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The opponent definitely needs to be taken into consideration here. Still, Rhoads did look great, and I think his performance points directly to the confidence factor. He wrestles legitimate opponents like he expects to lose. Friday night, he obviously wrestled like he expected to win big. Not saying that confidence is all you need, and it's obviously tougher to execute your offense against a better opponent, but I remain convinced that Patrick (and Topher, for that matter) has a lot more firepower than he shows against quality opponents. I'd like to see him turn his offense loose and wrestle like he knows he can win, no matter the opponent.
J's knees and hips are in about as good a shape as Gable's. I think that's all that's slowing him down these days. Certainly hope that's all, anyway.
By the way, very classy move by J after Phil Haddy announced that he was no longer going to be doing PA (huge bummer -- he personifies Iowa wrestling). Some of you probably noticed that J came over and shook Phil's hand. Never been a fan of the Goofs, but I remain a big fan of J's and all he did for Iowa wrestling.
Stoll did take at least 1 shot. Because he went for a low single and Kroells backpedalled straight off the mat and Sam ran into the cheerleaders.
Actually heard the real story the other week. Unfortunate for the gophers. Iowa is a nice fit for him though.
Yes, that was a very classy move by jrob to come and shake Phil's hand. Yesterday I watch a replay of the dual, and Jim Gibbons said it was JRob who was given the standing ovation by the crowd for his 30 years at MN. Obviously Jim didn't listen to what Phil had to say...lol
As will Brady Berge! Kids gravitate to programs with a future...and a past. Gopher fans are hoping that having Young and Marinelli at Iowa will dissuade young Berge. I doubt he fears the challenge.
I believe Berge will grow into an '84 or even '97. Young man is still growing. Plenty of room at the Inn and he likes the Inn.
My guess is that was by design. I don't know Shane Sparks background all that well, but since Tim Johnson wasn't there, I assume they wanted the more "seasoned" guy doing most of the talking. Even when Sparks was more of a "yeller", I got a kick out of him. I think he does a decent job for the most part.
All the top programs have good pretty coaches, I'd say recruiting, recruiting, recruiting. By the way, why do we have 8 49ers in the room?
We should all keep in mind that Brady will have more options than just IA or MN. A lot of attractive spots for him to land.
Believe it or not, I'm not trying to pick on you, but this post strikes me as one of the Captain Obvious variety.
Yes it should be. I wasn't expecting to blow anyone's mind away with that post. However, you only see MN and IA linked to his name when discussion comes up (for obvious connections to both) , so just felt the need to point out the reality that other teams are interested. So just cuz MN is on the struggle bus doesn't mean he is a lock for IA. Just like MN isn't a lock cuz IA has two talented guys around his weight. A school like Mizzou or Cornell could sit him down and provide him a nice opportunity.
Well fortunately for me, I'm way past the point of getting worked up about speculation where a 16-17 old kid might end up in College for sporting purposes. They either come or they don't. I realize that doesn't work for everybody, so looking forward to (not really) the speculation for the next year or two for young Mr. Berge.
