PARTY TIME: Iowa Wrestling Clinches 23rd National Championship
by RossWB on Mar 19, 2010 10:29 PM CDT
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PARTY HARD
After an incredibly dominant performance in the semifinal round tonight (five wins in five matches), the Iowa wrestling team officially clinched the 2010 National Championship. It's Iowa's third-straight national championship and twenty-third overall. We're still twelve behind Oklahoma State for the overall lead in national championships (although 19 of theirs came when they were something called "Oklahoma A&M," and claiming those titles is just the sort of underhanded shenanigans we expect out of people best known for illegally grabbing land), but the Brands machine is a-rollin' now.
There were many highlights for the Hawks in the semifinal round, like the continued pwnage of everyone in his path by McDonough, Dennis earning a fourth-straight win over Franklin Gomez with yet another late takedown off a wild scramble, Marion getting a late reversal to secure his win, and Metcalf bein' Metcalf (as much as he could against an opponent intent to hug the out-of-bounds line as much as humanly possible), but unquestionably the most exhilarating, stunning, and flat-out HOLY FUCK DID THAT REALLY JUST HAPPEN moment of the semis (and the win that may have officially clinched the team title for Iowa; I'm not sure) was Borschel's amazing come-from-behind 10-9 win over Virginis'a Christopher Henrich (3-seed).
He was down 5-0 within the opening minute and down 9-3 at one point in the second period. Henrich's strategy seemed to be to shock and awe Borschel at the start of the match and try like hell to hang on. It wasn't a terrible strategy, considering that Borschel has rarely been behind in his matches this year and it wasn't clear how he'd react. Fortunately, he reacted by getting back to the fundamentals of Iowa wresting under Gable/Brands: never stop attacking. Borschel kept coming at Henrich and he was rewarded handsomely, with two takedowns and two points off stall calls on Henrich (and who probably could have been nailed with another one in the closing minute of the third period when he was utterly lifeless on the mat as JayBo rode him out for victory). He scored his final takedown with just enough time remaining to secure a riding time point if he could ride him out... which is exactly what he did. An unbelievable win that highlighted a dream-like run through the semifinals. The team hardware is locked up; tomorrow night's all about individual glory now. A year ago, the Hawks won the national title with zero national champions and went home glum. This year they'll have five shots to rectify that. After tonight's efforts, we're sure as hell not betting against 'em.
SEMIFINAL ROUND -- CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET
125 - #3 Matt McDonough MAJ DEC (14-3) UN Cashe Quiroga (PUR)
133 - #2 Dan Dennis DEC (5-3, OT) #3 Franklin Gomez (MSU)
141 - #6 Montell Marion DEC (7-6) #10 Tyler Nauman (Pitt)
149 - #2 Brent Metcalf DEC (6-2) #3 Kyle Terry (Okla)
174 - #2 Jay Borschel DEC (10-9) #3 Christopher Henrich (Virginia)
FINALS -- CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET
125 - #3 Matt McDonough vs. #5 Andrew Long (ISU)
133 - #2 Dan Dennis vs. #1 Jayson Ness (Minny)
141 - #6 Montell Marion vs. #1 Kyle Dake (Cornell)
149 - #2 Brent Metcalf vs. #1 Lance Palmer (fOSU)
174 - #2 Jay Borschel vs. #1 Mack Lewnes (Cornell)
FOURTH ROUND MATCHES -- CONSOLATION BRACKET
165 - #7 Ryan Morningstar DEC (3-2) UN Justin Kerber (Cornell)
184 - #9 Phil Keddy MAJ DEC (14-5) UN Andrew Saunders (UNC Greensboro)
197 - #5 Trevor Brandvold (Wisco) DEC (7-4) #9 Chad Beatty (no All-America for Beatty)
Hwt - #5 Dan Erekson DEC (4-1) #6 Nathan Everhart (Indiana)
FIFTH ROUND MATCHES -- CONSOLATION BRACKET
165 - UN Nick Amuchastegui (Stanford) DEC (2-0) #7 Ryan Morningstar
184 - #5 Clayton Foster (Okie State) DEC (5-3) #9 Phil Keddy
Hwt - #9 Mark Ellis (Mizzou) DEC (3-1) #5 Dan Erekson
All three guys (Morningstar, Keddy, and Erekson) will wrestle in the 7th place match tomorrow morning.
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Yay!
