Recent content by hawknut

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    157 next year

    Coach Brands said it, not me. Just seemed very callous, too. He should be screening every single guy he brings in from the very first day he was head coach. I was assuming (maybe incorrectly so) he was talking about JW and maybe a few others. Like maybe they didn’t do their homework on...
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    157 next year

    My post you cited never indicated where Block was going to be. I have no idea and don’t claim to. If I wasn’t clear on that, my fault. My post was just referring to Brands historical actions of planning out a lineup. Posters were saying that Brands must have a plan for Block to go a...
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    157 next year

    Yeah Tom said just this year something about they have to start doing a better job screening transfers. That blew my mind. Been here how long and supposed top of his field and it never crossed his mind?
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    157 next year

    Maybe, but for better or worse, Brands has historically not master planned weights like this. He tends to let the weight movement figure it out by letting the fur fly, which probably sharpens individuals, but probably weakens team by having some empty weights. Not to bash on Brands, but...
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    157 next year

    Drake did not want to leave. Transfers in were getting 500k and Drake was getting way way less and was National Runner up. Never even crossed Tom’s mind to value “his guys” equal or better than incoming transfers. The only reason Drake looked to DT was because of this. Tom was forced to...
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    April 1 Portal targets

    I heard Endene to Iowa State was a done deal in January. I know he was 226 a week or 2 prior to the first meet this year. Isn’t he out of eligibility? I was surprised he got this year. 2 JUCO, 3 Wartburg. If JUCO doesn’t count, why does Tavion Banks not get to come back?
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    Coaching Staff Next Year

    So we should hire bad wrestlers as coaches over good wrestlers because bad wrestlers are better coaches? Typically Iowa cuck wrestling fan—defend whatever we do and make it sound good VHS is a serial liar. He doesn’t know anything. He made it up. He got caught lying about wrestling at...
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    Coaching Staff Next Year

    Jake Varner is an Olympic Gold medalist, isn’t he?
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    Portal April 1st

    I heard he was going to Iowa State the day it was announced he was not on team. Must’ve been in the works already. he had 2 JUCO years, 3 years a Wartburg, This season at Iowa. Even if he qualifies for medical redshirt, JUCO years must not count at all? Seems like that rule is not applied...
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    Coaching Staff Next Year

    The need for donors is even bigger now. Don’t be surprised when wrestling gets little to nothing in revenue sharing. Even if they get $500k, That’s nothing for a Top program. They aren’t taking a million away from the cash cows of Football and Men’s Basketball. If those teams aren’t...
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    Coaching Staff Next Year

    Did you wrestle with him at Iowa?
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    Coaching Staff Next Year

    No. Michael Mocco, Bobby Duffy, Owen McMullen, and David Calkins are the 2026 recruits. A very underwhelming class. Only Mocco is considered top 10 in class. None of rest are Top 50. You may be thinking about unsigned guys in 2027. We do have a lot of 2027 Top 30 guys “committed”...
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    2026 NCAA Wrestling - Projected Team Scores

    Isn’t your math wrong? You can get up to 3rd without making semis. So adding chances of each place 1 thru 6 up does not equal chances of being in semifinals.
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    2026 NCAA Wrestling - Projected Team Scores

    If Caliendo loses in semis, please, do not let anyone try to claim we have a semifinalist streak every year. The “yearly finalist streak” is already lame as hell. So beta.
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    Wrestlestat NCAA Tournament Simulation

    if Ferrari can finish a takedown against elite guys, he can win. Hopefully he’s been working with a private coach the last couple weeks.