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Iowa vs. Penn State Wrestling LIVEGAMEOPENTHREAD

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via www.uiowa.edu

Friday sucked and this day does not look promising, given the strength of Penn State's team. But let's just see how it all unfolds.

The meet is on BTN at 9pm CT. That's tape delayed, obviously. It's actually at 1pm CT, with audio coverage on Hawkeye All Access and AM 800 KXIC. No live video coverage, sadly. Andy Hamilton has a liveblog here, too.

The standard open thread rules apply: no links to illegal online streams, no porn, no religion, no politics, no slurs, no douchebaggery. Yadda yadda yadda.

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HELPFUL HINT: Do not do a Google Image Search for "Tony Ramos"
that first picture is..uh...interesting.
well now i have to do it....

OK guys.. seriously. you don’t need to know.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHH HHHHAAAAAAAAA AHHHHHHHHH

I WARNED YOU
did you make it down to the large lady in a bikini that looks like she might have chest hair?
Still undecided on the thread with you all now or wait for the BTN tape delay later

Living in Florida I’d rather wait for the broadcast so I can see the boys.
As for today: I really think we could have a great bounceback day. I’d bet the family farm back home on him having them mentally ready to go for this one. Now that being said, whether PSU is just physically better or not determining the matches I won’t bet on. But mentally, I expect an edge for our guys…

PROTIP: Do not do a google image search for "David Taylor Unicorn Ride."
FYI, if the AFC title game doesn't do it for you, the Iowa women are on ESPN2 vs PSU at 2 cst
how good is Penn State?
Also, that game is at Penn State too?

I wonder if the women’s basketball team and wrestling team will take the same flight home.

Yeah, they're there

Someone over Twitter has been giving updates of the campus mood. Also, PSU has won like 15 games. I think they’re pretty good.

Huzzah, a double beatdown today then.
at Bryce Jordan, and they'r ranked 21st
Meet is starting at 125.

Iowa needs to get out to a big, big lead.

Are Iowa fans really still talking about Prater being a problem at DB?

Really? Cause I doubt it.

Iowa fans on Scout.com are still on the slow internet.

They still don’t know who won the Insight Bowl

The 2010 Insight Bowl.
Who's going to replace Adam Robinson?

NO ONE KNOWS!

That and this

These and those

Yay, All-Access isn't working.

I can’t wait until I can cancel this subscription.

CBS thanks you for your contribution
I hate all-access so much

I don’t understand why the UI makes such boneheaded streaming deals.

well, the whole conference is in on this one
Yeah

I don’t know why they chose CBS, though.

(Well, yes, I do — $$$$$. But still.)

Yeah

Prior to A-A, though, there was a weird yahoo streaming deal that only worked intermittently on OS X, thanks to Learfield being terrible.

Is it a NeuLion production?

And are they the same group who repeatedly fucks up the ISU casts? The same group that let’s you watch any game on BTN2Go as long as you like watching it with that giant black score strip across the top third of the screen?

No idea.

I don’t think so.

I love me some BTN2Go. You can hide the scores

If it was all BTN2Go quality, I’d be extremely happy.

I tried hiding the scores yesterday.

But it didn’t get rid of the score strip at the top. Just got rid of the scores on it. I was trying to watch Iowa mens hoops win at the Kohl Center, and couldn’t see the hoop.

Maybe it was moving the mouse off the screen that did it

But I definitely have gotten it to go away.

Thanks, I'll try again at some point.
So I guess it's just Hamilton's liveblog for me unless All Access gets sorted out.

If anyone in the IC area is listening to AM 800, feel free to post updates.

Also, head over to HWC

I find Eustice a nice complement to Hamilton. http://www.hawkeyewrestlingclub.com/live-blog/view.php

Yeah, I was there on Friday.

He does a solid job.

Yeah, trying to send some love HWC's way

Apparently, PSU has 5 times as many donors at HWC. Now, that doesn’t really matter, since 1 Ira Lubert==899 average joes, but.

people are really just hanging onto McD this year. He just can't seem to get free early on
I think you could see that trend starting at the end of last season
Guys have figured out how to defend against him.

It’s kinda cheap, but he has to find new ways of getting at guys.

Scoreless after 1st at 125
McD up 1-0 after escape
sounds like McD isnt in much danger

and Penn State’s kid has been holding on to legs for dear life to avoid getting taken down

Is All-Access working for anybody?
Still not working for me
Whew!
McD's only TD coming at minute 7:59

Is not a good start.

McD with TD w/ 2 sec left in OT
125: McD DEC (3-1 SV) Megaludis

Iowa 3-0

he could only hold onto his leg for so long i guess
Also not a good sign:

No SW in that match.

nah, he did just enough where i can understand why there was no SW

its just annoying to me

TD Ramos again, 4-1
Oh hey, All Access is working
ESC Ramos, up 5-1
FALL! Woo-hoo1
Attaboy, Tony
Yesssssss! Cradle, bitchez!
133: Ramos FALL (4:20ish) Martellotti

Iowa 9-0

Sure glad that wasn't a potentially dangerous cradle.
C'mon, Marion
We really need Good Montell here.
Yeah. a nice little takedown clinic.
Looks like Good Montell is in the house. Let's keep it up.
Nice bounce back for Ramos.
So who is wrestling, Telford or Rasing?
This is for you, Ly
Unattached Iowa team finna go ham tomorrow #whiteboiiswithswag

(Joey Trizzino Twitter)

Thanks

Can you translate that for me?

