Is he has highly touted as Storr? We saw how Earl Hall progressed(?) after his perfect storm AA season.
Reeves to ISU per IAWrestle
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My criteria on if he pans out would involve waiting until after he graduates for obvious reasons. My criteria will include being a good teammate, graduating, and staying out of trouble. He has already shown some good potential on the mat. Also, he was a good teammate working with Turk multiple times after losing the starting spot. I won't ever judge his career as hard as what the athletes judge themselves.
I’m not sure how I would compare him to storr. He’s pretty damn good though. Won uww juniors a couple weeks ago
Because one guy has a bad take? Over react much? I get it you’re not our biggest fan but you’re reaching on this one.
Bad take, factually wrong and when called out, got butthurt about it. Kind of sounds like he has an axe to grind...specifically with the "all star" meets. Also, would have to disagree with him on Happel. Turk, Murin, and Happel are all very close and Happel still has three years left...like ChampionHawk mentioned. He would be starting for a lot of teams but is trying to knock off two real good wrestlers. I do agree with him on one thing: Being a 4 timer doesn't guarantee anything but I see no reason why Thomsen can't succeed. Obviously, I would have given him better odds at Iowa
For the record...not a western Iowa "fanboy."
Bad take, factually wrong and when called out, got butthurt about it. Kind of sounds like he has an axe to grind...specifically with the "all star" meets. Also, would have to disagree with him on Happel. Turk, Murin, and Happel are all very close and Happel still has three years left...like ChampionHawk mentioned. He would be starting for a lot of teams but is trying to knock off two real good wrestlers. I do agree with him on one thing: Being a 4 timer doesn't guarantee anything but I see no reason why Thomsen can't succeed. Obviously, I would have given him better odds at Iowa
I am still not seeing how his take, regardless of it being bad/wrong is a reflection on all of IAwrestle is all I am saying.
So one guy was wrong and defended it til it beaten to death, I hardly see the connection to that making IAwrestle a less credible website. I am not here to win anyone over (definitely not Spooner because he’s made his thoughts on us rather clear by this point) but just seemed odd to characterize one person as an entire group.
For the record when he brought it up in our group I disagreed with him.
I’ll end by saying I like that Eric has the occasional controversial take. It makes for entertaining conversation. I feel like his initial point he was trying to make with Reeves & Thomsen spun out of control.
I didn't even know he worked for you all until ISUalum pointed it out and was confirmed. I don't agree with Spooner either...I like what you guys do. Just don't think JBP repped you very well on this one.
This a very bad look for IA Wrestle when it comes from a Content Contributer.
I can speak for Spooner, but up until yesterday, I was a huge fan. I have even defended you over the years.
I will no longer be visting your site.
I can speak for Spooner, but up until yesterday, I was a huge fan. I have even defended you over the years.
I will no longer be visting your site.
One of your guys is acting like a total butthole on a wrestling message board and you don't see what it has to do with you? That explains a lot.
I like IA Wrestle. You bring so much positive to the table but this is the kind of thing that holds you back.
You're right he should probably wrestle in the TJ Freco tournament. You don't even have to Google, just read the comments. I see him plenty in the off-season and he wrestles plenty in the off-season. Google it
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I like IAWrestle and really appreciate the content.
Perhaps there should be some coaching for how your contributors act on message boards. I don’t care if he wants to state and defend any opinion, but to defend it with a clearly false claim is a bad look.
How in the world does a member of the wrestling media, in Iowa, think that Thompsen doesn’t wrestle much in the off-season? It is just extremely uninformed.
Perhaps there should be some coaching for how your contributors act on message boards. I don’t care if he wants to state and defend any opinion, but to defend it with a clearly false claim is a bad look.
How in the world does a member of the wrestling media, in Iowa, think that Thompsen doesn’t wrestle much in the off-season? It is just extremely uninformed.
In his tweet he included a pic of the ISU wrestlers. Pop quiz...how many are still in the room?
I was shocked when I saw that he worked for IAwrestle. He is the only poster who has ever attacked me. He accused me of lying, and that I was trying to make myself sound like I knew more about wrestling than I do because I mentioned that we did a move in high school that he thought was a new move. I was nothing but courteous with him even after that and wished him well with the rest of his life.
I click on almost every IAwrestle link because I understand that "clicks" equate to revenue, and I try to support everything wrestling. I even like many of those link posts to support you. I would never go back to a local business that treated me the way he did so I will not be clicking anymore. I hope no one else has had my experience with your contributors. No ill will is wished on IAwrestle, and my hope is that you build from here.
This is how PR works for every company/organization in the world. Starbucks had one dumbass employee call the police on a couple black dudes hanging out waiting for their friend without buying anything and look how it reflects on the company. The CEO responded the right way however.
IAwrestle is small and maybe not even a profit making company, but any organization is judged when their "employees" / representatives engage with the public in that manner.
Media company's like ESPN can afford to be critical of players because they basically own the market. ESPN has also worked to bring programs down because the sport (football, basketball, baseball) will go on without said program. Wrestling is a different animal. Flo is national media but they have to play politics and cannot be antagonistic for the most part. Sure, they can piss off fans but have to be real careful when it comes to wrestlers and coaches. IAwrestle owns part of the Iowa share. It's a big market for wrestling but a very small community. For the most part, their guys are pretty professional. I look at this as a one off. If Eric wants to debate with fans, change his screenname and keep it on the low.
Lol That’s a straw man argument, as no one above made those claims.
This isn't just "talking down" about an athlete this is also talking trash and name calling with fans. Can you imagine if the person in question was a reporter with the CR Gazette or DMR and not only was this happening but the editor defended it? Again, this stuff epitomizes the difference between a glorified blog site and a legit news source.
