I thought Iowa had a really good night. They actually won one more match than I believed they would and got 2 more takedowns than I thought possible. They were never going to win or score many offensive points, but tonight against a very good Penn State Iowa exceeded expectations. That should be viewed as a good night.
Penn St. PBP
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Lol he's lucky he didn't get hit for stalling again to put it into OT, he absolutely deserved it. The first takedown was slick but he was done wrestling at that point.
And Davis did nothing to force the issue. Bailey was smart and tactical. Davis needed to take a real shot to get the stall call but didn't. He was flailing out there and that won't get you a call.
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Could be getting some more bad news
DECOMITTS unless something changes
Im done posting
Good luck hawk fans
Could be getting some more bad news
DECOMITTS unless something changes
Im done posting
Good luck hawk fans
Hey, anyone know if Hawkeye Terry from BEG posts on this board. I know he reads the forums but was curious if he posts. Seems like a real good dude and if he posts I'd like to know his username so I can follow him.
I don't think Braeden had much left in him. He's a couple weeks out from propping his feet up every weekend thinking he'd be in redshirt all season. I'd expect him to get his lungs and head back into the game soon..
Did he get beat tonight?How on earth did Rocco even wrestle that match? Did you see the incredibly "mean" stare down that Ferrari gave him during the handshake.
Honestly, I think next time Ferrari should do the stare down from one knee. It was sad to see such a great guy like him from such a great family come up short.
Let's say we lose the brunt of the best recruits who said they were coming in.
If that happens, there is no other choice. The coaches need fired.
If you can't keep the recruits, it's impossible to improve the program.
And yet, our guy lost to a guy who had one hand behind his back….
And the s***** thing is they did nothing to try to remedy it
Yep, we (wrestler and coaches) weren't able to ever figure it out (or learn another takedown)
touche. I meant Oklahoma St but tOSU also works at this rate.
Angelo and Arnold may both have been #1 recruits. Ayala was like #3. Keuter was top ten. Those 4 went 0-4 and scored 0 takedowns and really never even came close to one in 28 minutes
If you’re going to watch a Meg Ryan movie, watch her in Innerspace where she’s at her peak of cuteness.
Being honest- when you have more stall calls than takedowns it’s time for a change.
As a PSU fan- please keep the brands bros, and Bobby N as long as possible
As a PSU fan- please keep the brands bros, and Bobby N as long as possible
Angelo was yes. He lost a close match to a top 10 p4p out of HS recruit who was a NCAA runner up at tOSU.
Ayala lost to to a 2 time world champion ( and 1 time silver world medalist) , and the number one p4p wrestler in his class. Thats Spencer Lee level credentials.
Arnold was not a #1 recruit. He was wrestling a guy with similar HS pedigree but one that has already won 3 B1G championships and an NCAA championship.
Kueter I'll give you.
Penn St gets Angelo's and Ben Kueter's every year. They get Drakes and Arnold's as additional recruits every year. Every. Year.
That meet was about a talent discrepancy, not coaching.
Because Gabe is really hard to take down and PK is much better offensively, but was likely to get worked by someone as relentless as Haines.
Problem is Gabe's offense is what you saw against really good competition, just doesn't have a ton of skill on the offensive side. That said, he had a chance late, which several did actually, we just sucked when it mattered most.
So Gabe did indeed do his job, he kept the mauling under 30 which was apparently the goal tonight.
It was about both, and has been for a long time.
He did that to counter one wrestler with vice grips as fingers not every wrestler he faced. Apples and oranges ( no pun intended )
It's too late for that. Flailing programs get stuck in this whole, "we can't lose the recruits" worry. Hire the right coaches and the recruits will come. Keep the wrong ones and it doesn't matter anyway.
And Drake is a 5th year senior, 2 time finalist and still has only 2 offensive attacks and zero top game. Blaze is a stud but a 5th year multi time finalist needs to at least be able to score an offensive point against a freshman.
Arnold was the number one recruit before he moved to Iowa City prior to graduating. Naturally, he got worse, because guys who get into the Hawkeye sphere with no offense can spend an infinite about of time there and never improve on offense.
As a Penn State fan, I hope your AD views things the way you do. Because, buddy, lemme tell you, your biggest issue are the two brothers in the corner vs our two brothers (and casey) in our corner. That's where the biggest mismatch lies.
I never said the issue wasnt the brothers. But Arnold didnt lose to some tomatoe can. Levi was a similar recruit/ talent and to argue otherwise is ignoring the facts. This wasnt a blue chip losing to a walk on.
maybe Blaze is better than anyone Drake has ever faced. Time will tell. There is a reason everyone wanted that kid. Its not like he came out of nowhere.
Arnold was #5 P4P while Haines was 9, separate years. Arnold was ranked ahead of Welsh,Barr ,and Kasak in his class. It's fair to to be concerned as to why Arnold hasn't had much of any impact as a starter yet.