Time for MOAR WRESTLING.
Iowa's back in action today against Northwestern, in a meet that features several rematches from Midlands. It's also a meet that, on paper, Iowa should win rather comfortably.
The meet begins at 1pm CT. Television coverage is on Mediacom 22 and video.BTN.com/Hawkeye All Access ($$$), while radio coverage is the same as always: KXIC 800 (free) where available in Iowa and Hawkeye All Access ($$$) elsewhere.
The normal open thread rules are in effect: no links to illegal online streams, no porn, no politics, no religion, no slurs, and no douchebaggery.
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Eustice liveblog:
http://www.hawkeyewrestlingclub.com/live-blog/
nhradar - January 15, 2012
...and hamilton just showed up in my twitter feed
http://hawkcentral.com/2012/01/15/live-wrestling-chat-iowa-vs-northwestern-1-p-m/
nhradar - January 15, 2012
Mediacom 22: better than nothing
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
How dare you challenge our Mediacom overlords.
ALL YOUR CABLE ARE BELONG TO US.
mikjones24 - January 15, 2012
True enough.
Standard def hurts my eyes
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
THRILLING FIRST PERIOD
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
These heavies are wrestling like drugged bears
Blackheartnopants - January 15, 2012 via Android app
Just got home
Starting with HWT, I assume?
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Si
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
let's do this
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
the KXIC feed on All Access appears to be playing Kings of Leon rather than Ironside/Grace
RossWB - January 15, 2012
OT
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
replyfail
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
fuck.
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
Telford loses in OT 7-5
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
fuck
RossWB - January 15, 2012
McDiesel time
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
7-2 mcD end of 1st
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
And mele reverses him to start the second
WTF? Reversal? Come on, McD.
nhradar - January 15, 2012
Yea he was snoozing. Just got it back tho
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
has there ever been a tv display
that shows:
-team score
-match score
-riding time
all the the same time?
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
Be a lot cooler if they did
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
I can't remember one
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Reversal to injury TO for jNW
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
McD looked solid
Blackheartnopants - January 15, 2012 via Android app
Yes he did
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
There ya go McD
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
4-3 Iowa
Houston is keeping it close
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
Ramos pins!
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
PIN!
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
Ramos!
Blackheartnopants - January 15, 2012 via Android app
Short story time
I grew up a basketball player. In my highschool and college years not only did I never go to a wrestling meet, I made fun of wrestlers on a regular basis. “Look at those guys wearing spandex and grabbing each other.. derpaderp.” Due to my obsession with BHGP and RossWB’s writing I have started to pay more attention to the sport. First, just Hawkeye stuff but yesterday I went to a highschool tournament here in Iowa. Watching wrestling live is an absolute blast. I have started to pick up on rules and strategy enough to understand what is going on and watching the kids from my school of choice compete was an absolute blast. I really wish the sport got some more mainstream attention because I do not have Mediacom or Big ten network and as a result rarely get to see the Hawks in action. Keep the updates coming in this thread, i’ll be following. Thanks to Ross and all the other wrestling fans for helping make my “conversion” possible. (still love hoops but seriously Wrestling is a fantastic sport)
SaturdayMorningKegStanzis - January 15, 2012
Get to Des Moines for the state finals!
Blackheartnopants - January 15, 2012 via Android app
This will be happening
I went for about an hour last year to make an appearance (job related) but this year I"m going all in.
SaturdayMorningKegStanzis - January 15, 2012
Yesssss
Blackheartnopants - January 15, 2012 via Android app
I follow Don Bosco pretty close and am hoping to have a lot of them down there to watch
SaturdayMorningKegStanzis - January 15, 2012
Good choice
Blackheartnopants - January 15, 2012 via Android app
Congrats!
