Every great empire disintegrates and it usually occurs over a good number of years. The Iowa Natty after COVID probably extended the T@T run for a few extra years, but, now the gig looks just about over. While getting on the podium is good enough at almost every school, it does not thrill the faithful at Iowa. The new AD must be hearing the rumbling, shaking, and crumbling support. Every organization reaches the point where change is required. It’s not really much of a gamble to bring in an exciting new coach who can rebrand (no pun intended) the program. More funk. Less regimented drills! More emphasis on “O”. Bring in a guy like Nolf or M.Hall and the fans will become optimistic quickly.
A commitment to be proud of. Unwanted outsider take: Imagine fans of a university centered in America’s most fertile region of HS wrestling talent envying a mat dynasty 800 miles away they could never compete with . . . until they could.
If you look at all the great sports dynasties, they are often followed by a long period of staleness if the coach lasts beyond their expiration date. We see it in football and in wrestling. JRob lasted beyond his expiration date and paid the price. So did Woody Hayes and JoePa in football. Currently, John Smith is the poster child in wrestling. A great wrestler and coach, but isn't keeping up with the times and it shows. I would say Brands may be there too but he is young enough to change if he is capable of it. Many in their 50's are not. He certainly sees the urgency as shown by his recruitment of Ferrari, but the real change in Iowa will not come with new faces or a new facility but with new philosophy that matches what the current kids are looking for.
Dont give up we fight the good fight. I am also watching from home this season but plan on going next season. Go Hawks!
