For all that strength, he only had 1 leg and Welsh did a great job keeping his opposite hip and back leg out of reach. Without either, it’s really hard to finish on someone as good as Welsh is…
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Van Ness is a two-time All-American who’s never made a final. You’re acting like Ryder was up against some generational talent, while Gable was talking about his own experience in his last finals match, which is the exact opposite of the point you’re trying to make. And I’m confident Gable wouldn’t be making the same excuses we’re seeing from you in this thread.
Also, no one made that comparison. Total false narrative aka troll.
But everyone knew Iowa was underseeded. It’s been a mixed bag at best.
That’s just how disappointing the season has been for BK and Iowa in general. Nationals is already written for me. Ayala, Mikey C, PK, and Angelo All-American, and maybe one other guy. So five All-Americans with Mikey C losing to Messinbrink and PK making a run to the finals. That’s what I’m predicting.
Weird. I still see snap down go behinds win worlds, olympics, and NCAA every year. What are you expecting, super ducks and cement mixers?
Mark my words that match just helped Block in two weeks.
People definitely made that comparison if you paid attention. The poster you’re replying to is defending said comparison.
And this is the most frustrating part. There is ZERO consistency and the bias against Iowa is so bad
Ignoring all else, and just looking at the tournament itself in a bubble, that would actually be a good showing. Dare I say it is a pretty optimistic outlook? I certainly do not think they will get five or six all Americans.
I don’t care about the seeds. I care about the effort and actual wrestling on the mat. With the exception of Voinovich and Gabe wrestling a guy 15% bigger than him, I have zero doubt that Iowa, so far, has wrestled WAY better than they did all season.
I get that the regular season put them into the matches they lost, but those matches were wrestled waaaaay more competitively than they would have been a month or 2 ago…
I do think they were easier stalling calls than most because of the way he immediately drifted to the edge for the whole 3rd and part of the 2nd period.
I just want consistency too though. It doesn’t matter that the PSU reputation is offense and ours isn’t. Each match is a blank slate but it’s definitely not treated as such
Total BS.
Very, very few said such a thing.And the poster I replied to is an Iowa State fan.
Look at the bright side. Iowa fans in attendance will have the opportunity to meet new friends from Michigan State, Indiana and Northwestern on the early rounds of wrestlebacks
My god I would hope they wrestle better than they did during the regular season. It’s not a very high f’n bar lol.
Gabe up next on 4. Don’t worry guys I’ll take one for the team and spend 7 minutes watching nothing on the pbp
Block has gassed in multiple matches this year so the comparison to Metcalf/Gable (LOL) isn't apt. It's something physical with him, either he's cutting too much or is just one of those guys that will never have great stamina.
Regardless it's a shame he had the 1 seed dead to rights and couldn't finish.
I love how those chasing a narrative can’t see the difference between a reason and an excuse. I absolutely hate the word “excuse” because it is so often used to completely ignore cause and effect.
This isn’t a case of “my alarm didn’t go off” or “my dog ate my homework”. This is a real thing where Block deserves some damn praise instead of ridicule.
He didn’t run out of gas because he has been lazy, eating wrong or not training properly. He went as hard as he could for as long as he could against an undefeated #1 seed that likely walks to a title in 2 weeks…
And I am supposed to be the guy that moves goal posts? The difference has been substantial. Still a lot of wrestling left though. I guess we will see how the guys do on the backside…
Gabe with a duck under for a take down.
3-0 halfway through the first
3-0 halfway through the first
And you really believe Peterson and Ferrari are #8 seeds. 3 of the 4 majored their way to the semifinals, Ayala was a point away. Half of this thread has been pis* and moan about Block. My major complaint all year has been the boring style and lack of offense. Peterson, Ayala, Bailey, Block, Mikey, PK, Ferrari and BK (first match) have all increased pace and have not gone to the 3rd period hoping for a TD to win. You can poke holes in my statement, if you want. I am saying they are putting forth more effort and urgency than they have all year.
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We care about winning.
We're in 5th and you're literally on here talking about effort and competitive losses as though it's a victory.
Much respect for wrestling at the D1 level but your msu level expectations continue to make you an outlier among Iowa fans.
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