I guess you aren't a white boii with swag.
(He and the other unattached Iowa guys are going to beat their opponents decisively tomorrow.)

Or yesterday, rather, since this was on Friday.

Oh, I thought he was just talking about going home.
Love the swagger.

Also nice to see proper usage of HAM.

I feel like there are several acceptable usages.
Yeah.

I like it most as an acronym or “Hard As a Motherfucker”? I decided “gorillas” is my favorite stupid slang term for something crazy.

My fave:

Subway Club.

that reminds me, one of the Trizzino's injured themselves during a open tourney
5-0 MM in the 2nd
5-1 MM after 2nd
Refs have perfected giving stall warnings with only 30 seconds left

so they never have to give the point

Oh, my bad

only second period

so far, the refs have done OK

those tOSU refs were shit though, thats for sure

Just curious, are you watching this dual somehow?
no, im basing it on reading a live blog

i havent heard anything too bad. am i wrong?

Ironside hasn't freaked out too bad, so you're probably okay still
Yeah, they are very good at it.
141: Marion DEC (7-3) Pearsall

Iowa up 12-0

So

Pearsall has done jack shit in this match?

Yep.

And got away with it, apparently.

The reason no one will ever be as good as Gable

Gable asked a ref to call stalling on his own wrestler

Marion wins a decision

I would rather count on Wagner for bonus points. ugh

It sounded like he was trying this time.

Just couldn’t get enough TDs and Pearsall blocked off a lot.

A million stalemates

he needs to keep moving through his takedowns

Frank the Tank time.
I do not like this guy
Kelly keeps moving forward

I like it, but he isn’t quite skilled enough to not get taken down doing it.

score?
What nhrader said
4-1 FtT after 1
Sounds like Kelly is doing pretty well

considering the mismatch

Ugh

Andy Hamilton: Kelly nearly reversed Molinaro to his back at the end of the period.

Typing in 'Tony Ramos'

vomits

lulz

WEREWOLF TIME.

Escape, score 4 (5)-2
I wish this meet was at Iowa

So they could show Metcalf tossing Molinaro on a continuous loop through this match

Good thing he doesnt get a point per minute of riding time
He likes to lay on guys

last year he wrestled stupid against Ballweg

no kidding?

he should have released him much earlier. riding kelly will only get you a point after so long

Molinaro escapes 5-2
Kelly is doing really really well from what im reading

color me impressed

Now 7 (8)-3 after a weird quick exchange
now 5 (6)-2

after kelly lets FtT go

7-3 after Molinaro takedown and Kelly escape
and 7 (8)-5 with Kelly TD
Kelly for two!!!!
Ah, our friend injury time.
look like will end 10-5
sorry, 11-5. forgot an escape
Ya know, ive noticed a lot of bleeding happening this year

are guys cutting themselves to get the ol injury timeout back?

well, no bonus points. that's good
Sounds like he wrestled tough
Kelly was impressive

facing the #1 guy and doing that well is awesome

Looks like the crowd doesn't like it when someone hangs onto an attacker

unless their guy is doing it. Say what you will about iowa fans. We hate stalling when anyone does it.

For being a "big wrestling state"

a lot of PSU wrestling fans don’t know their ass from a hole in the ground

DSJ better tighten his belt here
Moore. No DSJ
Oh, well

Moore needs to step up then

nope, i hear Moore is wrestling

not suprising. sounded like DSJ wasnt quite ready yet

Alton's got his cumberbund tightened, I bet
Im calling a Moore win here

because why not? he is due one

He is

and he has enough talent to get one

Not starting well. 2-1, alton with a minute of RT, I think
Only :29. Typo in the liveblog.
You heard from Rambler lately?

Looks like he has ditched the twitter for awhile, and I haven’t noticed him at BSD. Should we be calling the Amish Sheriff in the 717 to do a welfare check?

I believe the "situation"

Has taken a toll on him.

I am sure that is an issue too
Fair enough.

I know it leads me toward isolation from humanity, as well.

!http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/replicate/EXID40516/images/resized_Mike_the_situation_MTV_movie.jpgQ

Joke works better if the pic does.

He is busy

Something about fur hats

Im also calling a win for Evans

why? because no one expects it and i can claim to be psychic if i call it now

That OSU guy he lost too was the worst
that Nebraska guy he beat was pretty good though

if good Evans shows up, why not?

Oh, yeah

I am not arguing that he couldn’t beat Taylor. I am just saying that that OSU was balls. That sucked.

Moore just can't buy a takedown
2-2 Moore escape
So it's 12-3 right now? IA.

amirite?

