Been over this, but might as well DO IT AGAIN!!! YES it is a HUGE mistake to wrestle this schedule BUT being in IOWA and being the HAWKS demands it!!!
I gave the analogy about the NY Yankees. The DEMAND on the team is most often much greater then everyone else. What does that mean??? It means they have to play mostly PRIME TIME, they have to do more interviews, when they travel to other cities, they also have more "obligations"
The HAWKEYES are in the same boat!!! There is obviously the B1G schedule. Add the tradition(s) of wrestling Oak st etc.... Put in National duals and you now have a HEAD SCRATCHING BRUTAL schedule that for the most part, just tears you up!!!!
This is the FACTS my friends and you have to UNDERSTAND TRAINING to understand what this means!!! For example, to go into a meet such as Beliemaire(or whatever the team was-NO offense because they wrestled TUF!!!!) Our guys would not have to be a PEAK performance levels. To wrestle in the National duals however- you need to be FIRING on ALL cylinders!!!
Now you not only have to wrestle TOP competition once, now maybe 2-3-4-5 TIMES!!!! Just look at Ohio st, IOWA wrestled them, then they wrestle them again, then they see them at B1G Ten championships, then NCAAs.
AND I get IRON sharpens IRON!!! Problem is, that "IRON" better be treated and used correctly otherwise it can "break down!!!" We go to DAN GABLES book THE IOWA WAY once again. APPARENTLY I am the only one here who READ the darn thing!?!?!?!? There is a whole section about PEAKING and it is a "wave" pattern.
Problem is, IOWA schedule leaves NO time to implement a peaking schedule. I am also NOT certain of POS ncaa regulations and/or pos IOWA administrations "over watch" about TRAINING!?!?!? and this is HUGE!!! IF constrains are placed on TRAINING, COACHING, DRILLING etc.... That also makes early season matches just plain STUPID!!!
LOVED the National duals, time of year is STUPID!!! but when could you have it??? NO great answer!!!!
If I was IOWA, I wouldn't even compete till after New Year!!!! I would work technique, situations, drills, bring in outside guys from all over to spare with. Then get at it with B1G schedule!!!