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    Ferrari rumor

    I've consistently felt that our recruiting has overemphasized "living the right life." That may not be based on anything real--I can't point to anyone we've lost because of it. I just wonder if Tom would've recruited Alger (Gable said he'd take 10 of him), or Randy Lewis, or Brad Penrith, or...
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    Ferrari rumor

    Guilty. I wanted him on the team until this latest incident. Or maybe not guilty, since I don't want him on next year's squad and didn't disappear like a roach. But I recognized myself in your description.
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    Terry Brands interview

    Okay, I watched/listened over the course of 3 days, and I'm glad I did. Nice job by both. It reminded me of what I like and respect about him: his intensity, his goal setting, his humility, his humor. He's a good guy. I'd love to hear him talk more about his college years, because those were...
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    Terry Brands interview

    Well, crap, now I'm going to have to watch it. šŸ˜•
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    Terry Brands interview

    I started to watch it--but 90 minutes?? I need the 100-word AI summary, please.
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    About time for this...

    I grew up in Colorado and wrestled at NYU (I went for film school, not the wrestling program). At 24 I was still dabbling in freestyle tournaments, and my plan was to wrestle one more time--at freestyle nationals--then retire from wrestling and focus on a career. But I lost 2 in a row, 15-0 and...
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    Portal April 1st

    Quick note on MSU158: good guy, knowledgeable, wrestling fan. I disagree with his opinion of what constitutes acceptable performance by Iowa, and I think he drives his points into the ground by repeating them over and over. But the first sentence is the key with him. MSU is just an opinionated...
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    Portal April 1st

    We finished 89 points behind the championship team at NCAAs, and 38.5 points behind the runner up. We finished 11-6 in duals. Both performances are unacceptably crappy for a storied program like Iowa. Everything else is apologetic spin.
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    157 next year

    I prefer the JW to the VV drug. One is a hallucinogenic that can be a good trip or a bad trip. The other is just a downer.
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    157 next year

    1. Re JW: I'm happy to see it, though I know that opinion is not universally shared. I'd like to see him succeed at Iowa. 2. Uh-oh. Another flareup of bad blood, and this time the evil Drake Ayala is to blame? Sorry, not buying it anymore. This level of bad blood isn't normal or healthy, and...
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    157 next year

    Re JW: 1. The talent is there. 2. The desire is there (he clearly still wants to wrestle, based on last weekend). 3. His off-the-mat issues have alienated him from Tom, and vice-versa. 4. How do they get a fresh start? What will motivate him? What will de-motivate him? Get some second opinions...
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    US Open entries rolling in - including Lee, Kilty, DeSanto, Buchanan (and more)

    Does anyone have inside knowledge (I'll also accept rumor, innuendo, and baseless speculation) about why the following are not wrestling this weekend: DeLuca, Bailey, Block, V Voinovich, Estrada, Schubert, Arnold, Ferrari, Ludington, Keuter?
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    Carter Schubert commits to Iowa

    We had a great NCAA tourney relative to our seeds. Part of the reason our seeds were low was because Ferrari & Arnold didn't wrestle enough matches, and partly because guys like Block and Keuter looked mediocre most of the season. I'll take a crappy NCAA performance like 2021.
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    Carter Schubert commits to Iowa

    Two weeks ago we were looking at Jace Rhodes at 133 and Joseph Kennedy at 165. We're still stuck with "Tom's Secret Weapon" Victor Voinovich at 157, and 25-30-ish Ludington at 97, but we've gone from 4 ice cream breaks to 1 or 2. And I haven't given up on Ludington. (Sorry, VV.) Still looking...
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    Portal April 1st

    A few close wins over top-10 types, a few close losses to top-15 types. He is unlikely to score many NCAA points, but who knows, I said the same thing about Block and Kueter 3 months ago. At minimum he could contribute much-needed dual points.
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