Our favorite Pat mineo is reporting that brands wants Ferrari for 97 but Goetz is not signing off on that…do with that what you will 
AJ going to be a Hawk?
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Our favorite Pat mineo is reporting that brands wants Ferrari for 97 but Goetz is not signing off on that…do with that what you will
Actually what he “reported” is Brands wants “all 3.”
I don’t trust him on anything related to Iowa. That said, he seems to have a connection to the Ferraris. So I’m torn on the accuracy.
But…if accurate…total despiration by Brands. Instead of just saying no, BG should get it over with and show him the door. But short of that, kudos to her for once again being the adult in the room.
WHEN he WINS it for IOWA at 197!!!
Then B1G Ben seals the deal on the NC TITLE by winning Heavy!!!!
AND SIR IRON HAWK has EVERYONE saying once AGAIN!!!! YOU B RIGHT SON!!!!!
Love the Ferraris but 2 is our limit… And we all know which 2 we would want.
Love the optimism but in reality going to need a lot more than that. Sweeping 184 through 285 Saturday night would be a good start and possibly a tight race for 2nd.
Let me see your scenario and raise you a more likely scenario.
Ferrari loses to Barr in the semi, claims he was injured in the quarter, has proof that Barr is a cyborg, forfeits to sixth costing Iowa a fourth place trophy by a point to Iowa State.
No one remembers your claim because it is one of a million silly ones lost is a sea of capitals, exclamation points, bad spelling, and tortured grammar.
There a been lots of chitter chat in Lincoln about Tercel, James Green, and especially Bryan Snyder moaning to Manning about A.J. just plain not listening to them. Watch the end of a couple the matches and you can see their disgust. If I were a betting man, I’d wager that A.J. was asked to find a new a new parking spot. TNT know A.J. well so they will know what they are buying.Other than awaiting trial for a 3rd degree felony for evading arrest in October, being nabbed in his car going 90 because he was late for a flight to turn himself in for those charges, and accusing the guy who beat his *** of using PEDs, he was really well behaved.
AJ is one thing but taking Anthony back makes no sense. We have Ryder at 149 and that's the weight he said he was going when entering the portal.
Were you expecting something different out of Lincoln? Were going to miss him so much, such a good teammate and talent? How was Mo talked about when he entered portal a few months ago? Anyway, we should see the usual " we wish him well" from Manning soon.
Always thought Anthony had academic issues. Not saying he is dumb, just full time college curriculum isn't for everybody. Anyway, he seems the type that doesn't mind riding the pine for a little cash and free college classes.
Put the bong down and step away from it please. There are others waiting their turn… hopeium is an evil drug.
Went over the lineup before, will do here again
DeLuca
Portal, hoping for kid from Leigh Cook-Em , on HIGH heat!!!
BAILEY
ZEPETA
BLOCK
BLAZING fire
ARNOLD
F1
AJ of F2
B1G BEN
Funny how yo panties are getting tight huh?????
The ABOVE ^^^^^ line up will go with ANY team!!! Obviously this is asking a lot and ASSuMeing ALL are Healthy!!! NOT 1 guy in that line up who is NOT a TITLE threat!!!
"hopeium" some new SHEeeeet?????
Like above, ^^^^^ You see IOWA coming!!!!! L:ets BREAK it DOWN
BEN TOP guy returning at Heavy,
AJ would be ranked TWOOOOO
F1 is somewhere but does NOT matter BEST at weight
ARNOLD is a BEAST!!!
BLAZE what 2???
BLOKE is TUFF
ZEPETA top 3-4?
BAILEY is an ANIMAL when healthy!!!
COOK-EM top 2,3???
DeLuca could win it out the gate!!!!
YOU LOSE!!!
GO F-in HAWKS GO!!!!
Having Buchanan here would help aj so much at 97. Then you throw in Ben and Angelo and our room is one of the best in the country at upper weights. Let’s make it happen.
Not for sure what you mean by upset but if you mean cracking the line up, the only one with a outside chance that I know of would be Mocco next year but assume he will wrestle his 6 matches and redshirt.
