So proud of these guys. Absolute warriors and showcasing what Iowa wrestling is all about. Pure toughness and grit. Winning close matches. Arnold will AA this year. Luddington will AA next year.
Arnold and Luddington are the future
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Luddington has a super win that we needed! With that said, he looks a bit clumsy, and Im not positive his mat instincts are great. Maybe a summer of getting stronger and working out will make the difference.
It would be nice to see what Arnold could do at 174. His escape at the end was lightning bolt quick.
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I am having a hard time believing that PK is just that much better than GA.
Meh, season ticket sales will still be down even more next year.
Ludington looks tough, but technically he seems awkward on his feet and needs some coaching help to be more square in his stance.
He'll be working hard with Warner & Buchanan all offseason & look great next year (hopefully)
We did get see. At SS. He wrestled the same way and lost to a fringe AA
He'll be working hard with Warner & Buchanan all offseason & look great next year (hopefully)
I was under the impression Warner wasnt around much anymore, but Buchanan will be great for him
I was under the impression Warner wasnt around much anymore, but Buchanan will be great for him
Warner isn't around he's out west working
I think the plan has always been Deluca 125.
Luddington has a nice sleeve, probably should consider going full on prison look.
He isn't. But PK puts a lot of effort into TRYING to score, he just doesn't have the total athletic package to accomplish that on a regular basis IMO. If PK had Gabe Arnold's explosiveness he'd be a lead pipe lock to face off against Levi Haines on Saturday Night, and have a damn good chance to beat him.
But alas, that's not who he is, I just hope he can grind his way to another podium finish. Neither of these guys are great wrestlers IMO, but they're damn solid and contribute what they can as Hawks.
Do you have a wife or girlfriend hell maybe a boyfriend. It's Valentine's Day go by lube or something
Classic spelling. Can't help but be impressed.
He leaves that lead leg hanging out there and his feet aren't particularly quick. Needs a LOT of work. You are totally right about the stance.
Is this NOT a troll job by the OP???? I mean, hopefully he is indeed that HIGH on these wrestlers and our future???? But saying ARNOLD will AA this year leads me to believe he may be hitting the source or something?
I like ARNOLD and think he can do well at 174 for us NEXT season. LUDINGTON AAs next year and I will be BEYOND thrilled because that will mean he did the necessary off-season WORK!!!
As for the FUTURE????? I am REAL worried!!!
25 DELUCA
33 NOT sure
41-57 We have some guys NONE of which are sure fire AAs
65 ?
74 ARNOLD
84 FERRARI
97 LUDINGTON
H KRUETER I hope/guess
I am not certain what this^^^ gets you? Obviously with the POS Portal ANYTHING can happen and I would expect a LOT TWOOO happen!!!
I like ARNOLD and think he can do well at 174 for us NEXT season. LUDINGTON AAs next year and I will be BEYOND thrilled because that will mean he did the necessary off-season WORK!!!
As for the FUTURE????? I am REAL worried!!!
25 DELUCA
33 NOT sure
41-57 We have some guys NONE of which are sure fire AAs
65 ?
74 ARNOLD
84 FERRARI
97 LUDINGTON
H KRUETER I hope/guess
I am not certain what this^^^ gets you? Obviously with the POS Portal ANYTHING can happen and I would expect a LOT TWOOO happen!!!
He's definitely a plodder and really slow footed.
That's tough to improve on.
Looks strong, tho. Potential to be a tough rider.
It will be interesting to see if either shows offense improvement. Gabe needs to develop some attacks off from Russian ties and underhooks. I am hoping Lud shows us some tilt ability with those leg rides.
I can't remember a time (and I go back a ways) when Iowa fielded a team with this many question marks. 125 was hurt this year, HWT maybe not hurt but definitely not recovered. The bright spots don't start arriving until '27. Zalensky lost 34 duals in 10 years. With the current team, Iowa could lose 12 or 13 matches in 2.
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If Arnold and Ludington are the future, that’s exactly where the problem is. Look at the freshman at Ohio State and Penn State, they are hammers. Iowa (hopefully) has Ferrari next year and who else?
GRADUATE in 27, right?
redshirt 28, make an impact in 29. That’s a while.
And I hope they don’t read this board.
Im expecting some true impact transfers
Someone please get rid this troll.
lol Drake said the same thing on the hawkeye IG. ppl sippin kool aid out here
My friend, I think you were just looking for a reason to create a post. Winning close matches? You clearly haven't been watching the wrestling this year. Arnold lost four of his last seven matches, all close matches. As for Harvey, he lost four in a row earlier this year, three of them close matches. All of that said, I'm happy both won last night, otherwise we would have lost. And I think both have real potential going forward, especially Gabe. But aside from that I think you're kinid of full of sh*t and not a realy wrestling fan...or you're a casual fan who hasn't been watching our wrestling events. BTW, if AF doesn't go and Gabe goes at 84, I think AA is very possible, but I think going 1-2 or 2-2 is also very possible since he lost to the 9th ranked guy at 74 and the 8th ranked guy at 84. He needs to find his offense. As for Harvey, I think he's a gamer, but I just don't see AA next year. Too much tough competition coming back.
The hopefully on Ferrari next year needs to be put in bold. I still don't think many in the fanbase see just how bad things are. If they were blind, blind a couple years ago they still have very blurred vision today. There is no saving this program at this point under TnT. Changes should have been made to the staff a couple years back. Now all the wheels are off.
You guys turned this troll post into a legit discussion. . . congrats
I hope that's the case, but while I really do hate being negative, I just don't feel he has a high ceiling and will be another guy where maybe we get a low AA or 2 out of him at best. Nice, but not close to what we need. Prove me wrong Harvey!!
First time I saw him was in finals of Fargo against the kid who is a small heavyweight freshman at Nebraska, who was pretty impressive this year for how light he was. Harvey really dominated him and teched him, but it was freestyle. He seemed much quicker and more explosive for some reason.
seems like we hear plodder/ slow feet a lot.
Spencer doesn't exactly have fast feet, but he just happens to have about every other intangible a guy needs. Plenty of plodders have found success in college. Streebler wans't winning any track meets and neither was Jake Varner.
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