in a thread about class. lol.
State College Booing Spencer pre-match showed a total lack of class!
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The reason the Iowa fans gave Steveson a standing ovation was for his Olympic Gold.
Just adding some clarification.
This is not meant as some sneaky dig at Spencer, but Gable was on a whole different level. He had won an Olympic Gold Medal. That transcends team allegiances, and the fans could appreciate that. Nothing Spencer has done really approaches that.
That really seems odd to me. He's had exceptional wrestlers at every other weight.
Just one of those things. I’m sure Karl would like to improve at that weight. But it’s tough to get the best 125’s in the country when Iowa appears ready, willing and able to go all-out recruiting that particular weight.
Of course. I hope he does amazing things for team USA. But so far, despite being an insanely dominant wrestler, he really hasn’t done anything transcendent.
But as I said, the boos were unwarranted I thought.
Point being? There are PA kids wrestling all over the country. He was wrestling for Iowa at Penn State. He is not an Olympic Gold medalist. He has done nothing (yet) that multiple PSU wrestlers haven’t already done. And no one expected any other fan base to cheer for PSU 3-timers
Man it’s like Bob Nicolls emails you guys a script each week and you follow religiously.
Just curious. Did you call them F*** St fans while you were having this nice conversation with them? Or maybe called them pedos and then had a beer together?
I think el-W was pointing to there being some hostility from some people based on a feeling of having been spurned . . . not a big deal to most if just a “regular” PA guy, but a top-of-the-line PA guy turning down PSU is extra frustrating (possibly personal) for some.
To that hypothetical point, I don’t doubt it is some people’s reason to boo, but when you pack 15-16k people into an arena on a Friday night w/ #1 vs. #2, there is going to be a variety of personalities, BA/V levels, and behaviors. So, it’s all predictable.
Spot on re: Gable vs. wrestlers with only HS & college credentials.
Or we could create a thread titled “As the Nitwit Lions Turn”.
It would be really cool in a childish sort of way. We could post to the thread anytime we wanted to feel superior by making snide comments & ripping on another program’s athletes, fans & coaches.
They’re program has been dominant for over a decade and oddly they still need validation. They’re an interesting lot…
i don't see too much ripping going on in that thread that doesn't involve quotes of dumb sh!t said on this board.
that being said, i''d very much like for you to start “As the Nitwit Lions Turn”.
i'd be very interested to see how well this board could play that game lol
Thanks for your encouragement, Willie…but no thanks. It was actually meant as sarcasm.
They rip on Hawk fans plenty with their own spin on it. Their board, their prerogative but when they come on a Hawk board with their self-righteous BS, it gets old in a hurry.
They rip on Hawk fans plenty with their own spin on it. Their board, their prerogative but when they come on a Hawk board with their self-righteous BS, it gets old in a hurry.
That’s rich coming from you lil feller, mentally stable and rational is what most would think of you when they see some of your tweets / posts.
“Y’all” tried buying our table a beer at big 10s a few years back - was with a couple national champs who wore the hawk singlet. Your fanboy effort was sad - and one of Iowa’s legends was just laughing and making fun of you - I didn’t know who you were. I’ll say hi to you in Ann Arbor and buy you a beer if I hurt your feelings.
You don’t like tough message boards
TBF All of the guys you mentioned were 2x champs when they wrestled at CHA
This thread is hilarious. A bunch of Iowa fans ITT forgetting just how hard CHA crowds can be on opposing wrestlers.
Obviously it rattled Lee as he was nearly pinned before getting lucky and running off 18 straight points.
Obviously it rattled Lee as he was nearly pinned before getting lucky and running off 18 straight points.
1) people love me. i'm a big hit
2) i never fan boy. ever.
3) last year was my first year at BIGs
4) you still don't know who i am
5) randos don't hurt my feelings. you just contributed to the perception that this board is full of mouth breathers.
Carver can be tough on opposing wrestlers if they ask for it. If an Iowa kid went elsewhere and showed nothing but respect for the Iowa program and was one of the greatest talents in the history of the sport, I think he’d get a warm welcome if not a standing ovation.
We know how the Nitwits behaved when Spencer lost in the state finals — it was reprehensible. We also know how they behaved when he returned for his last meet against PSU. It wasn’t on the same level of embarrassingly pathetic but was still pretty poor. Not at all what I’d expect from the Carver crowd. If the roles were reversed, I think Hawk fans would treat him much like they treated Steveson.
We know how the Nitwits behaved when Spencer lost in the state finals — it was reprehensible. We also know how they behaved when he returned for his last meet against PSU. It wasn’t on the same level of embarrassingly pathetic but was still pretty poor. Not at all what I’d expect from the Carver crowd. If the roles were reversed, I think Hawk fans would treat him much like they treated Steveson.
I really don't care. If anyone doesn't deserve to be booed it is Lee, but I highly doubt it bothered him. While I don't agree with it, I won't lose sleep over it either. Win number 4 is all that matters at this point to me.
I was there and applauded him for his overall greatness as a wrestler and entertainer, not just for Olympic gold. Don’t speak for Iowa fans when you weren’t even there and you didnt ask us fans what we were cheering.
Tell me with a straight face that if he didn’t have an international medal that you would have given him a standing-o for the “overall greatness” of being a 1x (likely
2x) NCAA champ who was calling it quits early to join the WWE. Sure, I’ll buy that.
No medal, no standing-o.
It was both. I wouldn’t have applauded him if he had won gold and nothing else at the college level. It was his overall greatness. Not A. Not B. But A+B.
Point being, I couldn’t care less who boos at whom… Just giving g possible rationale for why.,
Hey now smalls I breath through my nose and chew with my mouth closed. Though I do struggle with chewing gum and talking at the same time…
I live in a rural area of southern Pennsylvania. Lehigh University fan. I had the opportunity to watch the next four time NCAA champion, Spencer Lee. Didn’t give a damn that he didn’t get the fall. I watched greatness. Didn’t care that he got booed. I then switched the channel to the Lehigh and Columbia dual and watched Lehigh lose. Steak I grilled was good and the ice cold beer was good. Life is good.
haha. i've said it 100 times over the years on HR. most of you guys are awesome.
but i said 'THE PERCEPTION'. and your fellow posters aren't helping that cause.
it's entertaining though.
It is a very entertaining board. That’s for sure.
Join the debate: is Spencer Lee the best 125 of all time?
But is he wrong though? A rational human of sound mind could easily assume that you routinely divulge in pizza puffs and dwell in your mother's basement.
FWIW - I love pizza rolls.
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