Have fun
RossWB - January 15, 2012
I'm stoked to go to my first mountain HS dual next week
They take it waaaaay seriously at a few of the schools down here in Appalachia. Seriously enough that the refs get a little worried on the way out of meets.
nhradar - January 15, 2012
I'd love to see Marion just go in and dominate
seems like its been a while
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
He is fun to watch when he is aggressive
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
He always takes so long to warm up.
mikjones24 - January 15, 2012
Well McD and Ramos are taking care of business
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Ramos feasted on his oppenent
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
nom nom nom
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Eustice thought that McD was going to turn mele
when the injury TO happened. so close to a TF….
nhradar - January 15, 2012
Strait bullshit
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
Ramos is in BEAST mode this year
Unfortunately I feel like i’m just waiting for the other shoe to drop and something bad to happen with him. I think that is my Iowa football attitude showing through.. always waiting for the other shoe to drop.
SaturdayMorningKegStanzis - January 15, 2012
ooh, already a stall warning on Greco
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
Ha. I don't blame him! Marion is sharp today
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
Marion looking sharp so far
RossWB - January 15, 2012
"keep it legal"
lol
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
Marion's oppenent wants this match over. He is outclassed
14-6 after 2
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
Greco is broken
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Montell cut him with :10 in the second
and got another TD. De-moralizing.
nhradar - January 15, 2012
Yeah, no kidding
I was all “Why are you letting him get a cheap escape point with 10 seconds left, Marion” and then BOOM TAKEDOWN. I guess that’s why
RossWB - January 15, 2012
His shoulders are fucked
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
Which is funny
Cause you’d think with a name like Greco, he’d be a better wrestler.
Blackheartnopants - January 15, 2012 via Android app
*ba-dum-tish*
RossWB - January 15, 2012
THIS
is the Marion we love
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
I feel bad for Greco
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Someone get that boy some Advil
Or some bourbon
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Marion wins via TOTAL OWNAGE
RossWB - January 15, 2012
two 14-point wins
I’d like to have the extra two bonus points for tech falls (no backs for marion, so it didn’t matter, but)
nhradar - January 15, 2012
yeah
RossWB - January 15, 2012
hahaha
:02 left, Marion just pushes down on Grecos head to get up & walk to the center of the mat
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
Last 3 matches have been awesome.
Pure Iowa aggressive domination. F U jNW!
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
Montell found his mean side.
Very nice to see.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Friedly's got quite a little fro
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Kelly is tenacious
RossWB - January 15, 2012
2-1 Kelly after 1
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
Since we seem to always start at heavyweight
I’m assuming that they start at 125 and work their way backward until the coaches can agree on a starting weight. Is that right?
Also, is there a difference between backward and backwards, and which one should I have used in that last sentence?
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
No.
If there’s no mutual agreement between the coaches, they go to a random draw. Iowa basically always wants to start at 125 (for obvious reasons), so if the other coach disagrees they go to a random draw. I’m guessing that’s what happened here.
RossWB - January 15, 2012
That's what I thought before
It just seems weird that the last 3 meets have all started at heavyweight.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Nebraska started at HWT
RossWB - January 15, 2012
gah
I mean, Nebraska started at 197. Gambrall got Iowa’s first win.
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Got ya.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
So McD looking like McD
Ramos looking like McD and Marion also looking like McD… i like where this is going
SaturdayMorningKegStanzis - January 15, 2012
I don't think I've ever seen McD
punish a guy like Marion did. Pushing his face into the mat and throwing his elbows around with bad intentions. I was loving it.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Rough
More, please.
Blackheartnopants - January 15, 2012 via Android app
TWSS
/obvious’d
Bucketochicken - January 15, 2012
WTF is going on with Joe Flacco's moustache
RossWB - January 15, 2012
I think it was a bet. The announcers said he is shaving after the season and that cannot wait.
