"why can't this guy rack up takedowns in college the way he did against iowa high schoolers???"
maybe we have a different idea of what an attacking machine looks like. 5-7 shots over the course of 7 minutes doesn't meet mine.
The one that "struggled" was what appeared to be a perfectly capable Cashe Wilcke. Had he not we wouldn't be having this conversation (especially since Assad was MIA last year).
I'm definitely of the same mind. Looking forward to seeing AA out there this year. Wouldn't it be fortuitous if NB stubbed his toe, or had one of those vicious season-ending hang nails? dumb.....I know...
I've got no issues with Nelson Brands toughness, grit, or ability. He's a legit All-American type DI wrestler IMO, he's just not a 184 lber., thru no fault of his own. I've always had an issue with undersized guys in Iowa's lineup no matter who it is, for what should be obvious reasons. But even at a place like Iowa it happens on occasion. It's a testament to him he's able to hang at 184 as well as he does.
on the bright side, last year was kind of a redshirt eligibility wise
Ah ya that would be right, i was thinking that Reyna has been in the program longer than just last year.
Yeah, it was hard enough remembering eligibility pre-Wuhan Flu, now it's a fricking disaster! 😏
Right? It does not help that they are listed as RSFR even though most if not all of them competed in extra matches and did not redshirt.
are they going to continue the extra matches? I liked the idea and awesome to see some of the young bucks scrap before the dual.
i've heard mixed things about this. it might be more common outside of the big ten. the big ten has travel limit rules that effect how many guys you can bring that were waived last year, but back in effect now.
Why does the B1G concern itself with the number of athletes allowed on a trip, specifically for wrestling?
The coaches need to push the NCAA to implement something similar to what they rolled out in football. A player can play in up to 4 games and still redshirt that year. It would certainly help with forfeits for squads that are not as deep. Not to mention, I would love to see Ayala get a couple of cracks in dual meets while still maintaining his redshirt.
Why even worry about # of meets/matches? Just say they have 5 years to compete in 4 postseasons. Whichever comes first makes their eligibility run out and a 6th year can be given to special circumstances.
And that 6th year will potentially be abused. However, the common practice of keeping freshmen on the shelf means they don’t have a redshirt to use when they need one for injuries.
That was my point. There are no redshirts you can compete in 5 seasons, but only get 4 postseasons to compete in. So if you go 4 straight you are done in 4, but if you get injured or beat out 1 year you don’t lose eligibility. And it keeps the same number of postseasons since they allowed freshmen to compete. We are saying the same thing I think.
I guess just because that’s how it’s been my entire lifetime (minus the people that are getting 5 from the covid debacle)
