Not the point.
”Given that a counter move is highly likely after any initiated takedown attempt, there is no reason to think increasing the value of a TD will increase activity so long as the risk is equally increased”
But my point is that so long as the aggressor scores no more points than the defender, there is no way to shuffle the deck and see wrestlers become more aggressive in neutral.
Aggressive wrestlers have to be rewarded in some way to change things.
I have every confidence that this could be interpreted by an official. Watch about twenty matches and tell me it isn’t obvious who initiated action every time.
Either way, so far as the risk is equal to the reward there is little incentive to be aggressive from neutral.
Given that a counter move is highly likely after any initiated takedown attempt, there is no reason to think increasing the value of a TD will increase activity so long as the risk is equally increased.
To increase activity you have to award three points takedowns where the scorer initiated...
The regular season was not particularly good, which I think is a better indicator of where the team is. One nice run in the tournament is fun, but fans shouldn’t skyrocket their expectations over it.
Let’s see how the next three seasons go. Then we will know what expectations to have. In the...
Based on the last time I watched Iowa in an Elite Eight game, our lead is about 20 points lower than it needs to be.p for us to hold on.
But I’m not going to complain about being ahead at the half!
ChatGPT also told me that the last time Iowa made the Elite Eight they did it by defeating UNLV then lost to Oklahoma State. It’s not great at that kind of stuff, so I would double check.
until someone quotes a rule I am going with what other officials have said. Given that it was a dead ball situation, good officiating would include telling the coach he is short. But there is no rule - that’s just what officials have decided is good form.
as for “do overs” lol. Gtfo.