Like seeing the ride out in the 2nd period, but Davis wasn't remotely close to a takedown the entire match.
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PSU - Iowa '26 Match Thread
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Davis MUST create Angles for his shots. In addition he should be wrestling Gilman and RBY everyday in Practice. That’s gonna Help him big time moving forward…
I really enjoyed the dual. I was there very early and visited with a few PSU old timers about an hour and a half before it started. One guy was a lawyer who is involved in Titan Mercury. I can't for the life of me recall his name. It was very odd to see how empty the arena was with so many seats open. The 184 match ended and a mass exodus ensued and it really became a ghost town of sorts. There was a nice couple from Conn. who had twin boys and they were from the same community Will Henckel comes from. They said Will comes and works with these boys on wrestling whenever he can. The boys were decked out head to toe with one in PSU gear and one in Iowa gear. Cute as bugs and probably 7-8 years old. I visited with Shane Sparks for quite awhile and he is such an amazing guy imo. He has nothing but an incredible admiration for the entire PSU program. I wore PSU gear and was treated very well by pretty much everyone. Great night. Sorry for the rambling.
One month ago today Flo had Iowa ranked ahead of Penn State
Davis sort wrestles flat footed, the take downs he gives up are never in doubt.
A month ago there wasn't much to talk about lol...
Sinclair is the one to watch out for in March, IMO
How about this for perspective? By the end of the first match (125) Penn State had more takedowns than Iowa would get for the entire dual.
Agree. His reaction time definitely needs to be fixed in the room. Theirs drills he can work on to help. Speed drills along with wrestling RBY. Gotta be quick to hang with RBY.
Is it reasonable to assume that Iowa executed more takedowns and committed fewer stalls against PSU than Rutgers did?
I was talking to a very connected Iowa fan last night before the dual and he told me he was very worried for Angelo. He said "You have Askren on one hand and Cael on the other figuring out how to attack Angelo and take advantage of his stupid knee trick." He went on to explain that if either one figures it out they both will because they have the type of coaches that learn from all possible sources. He was not a Brands fan.
Engage, work to score.
Isn't that what the ref repeatedly told Ferrari, yet he didn't get his 1st stall call until halfway through the 3rd period, then he proceeded to wrestle from one knee the rest of the way without a 2nd call.
IMO, they don't need a new rule; the refs just need to call obvious stalling. Lewan rarely tried to score, but at least he engaged opponents... Ferrari does neither.
Isn't that what the ref repeatedly told Ferrari, yet he didn't get his 1st stall call until halfway through the 3rd period, then he proceeded to wrestle from one knee the rest of the way without a 2nd call.
IMO, they don't need a new rule; the refs just need to call obvious stalling. Lewan rarely tried to score, but at least he engaged opponents... Ferrari does neither.
A lotta Davis grumbling in this thread. I don‘t get it. He’s one of my favorite competitors on the team. And it’s not like he’s an under achiever. TrFr B1G champ (ask Cenzo if that’s easy), and scored big bonus for us placing 5th last year. Most of us probably thought he wouldn’t crack our postseason lineup once. BD is a proving-wrong machine.
Bailey is fast, has good stuff and got a slick takedown and would have pinned plenty of lesser dudes with that cradle. Braeden rode the tar out of him and if it wasn’t for that one exchange in the first, the match would’ve looked extremely similar to their match last year.
Sure he didn’t win, and sure he has areas to improve. Bet ya a ton of money he knows what those are… The good news is, conditioning being one, it’s pretty attainable soon.
Bailey is fast, has good stuff and got a slick takedown and would have pinned plenty of lesser dudes with that cradle. Braeden rode the tar out of him and if it wasn’t for that one exchange in the first, the match would’ve looked extremely similar to their match last year.
Sure he didn’t win, and sure he has areas to improve. Bet ya a ton of money he knows what those are… The good news is, conditioning being one, it’s pretty attainable soon.
I don't think he can fix his reaction time, maybe make it better..
He seems to try and bully other wrestlers and when they drop out of it he's caught flat... He's mostly successful with his approach but it does get him burned. It seems to happen to Shane as well, but not as often.
Edited.. not picking on Davis, 2nd match back and is on track..
I think he'd be a title contender with cleaning a few things up..
Couldn't possibly have a more crazed looking freeze frame.
Well that’s debatable, but, let’s agree that he’s in the running for “most boring”. He’s got 3 more years to develop ….. but, not all of those 3 years will be in Iowa City. Even a low IQ person knows when he’s not being developed.
How many times are you going to come on here and repost what you read on Hawkeye Report? If we cared or wanted a play by play we could go over there and read it ourselves. You just make yourself look obsessed with them by doing this.
He is crazy as a pet coon, but much of what he said is honest truth. That might have been the most coherent presser he has ever had. The bar wasn't very high.
In fairness, I would guess that TNT are not providing Ferrari with much in the way of technical coaching. They probably don’t want to mess him up as they’ve done with a few others. Best TNT can do is to offer something out of their stale bag of strategies (stall, slap, live on the edge).
yet you read it and feel obligated to respond
Maybe ... but where else is he gonna go? The better coaches all don't need and/or don't want him.
If the answer is: with Albert in Lincoln, their patience is getting tested with 1 Ferrari. Would they really bring in another?
Nebraska is a perfect fit unless Allred goes for a 9th year. He can sell T-shirts with his name a big corn cob on the front. No disrespect to farmers.
By the end of the third match Iowa had as many stalls as they would get takedowns for the dual.
good match - wanted our guys to score more but I'm getting greedy... all things considered. Waiting for CropDusters report!
