Midlands Session 3 Thread
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Are people not aware of the lengths Iowa has been going to to change that perception? My goodness, people. js isn’t saying anything we weren’t already aware of.
So he made his decision based hearsay? Sounds like we were better off.
Totally not the point, but yes he never outscored an Iowa guy at NCAAs, so the program did not suffer his absence. However, he's not the only talented kid that thought that about Iowa, and whether or not he was correct has nothing to do with it. The misconception existed. The coaching staff has worked very hard to correct it, and it's paying off with better recruiting.
Seriously. Be less professional. This is why you’re at Virginia, Travis. Well, one of the reasons.
Welp, seems like he was still melted down against Brucki.
I don’t think saying “why am I like this” is that bad, but crying on the mat kinda is. You can be mad at yourself without pouting for all to see. I mean look at DeSanto, he’s been losing with class since last season and he’s one of the most determined guys there are.
I know you’ve kinda gotten pounded on for the Assad comments which I agree with all the crtiticism of, but I think the craziest thing is that you think he “should be” PINNING the #21 guy?? I got criticized because I said the 2x champ Lee should be pinning 2 guys ranked around the 50’s, so I think I need to call out how crazy it is to say a true freshman that most aren’t sure is even any better than the 2 R12 type guys Iowa already has should be pinning top 20 guys.
Yeah, okay, okay, I get that.
With apologies for a long post...
Please take it in the context of the discussion of whether to burn his shirt. My broad point was that he's not yet ready, based on a few factors.
One factor was that he took a couple of losses five weeks ago at Lindenwood. So his improvement is rapid but he's still gaining skill and confidence.
Another is that he barely beat #11 and #19--both could've gone either way. That is not a criticism--they were the biggest wins of his career. But they put him in the R12 range, arguably the same as Wilcke.
The final observation, which I probably shouldn't have mentioned, is that his excitement after those wins (and his pin of #21) seemed to indicate that he wasn't sure he was going to win them. That may not be true at all, and he certainly deserves to celebrate the biggest wins of his career. But I don't think he will be celebrating a win over #19 this time next year. I think he will be very disappointed if he loses to #1. That is a different mindset, and I don't think that was his mindset a few days ago.
As for whether he "should" be beating or pinning guys in the top 20 at this point, that's less about Assad specifically than a philosophical viewpoint about how we win titles again.
Thirty years ago, Tom and Terry had the mindset even as true freshman that they could beat anybody. Hell, Tom thought he could beat Lewboo! It was audacious, and it propelled them to greatness and influenced the mindset of the entire team. Spencer Lee is the embodiment of that now, and it's paying similar dividends.
In short, I'm impressed with Assad's trajectory. I think he needs one more year to be great.
Lol, no. I've been pretty consistent in predicting him to be an AA, probably multiiple times. I do think R12 would be his ceiling this year, which would be pretty impressive for a true freshman at a tough weight.
I don't think he melted down against Brucki. He just got out wrestled, especially in the first period. I was somewhat encouraged that he kept working the whole time and even got a meaningless escape with a few seconds to go. In his past melt downs he spent a lot of time on his belly with his head on the mat. He fought the whole time against Brucki, but was outmatched this time.
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