The hawks are awesome 23×. Also Lance Palmer, may God have mercy on your soul cuz metcalf won’t
I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid.
- Terry Bradshaw
by thegunslinger12 on Mar 19, 2010 10:41 PM CDT reply actions
He does.
But I think Metcalf can beat him. He needs to adjust his strategy from what he did at Big Tens, though.
I really, really hope he doesn’t choose down and let Palmer ride him; Palmer is a beast on top. That was the turning point of their match at Big Tens. It would make more sense for Metcalf to choose neutral and use his offense to attack. Palmer’s still never scored a takedown against Metcalf off of a move that he initiated himself.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I totally agree.
Metcalf needs to wrestle HIS match and be the one dictating the pace. As the year went on Palmer gained shape and not to mention more confidence. If they wrestle Palmer’s game then Metcalf’s small advantage in conditioning won’t be a factor. Obviously Metcalf has what it takes as he has already proven. It would be a shame for him to finish second again.
If Metcalf shoots...
He wins. Last match with Palmer he didn’t. Of course palmer is incredible on top, so Metcalf cannot get into that position again…Best position against Palmer is neutral, cuz he’ll ride the fuck out of ya. Metcalf needs to takedown-letup, continually.
Hawks....yup, I like 'em
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I love having this finalized a day early.
I still can’t believe M* made AA with basically 1.5 knees. I can’t wait to see the video of Borschel’s match
It never gets to be easy
by chitownhawkeye on Mar 19, 2010 10:55 PM CDT reply actions
This makes the hoopyball issues
go away in my brain. Lalalallalalalalalala, we have a N.C. and that’s all that matters, lalalalallalala. Lick who?
Go Metcalf.
Do You Know Who You Don't Fuck With?
The wiry guy with the screwy ears who’s drinking water at Vito’s, that’s who.
Learn that lesson early and often, frat boys.
God, Iowa Wrestling is awesome.
by Ornery Woody on Mar 19, 2010 11:04 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
When I earned my black belt in Tae Kwon Do,
my instructor told a group of us that we were able now to handle boxers and pretty much any martial arts discipline, but that we should steer clear of guys with no necks and cauliflower ears.
Life is hard. It's really hard if you're stupid.
That's just god advice
It never gets to be easy
by chitownhawkeye on Mar 20, 2010 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions
God advice?
Like, Honor thy mother and father?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Mar 20, 2010 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions
errr good
but let’s be honest, thou shalt not fuck with a wrestler makes a pretty good commandment
It never gets to be easy
by chitownhawkeye on Mar 20, 2010 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions
When I think of Hawkeye wrestlers
I don’t think of the Judeo-Christian God. I think Norse Gods (hello, Thor!?!) are much more representative of our guys. “Behold! The hammer of JayBo!”
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Mar 20, 2010 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions
Hey, Ross.
What’s the one-day record for comments on BHGP? Today was ridiculous.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
I'm not sure.
I’d guess the Orange Bowl day, though. Traffic was ridiculous that day AND people were chatty as hell.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Is it any good?
- anyone tried it?
Long discussions about Iowa winning national championships and beer. Boys, it don’t get no better than this.
"Well of course, there's nothing better than being American!!!" - Ricky Americanzi, Jan. 5th, 2010
by The Bacon Explosion on Mar 20, 2010 8:20 AM CDT up reply actions
I apparently wrote a "sonnet" about it on the other thread.
I don’t know how to link you to the comment itself, but if you go to that thread, and search “Beer Update” It will show up. I had two beer updates, by the way. I think. Yeah, it’s all a slight bit fuzzy.
But, yeah – Noble Pils is good. Just another guy’s opinion though.
by EnergizerHawk on Mar 20, 2010 9:28 AM CDT up reply actions
Atleast you remember something.
If I had to sit through a CPR class all day, I think there’s about a 90% chance that I blackout that night. So to you, I say Congrats!
All the talk about it the past couple days I had to try a few at the bar last night in celebration
On top of about 10 Jack and Cokes. I was at a piano bar going around telling everybody that we were 2010 National Champs and I made the guy play In Heaven There Is No Beer. Surprised I can remember all that actually.
by Hank Thrasher on Mar 20, 2010 10:21 AM CDT up reply actions
You, sir...