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
ohhh
he’s got a Lemmystache
RossWB - January 15, 2012
He's playing like he wants the season to be over, that's for sure
Brock Sampson - January 15, 2012
On an unrelated note
Yanda is just a beast
ManziBall - January 15, 2012
Funny, Adrian Clayborn tweeted about that, too.
nhradar - January 15, 2012
C'mon Kelly don't let him ride you like that
RossWB - January 15, 2012
need a TD here
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
Jesus, get the takedown already.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
wow
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
*expletive deleted*
nhradar - January 15, 2012
fucks sake
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
That was just stupid.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Dammit
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
WTF
RossWB - January 15, 2012
that was absurd
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Man needs to learn how to get out from under
Ugh.
nhradar - January 15, 2012
Yeah, that was not good.
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Hopefully a good coaching chance for Kelly. He was close
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
Was he just blocked out for the bulk of the 3rd period?
nhradar - January 15, 2012
For a while
Then there was some WILD scrambling for the last 30-40 seconds.
RossWB - January 15, 2012
That was quite the scramble
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
Yeah
There were a bunch of near takedowns and near pins in there.
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Damn exciting. Until Kelly lost.
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
Yeah
boo
RossWB - January 15, 2012
14-6 Iowa after 5 matches
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Strait bullshit
ninerhawk - January 15, 2012 via Android app
anyone watch this MC*22 Talk Sports?
looks EXTREMELY awful
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
I have. Only once. It was high school quality.
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
Metcalf being interviewed on MC22
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
BRENT!
RossWB - January 15, 2012
oh shit
Metcalf on MC22
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
also a sack race
FUCK YEAH!
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
Oky St wasn't a sellout crowd?
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
According to Hlas, it was
Same attendance for BBall and Wrestling. BBall, they declared sellout, wrestling not (15,400 both times, the new standard).
nhradar - January 15, 2012
I thought it was.
I’m pretty sure people were being turned away at the ticket office right before the meet.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
So has everyone seen the Jesus Christ to Tim Tebow video?
It is one of the best things to come out of Late Nite tv in a long time.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Jimmy Fallon's work. Didn't help stop the Pats. But it was funny.
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
In case you haven't seen it
you must watch.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
I want the Kobe System!
“you’re welcome”
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
Did Rob Brooks just say that Ferentz brings Gable in to speak to the team before games?
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
He's done it a few times, yeah.
RossWB - January 15, 2012
The honorary captain usually speaks to the team before games.
Gable’s been honorary captain a few times, I know.
RossWB - January 15, 2012
I see
I would love to listen to a speech by Gable. I’ve heard that he and Lou Holtz are two of the best sports figures to listen to.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Eh. Holtz? Let's keep it clean here
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
suckerin' suckatashhhhshhhhhshshshsshshh!
hawktalker - January 15, 2012
I'm not the world's biggest fan of him
but if you look at his resume, he was a pretty damn good coach and I think that motivation was his strong suit.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Agreed. He and ND bug me however.
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
I will miss watching Mark May fire him up every saturday
boy could he get under his skin intentionally and light a fire
hawktalker - January 15, 2012
DAN GABLE
RossWB - January 15, 2012
who's the old guy in the hat?
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
Uh, Gable.
RossWB - January 15, 2012
trolololololololo
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
heh
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Ray Lewis
still a pretty good tacklebacker
SaturdayMorningKegStanzis - January 15, 2012
Crowd of 7500 there.
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Does Iowa wrestling turn a profit?
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
So far as I know, nope
RossWB - January 15, 2012
I thought I heard somewhere that it does
but only because their expenses are so small. I’m not very sure about that though.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
I believe they make more off their camps and training sessions for youngsters during the offseason
…if there is an “offseason” in wrestling
hawktalker - January 15, 2012
I had heard that too
and that during Alford’s tenure he had a clause in his contract that guaranteed him so much camp money. Since his camps didn’t bring that much in they were dipping into the wrestling camp money to pay Alford so wrestling took their camps off campus in order to keep all the profits.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
I don't think so
Their expenses aren’t huge, but they’re still big enough. And wrestling’s only source of revenue is ticket sales, unlike football and basketball (including women’s) that have bring in significant TV revenue
RossWB - January 15, 2012
what?!
