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NCAA Finals Thread

it’s not luck or cheating or bad calls when they do it almost every year. they have something figured out for big matches. strategy or psychology. whatever it is, it makes them the clear place to go if you want to win ncaa titles. coaches gotta move forward and figure it out.

brands put together an incredible team to bring back a title, but if you can’t win in the semis/finals, it’s not sustainable. the best recruits want to win titles and it’s hard to argue the numbers right now.
The biggest difference between the 2 teams has been recruiting. Iowa recruits really well but there is a big gap in the overall recruiting between the 2 programs.
 
I get it but I think it is interesting that people are complaining about him taking a shot and maybe you haven't been saying this but there has been a lot of complaining on here about him not taking shots.

Yup...damned if he does or doesn't but would have been nice to have it set up or been a countershot. Warner stuck to his strengths the whole tourney and got out of it.It's exactly why Dean wasn't shooting as well.

Nothing to hang his head about...a nice NCAAs by Warner.
 
All the people on the forum in the past two days crying about lack of shooting. Dean just won a championship because Warner tried to prove them wrong.

I wonder if BWI posters are going to be pissed at Dean's lack of shots in that match.
Exactly. He’s the only one that even attempted a real shot and it bit him in the ass. Sucks.
 
We have to change the way we wrestle PSU. Nuff said. We have to change the way we wrestle them. If they’re not going to engage, then we shouldn’t either. Both RBY and Dean waited for a bad shot to counter. We’ve been scouted. Time to lean into their style against us and play the waiting game. I hate that, but I’m over getting beat on our own shots.

The problem is that they are in better physical shape and mentally stronger than us, so they will just win in other ways.
 
Clown! Find another team.
Dumbest comments ever... "go find another team". Sorry about your feelings, but the coaches are garbage. I guess you will figure this out in about four more years of watching PSU win titles and Iowa finishing somewhere between 3-6. I'm not going anywhere, I'm going to watch every second of it. I can't wait to see you pissed off when I'm right, you little sensitive flower.
 
Wth, is PSU good or what. Makes me puke. Cael has them ready to go.
Ughhh
Yep! Our coaching staff needs to figure out what Cael and company are doing and start getting on that program. My thoughts are that TnT need to bring in some outsiders (or insiders who are no shit game changers) and make some changes. No doubt we have a great program, but we should not be getting it handed to us 10 out of 12 years by Penn State or anyone else. And I know we won last year and would have won the year before, but the other 10 years including this year we were only second once. We've got to right the ship and I don't think having a staff of clones is going to do the trick unless each of the clones is Spencer Lee and the likes (though there aren't any like SL). I love the Brands and don't think there's any better out there but something needs changed...
 
Yup...damned if he does or doesn't but would have been nice to have it set up or been a countershot. Warner stuck to his strengths the whole tourney and got out of it.It's exactly why Dean wasn't shooting as well.

Nothing to hang his head about...a nice NCAAs by Warner.
Dean was never going to shoot. He would have went to OT and held on for the win by laying on JW for more seconds.
 
Yep! Our coaching staff needs to figure out what Cael and company are doing and start getting on that program. My thoughts are that TnT need to bring in some outsiders (or insiders who are no shit game changers) and make some changes. No doubt we have a great program, but we should not be getting it handed to us 10 out of 12 years by Penn State or anyone else. And I know we won last year and would have won the year before, but the other 10 years including this year we were only second once. We've got to right the ship and I don't think having a staff of clones is going to do the trick unless each of the clones is Spencer Lee and the likes (though there aren't any like SL). I love the Brands and don't think there's any better out there but something needs changed...
At least we were the best team two years in a row. Nobody else stepping up. We are back to psu cruising while the rest of college wrestling grabs their ankles and smiles.
 
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Coaching is the big difference, Iowa just had two top 10 P4P wrestlers never win a title. PSU does this routinely with those type of guys.
But they have a lot more top 10 P4P guys. If I'm wrong about that let me know.
I have criticisms of our coaches but I just think the biggest difference is their talent accumulation. Iowa's not really that close from a recruiting standpoint.
 