Are Awesome! +1000 for the beer song!
by EnergizerHawk on Mar 20, 2010 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions
In Minneapolis, at the hockeyball
Tournament, you can clearly hear them playing In Heaven There Is No Beer. Would have thought the rodent faithful would be sick of that by now. Oh well! Broke out into song when I heard it on tv last night. Got some weird looks, too!
by Swarley on Mar 20, 2010 4:07 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I just noticed that Bacon Explosion
posted a FanShot for Sam Adams Noble Pils. Good job to you, sir. Maybe we should have a column devoted to beer? Maybe a weekly one? Discuss.
by EnergizerHawk on Mar 20, 2010 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Borschel's win
was right up there with Mike Zadick throwing Reggie Lewis onto his back at the end of the third period for 5 when he was trailing by 3 in the tournament the last time it was in Iowa City. Amazing comeback and don’t bet against him vs. Lewnes tonight.
Life is hard. It's really hard if you're stupid.
Finals
FWIW, here is my take on the finals tonight:
At 125, McDounough has beaten Long from ISU three times this year, but all three matches were extremely close and Long just beat the #1 seed who was nat’l champ two years ago. McDonough is wrestling as well as anybody on our team this tournament. Edge: IOWA
At 133, Dennis beat Ness last year, but Ness has beaten him twice this year. Ness has been a machine this year, but did not look that good in his semi last night against a wrestler I thought he would handle. Edge: MN (small)
At 141, Marion is wrestling extremely well in this tournament, but he draws Dake, the #1 seed from Cornell – a true freshman who is tough as nails. Edge: big for Cornell
At 149, Metcalf draws spray tan boy, Lance Palmer. Metcalf had beaten him four times before losing to him in the Big Ten championship match. Palmer is wrestling great right now with a couple of quick falls in the tournament. Edge? NEVER bet against Metcalf. He wants this one.
At 174 is the match of the night. Borshcel against Lewnes, the number one seed who is 40-0 and a candidate for the Hodge Trophy. On paper, the edge goes to Lewnes, but my heart says Borschel wins this one, especially after the way he came back in the semis last night.
Life is hard. It's really hard if you're stupid.
Tonight is a tall order
across the board. I’m betting that Brands reminds the team how bittersweet it felt last year because of the upsets at final session. I hope the finish strong. 3-2 would be darn good. 4-1 would be great. 5-0 seems hard to imagine. For 5-0 to happen Marion has to wrestle more consistently throughout the match. I am worried for Metcalf. I want his head on straight. Borschel could be the real fun match of the entire night. He was so cool last night it was amazing. I hate to say it, for 0-6 is possible.
"I’m sick of following my dreams. I’m just going to ask them where they’re going and hook up with them later." M.H.
no, no it is not.
0-6 is not possible. It won’t happen. It won’t!!!
In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).
Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.
You just killed us!
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Mar 20, 2010 9:03 AM CDT up reply actions
"SHHH... It'll all be over soon."
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
7TH-PLACE MATCHES -- CONSOLATION BRACKET
165 – #7 Ryan Morningstar v. UN Chris Brown (Old Dom)
184 – #9 Phil Keddy v. #3 Dustin Kilgore (Kent St)
Hwt – #5 Dan Erekson v. #7 Jarod Trice (Cent Mich)
Fight for Rihanna’s honor, Morningstar!
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Hey, it's Erekson vs. Trice!
It’s the match somebody I know predicted, just for 7th instead of 1st.
Everyone fails. The successful learn from their failures. I just wish we'd quit giving ourselves so many learning opportunities.
by WhiteSpeedReceiver on Mar 20, 2010 9:39 AM CDT up reply actions
Well...
Despite the fact that it was as unexpected as the sun coming up in the morning or the pizza delivery guy getting nailed when the blonde with huge boobs in the movie didn’t have the $14.99, congratulations on the National Championship.
Everyone fails. The successful learn from their failures. I just wish we'd quit giving ourselves so many learning opportunities.
by WhiteSpeedReceiver on Mar 20, 2010 9:35 AM CDT reply actions
Aaand Cyler Sanderson gets PINNED by some dude from Binghampton...
so he can’t even make the 3rd place match.
Oh, the failure. It tastes so sweet.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Again with the "P" in Binghamton.
Although, Ross, you’re far from the first person to spell Binghamton with an erroneous “p”…unless you meant BING!-Hampton!…in which case I’m totally on board.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Mar 20, 2010 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions
Speling iz harde.