$M$C$2$2$
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
LOL
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
haha
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Moore looks overmatched in the early going here.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Moore is bloody
RossWB - January 15, 2012
I miss DSJ
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
What is his status?
Didn’t Brands say before Midlands that DSJ could have wrestled if he needed to?
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Sounds like he might be back for the Ohio State dual next week
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Andy Hamilton of Iowa City PC
said that he expects him back by the end of this month… I’d say next week is a good bet. Sooner the better.
hawktalker - January 15, 2012
the rumors are that he will come back next weekend
and they arent new rumors either, so we will probably see him then
justsomehawkeyefan - January 15, 2012
yes
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Fuck. Saved by the Bell
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
At first I didn't notice the period in that sentence and I was about to get angry.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Kapowski 4 life
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
AC Slater should've been a Hawk.
hawktalker - January 15, 2012
I owe uh Zach ten bucks.
Could you loan it to me?
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Didn't he have issues with wrestling being too hard at Cal?
ManziBall - January 15, 2012
Yes
turns out high school wrestling in California isn’t very intense.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
He received inappropriate benefits from Mr. Carosi at his summer job
and the NCAA banned him for life.
Eyeheartfreedumb - January 15, 2012
he also quit temporarily to take up cooking
if i remember correctly
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
Moore is way overmatched.
RossWB - January 15, 2012
This guy is aggressive.
I think DSJ would have trouble with him.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
He's good
But DSJ beat him three times last year.
RossWB - January 15, 2012
I see.
I suppose it’s easier to be aggressive when you’re that much better than your opponent.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
wisdom.
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
Welch got invited to wrestle at Midlands when he was in high school
Lycurgus - January 16, 2012
oh fuck
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
Moore is still battling
which is nice to see.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Well at least he didn't get tech falled or pinned.
RossWB - January 15, 2012
And he didn't have to turtle up at the end of the match in order to avoid the tech.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Yeah.
He kept fighting.
RossWB - January 15, 2012
I hate to be Negative Nancy
…but I’m not real comfortable with how it’s going right now
hawktalker - January 15, 2012
C'mon, Evans.
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Evans may have become my favorite wrestler to watch other than McD.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Ramos
and MM when he’s on are hard to beat.
The Bacon Explosion - January 15, 2012
Today all 3 looked like champions
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
Fuck the contact
I don’t need to see you to pin you.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Anybody know off the top of their head
whens the last time an Iowa wrestler was pinned or tech’d in a dual? feels like it’s been awhile… I know Moore was put down twice at Midlands if I recall, but I can’t remember the last dual whipping
hawktalker - January 15, 2012
Doing some recon for Hamilton's live chat?
I can’t remember any
ManziBall - January 15, 2012
it perked my attention that's for sure
doesn’t it feel like it’s been forever since we’ve been bullied? i mean, not that I’m complaining
hawktalker - January 15, 2012
I don't know.
It’s been quite a while, I think
RossWB - January 15, 2012
It's got to be exhausting being ridden by Evans.
I love it.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
MC22 needs to mic the Brands bros
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
That would be fantastic.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
They probably don't want to deal with any FCC fines
RossWB - January 15, 2012
It seems like Evans should have been cutting him and working on the tech.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Wanted the fall
So that’s okay.
nhradar - January 15, 2012
yeah this for some reason it seems guys just aren't having that killer instinct
bonus points are HUGE, not just now but at nationals too… that’s what worries me come tourney time, we don’t go balls to the wall all the time like teams of the past (08, 09, 10)
hawktalker - January 15, 2012
Maybe
But he’s a lot better on the mat than on his feet so I feel better with him trying to turn him for NF points or get a fall
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Yeah. I mean, he won 11-0
Evans had an equal shot of getting a TF from backs and from cut and release, I think.
nhradar - January 15, 2012
I guess I'm a new-school Brands product then
I just think if you’re gonna win 11-0, and not get bonus points, why not go for the 15 and get it… so what if you give up a few points in return for going for it, you’d just get the 3 points you were originally getting for winning the match anyways
hawktalker - January 15, 2012
Well, he DID have a major
So we’re talking the difference between 6 or 5 when deciding whether to try to turn or go fishing (and going fishing is the lower-probability move for evans; he’s not montell).
nhradar - January 15, 2012
He got a major (4 pts)
He could have cut him and tried for a tech, but he would have needed 4 more takedowns to do it. I think he was better off trying for the fall. He’s still not great on his feet
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Realistically he could probably have gotten 3 takedowns and kept him down.
