You have to click on the actual solider salute, not the extra matches link if that's what you are seeing. Just had the 197 placements matches to kick off the finals. mat 1 is 3rd, mat 3 is 1st, mat 5 is 5th.
Soldier Solute
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Ludington gave up a late TD to tie it at 6-6, but got out almost immediately this time and gets 5th.
Was just about to ask the same question. I suppose though that all true fresh should just wrestle unattached in tourneys instead of burning a date.
Agree with all of this. I love how Askren thinks and strategizes but his recent health scare is a concern…which is just sad and unfortunate. What about Schwab? He and the Brands still on good terms? Genuine question
Other than scoring team points, which didn't matter since we didn't even fill out a full lineup to try and win it, no reason to waste it. In the end it doesn't matter if they use all five or not, but just in case you end up needing it. They may still want him to compete in some second semester tournaments as well to get his work in, so those require being attached.
So you have the flexibility to use him in duals attached in January or February
Lol, that’s what I was afraid of…forget I asked.
TnT with most former wrestlers...
But in other news, Deluca’s win over Mauger is looking better and better.
I don't think they have on good terms for awhile. Schwab in a recent interview said he use to call every year to ask if a dual could be set up but was turned down or not answered many years so he has quit calling. Something went down but never seen anything public about it and Brands isn't doing UNI any favors.
Stopped in 2021Nothing. But he’s right.. wtf is going on with the HWC? Do they compete? Is Dennis even the coach anymore? Is it just the college guys plus Spencer AD Buchanan Sorensen& Ybarra ?
Stop donating $ to this mess. It’s (been) time to move on.
This. Hard to build both a national and international brand when your coaches keep burning bridges.
TnT with most former wrestlers...
Couldn’t stand Dake but my passion/love for Hawkeye wrestling would allow me to happily give him or JB a shot! Just to many issues with the current regime that I can’t continue to look away from. The refusal to make assistant coaching changes and burning bridges with to many former wrestlers has been enough!
Good win for Kale. He gets in deep so easy and then stops, lot of lost oppurtunities.
He's at iowa central this year. Was in the portal last year out of Chattanooga and nobody picked him up not sure why. Since he's at a juco probably wouldn't be hard to bring him in
He got dismissed from UTC, so maybe some red flags we aren't privy too.
Great win for JW 7-3 over Teague Travis. Added a late takedown to ice it with 20 seconds left.
He’s nothing special. Nasir just gassed and gave up, again
JW looked great this weekend. Not sure if he is completely off space mountain yet but man does he have potential
Williams putting it together. Looking better the more he gets on the mat. Wrestled that championship methodically and didn't look the least winded in the 3rd. He also got 2 pins this weekend I think, maybe OW.
He doesn’t like Iowa because of Brands. He doesn’t care for their persona, how they run the program, techniques, etc. He doesn’t have an issue with the state or the school.
His prognosis is very good. It isn’t like he needs to go hard in practice. He would also surround himself with studs. He should be the guy if he still wants the job.
I’ve said it before and will say it again. Schwab is Brands without all the BS. Has the same issues with grinding guy down, injuries, falling short of expectations. He is a fantastic guy and would attract some good assistant coach talent. He would represent us well. But he’s where he should be, IMHO.
They're both Iowa-affiliated initiatives that could and should be competitive but aren't.
ouch, tarp you led the brigade today
Well I will admit I was wrong on Gabe possibly being a better option than PK
The real question is how would Tom do with Cael's recruits and vice versa?
JW showed potential this weekend if he can continue to put it together through the grind of the B10 schedule. Not sure what is wrong with Bailey, but something is absolutely going on with him healthwise. I'm concerned with BK not being healthy either. I'm afraid it is going to be a lingering injury all year with him. Going into the B10 schedule those are the 3 weights that will make or break this team come NCAAs. A banged up BK has struggled and 141 has been a mess. 157 is all upstairs with JW imo. Some confidence could go a long ways with him. Also, Gabe had a tough off season. Next year he will make a solid 174, but PK absolutely earned the spot this year long before the SS.
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Tom can't recruit with Cael, so any such hypothetical is futile.
Well, I'm in a foul mood after watching that steaming pile of a tournament. But here are my thoughts with as few curse words as possible.
125: Looking forward to DeLuca.
