So after screwing their own tournament and their fans by not sending any starters to their own tournament using the excuse that the starters couldn’t wrestle a tournament that close to the B1G dual season, in the first match of tonight’s dual, they are starting Ludington, who just wrestled in the tournament, thereby pretty much contradicting their own excuse. LMAO, TNT, never change.
2026 Soldier Salute
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I think Iowa fans are starting to break. Only 3 matches into tonight's match and they dont seem very happy. Never remember them being so critical of their guys in the past.
Ludington lost and it looks like Ben K has fully adopted the new Iowa style of wrestling. I know he has been injured but man this doesn’t look good that the terrible twins got iowas greatest onstage recruit ever and he is a total dud it seems now.
Down 9-3 to Wisconsin so far. Could easily be 12-0 as their only points were from a thrilling 4-1 SV-1 barn burner by Kueter.
We are going to thrash this Iowa team. They are toast.
And a reminder for all you DT nut huggers - OK State lost to this team. Lol.
And a reminder for all you DT nut huggers - OK State lost to this team. Lol.
Fugitt beat Ayala. There’s definitely a real chance Ayala isn’t an AA this season.
Meh… I like wrestling just as much as the next guy but having a kid I think takes precedence .
@johnstownsteel - methinks I will sally forth and lurketh on the Iowa board for a spell.
Drakes pissed Bob pays for transfers every year. And then Bob finally gave Kennedy a cut in his final year and Drake didn't get **** yet.
Indeed. Congrats and very best wishes to the young couple. Now watch him swirl the drain as he learns the fatiguing reality of an infant waking up at 0200.
12-6 Wisconsin. LMAO. There’s no chance Iowa actually loses because they still have Cali, Kennedy, and Angelo, but man do they look mid. And boring.
The end of Williams vs Mechler was great. Williams fends off Mechler in a big scramble in the final minute to hang on. Iowa back to within 3. LOL.
Cali TF. Very smooth. That was their first guy in the 8th match that actually looked like a high AA caliber hammer.
It’s not just the peasant fans either. I’d like to announce that I’ve entered the booster portal.
Kueter looks like he's adjusted to Iowa, but this particular match might not be the best case of that. Amos is a 97 kg JR world champ -- same credential that made everyone swoon about Kueter -- and looks like he's much more comfortable at HWT than he ever was at 197.
They like their guys too much to have them wrestle.
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Im not sure how they stay awake though the matches. Its like taking Ambien.
Just use your JV team and tell everyone it was too close to the Wisconsin match for the starters. That will ease the sting for the kool aid drinkers like it did for a 5th place finish at Soldier Salute. LOL.
At this point, maybe the fans just come for the t-shirt cannon and kiss cam?
I have to admit short of Calliendo, Kennedy and Ferrari, they ain't very good. Hardly worth the risk of injury for it guys. The biggest drama is do we win 8, 9 or 10?
I think our only shots at wins are Ferrari and Kueter. Maybe Peterson assuming he goes. Ayala has been the biggest disappointment so far
When the giant wakes up will it eat a couple dwarfs?
Brands has ask the Big10 that question 3 times since the Big10 announced the 2026 wrestling question. The answer is no, you still have to wrestle Penn State.
30-3. TnT are so aware of the outcome and how unlevel they are relative to Penn State they can't even be bothered to do something that costs them a team point.