Think Tom called it right about his guys backing up - not sure if he is right regarding it is easier to get to one's office when stalking. You do have to give him credit for not making excuses - sick, long bus rides, etc. I think most of their shots were a result of us stalking looking for openings. Is interesting that the grabbing the hands in neutral is a primary hand fighting go-to. Everyone is doing it and it does slow things down. Aside from MM, we did back up in those matches where we had a lead in the last 30 seconds - at least it seemed we weren't looking for a td as Iowa went desperate. Finally, is the sky really falling when you have a perennial top 5 team?
Luke - outstanding job. Dean looked bigger but #1 LL had a good match.
MB - outstanding as well. His 'knee' offense was to constantly paw Drake on top of the head which seemed to get him uncomfortable
Davis - would have liked to see some O on his feet although there was a lot of mat time. Good rider but to me he was riding and close to getting a stall. Like his pursuit in the 3rd but he was on empty. No issues considering everything
SVN - no issues here. Still think he is a Natty Champ. He's so cool and smooth. I also thinks he wrestles to try things - really having fun.
PJ - couple of 'should have' TDs but he controlled the match. Still think he got 3 when he stepped over and the lock was broken on the challenge. Wish there were 10 more seconds as that match would have ended.
MM - Nothing to say. Mikey didn't get a chance to shoot... MM taking some 'bad' shots but was guessing / anticipating on most of them (looked like to me). Mentioned it earlier.. he'll close out with 1 loss. Top shelf. Also - hard to call someone for stalling when the opponent is shooting non-stop - hard to get one off on your own with any reasonable chance...
Levi - If more urgent I think he could have gotten to some more attacks. Your opponent simply playing D
Rocco - wrestled a good match. Wondering if he could have timed it when AJ was coming off his knee and putting weight on his left foot.. But he did keep his right leg clear of any shots. I too think of any back pedaling and a drop to the knee is stalling - especially consistently
Josh - the assassin is now officially (if not before) on everyone's scouting report. Did what we expected!!!
CM - good shot but not a good finish. I would think he would try and turn the corner vs coming underneath. Big win.
Think Tom called it right about his guys backing up - not sure if he is right regarding it is easier to get to one's office when stalking. You do have to give him credit for not making excuses - sick, long bus rides, etc. I think most of their shots were a result of us stalking looking for openings. Is interesting that the grabbing the hands in neutral is a primary hand fighting go-to. Everyone is doing it and it does slow things down. Aside from MM, we did back up in those matches where we had a lead in the last 30 seconds - at least it seemed we weren't looking for a td as Iowa went desperate. Finally, is the sky really falling when you have a perennial top 5 team?
Luke - outstanding job. Dean looked bigger but #1 LL had a good match.
MB - outstanding as well. His 'knee' offense was to constantly paw Drake on top of the head which seemed to get him uncomfortable
Davis - would have liked to see some O on his feet although there was a lot of mat time. Good rider but to me he was riding and close to getting a stall. Like his pursuit in the 3rd but he was on empty. No issues considering everything
SVN - no issues here. Still think he is a Natty Champ. He's so cool and smooth. I also thinks he wrestles to try things - really having fun.
PJ - couple of 'should have' TDs but he controlled the match. Still think he got 3 when he stepped over and the lock was broken on the challenge. Wish there were 10 more seconds as that match would have ended.
MM - Nothing to say. Mikey didn't get a chance to shoot... MM taking some 'bad' shots but was guessing / anticipating on most of them (looked like to me). Mentioned it earlier.. he'll close out with 1 loss. Top shelf. Also - hard to call someone for stalling when the opponent is shooting non-stop - hard to get one off on your own with any reasonable chance...
Levi - If more urgent I think he could have gotten to some more attacks. Your opponent simply playing D
Rocco - wrestled a good match. Wondering if he could have timed it when AJ was coming off his knee and putting weight on his left foot.. But he did keep his right leg clear of any shots. I too think of any back pedaling and a drop to the knee is stalling - especially consistently
Josh - the assassin is now officially (if not before) on everyone's scouting report. Did what we expected!!!
CM - good shot but not a good finish. I would think he would try and turn the corner vs coming underneath. Big win.
BD is one of my favorites…….he had to pass on 2 redshirt years. Interesting style and persona. He may surprise some in March!
VT recruited Angelo and he chose Iowa. Was it for the spotlight or his perception of development?
I wish I could like this post 100 times. 100% agree with you
Luke looked like the Luke I expected this season. My goodness is he quick. MM does everything possible to expand my admiration for his skill, Rocco wrestled physical and with a great wrestling IQ. Cole brought the hand fight and pace early. This is his way to win tough matches. Levi and PJ just won without risk against guys who didn't want wrestling exchanges. Davis gave up an early takedown but never quit competing. He is not going to be a liability but yet another strength. Josh is a beast. Blaze has the wrestling savvy of a 30 year old assistant coach. He can beat you in whatever manner you choose. Shane had a very skilled opponent who showed up to compete but he just did SVN things and turned a close match into a MD late. This team is sick!
Thinking about Brands' press conference last night...Brands coached passively when he decided to protect Kennedy. It should be no surprise to him that many of his wrestlers followed his example.
Tom, Lar and I have tried poaching a better staff. Talked to Nolf, Dake, etc. When we asked if they would shovel snow and do other household chores on recruiting trips they tell us to go F ourselves. That’s not the kind of guys we want representing our program
Good point. PK looked like he wanted to cry.
Slim but possible. I guess. based on 27-12 National Duals loss. Like, if I close one eye, squint with the other, and tilt my head, I can see an Iowa path to victory.
No Endene most likely means 6 to 9 point swing for tOSU
No Feldman getting forfeit means 3 to 9 point swing for Iowa.
More negatives for Iowa - Ferrari and Kennedy SV wins could be flipped.
More positives for Iowa - Ayala or Block losses could be flipped.
So I expect a similar score.
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