141: There should be a Lemon Law for NIL guys that underperform as badly as Bailey. He's like a car you drive off the lot and 10 miles down the road the transmission falls out. As for Peterson, he's competent, but not slick, strong, or tough enough to ever compete at NCAAs.
149-157: Not impressed with Voinovich brothers. See Peterson, above. Williams needed the matches and wrestled decent--2 top-20-ish wins, but didn't dominate. He gets a "Pass."
174: Arnold blew it. Can't settle for coin-flip matches with mid-AAs. That was an R12 match. Didn't he just say how much he blew it at NCCAs? He just went out and wrestled the same way. Stop talking if you don't mean it. On the positive side, he showed he is in good shape at 174, didn't tire. He just has to step on the gas--don't stop at R12, like too many other Iowa guys in recent history. Set your sights at being the 174 CHAMP next year. If he wrestled with that mindset he would've won handily.
197: Mixed reviews on Ludington. Generally wrestled well, shows potential on his feet. BUT he's got to improve A LOT if he's going to be the man at 197 for the next 4 years. This is not the '80s where you've got 2-3 years to ease into AA range. This is the 2020s, where guys are contenders right out of high school. Right now Ludington is looking like a #30-ranked guy. He's gotta believe he can be an NCAA champ NOW and wrestle with that mindset. Or he's gonna spend 4 years in the lineup and end up a 1X AA. We can't afford that. We need him to be a finalist next year, not an R12. In any case, he needed matches and he got them.
Overall, lots of mediocre wrestling in a mostly-empty arena. National Duals were great. Lots of terrific wrestling and top-notch early-season competition. Keep that on the schedule, and kill the Soldier Salute, which no longer serves a purpose. But don't host a party and then not show up. That just burns bridges, which seems to be our forte.
I'm gonna go wrestle with my kid and try to erase Soldier Salute from my memory.
125: Looking forward to DeLuca.
141: There should be a Lemon Law for NIL guys that underperform as badly as Bailey. He's like a car you drive off the lot and 10 miles down the road the transmission falls out. As for Peterson, he's competent, but not slick, strong, or tough enough to ever compete at NCAAs.
149-157: Not impressed with Voinovich brothers. See Peterson, above. Williams needed the matches and wrestled decent--2 top-20-ish wins, but didn't dominate. He gets a "Pass."
174: Arnold blew it. Can't settle for coin-flip matches with mid-AAs. That was an R12 match. Didn't he just say how much he blew it at NCCAs? He just went out and wrestled the same way. Stop talking if you don't mean it. On the positive side, he showed he is in good shape at 174, didn't tire. He just has to step on the gas--don't stop at R12, like too many other Iowa guys in recent history. Set your sights at being the 174 CHAMP next year. If he wrestled with that mindset he would've won handily.
197: Mixed reviews on Ludington. Generally wrestled well, shows potential on his feet. BUT he's got to improve A LOT if he's going to be the man at 197 for the next 4 years. This is not the '80s where you've got 2-3 years to ease into AA range. This is the 2020s, where guys are contenders right out of high school. Right now Ludington is looking like a #30-ranked guy. He's gotta believe he can be an NCAA champ NOW and wrestle with that mindset. Or he's gonna spend 4 years in the lineup and end up a 1X AA. We can't afford that. We need him to be a finalist next year, not an R12. In any case, he needed matches and he got them.
Overall, lots of mediocre wrestling in a mostly-empty arena. National Duals were great. Lots of terrific wrestling and top-notch early-season competition. Keep that on the schedule, and kill the Soldier Salute, which no longer serves a purpose. But don't host a party and then not show up. That just burns bridges, which seems to be our forte.
I'm gonna go wrestle with my kid and try to erase Soldier Salute from my memory.
Why use a bridge when you have a tunnel!
The most important part imo
I feel like Arnold is just a lucky break away from winning a national title. If only he could face Carter Starocci in a big match...
The troll in me hopes he beats you, then goes full splits and double birds on you....
The most important part.
Lundington was a small 190 last year and his ideal weight is 184 but with Ferrari he has no choice but to build up to 197. He needs a full summer in the gym and fill out more , he has the talent but hes walking around 195 soaking wet wrestling guys cutting from 230.. Harris the Oklahoma kid he beat in QF was the NJ state champ at 215 last year and was cutting a lot just to make that while Lunington didnt even cut at all to make 190. He needs to be lifting with the offensive line this summer