Coaching is the big difference, Iowa just had two top 10 P4P wrestlers never win a title. PSU does this routinely with those type of guys.
Easy to say that but veal only had one kid that wasn’t top 50 that he developed. Which was James English. And he has had kids that were top 5 that he didn’t developed either. Guilbon, Bartlett although he still has time. It’s a game. He does get the best kids with the exception of Spencer!!
 
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Five years ago it was Nickal and Cenzo, before that it was DT and Bo. You guys are a joke. LOL
What are you talking about? That guy was referring to two sets of wrestlers from two different schools. I know you're enjoying the night as you should be with a victory, but if you're going to be a smart ass you've got to read the post correctly so you respond with a dumbass remark that is actually fitting to the post. :)
 
We have to change the way we wrestle PSU. Nuff said. We have to change the way we wrestle them. If they’re not going to engage, then we shouldn’t either. Both RBY and Dean waited for a bad shot to counter. We’ve been scouted. Time to lean into their style against us and play the waiting game. I hate that, but I’m over getting beat on our own shots.
no... we have to change the way we wrestle period.... PSU is the biggest rival at the moment...but the blue print is out on how to beat Iowa. Hang back and let them come to you. eventually they will give you an opening to counter. Look at this tournament... hell look at last year. 2021 and the team title, is the exception to the previous decade.
 
He was waiting for the right time to tell us we are a joke, it was perfect timing too.
All you have done since you have been here is talk about how great p** state is,how our guys and coaches suck. Don’t classify yourself as a hawk fan. We aren’t the joke, you are. Anyone with half a brain knows bael is the figure head and Casey is the brains
 
Why don’t you wipe your chin off? You’ve been on your knees for PSU all weekend
Because I recognize PSU is leaps ahead of us? I would rather you all catch up to what's been going on the past ten years and counting. TNT are not "righting the ship" just because they won the NC last year. I want Iowa fans to wake the hell up. And to use your term, "get off their knees" for TNT.
 
All you have done since you have been here is talk about how great p** state is,how our guys and coaches suck. Don’t classify yourself as a hawk fan. We aren’t the joke, you are. Anyone with half a brain knows bael is the figure head and Casey is the brains
Yet you're the Hawk fan attacking another Hawk fan, telling me I'm not a true Hawk fan? I think we know who cares more about Iowa and its fans.
 
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Dumbest comments ever... "go find another team". Sorry about your feelings, but the coaches are garbage. I guess you will figure this out in about four more years of watching PSU win titles and Iowa finishing somewhere between 3-6. I'm not going anywhere, I'm going to watch every second of it. I can't wait to see you pissed off when I'm right, you little sensitive flower.
Garbage?! Sure wish you had to face people when you talk you keyboard warrior. We all know PSU is going to be tough to near impossible to beat for the foresseable future. But you are a complete loser for calling Coaches like the Brands garbage. You were obviously a JV nobody who has no life. God I wish you could meet one of our wrestler in person. Would be fun to watch you get piss pounded. My 53 year old ass wouldn't mind a piece of you. After 5 years of D1 wrestling and 33 years of coaching Im sure I have one last go in me.
 
Ima say this and I’m out for tonight. I respect all the kids that get out there and put it on the line!!! Wrestling is and always will be the toughest sport known to man!! We all don’t have to like each other or who we root for!!! But I love and respect all of our Hawkeyes!!! The best of the best!!! Live to fight another day. Rest easy to all!!!
 
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What are you talking about? That guy was referring to two sets of wrestlers from two different schools. I know you're enjoying the night as you should be with a victory, but if you're going to be a smart ass you've got to read the post correctly so you respond with a dumbass remark that is actually fitting to the post. :)
Don't waste your time Nash...it was an easy ignore on that dude.
 
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