4-2 Alton takedown
4-3 Moore escape
Get a takedown, Nick
End of 2

4-3 Alton

5-3 Alton escape
come on moore, do something
Hamilton hasn't even described one Moore shot

you can’t lose like that

Uh, he mentioned one from way out
Moore can't get anything going on his feet
too little too late

some action at the end, it sounds like. But no conversion.

so 12-6 with PSUs best wrestlers coming up

i like our odds

Does Iowa have a shot in any of the remaining matches?
HW should be even

Ethen…depends who shows up.

at 174 and HWT maybe

hell, even 197 and 165 have decent shots

wagner………..should just keep from getting pinned

Ravens-Pats.

I’m pretty much compelled to root for a stadium collapse, with the only survivors being Yanda and B Ferentz, right?

Personally, I'm a Pats fan

but for most people, yeah, that’s probably your best bet.

Jeff Tarpinian

would beg to differ

Tarp still w/ the Pats?

I thought he got released earlier in the year. I know Edds was picked up by them for a few weeks.

ESPN still has Tarp on their roster.

But he did not get any tackles today. Not sure if he played or not.

Sound like he's on the IR

With a head injury since November

is this our starting lineup next year?

McD
Ramos
Dwez
Kelly/ who knows
DSJ
Evans
Lofthouse
Gambrall/ Brooks
Burak/ Gambrall
Telford

if so, i really like that lineup with a year of experiance

I think 41 and 49 are going to be wide open

Also, it is possible that McD bumps up to 33 next year. That is still a big cut

I know, but i hope not

Iowa is at its best with him at 125

ramos might be able to cut down to 25
Yeah

but Ramos at 25 and McD at 33 wouldn’t necessarily be bad

Well that Takedown was quick
as was that second one
can i take back my "Evans will win" prediction?

no? damn

Taylor picked down
and reversed. and is now bleeding up 6-2 with 1:17 rt
same score, end of period

Sounds like evans was active in the 2nd period, but gets a sw early in the third with the score (7)-2 (now (9)-3)

Sure. No one remembers anyway

/beauty of the Internet
//if you’re wrong, no one remembers
///if you’re right, you can remind everyone.

4-2 with 1:30 of RT to the unicorn
Let's just hope for a DEC here.

Taylor is teh crazy.

6-3 looks alot better than it should

considering he reversed Evans, essentially beating Evans at his best game, i think were boned

9-4 final score.
WOOOO NOT BONUS POINTS!

evans may beat taylor this year if he improves on this experiance

....and ruth takes ethen down with 20 seconds gone in their match.

ugh.

Stupid early takedowns

That’s what, three?

And, really? A TD with :20 left?

JEEZ

This is the suck

Can’t do nothin.

Iowa hasnt even been shooting

thats what annoys me

and, 2 sw. without an escape, ethen's down a major (currently 8-1, ruth would get riding time)
this sounds bad
i wouldn't have thought EL was the one in this stretch that would get worked
Eh. he's just so inconsistent

and his top form isn’t that high. He doesn’t go into the zone like ramos, mcD, evans, montell, or DSJ. So someone like Ruth can really take advantage. And, of course, if he’s gassed….

he got hit with 3 stall warnings?

who is behind him in the roster? because you shouldnt start if you get 3 stall warnings. period

Wagner will be agressive

god bless Vinnie, he is always agressive

So it's 12-12 with 4 to go?
13-12, with that major

That’s okay. I’m sure vinnie will hold quentin down.

Thanks

I hadn’t seen any PbP so I was completely in the dark with the match score.

sounds like Vinnie is being agressive AND doing well

you go Vinnie!

way to jinx
i dont even care, at least he is shooting
yeah. down 3-0 to start the third.

That stupid takedown with 15 seconds left in the first…

until that wright TD with basically no time left
8-2 loss for vinnie. meet score 16-12
If Iowa wins these last two matches, we win

better than most thought at this point. its up to GG and the HWT

GG up 2-0 in the first
and is promptly reversed.

I give up.

How good is the PSU hwt?
Good. Ranked 6th, I think

But Rasing can beat him. Don’t know if he will, but he can.

GG GOT A TAKEDOWN!

someone on team Iowa got a TD!

followed by getting reversed
that is less suprising
GG has gotten better
but loses in OT

That’s all she wrote, folks

well thats the duel, fuck everything
i never thought this year would be worse than last year

never even imagined it. its like everyone on the team regressed except Ramos

So did Rasing win?

Comments trailed off after Gambrall’s loss

No.

Wade beat Rasing, 4-0. PSU wins, 22-12.

Better than 21-9. Improvement!
Yeah, I ran off and took a nap

(my usual reaction to heavyweights)

BTW, Willow is not as good as I remember it being.

OTOH, Warwick Davis is awesome.

Also, McDonald's delivers in China.

For only $1. And you don’t tip. Two breakfasts with hot coffee in about 15 mins? $7.89, all told.

Meet is on BTN right now.

And the gym looks like a HS gym.

appropriate for the way iowa has been wrestling
Pretty amazing

that PSU hoops played there until 1996.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rec_Hall

Say what you will about the Iowa Fieldhouse, but at least it had a larger capacity and was the site of some NCAA tourney games.

why wrestlers bad

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