Iowa-Oklahoma State: Bout at the Ballpark

[Todd Conner]

Iowa-Oklahoma State: Bout at the Ballpark

Iowa and Oklahoma State are going to add to the already anticipated dual meet matchup this season. It was announced that Iowa will face off against Oklahoma State in a unique format on Saturday, February 12, 2022 for the Bout at the Ballpark. The dual meet will take place at Globe Life Field in...

iowawrestlingblog.com

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

 

[burk11]

In Tejas, in February? Are there any NCAA D-1 teams in the the Lone Star state? Don't think so.
Why not New York, or Chicago, or Los Angeles? All have indoor stadiums. And large fan base. Getting Tejas in February, not fun.

 

[24 so far]

In Tejas, in February? Are there any NCAA D-1 teams in the the Lone Star state? Don't think so.
Why not New York, or Chicago, or Los Angeles? All have indoor stadiums. And large fan base. Getting Tejas in February, not fun.

It's a Home meet for Oklahoma State. Oklahoma is a neighboring State. That answers Question #1. Dallas is the 4th largest Metro area in the Country. That answers Question #1A.

The Rangers ballpark has a retractable roof. That answers Question #2. You're all set.

 

[JBJRFL]

It's a Home meet for Oklahoma State. Oklahoma is a neighboring State. That answers Question #1. Dallas is the 4th largest Metro area in the Country. That answers Question #1A.

The Rangers ballpark has a retractable roof. That answers Question #2. You're all set.

Be careful of issuing a fact based response. After all, this is the cesspool.

 

[SPOONER]

In Tejas, in February? Are there any NCAA D-1 teams in the the Lone Star state? Don't think so.
Why not New York, or Chicago, or Los Angeles? All have indoor stadiums. And large fan base. Getting Tejas in February, not fun.

Why the heck would OK State host a home meet in those cities? Los Angeles has a large fan base? Wut?

 

[mike tognetti]

Because it is near my house!

 

[IAChief32]

Because it is near my house!

Welp, there goes the neighborhood.

 

[24 so far]

Welp, there goes the neighborhood.

When you live in a van down by the river, Home could be anywhere depending on flood plains. Not sayin', just sayin'.

 

[wasdt21]

as long as he brings those sweet sisters of his

 

[MitchLL]

as long as he brings those sweet sisters of his

You mean his wives?

 

[el dub]

You mean his wives?

Cousin-wives?

 

[bman546]

In Tejas, in February? Are there any NCAA D-1 teams in the the Lone Star state? Don't think so.
Why not New York, or Chicago, or Los Angeles? All have indoor stadiums. And large fan base. Getting Tejas in February, not fun.

The point is, Okie State already has a large fan base, especially when Iowa comes to town. Moving to a venue in a "wrestling area" outside of Okie State would be foolish for the Cowboys. A 4 hour drive is not a "home meet" but John Smith knows his fans will make the trip. Even though the state of Texas does not have a D1 wrestling team, the local media will now cover the event and it will create exposure to millions who may not have ever seen a news story etc. on college wrestling. Plus, Texas does have their share of studs coming from there, Bo Nickel, Brandon Slay, Tervel Dlagnev.... Plus, Texas was the first state to embrace girls high school wrestling. It is about growing the spot. Think NHL in warm weather cities etc. Someone will attend, and their kid will decide they are going to be a wrestler. This will be duplicated several times during the event.
John Smith sees the bigger picture over hosting his home meet in Stillwater vs Iowa, and promoting the sport is bigger. Plus, it is another opportunity for his team to be front and center in the wrestling world, same as Grapple On The Gridiron Was. Good for John Smith for moving his home meet to Arlington.

 

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The point is, Okie State already has a large fan base, especially when Iowa comes to town. Moving to a venue in a "wrestling area" outside of Okie State would be foolish for the Cowboys. A 4 hour drive is not a "home meet" but John Smith knows his fans will make the trip. Even though the state of Texas does not have a D1 wrestling team, the local media will now cover the event and it will create exposure to millions who may not have ever seen a news story etc. on college wrestling. Plus, Texas does have their share of studs coming from there, Bo Nickel, Brandon Slay, Tervel Dlagnev.... Plus, Texas was the first state to embrace girls high school wrestling. It is about growing the spot. Think NHL in warm weather cities etc. Someone will attend, and their kid will decide they are going to be a wrestler. This will be duplicated several times during the event.
John Smith sees the bigger picture over hosting his home meet in Stillwater vs Iowa, and promoting the sport is bigger. Plus, it is another opportunity for his team to be front and center in the wrestling world, same as Grapple On The Gridiron Was. Good for John Smith for moving his home meet to Arlington.

I have a good friend and co-worker who moved to a Dallas suburb from Minnesota a couple years ago (we still work for the same small Company, just different locales), and he has 2 boys that play Football and have dabbled in Wrestling at one time or another.

The younger one is a Freshman (?) with a fullback/lineman type build, and their school apparently has Wrestling. His Football Coach really likes his effort and approached the young lad and told him he wants him on the Wrestling team and that would benefit him in Football. He has big goals in Football, so I assume he'll be Wrestling, especially since the Football Coach made a point of it! Ha! (no idea of the % of High Schools in Texas who offer Wrestling)

Anyway, I let this guy know this event was coming to town, and told him to reach out to this H.S. Coach to make him aware ( he probably was but ya never know). So I envision a bunch of Texas schoolboys who Wrestle attending this thing even though they may have no allegiance to either school. And then of course the U.S.A. vs Iran.

I guess we'll see how the attendance goes, but their might be a fair amount of "neutral" observers, which of course is part of promoting the sport.

 

[texas twister]

In Tejas, in February? Are there any NCAA D-1 teams in the the Lone Star state? Don't think so.
Why not New York, or Chicago, or Los Angeles? All have indoor stadiums. And large fan base. Getting Tejas in February, not fun.

There are lots of positives for this event. Don't you foolishly go thinking that there will not be loads of fans there. The 2000 (I think) Trials were held in Dallas the year Terry Brands made the team. The all time attendence record for Olympic Wrestling Trials was shattered. It is a new a eye popping venue plus it was combined with USA/Iran dual. This has everything going for it for a major media hype. John Smith wins just like Tom Brands won in 2015 Grapple. Payment in return and all wrestling wins too.