A bigger factor is that he’s not very good.
I’ll bet they were absolutely shocked to learn this.
Another hopium addict? This is a dangerous time; 5-6 months STRAIGHT up banging optimism. A steady drip of daily fixes….
He looked like he could use one more year to develop. Gabe was facing a year on the bench and he was a bigger recruit.
Mirisola is better than Harvey, and he will be lucky to get 1 year in the line up. If they land Hutcherson in 28 class, he would have to redshirt just for him to get that year.
Remind me wasnt Aj committed to North Carolina but the AD put a ban to it? Maybe Ramos is going to be the next assistant here so it’s another possible connection.
My money is on Ramos or Mark Hall. I would love to see Jered Frayer back on the staff but don’t see that happening. Tony or Mark would be good though.
My money is on Ramos or Mark Hall. I would love to see Jered Frayer back on the staff but don’t see that happening. Tony or Mark would be good though.Top 15 p4p recruits aren’t going to exhaust a year of eligibility to be in Iowas room in this day in age.
197 was a tough cut for him, but it was also a big part of his success. We could use Harvey a fair amount to give him some eeeks off not having to make weight. I don’t think it would end like Bouzakis, because AJ never had gas tank problems even with the big cut. This will be the 3rd and final offseason we get to speculate about AJ coming here, and it will most likely end in the same way.
Harvey didn't look all that like in high school when he started wrestling college big guys but still have hope he could be a great 97 going forward. Just hoping with a little skepticism mixed in after last year.
With his hot seat being talked about nationally all year, are you surprised he’s desperate and pulling all the stops for what could be his final year?
Guarantee Mineo has no access to Beth Goetz' office and very doubtful he has any contacts close enough to Brands. This sounds nothing more than wishful thinking or random rumors he is hoping are true.Our favorite Pat mineo is reporting that brands wants Ferrari for 97 but Goetz is not signing off on that…do with that what you will
Regarding Ludington, I really hope any decision made doesn’t impact his status at Iowa. Obviously there were some tough results last year but I do think he has a very high ceiling. Iowa is still one of the best places he could be with our success at the upper weights over the past few years. If that means wrestling as a backup for a year then that’s what needs to happen.
Anyways, it might be a moot point because I am inclined to believe there is some truth to the reporting that AJ is still not going to be allowed at Iowa. If Beth does not believe it’s in the University’s best interest to allow him here then she should not bend to cater towards desperation.
Anyways, it might be a moot point because I am inclined to believe there is some truth to the reporting that AJ is still not going to be allowed at Iowa. If Beth does not believe it’s in the University’s best interest to allow him here then she should not bend to cater towards desperation.
Seems to me he’s pretty tied to the Ferraris. I notice you forgot to mention their side.
Let me add one more name to the list of people hopefully it doesn't negatively impact: Stephen Buchanan.
I did think about that but don't think AJ is dumb enough to risk his goals and money to say anything. Or do you think he may have said this to somehow further his plan?
As glowingly as Angelo has talked about Buchanan (interestingly I never once heard him say anything about Endene although that may have just been a coincidence) and as much respect as AJ has shown towards him even when AJ lost to him last year, I think it would only help both guys. He'd make Kueter better as well if their matches this year are any indication and they were already working out together AJ's first trip through Iowa City and judging by social media got along quite well. AJ and Buchanan might be same freestyle weight and AJ has talked about freestyle but I really don't ever see him doing anything with it beyond maybe RAF where he'd have specific matches they could sell. Love to be wrong though, I'm actually curious how he and Angelo would do in freestyle. Desanto and Buchanan both started with little experience and are flourishing, Caliendo also hadn't done much and looked like a fish out of water his first go last year, then turned around and won U23s a few months later.
There’s pretty much nothing too dumb for AJ, in case you haven’t noticed.
I would think with knowing there’s 8 months to adjust his body through diet and changes to his lifting program he could shrink and have no problem making 197. As u said. Tank was never really an issue
How much do you think AJ should pay Iowa for the privilage of wrestling for the Hawkeys?