Has he announced he's going to Mizzou? I kind of assumed that's where he'd end up for obvious reasons, but just thought I'd throw it out there. If 157 is in the rearview, so be it.
Ben Askren's thoughts on the current Wisconsin leadership are not good, probably even worse than he feels about us, so that may depend on how much sway Askren holds with the kids. Kind of tricky for a high level club in your state to be at odds with the only high level D1 college.
what's the bars thing in reference to?
You are absolutely right.
eh he has a point. it's not ideal when an elite club hates you. what if they identify an AWA kid as a top target? it's always better when all options are available to you.
On paper our class looks awesome, but things aren’t as clear as they used to be. We might lose Nate because his passions changed and I think we’d be lucky to see Kueter on the mat. Which btw is a damn shame. Take those two kids out and we have Arnold and Block. I love both of those guys potential but I’m not sure that would be a ranked 1st class
Unfortunate for UW that their coach is a complete tool.
Lots of musicality there at Big Game...bet they have some hella 🔥 jam sessions after workouts.
i think the main reason askren doesn't like us is because we are terrible scramblers as a team. it's a philosophical difference. totally different approach to the sport. fixing that approach would be a great two birds, one stone solution imo.
Invite him In for some summer teaching. We really should improve our ability to scramble. It’s so hard, unless you’re a Spencer Lee type, to finish shots cleanly consistently. Embrace the change that needs to happen Iowa.
Nope, that really isn't a factor. It's the OVERRELIANCE on the COLLAR TIES. Too many of Iowa's guys, to be fair its usually when they are wrestling the top 8 or so guys at their respective weight classes, almost always look they they are pushing and pulling the whole time in neutral without creating any offense. Then, once they are basically as tired out themselves as the opponent they were trying to tire out, they almost always get taken down from space.
Until iowa gets a non iowa style coach it’ll be the same rinse and repeat. Get a coach those type of wrestlers wanna learn from. No surprise iowa recruits are almost all the same mold.
Twice in the last two days someone has mentioned a "riff" between our coaches and someone.
I have never said the collar tie itself was the problem, have I? It's HOW they use it and HOW LOST they look when they don't have it...
I guess I could be as dumb as you so to answer your question, yes I could be.
I did forget Chittum. I think of this year being his redshirt freshman year. He’s old enough and around the program already. Yea I know he’s technically enrolling next year, but I do expect him to contribute right away. I would assume Arnold and Block will red shirt unless they earn more. That’s my initial thought process right now.