I actually went p-less at first and then thought that didn’t look right, so I added it in. Whoops.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Hey,
any chance I have to repost that ISU upset is fine by me.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Mar 20, 2010 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions
U-S-A! U-S-A!
Mike Cannon, from Ricky Stanzi’s second-favorite school, American University, just beat Ivan John Drago Dergo to get into the 3rd-place match at 184.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Has anyone been able to find video of Morningstar's match from last night?
Listening to Ironside make the call was amazing. I had a grin on my face the rest of the night after that call. I imagine watching it would be pretty amazing, as well.
I'm damn glad that match wasn't the 125lb. final tonight.
And not just because it means an Iowa guy’s in the final instead.
That match was just boooooring. Escobedo and Nickerson are both very good, but Nickerson especially just slows matches to a crawl. I know he was hampered by the shoulder injury, but he was no offensive dynamo in the 125lb. final against Donahoe last year, either.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Yeah. I know that I won't be insanely interested in this morning's matches.
But it’d be nice to see some exciting consols, even if they are Hawkeye-less.
by The Mexican't on Mar 20, 2010 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions
Judging by the format they used for 125, we may not see anything from the Iowa matches this morning/
They showed the 3rd-place match exclusively and not a whiff of coverage of the 5th- or 7th-place matches.
Which sucks a little.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Gomez...
loves America!
"The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride." HST
Gomez looks so good against everyone aside from Dennis.
Kind of makes Dennis’ success against him even more amazing.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
If only...
Dennis can get his edge back against Ness!
"The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride." HST
That would be fantastic.
Ness didn’t look amazing last night against Oliver, which gives me a little more hope than I had a few days ago.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Completely agree
That is the least impressive Ness has been all season. If Dennis is on top of his game, he has a shot at pulling off the upset.
"I shoot, I score. He shoots, I score." - Dan Gable
by ClaybornSmash on Mar 20, 2010 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions
19 years and 5 national championships?
Think Brands will enjoy reminding him that he’s got 3 in 4 years?
I live in the OKC area
and all they talk about down here is how the greatest wrestling coach in the history of wrestling is John Smith. It’s like they are so blinded by their own arrogance they can’t see the gap between Gable and Smith…and soon, Brands and Smith!
"The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride." HST
Exactly... he's a great coach
I mean he coaches the stall strategy like its nobody’s business. BUt the fact remains that Gable, and now Brands, have amazing winning %’s while his % is great for years where Gable and Brands were not coaching. If Brands can keep this going, Smith will be the 3rd best coach behind Gable and Brands.
"I shoot, I score. He shoots, I score." - Dan Gable
by ClaybornSmash on Mar 20, 2010 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions
Totally agree.
You gotta give John Smith his due. He is a great coach, was an amazing wrestler back in the day, and an even better person. Plus he has done a shit-load for the sport. But the fact of the matter is it’s only a matter of time before Brands passes him in coaching status! When that happens, you will hear all the OSU fans whine about how it’s not fair.
"The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride." HST
A few stats:
Smith: 5 National Championships in 19 years, 26.32 winning %
Gable: 15 National Championships in 21 years, 71.43 winning %
Brands: 3 National Championships in 4 years, 75.00 winning %
I think those numbers speak for themselves
"I shoot, I score. He shoots, I score." - Dan Gable
by ClaybornSmash on Mar 20, 2010 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions
I was at an establishment in Iowa City last night
that happens to have some huge Iowa Wrestling displays right inside the door. They are a bit out of date (2007 I think) but the numbers were staggering. Gable had a .940 winning percentage in duels. There were some other good ones but I can’t remember. It was pretty cool.
by shada's revenge on Mar 20, 2010 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions
That is absolutely nuts.
IIRC, Brands hasn’t lost a dual in 2 years, his winning percentage has to be absolutely staggering.
by The Mexican't on Mar 20, 2010 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I think the most telling story about Iowa wrestling
is that our “down” years were under Zelesky from 1998-2006. Zelesky won 3 National Championships (1998, 2000, 2004) in those 8 years, but that winning % wasn’t good enough for us.
"I shoot, I score. He shoots, I score." - Dan Gable
by ClaybornSmash on Mar 20, 2010 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Quick Wikipedia search shows that Brands is currently sitting at 82-6.
