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Warner and Berge....well we the have money you want now
Hmmm kind of odd. I'm more excited about Lee and Teasdale but was hoping we'd find a way to make it work with all of these guys.
The likelihood for Murin to commit to us just rose exponentially
I didn't see JRent staying when Ramos left. Add in the Lee and Teasdale commits and that was one that I figured would have been a done deal. Was probably waiting for the scholly talk. Best of luck to him.
On a personal note, sucks to lose both Latino wrestlers.
On a personal note, sucks to lose both Latino wrestlers.
Who gives a crap about the ethnicity of wrestlers? We just need guys who can scrap.
You don't, that's why I said on a personal note.
Thank you.
Don't care and it shouldn't and doesn't matter.
It's about the character of the person. Stop making it about race
I don't think that's how it went down. Marinelli didn't have a top 5 after decomitting from Ohio st. It was Iowa and Iowa. He wasn't pushed, he was pulled
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Now we get to cheer for JRENT in his 3rd place match against Suriano.
It may not matter to you or me, but it almost certianly matters to other young Latino wrestlers. Having a guy like Tony was no doubt a big draw for some hispanic kids and not having him around could very well influence kids' decisions. I'm not saying that's why Rentaria or Mejia decommitted, I expect it was more influenced by scholly $$, but it certianly could have been one factor in their decisions.
It's fine that fans don't care -- that's how it should be. But HS kids are looking for a place where they fit in, so having a diverse group on our campus can be helpful in recruiting. So while it's irrelevant from a rooting perspective, it is probably relevant from a strategic perspective.
If he promises beforehand he won't wrestle 57kg in 2020.
Didn't this kid have trouble making varsity at his high school last year? Should tell us something.
Maybe so. But on a scale of 1-10 its about a .5 for things that really matter (or so I would hope). Should be right up there with "do I like the school mascot" in order of importance of where do I want to go to college to wrestle in 2016.
Tony Ramos came to Iowa. He seemed like he had a good time for quite awhile (as far as I know he's the only Latino kid on the roster, never really thought much about it - he's just another Hawkeye Wrestler). I suspect Mejia and Renteria would have been just fine with or without him. If Renteria had some "personal" connection, then yeah, that could make a difference. Something along the lines with Metcalf and Brands.
That said, bummer that these 2 young men that originally committed to Iowa felt the need to look elsewhere. I won't lose sleep over it because this is how recruiting goes, some come to your school that your root for, some don't. Life goes on. Good luck to the both of them wherever life takes them.
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Sure, but it was Madrigal at 126 and Gabe Townsell at 132. Madrigal lost to Gomez by a point in the finals and JRent made the cut to 120 and won the title at 120. Most likely, he will be wrestling 132 next year.
Sounds to me like Madrigal is the guy we should/should have been recruiting.
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