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At the very least, Iowa could’ve kept the shirt on Swaff last weekend. Brands deserves heavy criticism for this, bush league move. He needs to come correct to Brennan and the swaffords. This type of shit doesn’t win you any favors.
Purdues 174 Nuijhus? Just beat Labriola (Nebraska) tonight.
maybe give Sawffird the Purdue match.
Brands said they looked flat and not sharp. Worst I have seen Marinelli and DeSanto look ever in wins.
Overall just not an inspiring night.
Ironside said Iowa would have to wrestle a lot better than that to beat Penn State on the 28th.
Then said, they would have to wrestle a lot better than that to win Big Tens!
He closed with (and was cut off at the end) they would have to wrestle even better than that to win Nationals. He was not happy with the performance.
The downside of true freshman Drake Ayala is the question on how will he handle the really physical 125 pounders. So far he is 0 for 3.
He gets a BIG or rather HUGE shot on Sunday against #5 Schroeder (who is not physical).
Maybe they trained through this dual. They didn’t look excited to be on the mat. The team mates did, that’s a positive.
A good win over a good team, but Iowa lost every two matches they could have won and a bunch wrestled much closer matches than they should have. Ken and Eiermam should have had bonus.
maybe give Sawffird the Purdue match.
Brands said they looked flat and not sharp. Worst I have seen Marinelli and DeSanto look ever in wins.
Overall just not an inspiring night.
Ironside said Iowa would have to wrestle a lot better than that to beat Penn State on the 28th.
Then said, they would have to wrestle a lot better than that to win Big Tens!
He closed with (and was cut off at the end) they would have to wrestle even better than that to win Nationals. He was not happy with the performance.
The downside of true freshman Drake Ayala is the question on how will he handle the really physical 125 pounders. So far he is 0 for 3.
He gets a BIG or rather HUGE shot on Sunday against #5 Schroeder (who is not physical).
Maybe they trained through this dual. They didn’t look excited to be on the mat. The team mates did, that’s a positive.
A good win over a good team, but Iowa lost every two matches they could have won and a bunch wrestled much closer matches than they should have. Ken and Eiermam should have had bonus.
Because Kemerer is hurt? Because they've done that to rest guys when they've had 2 duals on a weekend?
If he’s still a hawk. Man I hope things calm down with the family and I hope the family isn’t the leak!
And I would expect for you to make that clear to the competitors before they went into “said” battle.
Agree with this. Other guys/teams are finding ways to use defense/stalling to neutralize and keep it close. But also think many guys are 'flat' too. Just not sure why. I keep hoping it's our own strategy......just win, save energy.....rather than something more nefarious like getting old/lazy/stale. But we're going to start needing more bonus wins in a few weeks. Still a solid win for Hawks, just not very exciting like we've gotten used to last couple years.
I don't see how we are going to beat Penn State. Hope I'm wrong.
true. it has to be hard having family on the team. I’m sure he will be making that carver walk soon and it will be something not many guys can say
Can you post video of Kemerer's match tonight? Thanks
Too soon? 😜 JK
Humor gets us all through!
Btw, I grew up in Leon Iowa, about 20 minutes from Graceland. Been to the school many, many times when I was a kid.
They had a really cool glass room below the pool you could walk down the stairs and watch. Like a shark tank window. Lol
Brands said in the post match it was kems choice to wrestle tonight. He is a 7th year wrestler. He chose to wrestle tonight!! To me that is enough said. No disrespect but kem is the man!!
Are you sure you didn't mean 'the Fredo'?
I'm not surprised it was close. Carlson made Kennedy leave it out there and is a big strong 165 pounder. I don't see Sparks getting back in unless it's at 174.
Lol, this really is a cesspool.
Let it go.
Anger? OMG?!?!?!? This is Big 10 wrestling, not a middle school dance.
Fredo prolly would have described himself as Sonny! 😆
He’s one of the best wrestlers to ever put on an Iowa singlet. And nothing will ever change that.
I'll give Max Murin an A. Stayed tough and got it done at the end doing Max Murin things. This is who he is. Grinder for life.
Really bummed that Kaleb Young let his match get away. He looked quick and sharp I thought, moreso than normal IMO. But he seems to me to wrestle not to lose as opposed to building a lead and putting matches away when he has the goods and the opportunity. Let one get away IMO.
