Penn State at Iowa
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I wonder what the conversations are like between coaches and wrestlers when ducking?
Avoiding injury?
Protecting seed?
The only chance this guy has to beat you is if he gets to wrestle you multiple times?
Penn State is just too good.They always plug guys in and win close matches.They won all 4 of 5 close matches.
Can Daton take down RBY? His hips are tough and Desantos was in deep several times and could not finish.
Can Daton take down RBY? His hips are tough and Desantos was in deep several times and could not finish.
That is where I am always looking for improvement and jumping levels. Our competition is constantly improving (Penn. St especially). Our freshman need to jump a level before next season ( Haas, Young, Voinovich and Travis Mastro). To win a title next year Trevor needs to continue improving, Daton needs to win a title this year. Plott needs to jump a level where he dominates a top 20 wrestler instead of winning by a point or 2. AJ needs to stay healthy and Surber needs to add 15 to 20 pounds of good weight. I have not liked how we have been wrestling in 2022. I hope we begin wrestling good this weekend and some of our wrestlers show individual improvement.
Gable got 8 takedowns against Mason Parris and won by major. Has anyone ever bonused the whole season?
Spencer Lee missed by 1 last year (NCAA finals) and Nolf missed by a couple 1 year (Kemerer). JO was a takedown machine his senior year, but I remember him winning late against Chamberlain in the finals.
Spencer Lee missed by 1 last year (NCAA finals) and Nolf missed by a couple 1 year (Kemerer). JO was a takedown machine his senior year, but I remember him winning late against Chamberlain in the finals.
Can Daton? Yes. Will he? That’s the question. Desanto got to the leg so easily and then just stopped. No angles created. No explosion. That being said RBY is so tough defensively.
Looks like Penn St on their way to another title. Question is by how many?
I was very impressed by both teams ability to limit takedowns. By my count Penn St. had 10 and Iowa 8. The defense against some good leg shots on both sides was remarkable. The Starocci/Kemmerer match was fantastic. Penn State looked to be the team in better shape. RBY coming back in 3rd period to win,Lee with 3rd period takedown to win, Dean manhandling Warner in the 3rd period, Ride out in TB2 by Starocci, all showed lung power and determination to win. Kerkvliet showed poor judgement to try to go upper body with Cassioppi not once but twice.
It helps to ’plug’ people in when you get a top 8 and top 2 transfer in….then get ranked returns out of retirement. We need to get some of these big time transfers. Iowas has a couple top 3 transfers. How hard are we trying in the transfer market? Imagine if we had a couple AAs and a finalist or two come in at our weaker spots.
DeSantos was fairly deep on the legs at least 4-5 times but didn’t have the strength to finish. I think Daton might have been able. But last year RBY was too quick for Daton to get to the legs much if I remember correctly. This year’s Daton should be able to pull it off.
DeSantos was fairly deep on the legs at least 4-5 times but didn’t have the strength to finish. I think Daton might have been able. But last year RBY was too quick for Daton to get to the legs much if I remember correctly. This year’s Daton should be able to pull it off.
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We were apparently trying pretty hard to get Real Woods and Kyle Parco over the off-season.
We also made Austin Gomez's list as a potential transfer. A poster on the Iowa board said Wisconsin was the only school that cleared him medically. Don't know if that's accurate.
We need to develop the guys we have. We have brought in the talent needed to compete for a championship. The question is do we still have the setup to develop them into what is needed to win on.
We can make all the excuses as to why PSU wins and gets creative to do it.Not sure our program wants to lead anymore.Have to adapt with the times.PERIOD.
I am at the UNI dual and we have major work to do and need a spark or Iowa will rout us in Arlington.UNI is getting beat but honestly they look better and their lower ranked wrestlers are kicking our higher ranked guys a$$
