*****Official 2026 NCAA Championship Thread Day 1*****
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Wisconsin wrestling like Bono's job is on the line... but not in a good way, lol.
Love how people are piling on the lighter weights for not securing more bonus points and Kooter goes out there against the 25th seed and wins 2-0.
Gabe wrestled like a warrior against the 6th seed and loses by 1 second.
Gabe wrestled like a warrior against the 6th seed and loses by 1 second.
That one hurt no doubt and I blame the coaches for quite a bit but Gabe is not something that I feel falls on them. They have done a great job with him in my opinion.
So the coaches need to figure out how to do better for a guy wrestling 23 pounds above his weight class after losing in OT to a 6 seed? Come on man. Lots to be frustrated with our program currently, but it’s incredible that Gabe made it to the tourney.
I’m excited to see him next year at his natural weight class.
But Kueter doesn't ever get bonus so there is not expectation for it. I'm pleasantly suprised Angelo got a major.
Not sure anyone was paying attention but Mirasola was up 13-3 with an easy bonus, but gave the guy the escape and gave up a TD to only win 13-7 and lose the bonus point that was all but locked in. That is why you don't just assume you are going to expand your lead at this point and get a tech fall, you aren't wrestling Michigan State or Purdue in a february dual where the opponents are going to gas out and give up.
Good work from the Hawks in the first session!
Just because you love the sport doesn’t mean you gotta enjoy listening to somebody..
I mean I like the sport and I think I’m the village idiot here!
What if Iowa had a top 5 197 pounder that could All American at this tourney? Anybody know how we could have done that this year?!? 
…. Don’t answer that.
…. Don’t answer that.At least no one has to break it to you now
Absolute bummer for Gabe, but outside of that about as good of a first session as Hawks could ask for.
It works well on wrists and ankles and sometimes knees, but is damn near pointless for shoulders.
I used it alot on my big toe at one point too.
A highly touted high school guy, like GA, shouldn't need to be coached on simple shiit like that.
Along with being undersized, I think there's an issue between the ears.
What if Iowa had a top 5 197 pounder that could All American at this tourney? Anybody know how we could have done that this year?!?
Elam?
His offense is fine at 174. His natural weight.
Rademacher #6 197 seed for a reason. Just believed Gabe was getting to that ankle pretty easy but backing out quickly. It was always just a crazy thought but going to hang on to Gabe being AA til he isn't. And if not, what a great team player for stepping up.
Yep. He did such a great job getting out and set himself for a huge W. Then thud.......... He did a really good job throughout the match too. Undersized and short is a bad combo, but credit to Gabe for hanging in there until the bitter end.
Same. I thought going 2-2 at 97 would be impressive...just giving up too much size. That said, I hope when he comes back at 74 next year he brings some offense with him. He's too good to wrestle so defensively once he's wrestling people his own size.
PSU and OSU both have 10 in the championship round, but PSU has 22.5 total points and OSU only 14.5. PSU killing it on bonus points. Iowa in 2nd place with 15, with 8 remaining in the championship round.
Hopefully we can follow our 8-1 performance in the first session with a 7-1 second session. One of our men has quite the obstacle, but the others have a good chance.
Not per Wrestlestat, unless he's wrestling guys ranked in the 60s and below. And I'm not hating, just saying that Gabe needs to use that explosiveness and athleticism to create the offense when he's wrestling guys his size next year. And not just the tier 3 and 4 guys. He can be an absolute beast...or he can bore us to death...Elam?
His offense is fine at 174. His natural weight.
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Two weights up.
Hes got all the tools. So quick, so strong, his footwork is fast and lite, along with amazing balance. Dude it like a cat. He also has a gas tank. If we had the right leadership and coaching staff, they could turn him into a scoring machine that would be unstoppable at 174.
I should add, unreal defense. Which should give him confidence to open up offense but he doesnt. Hope he does nxt yr
I give GA all the props he deserves. I do not give the staff any props for not making GA aware that he needed to ride his opponent for 5 seconds nor the fact that they can't teach any kind of ride to anyone.
You said a lot there, thought radamacher (sp) had him dead to rights in the third but he showed some great fight not giving up that takedown. Look forward to watching him next year at 174.
Wrestling like they want a new coach.
Even at 174 he is going to need some inside offense. Underhooks, Russian 2 on 1, front headlock series. He has to close the gap even at his natural weight he is giving up reach.
You honestly think neither him nor the coaches knew he needed to ride for 5 seconds? Come on, man. Be better than this.
I guess we know he injured a shoulder at big 10’s. Taped both so opponent not sure which to target
Given the Block B10 situation, no, I don't think TnT were aware.You honestly think neither him nor the coaches knew he needed to ride for 5 seconds? Come on, man. Be better than this.