Drake Ayala is super quick, he's gonna be a handful. McKee is no slouch either, hopefully Drake is learning from these losses. Keep your head up and keep learning kid, you're going to win a ton of matches in Black and Gold.
Great to see Kemerer, shoulder wrap and all. Cory Clark this year out big fella.
Love Big Cass!
Go Hawks!
He was also very gracious with the youngsters prior to the meet, which was nice to see. GS is totally legit and it was nice of the Hawk fans to give his props after the match. It looked like he genuinely appreciated the treatment. I haven't always been a fan of his, but he is way at the top of the class at this point and an Olympic gold medal isn't chopped liver...so you gotta give it to him.
I love Drake and he is capable of winning but he is not the better wrestler. If he was he would be 3-0 vs 0-3 against McKee. I thought he needed a higher attack rate in the match tonight. He needs to be able to really push McKee or anyone else hard from the get go so they get to deep water later later.
What? He took all the shots!!! McKee countered and won. Simple as that. He won that one exchange. I’d rather have Ayala. Jmo
It really doesn't matter if he wrestles attached at the scuffle or not unless they wrestle Kem every match from here on out. Brands is out, I'm guessing they want Swafford to take over the roll of going when Kem doesn't. Kem wanted to go tonight.
That’s all well and good, but it makes allowing Swaf to wrestle attached at the scuffle make even less sense. I literally see no chance it accomplishes anything if you’re going to allow an athlete of Kem’s level to determine if he’s fit to compete. I’m all for trusting the plan and I really get that collegiate athletics is cut throat, but having also spent some time coaching at a college level, I’ve seen that managing the NCAA clock is like a labyrinth of making well thought out decisions. As such, this just doesn’t check out. I’m sure I’m missing pieces to the puzzle and I may not ever be entitled to know what they are. I’m not TnT and it might take them ten seconds to prove to me that it all makes perfects sense. But those puzzle pieces are missing, and until I have them, I’ll be just that, puzzled.
Not sure why this is such a wild concept to understand. Cringeworthy stuff coming from the Swafford camp. Welcome to the big leagues I guess?? 🤷♂️
I think that’s a little bit of an oversimplification. It doesn’t have to be impossible to say that this was still handled a little poorly AND that it makes sense if he’s the fill in back up moving forward. The scuffle still just doesn’t make sense to me, and I doubt it ever will. And that’s okay… I don’t think it’s the “sky is falling” moment it’s turning into, but it’s also not my family, and I’m just a fan with very little skin in the game.
Hell, I don’t even have a brother….I do have a brother-in-law, and he does live in North Liberty…..but Brands wouldn’t start him either…And I get that…he’s about a 125lber away from being a 149lber anymore…
you don’t get points unless you finish the takedowns. iowa wrestling is above moral victories. mckee is 3-0. he’s out wrestled drake in the key moments of each match. he’s better. it’s not a great match up for drake.
Where did I say I wanted McKee? Yes he took a lot of shots but he didn't attack as much as the start tonight as he had before. McKee hit two big takedowns that were shots.
Had this match started at 125, Swafford maybe goes. But it didn't. Kem (in his first match of the year) handled the guy that beat Swafford last weekend. If a guy like Kemerer wants the match, you give him the match. He's earned that right.
Very solid point on the starting weight. Changes a lot.
He might surprise in wrestle backs. No give in the kid.
I can respect that take…
but damn… all of SEI was there.
ever seen that movie Carrie?
I feel like pigs blood was spilled on my entire family.
And I know it likely wasn’t intended… but that’s how it felt.
If you’re wrestling attached, your entry fee, travel, etc., is paid for and arranged. If not, you’re on your own. That’s one reason wrestling attached for that tournament could make some sense. If the redshirt is likely to be pulled anyway, it could make more sense to pull it for the tournament so those things are handled for the athlete.
I agree with a previous post. As bad as AM looked, and not having six matches already in the book...174 was a must win match in this dual.
Kem wrestles when Kem wants. He's earned that status.
Running, crying to twitter didn't help the situation.
Kem wrestles when Kem wants. He's earned that status.
Running, crying to twitter didn't help the situation.
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