Leaving him with a winning percentage of .932. Obviously, he’s got to hold on to that average for quite some time to compete with Gable’s numbers, but it’s nice to see that he’s keeping pace.
by The Mexican't on Mar 20, 2010 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Gable's coaching records are just staggering.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Everything Gable did was staggering
He is a god come to walk among us
It never gets to be easy
by chitownhawkeye on Mar 21, 2010 9:50 AM CDT up reply actions
Something to chew on...
Did you know that 19 of Okie State’s National Championships came 3/4 of a century ago when the were known as Oklahoma A&M.
"The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride." HST
Since Iowa's rise to prominence (1975):
Iowa: 23 National Championships
Ok St: 7 National Championships
Minnesota: 3 National Championships
Iowa St: 2 National Champsionships
Arizona St: 1 National Championship
"I shoot, I score. He shoots, I score." - Dan Gable
by ClaybornSmash on Mar 20, 2010 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions
I am going to look into buying/renting a billboard
and posting those facts so that they are plain as day to wrestling fans!
"The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride." HST
Who won
5th & 7th @ 141?
"The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride." HST
Thank you good sir.
How about 149?
"The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride." HST
5th Molinaro- PSU
7th Borshoff- American
Also: go here
by shada's revenge on Mar 20, 2010 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Is there any intertubes coverage (360 or NCAA site?) for this
Sometimes I get ESPNU, sometimes I don’t. This weekend I don’t. Fuck Mediacom.
by shada's revenge on Mar 20, 2010 12:08 PM CDT reply actions
Unfortunately it's ESPNU or bust
It’d be nice if they’d show some matches on ESPN360, but the WWL hasn’t quite figured that out, yet.
by The Mexican't on Mar 20, 2010 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Are they showing more cricket?
Sailing, perhaps?
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Wait a minute...
NOW we get coverage of the 5th place match when it has Sanderson in it? SHENANIGANS.
(Although maybe this means they’ll show the Iowa guys too… I hope.)
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Well, you almost got to see Sanderson pinned again...
So there’s that.
by The Mexican't on Mar 20, 2010 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, I'm loving seeing Sanderson lose...
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I second that.
"The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride." HST
Change of subject...
I know I’m just stoking the preverbial fire, but rumor is, is that Barta is on a plane headed for El-Paso. Is Tony Barbee getting signed?
Who's leg do I have to hump to get a drink around here?-Brian
Penn State is just obgliated to wear boring unis in everything, aren't they?
Sorry, by “boring” I mean “classic”…
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Sanderson not named Cael = OVERRATED!!!
"The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride." HST
Also: American needs to go nuts with their singlet design.
They’re way too tame.
THIS is what I’m talking about:
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
That's a phenomenal singlet
You should email your recommendation to the American AD.
by The Mexican't on Mar 20, 2010 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions
That's pretty good
I think we could do something with this too.
by shada's revenge on Mar 20, 2010 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Also a winner.
If only the NCAA wasn’t so hung up on singlets…
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
No more Sandersons until they start procreating?
THANK GOD.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Hopefully
they are smart enough to procreate.
"The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride." HST
Reply Fail
…are “NOT”…
"The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride." HST
165 up next?
Yeah, I’m switching to the Nova game for the next 10 minutes or so.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Aaaand I forgot that Morningstar's wrestling, so whoops.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
2 backs immediately after the whistle for Morningstar.
And then a quick escape. Up 2-1
by The Mexican't on Mar 20, 2010 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Is Hamilton blogging for this
And if so, could somebody hit me with the link?
by shada's revenge on Mar 20, 2010 12:22 PM CDT reply actions
Yep. he is.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
And of course...
no seventh place match being televised!
"The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride." HST
DO IT FOR RIHANNA, RYAN!
What, different Chris Brown?
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Morningstar's injury, per Hamilton:
torn PCL and torn MCL
Daaaamn.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
So he earned AA status with one ligament holding his knee together.
Even Perry has to be impressed with that
by The Mexican't on Mar 20, 2010 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions
At least I can follow the Morningstar match vicariously through the crowd noise...
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
You can hear the crowd
react to the IOWA match…not the televised matches. Sure is funny how that works.
"The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride." HST
165: Morningstar DEC (3-2) Brown
Morningstar gets 7th place and ends his Iowa career with a win.
