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    Who's going to Pan-Ams?

    He's 24. I told him D1 was probably out of the question. ICCC had been in touch with him, and I told him Grand View might be worth looking into. I said D3 might even be a possibility, Coe, Wartburg, etc. Edit; I don't know why you have to click on it to see the whole picture. Ugh
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    Who's going to Pan-Ams?

    Maybe nobody cares, but I enjoyed it. 29 Medals; 25 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze is a good outing, no matter the competition. I didn't see as much of Sunday's wrestling as I'd like to have, because I was coaching Nicaragua's only qualifier. He asked me Thursday because his National Coach switched...
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    Who's going to Pan-Ams?

    Then, Kylie knocked off the reigning World Champ by fall in the finals! Pretty sparse and disappointing. At least there was a little noise for the former/current Iowa wrestlers. It was another good day overall. USA lost two matches all day.
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    Who's going to Pan-Ams?

    I know it was a Thursday, and I know it was Greco, but attendance today was really bad. Other than teams sitting in the stands, I doubt there were a hundred paying customers. Less than 35 people were in the stands during awards, which is nothing new. I've seen three times as many people at a 1A...
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    Who's going to Pan-Ams?

    Wow! It's worse than I thought. So much for Wrestletown USA. I realize the competition might only be slightly better than the SS, but come on. UWW is going to stop awarding events to Coralville.
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    Who's going to Pan-Ams?

    Last I looked they hadn't sold very many tickets. My son and I will be parked at Xtream for the next four days, and a friend with us for three of them. Disappointed that we're not seeing Kennedy or Spencer, but looking forward to some good wrestling.
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    157 next year

    I did, but didn't recognize them. No Iowa coaches.
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    Senior Men US Open

    If he got the step-out it would have been 5-0 instead of 4-1, and the final headlock would have only made it 5-4 Lee. because it would have been stopped with the step-out and Lilledahl wouldn't have gotten that first point. Edit: I guess I typed slower.
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    Portal April 1st

    Thank you for looking up actual numbers, 98lber. I was wondering if my memory was serving me correctly. More than doubling in four years is a substantial raise in my books, regardless of the actual yearly percentage. of course, 2021-25 inflation overall was more than ridiculous. For a guy who...
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    Portal April 1st

    Just a few years ago, PSU was giving some tickets away to fill the BJC for the meets there. Other than the schools mentioned earlier in the thread, there are few outside of Iowa (if any) that get $20 per ticket, and just a few years ago, that number was closer to $10, much like Women's BB until...
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    Portal April 1st

    It was deja vu for us old-timers; Ed Banach/Mark Schultz Terry Brands/Kendall Cross McIlravy/Marianetti Metcalf/Caldwell But I think it hurt even more than they did. I was there live for most of those, and they were heartbreaking. Some of them get special exemptions for sudden learning...
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    Metcalf promoted to Head Coach at ISU

    Well, Minnow was right for once. Dresser to "manage wrestling operations". We'll find out if Metcalf can coach. St. John is head assistant. EDIT: Sorry, I was watching on IA Wrestling on Facebook, and didn't see Tanner's link until after.
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    Iowa lands Ryan Crookham

    Yeah, but 4-5 pitchers of 3.2 would still get you a buzz. I usually only drank beer at keggers and restaurants (and when it was that cheap). I was always a hard-stuff guy. Maybe that's why I haven't drunk alcohol in 35 years.
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    Iowa lands Ryan Crookham

    No longer there. When RAGBRAI went through CF in 2015, the whole Hill area was the "beer tent" and it wasn't among the attractions I predate that a ways, 50 years ago -1976. The hill had several good spots that we used to frequent. we usually only went to the Stein on Thursdays, because it was...
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    Iowa lands Ryan Crookham

    Stein? Yep. Could get falling-down drunk for a buck or so.
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