This won't age well. Kid will be just fine.Could turn into the biggest bust since Dresser arrived.
This won't age well. Kid will be just fine.Could turn into the biggest bust since Dresser arrived.
We'll see. I realize you hyped him in the preseason, so you can't get away from the ledge now.This won't age well. Kid will be just fine.
I'm not saying he's going to be a "John Meeks level" flop, but for the hoopla coming in, he's far from top level kid.A lot of freshman struggle on bottom, for whatever reason this kid hasn’t made any adjustments. His opponents scout him and know he’s got a huge hole in his game and exploit it. Iowa tends to make getting out from bottom a priority. Now if we could just improve out TD rate……
If I'm recruiting being really bad on bottom is a big red flag. He might improve but guys who continually struggle there have a hard time getting to an elite level. We dodged a bullet with Henson who is awful on bottom.A lot of freshman struggle on bottom, for whatever reason this kid hasn’t made any adjustments. His opponents scout him and know he’s got a huge hole in his game and exploit it. Iowa tends to make getting out from bottom a priority. Now if we could just improve out TD rate……
I recall a video on Flo where Mark Perry describes a brutal bottom drill that Brands had him go through with Mark Ironside. After wrestling for over an hour and being mentally broken, Ironside proceeds to begin punching Perry. Perry suddenly explodes out, hits a double leg and slams Ironside. Fully fired up and ready to go some more Brands calls time. Essentially, you’re tired when I say you’re tired and you’re never too tired to get out from bottom. Iowa guys don’t get stuck on bottom too much.If I'm recruiting being really bad on bottom is a big red flag. He might improve but guys who continually struggle there have a hard time getting to an elite level. We dodged a bullet with Henson who is awful on bottom.
He lost that one also, but close.Swiderski lost again, and his next match is against Cole Matthews
Clone fans revel in close losses.He lost that one also, but close.
Kid has a losing record on the season at 5-6 at this point. He’s still got UNI (#8 Cael Happel) Missouri (#15 Alan Hart) and Illinois (#24 Danny Pucino). Swid has fallen out of the top 25 and has yet to face Northern Colorado’s #1 Andrew Alirez, SD St’s #11 Carlson and ND St’s #23 Droegenmueller who will all be at the B12 tourney along with Carter Young, Jordan Titus and Mosha Swartz who have already beaten him. He’s going to have a hell of a time qualifying for the National tournament.He lost that one also, but close.
Two words... Gilbert, IowaKid has a losing record on the season at 5-6 at this point. He’s still got UNI (#8 Cael Happel) Missouri (#15 Alan Hart) and Illinois (#24 Danny Pucino). Swid has fallen out of the top 25 and has yet to face Northern Colorado’s #1 Andrew Alirez, SD St’s #11 Carlson and ND St’s #23 Droegenmueller who will all be at the B12 tourney along with Carter Young, Jordan Titus and Mosha Swartz who have already beaten him. He’s going to have a hell of a time qualifying for the National tournament.
Actualy they are still having that last chance tourney. The thing that the NCAA tweaked was matches against teammates do NOT count.Two words... Gilbert, Iowa
j/k... the NCAA put an end to that Dresser stunt.
Hey man don’t drag my hometowns name through the mud like that. We didn’t do anything wrong. That’s all on Dresser. All they did was take Dresser/Pollards money for use of facilities.Two words... Gilbert, Iowa
j/k... the NCAA put an end to that Dresser stunt.
He might be fine, it's his end-of-match tantrums that I'd think you'd have issues with. Aside from countering a bad shot by Real he brought no offense to that match, then wants to get all tuff with him after it's over. Then he mule kicks the Okie St. wrestler in the ribs at the end of that match after spending the period helpless on his belly. He's young, but he acts like a hothead punk IMO.This won't age well. Kid will be just fine.