1. Excuses. Always an excuse for losing.
2. Coaching change. Replacing your coach with ex Penn State wrestlers who wrestled for your most hated rival.
3. Report Cards. Grading how wrestlers did after a wrestling match by a bunch of nobodies.
4. Defending Spencer Lee for quitting on his team.
1. There is a difference as to "why" and making up excuses. If one person or teaam wins, or loses,
there are obviously contributing factors. Football cold be turnovers, poor play from the o-line
etc. So what? In wrestling, Iowa has not been winning... why? Not getting enough top
recruits... portal transfers, not able to get the most out of guys when it counts, or not
developing.... etc. Who cares. those things are still worth discussing...
2. The reason many Iowa wrestling fans on this board, and elsewhere, have the highest of
expectations is because of the run of unparalleled success the program had after Iowa actually
hired a coach away from their most hated rival.... So you can give yourself an "F" on that one.
3. Grading, or commenting on performance/effort is 100% normal and happens with all schools
and sports... I have never posted "grades" but those posts are a direct and simple way for us to
discuss the most recent event. And, I am not a nobody, and our fan base and many on this
board are highly intelligent and have a very high wrestling IQ. Don't project your your
insecurity (feeling like a nobody) on to the rest of us. Btw, if this is your parting shot, you
might actually be a nobody since I had never heard of you before, nor do I care if this was
your last post. Best of luck to you.
4. I was critical of Spencer (though, not on this board)... But, when Spencer was quoted, and it
goes viral "Excuses are for wussies." and then in your next NCAA tournament, you forfeit out
after the semis.... it's not a good look. Things work both ways, especially when Iowa has
won NCAA titles based on how guys did on the backside, and Terry talking about how after a
loss at the NCAAs, you then go get the next best... it comes with the territory. That also
demonstrates people on this board are not blatantly biased and having a love fest no matter
what. I admit, very few people know exactly what Spencer had going on etc.... mentally and
physically at that moment, but people here have let it go and moved on a long time ago. So
did Spencer.. Those that defended him at that moment may have been less emotional and
concerned about the loss, and were thinking more about the well being of the individual more
than the sport. So my hat is off to those people.
So long Lambertt.