(Original photo credit: Benjamin Roberts / Press Citizen)
Well it's four days later. Still mad that the Iowa wrestling team lost its unbeaten streak due to a freaking tiebreaker? Yeah, me too.
So for a little closure, I decided to check out the NCAA rules concerning wrestling's new tiebreaker rules.
Here's what I found:
3.15 Breaking Ties in Dual Meets and Team-Advancement Tournaments
When two teams finish in a tie in a dual meet or a team-advancement tournament, the following criteria shall be applied to determine a winner:
OK, that seems legit.
Let's see, criterion one
3.15.1 Greater number of victories
Both teams won five matches. Next!
3.15.2 Combined total of falls and technical falls
There were no falls or technical falls. Next!
3.15.3 Total match points
Now this is where Oklahoma State had the advantage, 54-51, but let's say that match points were even too. Let's go to criterion four.
3.15.4 First takedown
Damn, the first takedown belonged to the mad Russian Alan Gelogaev, so the Hawks are screwed again. What happens, though, if there are no takedowns by either team (which is probably a scenario equivalent to hell for Hawkeye fans)?
Well... things get weird.
3.15.5 Head coaches arm wrestle
(Obvious dramatization, since Smith's forearm is still intact)
3.15.6 Dizzy bat race between heavyweights
Once again advantage Iowa. Telford may be small for a heavyweight, but he's perfect for a dizzy bat race. Next!
3.15.7 Most wrestlers with N, C, or A in their last name
Hubris thy name is the NCAA. By the way, this one ends in a tie. Six wrestlers apiece
3.15.8 Rock, paper, scissors
Now we're just getting lazy.
3.15.9 Football team's record
Next!
3.15.10 Longer all-time unbeaten streak
You've got to be kidding me.
3.15.11 Dan Gable
That's the last one. And you know what? That's all we need. Oklahoma State can have the match points criterion, we've got Gable.
Suddenly, I'm feeling better again.
5 recs | 15 comments
Love it.
Except the part where Bobby Stoops coaches at Oklahoma, not Oklahoma State.
The Naked Bootleg - January 11, 2012
I think that was a reference to our loss
(and not wanting to talk about it) :)
nhradar - January 11, 2012
Oh, yeah, that makes sense.
Dang.
The Naked Bootleg - January 11, 2012
they're both shitty bcakwater Schools trying too hard to be UT
No diference in my mind.
therealCatnuts - January 11, 2012 via mobile
does that make us a shitty backwater school trying to be OSU or how does this work
NorseHawk - January 11, 2012
I think we're trying to be Michigan, but yeah I guess that's where my insult leads
Thanks for harshing my buzz, man.
therealCatnuts - January 11, 2012
We don't have enough water to be "backwater."
Perhaps we are the “waste-oid OSU.”
/S. Bloom’d
WaterlooChazz - January 11, 2012
I dont know about the rest of you
but i needed this
justsomehawkeyefan - January 11, 2012
Hawk 6894 does great work here, as always.
But what should be a complete absurdity just seems too close to the real thing, for me. NCAA wrestling is (and probably has been for awhile) officially rewarding avoidance of takedowns, more than actual takedowns.
To me, that would be a like a basketball game where defensive rebounds were more valuable than points.
They’ve turned this sport into a god-damned dancing contest. That may be what America wants (because I guess everyone loved Dancing with the Stars), but I fucking hate it.
WaterlooChazz - January 11, 2012
Dan Gable needs to be tiebreaker criteria 1 thru 50.
txhawkeye - January 11, 2012
Absolutely
Iowa should automatically win 99% of duals due to Dan Gable.
mikjones24 - January 11, 2012
86 out of 87 is 99%.
WE ALREADY DO, PLAYA
therealCatnuts - January 11, 2012
Well played!
Sir.
mikjones24 - January 11, 2012
This
Something like an automatic 7 match points.
Blackheartnopants - January 11, 2012 via Android app
Nearfall Criteria
Perhaps someone can explain to me why there were no nearfall points awarded for the match depicted in that photo. It seems to me that would have swung the total points in our favor.
stargate125645 - January 12, 2012
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