Iowa-Wisconsin preview with Probable Lineups

[Todd Conner]

Iowa-Wisconsin preview

The Iowa Hawkeyes will be on the road at Wisconsin to start the Big Ten season on Sunday, January 12 at 2 PM. This will be the first dual meet for Iowa since they defeated Princeton and Army on December 6. There are still several weights that have not been decided at this time so […]

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It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

 

[edquinn06]

Estrada was originally committed to Wisconsin before he flipped to Iowa. Hope he comes out of Madison with a win.

 

[WDMHawk72]

A lot of "OR" on this one.

 

[sdvike]

What? PK is back already?

 

[blcoach80]

Does anyone "in the know" have an idea how long Block is out for? Really stinks that he has missed so much mat time between last year and now this year.

 

[west2east]

My guess is everyone who's out of the line up now will be back in 3 weeks or so

 

[Muscles1989]

Wonder how much more PK has to do to solidify his spot at 74

 

[HawkAlum2002]

Wonder how much more PK has to do to solidify his spot at 74

At some point he has to beat someone top 10, we already know he can finish 9th to 16th at Nationals. I prefer him to Nelson purely for the bonus potential, but he hasn't done anything we didn't already know he was capable of doing because the competition hasn't been there yet. OSU dual would give him a better barometer. Nelson lost against his top 8 guy and looked poor doing it (at least as far as a 4-1 match can look poor), so hopefully Kennedy gets a similar chance. If he falters too, then it's probably not going to matter much, both likely blood round guys because they won't have a favorable seed without a good B10 tournament. If Kennedy can beat Kharchla (and not get upset the rest of the way), then we are talking possible top 6 seed and a great chance to score some good points. But he has to shine when it matters and I think he's finally up to it 🤞.

 

[Muscles1989]

At some point he has to beat someone top 10, we already know he can finish 9th to 16th at Nationals. I prefer him to Nelson purely for the bonus potential, but he hasn't done anything we didn't already know he was capable of doing because the competition hasn't been there yet. OSU dual would give him a better barometer. Nelson lost against his top 8 guy and looked poor doing it (at least as far as a 4-1 match can look poor), so hopefully Kennedy gets a similar chance. If he falters too, then it's probably not going to matter much, both likely blood round guys because they won't have a favorable seed without a good B10 tournament. If Kennedy can beat Kharchla (and not get upset the rest of the way), then we are talking possible top 6 seed and a great chance to score some good points. But he has to shine when it matters and I think he's finally up to it 🤞.

I’m as hesitant on pk as can be due to his past but at least I feel at this point he’s gonn go out there and scrap for it. NB just seems like a leach trying to hold on. It’s boring, it’s everything I can’t stand to watch as a fan.

 

[SPOONER]

I’m as hesitant on pk as can be due to his past but at least I feel at this point he’s gonn go out there and scrap for it. NB just seems like a leach trying to hold on. It’s boring, it’s everything I can’t stand to watch as a fan.

There's nothing more boring than seeing an Iowa wrestler in street clothes on Saturday at NCAAs.

 

[WildTurk]

I enjoyed watching Nelson win match after match to become an AA. I didn't think he could do it prior to that. He has it in him

 

[HawkFan1986]

I enjoyed watching Nelson win match after match to become an AA. I didn't think he could do it prior to that. He has it in him

Bet you’re thinking the same thing about pk. Why can’t his story be similar. And with him at least there’s a chance he’d get bonus on the way.

You can’t tell me you don’t think pk can AA. Eye test tells me he’s been the better wrestler. Now Nelson has been out dinged up. For me the writing is on the wall. Pk should be our 174 this year. I love everything he’s said and I love his work ethic.

 

[WildTurk]

Bet you’re thinking the same thing about pk. Why can’t his story be similar. And with him at least there’s a chance he’d get bonus on the way.

You can’t tell me you don’t think pk can AA. Eye test tells me he’s been the better wrestler. Now Nelson has been out dinged up. For me the writing is on the wall. Pk should be our 174 this year. I love everything he’s said and I love his work ethic.

I was just speaking about when I watched Nelson become an AA. I support whoever they choose. Kennedy has wrestled well this year certainly. I'm glad to see them both still chasing that dream.

I'd also be good with Arnold at 174 and Ferrari at 184. Nice to have options

 

[Fan In Black]

Bet you’re thinking the same thing about pk. Why can’t his story be similar. And with him at least there’s a chance he’d get bonus on the way.

You can’t tell me you don’t think pk can AA. Eye test tells me he’s been the better wrestler. Now Nelson has been out dinged up. For me the writing is on the wall. Pk should be our 174 this year. I love everything he’s said and I love his work ethic.

this is how I feel. the past is the past. This year, the year that counts, he looks better.