Iowa lands Ryan Crookham

Rick Honcho

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I will not take any old Mill slander, it ain’t the cream of the crop, but it’s an absolute classic
Drank at least my share of Old Mil back in the days of Hawkeye wrestling being broadcast on Iowa PBS.

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VakAttack

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You can hate all you want the guy missed 2 straight postseasons it’s a fair question to bring up injuries.
You didn't just "bring up" the fact that he had prior injuries. You were enjoying the idea of the kid getting hurt, just because he now wrestles for Iowa. Don't be a d!ck and then get defensive when people mention it.
 

ILLHawk135

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Big piece now let’s see if we can lock in Zepeda at 149. Bump Block up to 157. See if Shapiro wants to go 165?

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133- Crookham
141- Bailey
149- Zepeda
157- Block
165- Shapiro
174- Arnold
184- Ferrari
197- Ludington
HWT- Kueter
Shapiro would be awesome to have as a heal, he’s really fun to watch and has so much offense. That being said he’s definitely not a 65 and I’d much rather have Zepeda for 4 than Shapiro for 1. If they miss on Zepeda which would be a bummer than they should definitely throw a bag at Shapiro for a year and make sure to keep him for the hwc as he’s very good at freestyler and was a an age level world champ while in highschool. I wonder how much Schubert has been talked to? He’s a much better option than what we currently have on roster, even though I’m not to sure how high his ceiling realistically is, low AA? Haven’t watched much of him but he has beat cam steed and Gaitan, by the looks of it he’s in a ton of close matches
 
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Squatch96

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I could get a 30 rack of old mill in Iowa city for 14.99 during my school days…and I thought that was like Pennies on the dollar 😂
I remember when my cousin bought me one of those 30s for a birthday and called it baptism by fire joke was on him i liked old mill 😆
 
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Back in my day, a bar just below the Hill in Cedar Falls had 25-cent pitchers of Old Mill on Thursday nights. It didn't matter how it tasted.
Tony's on the Hill in the summer used to offer up the same with Drewerys. And The Stein burned down. Probably caught the tons of pizza grease that was in that place on fire.
 
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mac119

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Its tough to watch his matches with Vito Arujau and not be excited about this. Yes, there were two injuries but they weren't the same one. I'd be more reserved if he re-injured like a knee, but a one-time knee thing can happen to anyone when its cranked to the side like that.
 
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kingstown

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The quickness after a transfer to Iowa that people are able to gleefully prognosticate an injury is gross.
It has much less to do with Iowa and much more to do with this wrestler. He is one of the best but very unlikely that he will be a full time starter next season. He will need to be on a really tight pitch count. He is worth the risk but you definitely want a good plan B at that weight class.
 

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Its tough to watch his matches with Vito Arujau and not be excited about this. Yes, there were two injuries but they weren't the same one. I'd be more reserved if he re-injured like a knee, but a one-time knee thing can happen to anyone when its cranked to the side like that.
Different knees, but the "injury risk" is not that he reinjured the same limb but that he puts his joints in a position that easily leads to injuries as part of his wrestling style (he twists his joints around like a pretzel like Hardy, who apparently has rubber knees), so the injuries are related even if they are not the same joint, and it should be a concern.

But whatever, I like Crookham (3-time PA state champ in 3 seasons since one was not competed due to Covid) and hope he can stay healthy for you guys.
 
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ChicagoHawk2020

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It has much less to do with Iowa and much more to do with this wrestler. He is one of the best but very unlikely that he will be a full time starter next season. He will need to be on a really tight pitch count. He is worth the risk but you definitely want a good plan B at that weight class.
It has almost everything to do with Iowa and little to do with Crookham. You think if he committed to Michigan, the response would be the same? Cmon