Medal round thread
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Agree - they tie us...unless they bonus (or Mikey shocks the world)
If Caliendo loses and both Mendez and Davino win regular decisions, we tie for fourth.
One goes 141 imo and they win 133 and 141 next year imo.
Coaches lost team point? Not acceptable.
This all but proves he's transferring to Iowa next year, and this was his first contribution to the team. Brands playing 3D chess.Negates the team pt deductions
(Off season starts tonight, so I figured might as well start the sh!tpost threads now.)
Valencia wins tonight and Stanford finishes 6th ahead of Michigan. As if I needed ANOTHER reason to root against Penn State.
I think Jax goes up. He will want to get ready for 65kg in 2028 and cutting to 133 doesn’t help that.
Seidel needs to stay at 133 for the VT lineup to work best so I think he does.
Seidel needs to stay at 133 for the VT lineup to work best so I think he does.
I have heard from pretty reliable sources don't be surprised if Angelo transfers. It's pretty obvious Iowa is a sinking ship right now and TnT's years are numbered. Thinking they will be here for 3 more years is unlikely. Next year will likely be another step back for Iowa.
Might as well start the new AJF offseason thread now
Bob Nicholls said Angelo ain’t going nowhere so I would say that your reliable sources are wrong.
With Bassett at 41, Gaj 49, Henson 57, and Melvin 65 they will have a strong team.
Yep I think he could build in to 149. Or he will rs. I could see Jax going Dake style and moving up 1 weight class per year but maybe not.
What Gabe did this year should be cheered from the rafters. More surprising and impressive than PK's run to the podium last year. (And god I love PK, just an absolute warrior again this year). Wait until Gabe's wrestling his natural weight next year. And way to go out on high note for Drake. Just an all around amazing Hawkeye!
Ono against either one will be fireworks
We might have a 197 who can cut enough to take over 174. Just maybe.
Ventresca back too. They are going to be really tough
In terms of tournament performance Iowa took a step forward this year.
No, Ohio St has to win both and get bonus in at least one of them to pass us. Should they win both by decision I believe we tie.
We're currently up by 8 points.
Hahaha you don't have any reliable sources so why even post this horsesh*t?
Do better, be better.
I haven't even had time to read the boards, but, I just wanted to stop by and say that Iowa had a really solid tournament. I think that Arnold is one of the best stories from the tournament. I always root for Kennedy and loved seeing him battle for 3rd. When 7 of your 9 wrestlers outperform their seeds, that is a phenomenal effort. Congrats.
Good point, forgot about him. Wonder how Ono will handle their caliber top game with limited folkstyle experience.
Echo that for sure! Arnold’s tournament reminds me a bit of James English’s run. Really gutsy effort. Can’t wait to see the interviews with guys like Ayala and Kennedy post-medal round. Both seem like great ambassadors of the Iowa program. As fans we certainly root for our guys and against our rival teams, but it doesn’t take away from the respect we can have toward the individuals and their journeys. I remember the post-tourney interview with DeSanto years ago and hearing him reflect. Max Dean’s was another.
He's ready. Someone sent that it's awesome
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Do the camera slowly panning over the guys at head level...go past Gabe to the next guy and then quickly bring it down and back to his face.
Unfortunately, some fans are reveling in a 4th place finish.
The Gable years have become a distant memory.
Gabe just entered the Daryl Weber conversation. I hope he has a similar end to his story.
So did his brother. Getting the hell out of dodge. It’s pathetic.
All 3 brothers quit after losing in their tournaments. I’ll take 1 Gabe Arnold with heart over any of these 3 stooges.
According to Bob N, our Ferrari needs surgery. I’m sure they had a plan that he would see what he could do on the front side injured, but wasn’t going to risk further injury on back side. Risk reward. AJ just got beat up last night, think his pride was too injured to continue
