Probably a flip the coin situation if you’re Iranian leadership.
Zachs Mexican Donuts from SingleSpeed. The women on here that are all about IPAs probably won't like it, but hey, give them their IPAs and the men will stick to the real beers.Not my place to be critical of any of you Nancies sipping on your IPA’s (probably with citrus slices) because Lord knows I’ve made my share of embarrassing mistakes in life. But who has the best Iowa-made stout? A good beer is supposed to have some backbone.
Single Speed brewer and founder is former New Hampton state champion David Morgan…
Always try to support!!
Hence the Gable brew, which is the best they make.
Hey Chipack,
I know what Chi and Hawk mean (love those), but what's the "pack" portion of your handle indicate?
Please don't tell me it's about those cheddar heads up North or I'll have to report you to our "sweet" friends & neighbors in Bears Nation.
Sorry to break it to you but Go Pack Go!Hey Chipack,
I know what Chi and Hawk mean (love those), but what's the "pack" portion of your handle indicate?
Please don't tell me it's about those cheddar heads up North or I'll have to report you to our "sweet" friends & neighbors in Bears Nation.
And we were getting along so well . . .
As Ditka said, there's two ways to have a winning season in Bear country:
One is to win more games than you lose.
The other is to beat the Cheddar Heads twice.
Go Bears!
bunch of beer clowns in the cesspool. grab a F lager and relax with chainsaw.
Zepeda was ready made for Iowa. Instead, Michigan grabs him and the Hawks land a broken down Crookham with a long history of concussions.
Congrats. I really hope he stays healthy. He's from my backyard and I've been a big fan. Lehigh Valley kids are as tough as they come. Smart kid too.
Does Lehigh still wear those white singlets at any time? That right there would have been enough reason to leave.
Yep when his brother is going to Michigan. Bad troll job on that one D-
That was my excuse (ha). I'm guessing most of you guys know that growing up in PA in the 80s, Lehigh was the program that was on TV. And obviously it was a good school for engineering. I wasn't a good student and landed at ESU when Cuvo was there. My HS teammate also wrestled at a D1 PA state school. Back then PSU was after thought but I did end up there too, but not as wrestler. Cuvo was strong as **** though.
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Am I too cynical if I said he was looking for an offer from Iowa to use as bargaining leverage at Michigan?
Never thought he was coming to Iowa, he isn't. I moved on.
So now the question is do we take Ech or are we done with the portal now and go with Estrada as an undersized 157 again like 2 years ago. He would be better at 149, but obviously Block gets first choice. Just pray VV isn’t our starter next year.
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If it is between Ech and no one, I would hope that it would be no one.
Cuvo would have trouble making weight to wrestle 285. He's pushing 300 lbs.
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The portal is open for another week. I wouldn’t be surprised to see guys jump in after the Open. I imagine there will be a lot of dirty recruiting there
157 is currently a hole for the Hawks. I was really hoping they would get Zepeda or Shapiro. Not sure what the plan will be there, but I'm thinking Block 149/ Estrada 157 is what will happen. I really like ME, but he needs to find some offense and he will be very short for 157, which hasn't been a great combination for Iowa in the past. He has solid defense and will keep matches close, but won't win without takedowns. If Block isn't struggling with 149 leave him there. I think that scores more points than ME at 149 and Block at 157.
Hope somebody enters in the portal window that ends soon. Such high risk, but even a return of JW would give a mini glimmer of hope but still rather see a AA type enter the portal. Respect Estrada but not expecting him to AA unless like you say he finds offense.
Huh? It’s like a 49 pounder cutting 7 pounds. He probably takes dumps that big, Lisa…
Is Williams done at Iowa or is it still a possibility? I like him at 157 for his final season, platooning with Estrada, rather have JW that Echemendia.
I wonder if Paddy Galagher or Shubert can make 57 without much of a problem..,could be interesting with them back to back if JW is gone. Or JW at 149 and Block at 57?
Hoping the brothers don't get along at UM, and Zapeda reconsiders.
Not getting Bassett, Miller and/or Zapeda hurts). But not getting one from the group of Siedel, Davino, Forrest, Vega, Raney, Raney, hurts too but at least the next two classes help there...so does Crookham. But Mendoza, Lemley, Robinson, W Denny, Medlin, Denny, Mendez from just across the border hurts too. Lemley, Robison, W Denny, Jesse Mendez, are all in the same metro area, all have ties to Mount Carmel - think Joe Williams - and are close to Tsirtsis through MC and Regent Club team. Time for Alex, Izzy, Cory Clark, Juergens, Stittmatter to start the train a rollin
I wonder if Paddy Galagher or Shubert can make 57 without much of a problem..,could be interesting with them back to back if JW is gone. Or JW at 149 and Block at 57?
Hoping the brothers don't get along at UM, and Zapeda reconsiders.
Not getting Bassett, Miller and/or Zapeda hurts). But not getting one from the group of Siedel, Davino, Forrest, Vega, Raney, Raney, hurts too but at least the next two classes help there...so does Crookham. But Mendoza, Lemley, Robinson, W Denny, Medlin, Denny, Mendez from just across the border hurts too. Lemley, Robison, W Denny, Jesse Mendez, are all in the same metro area, all have ties to Mount Carmel - think Joe Williams - and are close to Tsirtsis through MC and Regent Club team. Time for Alex, Izzy, Cory Clark, Juergens, Stittmatter to start the train a rollin
You’re hoping for family strife to get a prospect on board? Jfc, that’s cold.
Except for the fact if he doesn't move up we're going to have a nearly 6 foot guy with a history of gassing out wrestling 149, and a 5'7" guy with trex arms wrestling 157.
If he’s not going to move up then he has zero excuse not to gas out during matches next year.
Rather him gas out at 149 than go 157.
go look how deep 157 is. Bumping up into that is stop. Block would start as the #5 at 149. Maybe #15 at 157
15 is way too high imo but yes 57 is deeper. I don't think that should matter.
I think Estrada has AA potential at 49, same with RB at 57 if he puts on the right kind of weight.
I'd rather have 2 guys at their optimal weights than 2 that aren't.
All 8 AA at 157 are returning, plus all the R12 guys who were AA in the past like Cardenas. Who in the top 10 is Block beating? I’d say 149 is his ideal weight.
he was 138 in high school
Hawkeyes slotted a 5’7” dude with T-Rex arms to wrestle at 197 just a few weeks ago, yes?
Some of them will bump up, some will get hurt, some will have bad years etc... I don't think worrying about opponents at a given weight is a great strategy. Lots of tall lean guys wrestle quite a bit higher in college than they did in high school bc they mature and fill out. I don't care that much either way, but on the surface it definitely seems like the logical solution. Which is why I doubt it happens
Yes, do you think that's a great winning strategy for a program with championship expectations?
I think:
a. It could have been huge for the Hawkeyes all season had Arnold been able to beat out Kennedy for 174, but that never came close to materializing;
b. Arnold’s height and lack of length are better suited for 165, but because of Caliendo being on the roster the past three seasons and Arnolds’s muscularity/thickness, Arnold will never wrestle at Iowa below 175. It would always be a struggle for Arnold to make 165, but those t-rex arms…
c. Arnold overcame a lot of stuff during the past 12 months…