has it really? - in years past at these tourneys (midlands/BiGs/Nationals) when an Iowa guy lost there was always a loud cheer from random places - Haven't heard that in awhile.In recent years, the titles have gone but the hate has remained. Might as well start winning titles again, since we'll always be hated, no matter how much success we have.
It may have died down a little, but the crowd is still typically against the Iowa guy, at least in my experience. And the Iowa hatred is alive and well in cyber space, at least from what I gather. I don't bother reading any cesspools other than this one.
I'd agree as I didn't hear it at big 10s last year but certainly heard it in Columbus, Madison, St. Louie and NYC. The hate / jealousy is still there and will always be there. Now if King Carl wins 9 or 10 in a row it may change - then again since he is such a fun guy there may not be any hate.
........the winning may have started it, but it's more than that now.
Which is it, did you wrap up the title in the wrestlebacks, or when Pucillo lost to Hebert?
You must not be paying much attention. The whole arena knows when an Iowa guy loses. That isn't the case with any other program, yet.
OK. I hate you AFHawk86.
Iowa wrestling is more intimidating than Alabama football. IMHO, Iowa is still the most intimidating wrestling program and that makes a victory over an Iowa wrestler a big deal, especially in the lower weights where Iowa is always tough.
More like Kevin Costner in "Waterworld"! To be really honest, Iowa is more like Dennis Hopper in Waterworld. or Dark Vader in Star Wars. In the end they lose!9 or 10 in a row was just part of the "hate" for us in the 80's and 90's and "might" become the hate for PSU. It wasn't just that we were winning all those titles but how. 30, 40 even 50 pt leads heading into the finals at times. But it was even more past that, the process of our guys breaking other wrestlers, or our guys just physically manhandling competition(even other top competition at times)
AND then you add in our fan base. The home crowds and all of the records we have set and continue to set. The amazing amount of fans that we take on the road for duals, and especially for tourneys. So much fun in places where people don't expect us to get to so heavily, but yet there we are(remember how freaking cold it was in Albany??, yet there were more Iowa fans out at the bars and restaurants then most of the other teams combined).....I can go on, but you get the point
It's just different at Iowa, special. Kind of like Kevin Costner said in Field of Dreams when asked "if this was heaven" and of course, he says , "no, it's Iowa". Cheesy?, well maybe a bit, but something to it in the wrestling world
Go Hawks and here's to being hated, and hated even more in the not too distant future!!!!
As long as PSU is getting most of the top recruits all we can do is pray for skater Tanya Harding to comes out of retirement and be a Iowa wrestling fan. She already looks like a Iowa women
More like Kevin Costner in "Waterworld"! To be really honest, Iowa is more like Dennis Hopper in Waterworld. or Dark Vader in Star Wars. In the end they lose!.
More like Kevin Costner in "Waterworld"! To be really honest, Iowa is more like Dennis Hopper in Waterworld. or Dark Vader in Star Wars. In the end they lose!.
