Not even close to being the same. Nelson is typically a 74 he wrestled up last year. With Nelson out you needed someone else to fill in before Kem came back. He likely doesn’t wrestle all meets from here on out, but would be crazy to think he wont be ready for big tens and ncaas
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Shitter and Fakebook hangovers are a bitch. That's why the cesspool is my only social media. Here, saying regrettable things is expected, and my 1 friend (mom) doesn't know how to Follow me here anyway.
You got "likes" and "follows" from Pat's Facebook page? That page is essentially a bash and mock Iowa central hub. Mineo blocks anybody that defends the Hawkeyes on that site. He "likes" your posts because you are a brother of a current Hawkeye wrestler and can feed him information. He uses you while rubbing your back a bit.
You are posting your own personal finances on a public forum. Why? What else do you tell people? Does your brother ever ask you to stop talking about him and his situation in public? Personally I sure would if I were him. Somethings are better left unsaid.
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I agree they are not the same. They likely knew Spencer wouldn’t be able to go unless his knees dramatically improved. They likely thought there was a decent chance Kem would be ready for BTs and NCAAs (but not super confident that they didn’t need a backup ready to go).
The Kem situation is not 100% though. If Kem were perfectly healthy, but on a pitch count, I doubt they want to pull Brennan’s shirt to wrestle a few matches (unless, of course, Brennan thought this was his only chance to start for the Hawks in his career and wanted the shirt pulled). I think Nelson Brands stays at 184 and competes for that spot if Kem were totally healthy. Iowa needs a backup at 174 ready to compete at BTs and NCAAs if, God forbid, Kem can’t go.
All an educated guess based on public information available. I certainly have no inside info.
I'd agree. I'd also be willing to bet the swafford family agrees to. Their issue is why wasn't it communicated for last night? Why Brands gets away with the communication error is weird in my book. To win a dual? Come on. If it was going to go down this way just let the wrestlers know at max (meaning who cares what the fans know). But honestly what's the advantage in keeping it a secret? I have no clue why Brands/Iowa didn't promote the return of Kem and Ayala taking the shirt off. Is it because they've already sold all the tickets? I remember them promoting Lee taking his redshirt off. It was a really big deal too.
I think we can all agree that Drake knew he was going by all the sebolt clan there last night. This is with Brands even lying about Ybarra going. Again, he can lie to the media and fans.
It's not like you could order single meet tickets (i tried) as they were all sold out. No, I personally didn't know, but I took the hint when I saw other sebolt familes saying they were going. And then Fellers tweet. And then seeing TJ posting being in Iowa City earlier in the day.
Yep. Starting at 165 changes everything. One had to see if Ayala, Murin, and Young won. Those were crucial to winning the dual. This is especially true since Swafford already lost to the Minny guy.
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I perceive it as you value some jackasses “likes” on Facebook(a completely corrupt designed to feed narcissists egos)while in reality your just being used by said jackass.
Forgive my extreme ignorance on the topic, but do these page views, and Facebook followers, generate significant income for you through wrestling media outlet?
No…. I’m a man on a mission to work his way out of factory life. Just trying to open some doors to potentially make that happen. That and I love to write and love wrestling.
I have close to 16k followers on Facebook and a pretty high post reach… There is value with that… haven’t figured out a way to profit from it though.
If you would've seen Alex Marinelli's face when he saw kem getting ready as he walked back to the tunnel after his match, then you'd realize just how last minute of a decision it truly was.
This situation reminds me a lot of when Sam Stoll told Tom "I'm going" against Iowa State even though he had no business being out there.
I do feel bad for Swafford, I think Minnesota making us draw and going 165 cost him his spot in the limelight. Crunching the numbers, it was gonna be tight, and Swafford going was likely at least a 6 point swing.
Would not be surprised at all to see him go Sunday, and would love to see it. He seems like a great kid.
If you're getting upwards of 10,000,000 page views why are you not generating decent $$$ from advertisers? Even if you spread those page views over the two years you've been up, which I doubt is the case they're probably concentrated over a shorter period of time after you got up and established, you'd be averaging >100,000 page views per week. That should easily generate thousands of dollars per month from advertisers.
Kem is not healthy or anywhere near. The wrap on is just the reminder. He bailed numerous times on top instead of using that arm. I’d guess we don’t see him much going forward.
I held back on saying anything last night, but I'm glad Kem went, and I'm sorry that possibility wasn't communicated to the Swafford family in advance. I hope this board lays off DoxRico. If there's fault on either side, it was in the heat of battle. S*** happens, move forward.
Maybe, but Adam Fellers was posting about a grandpa wrestling hours before the dual meet. In the end, it's a n bummer for Brennan Swafford and his family, but also a classic case of Mineo being wrong again aand just pivoting to try to make his sycophants keep holding on, like any cult. Think of the "world is going to end on this date" types or QAnon.
His angle now is basically "not only was I right but I was SO right I made myself wrong." Mineo is truly an incredible tool.
8 duals left. my guess is we see him and swafford split the matches with kem maybe getting 4-5 or them. especially on weekends there are two duals
That seems reasonable relative to why Swafford didn't go. I agree that he seems like a good kid, as does his bro. That said I don't want Iowa's Team that sees the mat to be going out there because you're a "good guy". Iowa has a lot of great kids over the years who never sniffed Carver Hawkeye live Wrestling.
They have sent out plenty of "good guys" who just happen to be kick-ass DI Wrestler's too, with the goal of being good enough to contribute to a Team National Title. That's why the singlet says Iowa.
Now if the Swafford Family was told he would go and he didn't, that's their and Tom Brands problem. (good communication is always good)
I can tell you 100% without question I saw the guy I wanted to see at 174 lbs. And is there a better human being on the planet than Michael Kemerer appears to be? Good luck finding one.
Go Hawks!
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Come on man. The reason it was a big deal was because people understood how big the stage is. I am not bashing on the staff, but I dont know why there isnt a bit more communication when it comes to stuff like this. You telling me that the coaches had zero clue 3 to 4 hours before the match?
I'm sure Brennan and his family are perfectly capable of communicating any issues they may or may not have directly to coach Brands and that would be the best way to handle that type of thing. He is far from perfect as we all are and I'm guessing he is capable of improving still should there be need for it.
Thats an awkward conversation for anyone, let alone a room kid looking for a shot on the mat and you know it.
Life isn't just daisies and puppies but a respectful conversation is a lot better than the aftermath of a social media shit show. Not much is going to get accomplished in this world if people are afraid of an awkward conversation.
Hahaha, please.
The dude apologized. Get over it. You dont need to sympathize, but you can at least empathize.
Save your emotional talk for your therapist. You don't know shit about my empathy. People are capable of being empathetic without having it be the basis for living their life.
If you couldn't tell Kem wasn't 100% last night you're either blind or ignorant. I'm guessing the latter.
Hahaha. I hit a nerve with this one.
Just admit, youre an ass who is jumping at the opportunity to take a moral highground. It wasnt a big deal.
Very tru, drake needs to figure out how to beat him before March. No. Moral. Victories.
Now now, you dont mean that.... but you do know thats exactly what you were doing.
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