I told you guys a month ago Ayala is going to the portal and the good guys have an opening do the math. Don't piss off a mom!
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This lineup guarantees zero AA from 165-197. This wouldn't benefit us one bit.
And as others have mentioned Riggins will never be 57. His only viable spot in the lineup will be at 84. He'd need to bulk up quite a bit.
Watched him wrestle the kid going to ISU for the Iowa HS championship…ISU kid has closed the gap just like O’Toole/Carr. Based on what I saw I’m not completely sold on Arnold though I’ve only seen his 3 matches against the ISU who I really like.
I wish you were joking. But there’s too much truth there, imo.
The reel problem is that this would appear to be the prototypical type of athlete many here on the boards expect to save the program.
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I like Brands at 74…don’t want to go there again. He seems to be at the right weight.
I was joking about Ironside. The disinformation comment came from the Session thread when he said there was no injury that he was aware of with Lee. Then the later comment about Ayala. Those are two big bombs that are either Ironside mis-speaking slightly or him maybe saying something he shouldn't have.
Either way, he definitely speaks his mind at times.
If this is the lineup, we would be capped at about 75 points at nationals.
125-Ayala….I caught so much flack last year. I’m not near as sold on him as everyone else is. If he scored 13 at nationals next year, I would take that in a split second
133 Teske…he doesn’t have the tools to place high. That has been proven. Great effort guy but just doesn’t have it. NEED TO FILL THIS WEIGHT
141: we’re set with a great wrestler
149: is this where Chittum falls? I’m guessing it is. We shall see….
157: like CS but he is of little threat to score big at nationals. If there is any aspirations to compete with Penn St., a transfer would be welcome at this weight.
165: Kennedy is a good wrestler. 165 will still be pretty loaded next year. Needs to improve his scrambling and flexibility but he is a good wrestler.
174: Brands maximized his ability. Him getting fifth was amazing to put it mildly. Could use a transfer here if he doesn’t come back. Sounds like he will not be back.
184: AA has had his chance. Three national tournaments and hasn’t really been a factor in any of them. Isn’t any better now than he was as a true freshman. A peaceful parting of the ways would be best for both parties here.
197: OMG, need a transfer is an understatement
HWT: Cass will be back and a solid contributor. Won’t have to face Parris again. Do not think it would happen, but I could also see him moving on.
In summary, Iowa is in some serious need of help. We have four weights that are borderline empty for national points next year.
That's my point, I had us losing by 30, we're no where close to keeping up.
That was Arnold and his matches against Naak were body and style nightmares. And they will likely never wrestle again in college.
Franklin is the kid who lost his spot at Wyoming Sem (?) and came to Iowa City for his final year. He couldn't wrestle at ICH so just worked out with HWC. He took a RS this year but didn't exactly light it up in opens. Many think he's not the answer at 97 going forward.
Well he was 4-0. And they won’t be the same weight again. I wonder how much the score getting closer was Naak thinking he had a shot to win the first one, then after getting blown out 8-3 he just tried to defend the whole match…
Unless he thinks he can take out PK which isn't likely he would probably be advised to eat and lift to contend at 174/184.
It's so refreshing having Mike Z gone. Ross has made a noticeable difference without affecting board traffic. Hopefully it will keep some of the good posters that left more involved to help offset some of the home grown loonies.
I wouldn’t even mind some of the Iowa fans getting the ban hammer.
Arnold is the real deal. I only watched his finals match and I would take him over Nak without question. What did Nak do to make you sold on him besides making the score closer? Gabes explosive, athletic, and likely not cutting a lot of weight against a guy who looked bigger. I don't think it will take Gabe long for everyone to buy his stock.
If brands wants to contend for a title he needs the ferrari Brothers. Come on Tom, make a deal with the devil, what could go wrong lol
I do see rumors swirling of carr going to Penn state. Don't see that happening and imagine it's wishful thinking, but that would basically guarantee another psu title next year.
I do see rumors swirling of carr going to Penn state. Don't see that happening and imagine it's wishful thinking, but that would basically guarantee another psu title next year.
Agree. Furthermore, the score of the state finals match was misleading. Gabe controlled the action from start to finish. I never had the impression that Tate was ever in a good position to score offensively. Gabe is the total package, including his mat IQ. He knew the W was paramount. He wasn’t going to take any unnecessary chances.
And again, they’ll almost certainly never meet in college, despite the commentators’ many comments to the contrary during their state finals match. I wish Tate the best except when facing a Hawk, but if I’m a college coach I’m taking Gabe 10/10 times.
Those are the rumors every year and just incredibly dumb
They already have one virtually guaranteed anyway. Iowa would need to come up with 3 finalist calibur wrestlers to add to our returning AAs to even get in discussion with their returning points let alone any points they get from the the other 4 weights.
Carr seems to wrestle for ISU by colors only. He does most of his training with PSU, chums around them at tournaments, and is always seen rooting them on more than his own “teammates.” Wish they would’ve shown 100 shots of his old man last night while O’Toole took him apart.
Feels like Naak fits the mold the Hawks usually go after and Arnold fits the mold what the Hawks need (similar to Star and Brooks). They don’t always dominate score wise but dominate positions and rarely feels like they’re ever in danger of losing.
Cass is coming back and we will see plenty of Ben in an Iowa singlet in the coming years. Best of both worlds!
Haven't you learned never ever to comment on the appearance of a woman?
You know better than me my friend. I only saw those 3 matches. One thing I did notice…like Brooks, Arnold is almost impossible to score against; great defense! Again, my perspective is very limited.
Ben needs to add quite a few pounds. His height will let him get away with being a little undersized but he's not a heavyweight yet.
Can’t argue either way. Again, I’m only basing my comments on those three matches. You local guys get to see so much more than I do WRT the local Iowa talent
I was wondering why we didn't get to see RBY's people's reaction after he got beat down.
ESPN is a woke, dog shit network.
Maybe the staff thought Ybarra would at least improve slightly?
That was a big miss. And I'm sure they thought Cullan would contribute.
Ybarra a huge miss and counting on a guy of Cullan's level coming out not good judgement.
If you were Carr, would you want to sit with losers?
He'll be with NLWC the minute he graduates if his old man can get a job.
Otherwise, Carr probably has to stay in Ames.
Dresser's best team since he arrived...and no top ten and only 2 AAs. And arguably graduating two of their top three kids(Coleman/HWT).
Boy, he should be charged with Grand Larceny for the $$$ he took from Jamie.
This forum was whispering that otoole was coming to Iowa after he won his championship last season lol
He is a tweener, a little small for 65 and too big for 57
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