The more I think about it he probably went about it the right way though. He was just about as likely to get the points by turning him, plus this gave him more time to work him for the pin.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Did he have back points previously?
If not, and he just cuts and downs him, he still gets 4 points.
He needed to turn the kid to get 5 no matter what.
Lycurgus - January 16, 2012
Yes, Evans had back points.
Half of his points were NF points, I think.
RossWB - January 16, 2012
Big win @ 165
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
Nice job, Evans
18-10 Iowa now, 3 matches to go.
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Hoiberg alert!
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
This is a lot tighter that I would like
The Bacon Explosion - January 15, 2012
Yeah.
The telford and kelly losses were killers.
nhradar - January 15, 2012
Brands not happy
I think he’s upset that Lofthouse let up on the edge of the mat and they weren’t out of bounds yet.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Lofthouse sluggish
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
You need a macro for that.
nhradar - January 15, 2012
I agree.
Munster seems to be getting the better of him on the tie-ups.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
good control there by lofthouse
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
Very nice ride here.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Lofthouse rides out the entire 2nd period.
Masterful.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
2 here would be huge
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
And there it is.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
aaaaaaaaaaw yeah
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
Yes!
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
hawktalker - January 15, 2012
Who is the guy doing commentary with Brooks on MC22?
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Cornell College's head wrestling coach, IIRC
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
Rob Koll
hawktalker - January 15, 2012
thx
Went to grad school with Izzo and Mariuchi
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
He's pretty good.
I still love listening to Ironside on the radio though.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
if only the radio wasn
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
t waaaaaaaaay ahead of the tv
also i dont know wtf happened there
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
Yeah, Ironside-Grace are 10-15 seconds ahead
Kind of annoying
RossWB - January 15, 2012
I just looked him up
He’s actually Cornell University’s head wrestling coach. Interesting.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
He is not an Iowa fan
Koll ran a campaign last year to chastise Iowa about missing the National Duals. The guy is a dweeb.
Lycurgus - January 16, 2012
Nice win, EL
RossWB - January 15, 2012
yeah. would have liked to see more, but.
Now we just need to avoid getting pinned, dq’d or defaulted twice.
nhradar - January 15, 2012
revenge for Midlands correct?
The Bacon Explosion - January 15, 2012
That's what they said on MC22
apparently Munster beat him pretty good at Midlands.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Yeah.
Munster beat him solidly at Midlands, so it was good to get revenge.
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Hey, Vinnie!
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
that'll just about lock up a W
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
Defense has totally taken over this AFC game.
RossWB - January 15, 2012
that goal line stand was redic
hawktalker - January 15, 2012
And as soon as I mention Yanda being a beast
he gives up 2 sacks
ManziBall - January 15, 2012
Informal tally of warnings since the OSU dual
Iowa, 1. Iowa opponents, 30.
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
Didn't Marion get two within about a ten second span against Nebraska?
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
proceeded by a TD i believe
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
they seemed to happen at the same time
very strange
The Bacon Explosion - January 15, 2012
yup
The Bacon Explosion - January 15, 2012
Informal tally
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
I know.
It just came to mind because I wasn’t watching that one all that closely and my buddy mentioned it to me last night. He said is was a pretty shitty call.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Now that you mention I do recall.
They were malarkey
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
Kellogg went to Sioux City North
boooooo
RossWB - January 15, 2012
WBB update
Iowa 49, Purdue 52 with 3:57 left.
iowaengineer - January 15, 2012
damn they are hard to figure out
often seem like they could be very very good, but don’t have the record to show for it. Hopefully they can find a way in WL.
