IOWA vs pokes dual thread
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He was in and out of his chair all night. He looked like one of my apprentices moving around fast but not doing anything really productive.
How would you change an opponent’s approach? I’m curious… I don’t see going to a knee to be vital to Angelo’s success. I think it’s just something he does. It’s not like he depends on going to a knee for offense.. (Maybe a flip with a half twist into a take down?) But ADS did rely on the bicep clamp for his offense, to a degree.
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I'm "arguing" that opponents will have to figure out a way to attack AF for their offense.
I don't know what that encapsules.
Angelo is successful right now and honestly, I don't ever remember an upper weight guy that wrestled like that in college.
That's good for AJ. Let opponents try to adjust to his style while he just keeps getting better at it. While he attacks from his knees at times most come from a normal stance/tie. He's great at staying low and he's cat quick. And he's a boa constrictor when he gets a hold of a leg. Love it.
He was all over the place. I did see him stomp his little feet on the floor a couple of times arguing with the refs. It just reminded me of the toddler and punk that he is.
110%. Another thing that stands out to me is that Angelo is very athletic. "Comfortable with being uncomfortable", and it's the type of athleticism you're either born with....or you don't have it. Not a comparison, but I think of Patrick Mahomes. Remember watching him in college, and I felt that barring injury, he could be a great one. Those off-balance throws, just some things that can't necessarily be taught. That combined with discipline and dedication to his craft.....has made him who is today. With Angelo's passion for the sport combined with his athleticism, I believe the sky is the limit.
Might not be a surprise to most, but I heavily rely on this board to learn about the elite recruits. Knew we landed a stud, but I maybe watched one or two clips of his matches in HS.
And Dustin Plott is absolutely talented, but if he had another year of eligibility left, I think the only way he could beat Angelo is to move to a different weight class. It's not a slight to him, but I think Sunday was the best chance he'd ever have to beat Angelo. Angelo will continue to develop, and I could only see him widening the gap if he wrestled Dustin in the future.
I was looking to see if he went through the handshake line? He just enough of a douche to have skipped it.
Little OT but relatable, Brennan Johnson who is forward with Spurs in the EPl. Had a lackluster at best season last year. Was getting hammered on social media, even by his own fans. Decided to start this season with deleting all his social media accounts. Proceeds to score in 7 of his first 8 matches this season. Long story short, social media including the cesspool is toxic for athletes
I heard he and Terry’s was a bit awkward and maybe more but I missed it and haven’t found anyone to share details….
Anyone happen to catch the moment??
Didn’t see it but Terry usually flies through the handshake line.
Heard Gilman liked Alger’s cowboy hat though
I like the hand on his back…like whoever it is, is just waiting for some shit to hit the fan!
I saw the tail end of it, looked like terry wouldnt let go of Thomas’s hand for a few seconds and Thomas yanked it away with a wtf look on his face. Don’t know if words were exchanged or not.
Guy behind me at the meet said he strikes like a mongoose.. i thought that was pretty good analogy
Put on 25 pounds at least. Skip being a linebacker he’d be a beast at defensive end at 255 pounds plus. Go find another linebacker.😉
What bothers me is the narrative from some posters is the insinuation that he’s not putting on size or trying to. Seems like he’s putting in significant effort and actually is gaining weight! The size he has put on is probably a realistic amount considering he’s trying to get better at wrestling and not focusing on gaining solely.
The other issue is the expectation that he’s not where he should be at his level of recruit status. He’s a freshman undersized heavy that’s right there with all but the top 3 at this point. He’s one list exchange with Luffman from being ranked fifth or 6th.
I think he’s on the podium THIS year and comes in next year weighing 250 if he stays on track and challenges for a title!
The issue with gaining size is he’s doing both sports with no significant period to allow him big gains.
And that is his choice, as it should be. One D1 sport leaves you with little time for much outside of sport and school. I can't imagine he has any time for anything since he's doing both sports. It is all about time management and discipline, which I'm sure he's figuring out.
Ben weighed 2017 going into fall camp. He weighed 234 a year later. There are days he wakes up at 242-243 which means he is close to 250 during the day. It's such a slow process to do it right. He can have a 7-8 pound wrestling practice. He is slowly retaining weight through workouts like he did when he came in at 2017. Gaining weight for him, is part of his job. He works hard at it and wants to gain the right weight. Sometimes he comes out to the house for "second dinner". I am like is this first or second dinner. Just wishing I had his metabolism.
Part I bolded could not be any more true, especially to do it right. Keep working at it!Ben weighed 2017 going into fall camp. He weighed 234 a year later. There are days he wakes up at 242-243 which means he is close to 250 during the day. It's such a slow process to do it right. He can have a 7-8 pound wrestling practice. He is slowly retaining weight through workouts like he did when he came in at 2017. Gaining weight for him, is part of his job. He works hard at it and wants to gain the right weight. Sometimes he comes out to the house for "second dinner". I am like is this first or second dinner. Just wishing I had his metabolism.
Ben will have a great metabolism his entire life. I’m not nearly the height of Ben, I’ve been involved in powerlifting since college. I’d eat meal after meal, weight gainer shakes all day and could hardly put on weight. Dude is in the Iowa freaking wrestling room, grinding day in and day out. Idk how anyone could gain weight doing that. I was sitting my skinny ass in class and doing nothing but lifting and playing video games while stuffing my face and couldn’t do it. Not even healthy stuff, i was fast fooding a at least two times a day. People are talking like gaining weight is easy for the guy.Ben weighed 2017 going into fall camp. He weighed 234 a year later. There are days he wakes up at 242-243 which means he is close to 250 during the day. It's such a slow process to do it right. He can have a 7-8 pound wrestling practice. He is slowly retaining weight through workouts like he did when he came in at 2017. Gaining weight for him, is part of his job. He works hard at it and wants to gain the right weight. Sometimes he comes out to the house for "second dinner". I am like is this first or second dinner. Just wishing I had his metabolism.
Sorry fellas, not all of us are lardass little gremlins. 😉
Check out the shot from this content creator of Caliendo, bad ass.
Iowa has upped it's media content as of late, kudos to them!
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