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**Official Northwestern Dual Thread**

Ironside
We've had three in a row slackens
But what I like is the bonus points
Starting to see guys be more comfortable in being uncomfortable.
pushing the body and the pace.
We didn't go out and win "he ho hum" like a out for a nice Sunday wrestle.
This was fun.
When you make stuff happen, you get falls.
 
Oh I'm fully aware, but I'm not ragging on him. I realize he's up 2, potentially 3 weight classes, but he was out-worked and out-shot the final 4 minutes.
Which is odd, because work ethic hasn't been an issue his previous matches. This one felt like he was literally just hanging on for the win.
We got guys thrilled with a 4-2 decision.

Don't rain on their parade.
 
Shut the **** up, dude.
You're hypercritical over everyone and everything.
I can be happy he won but still disappointed in the finish. No way Brands is proud of that 3rd period effort.

Nothing about your post indicated happiness.

Another stall call was no doubt in order but that wouldn’t have lead to a loss. His opponent was no where near active enough to force a DQ. Thats a big reason why the take was not good.

There’s no chance Brands wasn’t proud of Riggins beating a 2 time NCAA qualifier. None. Zero. Zip. He was grinning when he walked off the mat.
 
We got guys thrilled with a 4-2 decision.

Don't rain on their parade.

Our 4th string guy moved up two weights, has been on the struggle bus, and just knocked off a 2 time NCAA qualifier on his own mat. Anyone who didn’t get at least a little warm fuzzy over that is dead inside and/or a douche.

Even the guy you think you’re defending in Fist said he was happy.
 
Our 4th string guy moved up two weights, has been on the struggle bus, and just knocked off a 2 time NCAA qualifier on his own mat. Anyone who didn’t get at least a little warm fuzzy over that is dead inside and/or a douche.

Even the guy you think you’re defending in Fist said he was happy.
Whatever.
 
Whatever.

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Is that two meets in a row where Iowa allowed no offensive points in regulation, and in this meet, none whatsoever?
NW had a takedown at 133. Caught Cullen being a bit too aggressive with a slide by into a merkle after being taken down 5x. That was it for the offensive points.
 
Nothing about your post indicated happiness.

Another stall call was no doubt in order but that wouldn’t have lead to a loss. His opponent was no where near active enough to force a DQ. Thats a big reason why the take was not good.

There’s no chance Brands wasn’t proud of Riggins beating a 2 time NCAA qualifier. None. Zero. Zip. He was grinning when he walked off the mat.
Do you try being this annoying or does it come to you naturally?

I literally said "I'm glad he won." which indicates some happiness.

Fisher heavily out-paced him in the 2nd and 3rd, so at least 2 more stall calls could've happened, which would've tied it and sent it to SV1 and that's exactly where Riggins can't afford to go.

So let me say it again so it gets through your dense ass skull, "I'm happy he won. Over the moon! But I can also be disappointed in the 3rd period effort because it's opposite to his identity so far this season."
 
Second fun dual in a row to watch as a fan.

Love seeing the bonus points and falls, but also love the aggressiveness that creates them.

Franek probably not going to change much from here on out, but the difference between him and Caliendo, both wrestling 20-ish guys, was stark. Franek is capable of that, but he's just too conservative. A good win nonetheless.

Riggins got the best win of his short career...and dodged several bullets in doing it. (FYI to the argumentative children on the board: Two things can be true at the same time.)

Onwards to Michigan.
 
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