KilometersDavis - January 15, 2012
love the aggressiveness at the end to try for a major
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
(insert long burst of horn section prior to playing In Heaven There is no Beer here)
hawktalker - January 15, 2012
♫bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
Slow start for Vinnie, but he got it going by the end.
Wish he could have gotten the major, but oh well. Good effort.
Iowa up 24-10 This one is done and dusted.
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Just like football
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
The student section started that chant at the basketball game yesterday.
I was just glad not to hear the overrated chant, I hate the overrated chant.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
I love all good natured taunting chants.
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
Ironside wants Schoen to play football.
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Gambrall gets warned.
Damn it Grant, get going.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
we can get called for stalling too?
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
"Gambrall gets a deserved stalling call"
Ouch.
True, but ouch.
RossWB - January 15, 2012
C'mon Brooks.
Big Ten home dual winning streak? Weak.
In other news, Iowa hasn’t lost a dual where the weather is under 35 degrees outside since 1997.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
also this.
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
Iowa wrestles outside?
/derp
Nyghtewynd - January 15, 2012
ok, this whole "road winning streak" thing needs to stop.
it’s like a great big consolation prize iowa fans couldn’t care less about
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
Come the fuck on Gambrall.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Women up 1 with 37 seconds left
KilometersDavis - January 15, 2012
Gambrall, GET WITH THE PROGRAM
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
I'm starting to think Brands needs to just step in and tell Gambrall to go back to 184.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
I don't think that's going to happen this year.
If he was going down to 184 this year, it would have happened. I’m guessing there are health reasons that Gambrall is staying here. Staying here doesn’t do him or the team any favors.
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Eustice was saying that there's no way
He’s at or above 200, day-to-day. There’s barely time for it, even if he wanted to. Cutting is so hard on your body that you have to make other sacrifices sometimes. Concussions are no joke. Just ask kyle anson.
nhradar - January 15, 2012
I see.
I had heard that he’s weighing in at 187. Can’t remember who the person telling me’s source was.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Schoen needs to be warned now.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
FINISH IT
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
Well fuck.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
fuck fuck fuck.
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
So close. 197 & 149 need some film session from today
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
Maybe do that before the last 30 seconds, Grant
RossWB - January 15, 2012
I love Tom Brands
“I’m not feeling too impressed right now.”
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Brands: not impressed.
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
Brands: "not impressive"
“not feeling too impressed right now”
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
"this is a bad interview"
lol
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
“This is a bad interview. This is a bad time for an interview.”
Tom Brands is pissed.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
24-13 is the final score
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Iowa wins
RossWB - January 15, 2012
"This is a bad interview" - Tom Brands
No one keeps it real-er
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
Take care of business like we're supposed to against tOSU
then bring on the Nittanys
hawktalker - January 15, 2012
I can't believe Brands is that pissed.
Gambrall was pathetic, but other than that I didn’t think we wrestled too bad.
I didn’t see McD’s match and it sounds like Brands isn’t very happy about that one.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
he probably isnt that happy with Telford or Kelly either
justsomehawkeyefan - January 15, 2012
Tom walked over to Blake after the HWT match and said something.
I will not be surprised if he gets the nod at OSU.
David Starbuck Petersen - January 15, 2012
Blake wasn't impressive at all the last time he saw the mat.
I think Brands will let Telford work through these issues. Everyone he’s lost to in this stretch is (or would be) a ranked opponent.
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Maybe just something as simple as "you've got an opportunity this week"
motivation and whatnot, with the added bonus being that it pushes the top guy too.
Eyeheartfreedumb - January 15, 2012
I think Gambrall really REALLY pissed brands off
justsomehawkeyefan - January 15, 2012
IOWA NEEDS ALL OF THE POINTS
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
Ed Reed is a bad, bad man.
