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Squatch96

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PSU/OSU/OSU talent stacks and lets the wrestling figure it out. Iowa should absolutely do the same
I 100 percent agree but would any of those guys wanna be on the bench thier last year of eligibility all i was saying. If you can work it out then for sure make it happen
 

AndreTheHawk

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I 100 percent agree but would any of those guys wanna be on the bench thier last year of eligibility all i was saying. If you can work it out then for sure make it happen
In the unlikely event VRob and Crookham were here and FIT into 133 & 141 respectively, then Nasir Bailey better get fired up for the Luther Open, cause that's where he'll be wrestling.
 
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BlacknGold

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Robinson and Crookham could go 125/133 for a year then move up the following year after Bailey graduates and make room for DeLuca at 125. Makes sense if DeLuca isn't ready to make a run for a title immediately
 
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grapplefan

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Did they use anesthesia or did you self medicate with a substance of choice?
My guess is that Dub doesn't do that anymore. He comes here and we put him to sleep with our whining about the sky falling on the wrestling team. That's a cheaper sedative, and makes him numb better than any indica out there. ;)
Starting to work on me too.
 
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maxpain

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What makes you think that? Looks to have somewhat of an injury and struggled with Mack Mauger before he got hurt.

granted it’s his first college match, but Mauger was barely a qualifier

I guess our recollections of that match are a little different. Deluca didn’t get a takedown in the first period but he was never threatened either. Then he rode out the 2nd and suffered a serious knee injury shortly after escaping in the 3rd.

It’s more about the word coming out of the room prior to the injury. He’s the real deal. I will admit it’s a somewhat of a bold take but that weight class is wide open and he has all the tools.
 

IRON HAWK

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There are only a few good things to say about Krailure!!! 1 of them is that he is good at assessing talent. Now it is a lot easier when you have a room full of talent and then can watch who is kicking who's ***!!! I would HOPE that TnT have seen enough out of DeLIUCA to make a quality judgment/call on his level?

For example, with SUPERMAN LEE, they made a call that seemed a lil crazy at the time. They UNLEASHED him his true freshman year coming off major knee surgery!!! They OBVIOUSLY saw what they needed to to believe he was THAT GOOD!!!!

I am hoping that DeLUCA is a) also THAT GOOD!!! 2) well enough to at least do some scrappin with LEE and others so TnT have a quality understanding of his current level!?!?!?

IF, he is not 100% and/or at a NATIONAL CONTENDER level????? You would think, that you go after a NC, which you MAY do anyway!!?!?
 

SEWAHawk

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I guess our recollections of that match are a little different. Deluca didn’t get a takedown in the first period but he was never threatened either. Then he rode out the 2nd and suffered a serious knee injury shortly after escaping in the 3rd.

It’s more about the word coming out of the room prior to the injury. He’s the real deal. I will admit it’s a somewhat of a bold take but that weight class is wide open and he has all the tools.
I’m not disagreeing I suppose.

my main argument is proven results > unknown results.

granted I’m not in the room. And it was some time ago but I don’t recall DeLuca being in on anything but he was riding tough. However, the guys that are ready right out of high school are having pretty significant victories against fringe qualifiers.
 

maxpain

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I’m not disagreeing I suppose.

my main argument is proven results > unknown results.

granted I’m not in the room. And it was some time ago but I don’t recall DeLuca being in on anything but he was riding tough. However, the guys that are ready right out of high school are having pretty significant victories against fringe qualifiers.
All good, I can understand that perspective.

My concern with that is it may lend itself to an over reliance on the portal because all freshmen are a bit of an unknown unless they compete in open tournaments while in HS.

Either way, I think they could figure it on getting one to 133. It’s probably moot because V-Rob to Nebraska still seems very likely.
 

MALOS

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If we are recruiting Vrob just hope that means Deluca didnt have another injury
Robinson called Iowa and asked to come visit. We are recruiting Iowa but Iowa isn’t going to close the door on a national champ that wants to visit.
Nebraska is in the driver seat and wiling to pay VRob a lot of money. I mean for a team that says they don’t pay guys — it’s a boatload
 

el dub

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Did they use anesthesia or did you self medicate with a substance of choice?
Anesthesia. Weed wouldn’t have cut it in this case. Lol

Needed an ambulance ride from Sheldon to Sioux City. And they wouldn’t believe me when I explained how I broke it.
 

chipackhawk

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Robinson called Iowa and asked to come visit. We are recruiting Iowa but Iowa isn’t going to close the door on a national champ that wants to visit.
Nebraska is in the driver seat and wiling to pay VRob a lot of money. I mean for a team that says they don’t pay guys — it’s a boatload
He is trying to get all that he can and what better way than to let another team think Iowa is possibly in the picture?
 

el dub

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My guess is that Dub doesn't do that anymore. He comes here and we put him to sleep with our whining about the sky falling on the wrestling team. That's a cheaper sedative, and makes him numb better than any indica out there. ;)
Starting to work on me too.
lol Nice try. But I’m a musician and would prolly get kicked out of da band if I stopped smoking weed. J/k