IOWA vs ARMY grades

[IRONBIRD]

CRUZ UR vs 22 Thought cruz wrestled tuff, he just is not there yet 70

133 AYALA #6 vs 23 Like the quick attack to 1st TD!! Crazy scramble to army cradle refs made the right call. Thought stall call against us was BS Quick escape to start 2nd, was that crazy scramble that they looked at for locked hands or something but they were outa bounds!!!Good work in third to counter kids shot and get a TD stayed on gas to finish match !! 98

141 Schriever UR vs 29 Impressive 1st with good work on 1st TD, could not ride kid , then gave up a TD but kept working and got an escape to keep match even. went back to shot that scored for him but kid cut corner, escape early in third and we have us a match!!! Shot across body (bad shot) and gave up a TD with about 40 seconds left, got out again to give himself a chance but could not score. good match 75

149 PARCO #4 vs 26 CRAZY 1st TD maybe even CRAZIER 2nd TD POWER on display!!! Thought Parco was gonna pin him, then kid pops out, match was nutz!!! Did not get why he went to the mat edge when he lifted him into the air in the 3rd??? WAS almost like FS but kept working and got TD, kid is a MONSTER!!!! Wins belt gets major 99

157 Kael Voinovich ur vs ur Nice shrug or slide by for 1st TD, I like him wrestling aggressive, good action with both kids getting after it, announcers did not know the new rule was kinda funny, gets a nice reverse with leg coming in--- then disaster struck!!! NO grade!

165 Caliendo #2 vs 13 lot of hand fighting in 1st felt we pushed the pace mostly, Army down to start 2nd and escape in 15 seconds, finally got thru kids D with a Super Duck type shot!!!Kid cuts him in 3rd then Mikey gets on the GAS!!! TD, tuff ride to bring it over a minute and wear kid down, cut him, shot off counter to secure major 99

174 KENNEDY ur vs 31 Was shooting and getting stuck/stalemates but just kept coming!!! pushed pace gets 1st TD rides a bit then cuts him and another TD and tuff ride out, kept getting stronger as match went on, looks better and better! Cant see brands beating him right now but I guess we will see how it plays out 90

184 ARNOLD #8 vs ur the 1st scramble might have shown where his body type is at a disadvantage as the kid seemed to use his greater height/length to his advantage, also 2nd scramble where we could not score. Back to work in 2nd with a nice pop double, then another TD with short time. west point chooses top, BRANDS with good challenge on cut back to get us a point. Arnold was sloppy but kept his cool AWESOME snap to seal the win at end give him the 8-3!!!

197 BUCHANAN #2 vs UR BLAST double, MAT RETURNS, SUPER DUCK this dude is SCARY!!!!

Heavy Fleshman ur vs 27 zeros in 1st, riden out in 2nd, gives up escape in third and thats all folks!!! 65

Have to tip my hat to ARMY!!! just to go and serve is something, but to Wrestle too!!!!! I had many friends/teammates who played LAX their and always thought about how they managed? Forget how wrestlers do it with training and Army training, and school !?!??! and they wrestled well!!!

Announcers said Tom got his 300th win against Princeton so CONGRATS!!!

 

[sdvike]

Schreiver was a disappointment tonight. Cannot finish a shot. Frustrating for him to get to legs so great and then just stop working.

 

[WEH8ST8HAWK]

Schreiver was a disappointment tonight. Cannot finish a shot. Frustrating for him to get to legs so great and then just stop working.

Same thing his whole career.

 

[sdvike]

Cali has been a great addition since coming to Hawks. When things begin to look a little sketchy like against Army, he starts us off after the break with a big win. He has seemingly been battling a lot of top 20s and the Cyclone was really the only one to push him. I know MM is extremely talented but cant wait to see that matchup and will likely see them go at it 3 times yet this year.

 

[Strawcat]

I like Cali and the way he wrestles but he was 0-2 against MM loosing by major and tf. What makes you think he can make up that big of a gap

 

[MVPFAN]

Cali has been a great addition since coming to Hawks. When things begin to look a little sketchy like against Army, he starts us off after the break with a big win. He has seemingly been battling a lot of top 20s and the Cyclone was really the only one to push him. I know MM is extremely talented but cant wait to see that matchup and will likely see them go at it 3 times yet this year.

Unfortunately it will likely be more of the same as last season. Getting majored a good possibility.

 

[sdvike]

I like Cali and the way he wrestles but he was 0-2 against MM loosing by major and tf. What makes you think he can make up that big of a gap

I'm a Hawk and Caliendo fan.

 

[IRONBIRD]

MM likes to come out hard and fast and push the pace to wear you down. Caliendo has a great tank so he needs to be ready right out of the gate and match his pace!!! Don't give up a big lead is critical!!! TUFF had fighting forcing him into taking bad shots which he seems to do, and then counter or re-shots which is also another strong point for Caliendo.

Another important thing will be not to let him stall ride on top!!! He will hook the near ankle and stay parallel till the cows come home. I am not a huge fan of the sit out but it might be something to look at using against him??? Short sit, get hand control and come up, I would watch the finals against Carr, see how he managed different situations?

 

[grapplefann]

Watched Army for many years, and the thing I always notice is what good shape their guys are in at the beginning of the season when other teams are still settling in. My friend who graduated from West Point a decade ago said that only the football players got out any drilling. The wrestlers had to go through everything, PLUS wrestling, and PLUS a major academic workload. Props to these guys for all they have done so far, and they will do for our country.