RossWB - January 15, 2012
you could hear the crowd yell REEEEEEEEEEEEEEED as the ball was in mid-air
saw that pick coming from a mile away… I tell ya what though, if Houston had Schaub in there, they might’ve won this game
hawktalker - January 15, 2012
Agreed.
If they keep this team together they’ll be tough to beat next year.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Yeah.
The Baltimore offense wasn’t too impressive
RossWB - January 15, 2012
aaaaand Baltimore just sewed it up
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
The home team has won every game so far this postseason.
How often does that happen?
ManziBall - January 15, 2012
this bodes well for the packers
derp derp derp - January 15, 2012
Baltimore vs NE will be a good matchup.
I kind of wish it could be played in Baltimore, just because I think it’s a better environment for a football game.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Ironside on PSU last year:
“We snuck in there and stole their ponies”
hahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahaha
RossWB - January 15, 2012
refresh me: is that duel in State College or IC?
hawktalker - January 15, 2012
State College
which seems weird considering we wrestled there last year too.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Scheduling quirk
Adding Nebraska meant redoing the schedules.
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Yeah. we were at jNW last year, too.
nhradar - January 15, 2012
I'm cool with it...
as long as OkieState comes back to IC next year then too
hawktalker - January 15, 2012
Ha, I don't think that's gonna happen.
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Without looking at the lineups for next year
the home dual against PSU next year could be even better than this year’s Oky St meet.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
This year's Iowa-jNW dual was at Carver.
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Ah. I should have figured there weren't 7k iowa fans in chicago. :)
nhradar - January 15, 2012
I see.
Next year should be good with PSU, Minny and ISU all coming to Carver.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Half-assed police work and defense
that’s what Baltimore does.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Yates gets one last chance here maybe...
c’mon kid.
hawktalker - January 15, 2012
I will not stand for any shit talking of Jimmy McNulty
NorseHawk - January 15, 2012
If this was Jim Harbaugh instead of John, I think he might go for it here.
Or fake it.
RossWB - January 15, 2012
This just got a lot more interesting.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
That was curious.
RossWB - January 15, 2012
No shit.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
That ball hit Walter in the arm.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Ow, hope Ed Reed isn't seriously hurt.
RossWB - January 15, 2012
Not good for Edward Reed
BentNotBroken - January 15, 2012
KOK for new Houston OC!
hawktalker - January 15, 2012
A couple of interesting calls at the end.
I’ve been seeing more and more teams lineup like Baltimore did on their 3 and <1 with the running fullback lined up behind the running back and the running back offset, but I can’t figure out why the fuck you wouldn’t just lineup in the I formation and let your guys do their normal jobs.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Well I've been wrong on basically everything in the playoffs but I finally got one right.
I bet Baltimore to win on the moneyline and Houston to cover +9.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
Oh shit.
Indiana at Ohio St on CBS next. I would almost rather watch that than the football game.
HawKCP - January 15, 2012
That is not the way to make a tackle
NY up 10-3
chitownhawkeye - January 15, 2012
shoot, Gambrall's concussion/apparent insanity probably killed our title hopes this year
justsomehawkeyefan - January 15, 2012
I don't know that this is true at all.
There isn’t a team in the country that worries me going into the national tournament. You just cannot tell how these guys will be wrestling in March. Iowa has as good of a chance as anyone. They need to work hard to qualify all ten.
Lycurgus - January 16, 2012
Iowa needs to use PSU's blueprint from last year.
We need McD, Ramos, Marion, and DSJ to make the finals. Then we need some decent runs out of Evans, Lofthouse, and Telford. Anything we get out of Kelly, Wagner, and Gambrall will be gravy, IMO.
So much of it is going to come down to matchups with Evans, Lofthouse, and Telford. I think if McD, Ramos, and Marion simply wrestle to their capabilities, they’ll be fine and go far. That’s possibly true with DSJ as well, but I want to see how he does against some decent competition this year before I hop fully on that bandwagon. But the other guys are going to need to get some luck with the draw — and probably a few upsets as well.
RossWB - January 16, 2012
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