The assumption is the 157 pound match gets to the 3rd period.
IOWA WEEK!
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At Carver the opposing wrestler can be winning 13-4 and the Hawk faithful still sing "heeeessss staaaalllllinnnnn!" The guy wrestling the Hawk is always stalling, it is what they have been taught and all they know.
Calliendo lost to Lockett I thought. At the ok state duals thingy.
He did. They are pretty even but think I'd go with Caliendo next time if money was involved. Lol
Does Iowa get more take downs than stall calls? Pretty sure they didn't against Ohio state
EDIT: They had 7 stall calls and 4 take downs.
EDIT: They had 7 stall calls and 4 take downs.
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Still not a chance. The over/under on their TDs is prob 2.5
Slight underdog. At Carver. One year separated from the finals at a lower weight. Also, while a finalist, he had 5 loses with 2 against Ruth.
And, most importantly, Angelo is Iowa's #1 hope at an individual title. An upset sounds nicer and will bring more entertainment on HR than Welsh winning as the favorite.
3rd period vs Duke, or watching the 3rd match? Either possible with Williams ...
iowa at home wont get any stalls!
Brands has lost whatever's left of his psychotic squirrel mind.
Says the Penn State dynasty will not happen. Where has psycho-squirrel #1 been the last 15 years? It has happened, it is happening.
To borrow a quote from Cato the Elder:
Ceterum (autem) censeo Iowum esse delendam
Furthermore, I think that Iowa must be destroyed.
Says the Penn State dynasty will not happen. Where has psycho-squirrel #1 been the last 15 years? It has happened, it is happening.
To borrow a quote from Cato the Elder:
Ceterum (autem) censeo Iowum esse delendam
Furthermore, I think that Iowa must be destroyed.
There are two Iowa wrestlers I don't hate with every fiber of my being.
Caliendo and Kennedy. They show up, shoot, and counter.
Ayala, Fiat, Kueter sicken me.
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Wasn't that two years ago?
Poor GIA Media have to listen to that and act like he said something. “Thanks Tom for letting us know that you know where you’re wrestling next week. We’re all clued-in now. You’re the best.”
I’ve heard GIA Media guys have left to take PAID IOWA HATER jobs for less money
I'm a volunteer IOWA HATER. No need to pay me.
I don’t see losing to the Big Ten Champion two years ago as a true freshman and then avenging those losses by beating him at NCAAs as the embarrassment that Flo and others seem to think it is.
Am I the only one who read Iowa Week and instantly thought Iowa Weak. I guess my mind just agreed that yes Iowa is weak, but we still get to see a beat down Friday.
The WrestleStat algorithm has Blaze, Davis and Barr (!) losing and Lilledahl, Duke, Messenbrink, Haines, Welsh, and Mirasola winning by two points or fewer.
If you don’t think this is going to be a barn burner, you don’t believe in sCiEnCe.
If you don’t think this is going to be a barn burner, you don’t believe in sCiEnCe.
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It's not an embarrassment and I haven't seen anyone call it that. Rocco will get the chance to be the new #1 with a win on Friday.
You could say Blaze could lose , but Davis who beat Bailey and Bailey has looked horrible this year is silly, as for Barr the math just doesn't add up.
The theoretical cases for upsets...
- 25 - history between the two
- 33 - perhaps Blaze has never seen a slide by before
- 41 - newly back in the saddle
- 49 - LOL
- 57 - LOL
- 65 - they're both really good
- 74 - they're both really tough hombres
- 84 - PSU underdog - coin flip SV pick 'em
- 97 - resistable force v. movable object (i.e., newborn-depleted strength v recently back gas tank?)
- 85 - PSU underdog - intriguing battle of the undersized
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If you watch Ferrari's past matches including the one against CStar last year, you'll see that he is very quick to scramble and catch the outside leg whenever someone penetrates to make a leg attack on one side. Most of the time, he then just holds on for a stalemate. I'm not as good a technician as some of the guys posting here, but whatever Rocco does, he needs to be ready for Ferrari's scramble whenever he initiates a takedown. The best option, IMO, would be to catch Ferrari high either around the hips or an upper body lock. He wouldn't be able to roll and scramble out of that position.
I feel like Welsh is going to take him down. He looks good shooting that single that is above the knee which would negate some of Ford Festiva's scrambling ability. I also think he has the strength advantage which means he could talk him out a couple times and get a stall point. Then there's Welsh's defense which is pretty good...
On the bright side for Iowa, the last beat down PSU gave them resulted in landing Bassett, another PA “generational” talent! Maybe they can use this defeat to get another future star who will actually stick with the Hawks!
Ferrari will be on his knees and will shoot low attacks. Welsh will have to adapt somehow. Would be good to see stalling called appropriately, even in the 1st period.
I’m intrigued by the Barr - Endene match up. Coming from a lower division he has preformed better than expected at this level.
I think Rocco has every reason to let it fly. That might be a bad strategy against Ferrari, but, it would force the fast car to reassess his strategy mid-match.
Possibly close first period, after that barr pulls away.