Great work, Ryan.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
With 2 torn ligaments in his knee
damn…
"I shoot, I score. He shoots, I score." - Dan Gable
by ClaybornSmash on Mar 20, 2010 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh shit
I forgot I can listen to it on the radio. Duh
by shada's revenge on Mar 20, 2010 12:26 PM CDT reply actions
I imagine most that follow wrestling probably have interest in MMA.
So, who’ve ya got for tomorrow night? Jones or Vera?
I hope Jones.
Vera just bugs me for some reason. He’s looked tougher since moving to 205, though.
I’m just happy Direct TV and Versus ended their pissing match.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I agree. I was lucky enough to meet Vera in Chicago at a WEC event last April.
He’s an insanely nice guy. His tolerance of people was uncanny. He spent most of the undercard hiding in the prep area, but came out to watch the event once it went live. There weren’t 10 minutes that passed thru the rest of the night in which someone wasn’t pestering him for a photo.
That said, I think Jones is going to destroy him.
by The Mexican't on Mar 20, 2010 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions
That's pretty cool.
His fighting style drives me nuts at times, though. For a guy with incredible talent, he seems way too passive at times.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
He has seemed insanely timid in his last few fights.
But I still don’t understand how the judges gave Couture the win over Vera. He may have pressed him against the cage for 10 minutes, but Vera beat on him pretty well for the other 5. Vera’s starting to understand that he’s got to get back to what built him the following he had. I think he’ll come out firing, but Jones is just too quick. I can’t imagine tomorrow’s fight going more than 10 minutes.
by The Mexican't on Mar 20, 2010 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Judges can be very, very dumb.
And I think they give Couture the benefit of the doubt at times.
I love Jones because his offense is so unconventional; he literally does moves he saw in video games or movies. Such a breath of fresh air.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Bones
I think he will be able to do some things getting the fight to the ground if he needs to, and I think he’s faster than most of the guys Vera has fought. Plus, my brother was friends w/ him at Iowa Central. Close one, but I’ll take Jones.
Tonight...
Interesting to see that the two matches they’re hyping the most are far and away Palmer/Metcalf and Lewnes/Borschel.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
They won't stop talking about Palmer/Metcalf.
Of course, I’m sure a lot of that has to do with Metcalf’s upset last year, too. Is Lewnes/Borschel the only meeting of undefeateds in the finals?
by The Mexican't on Mar 20, 2010 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions
I think so.
I think that was the only weight class that had two undefeated guys coming into the tourney.
133, 149, 197, and Hwt also featured 1-2 match-ups, but in all of those cases, I believe the 2-seed has lost to the 1-seed.
RE: Metcaf-Palmer, yeah there’s a lot to hype about it. Metcalf’s upset last year, Palmer’s win two weeks ago, Metcalf’s overall domination over the past three years, the heated rivalry between Metcalf/Palmer and Iowa/OSU… it’s good stuff.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Did something happen that I am not aware of
or did the NCAA site mess up? On the team standings they have us down for 4 in the championships and 4 in consos.
by shada's revenge on Mar 20, 2010 12:32 PM CDT reply actions
They're wrong.
We have five in the finals and three in the consos.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
That's what I thought
just checking.
by shada's revenge on Mar 20, 2010 12:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Anybody know
who won 5th & 6th @ 149?
"The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride." HST
Molinaro was 5th, Gillespie was 6th
Molinaro schooled him, 10-1
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
sorry...I meant 5th and 7th
"The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride." HST
Here's a link for all of the match results
by shada's revenge on Mar 20, 2010 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions
I keep trying to go to that sight, but it seems to be slow or locked up.
"The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride." HST
I see, here are the results after 149
3rd
157 Hall- Boise St over Lister- Binghamton
165 King- Edinboro over Amuchastegui- Stanford
174 Henrich- VT over Dwyer- Nebraska
5th
157 Fittery- American over Sanderson- Penn St
165 Caldwell- Oklahoma over Rendos- Bucknell
174 Blanton- Illinois over Bennett- C. Mich
7th
157 Gaethje- N. Colorado over Brown- C. Mich
165 Morningstar over Brown- Old Dominion
174 Griffin- Penn over Beets UNI
by shada's revenge on Mar 20, 2010 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Excellent, you have been very helpfull my friend.
Many thanks to you sir!
"The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride." HST
After the Orange Bowl...
I can’t help but be a little offended to have Iowa fans be called BEEEEES.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I heard that.
What the fuck?
"The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride." HST
I think its origins trace back to the Gable days.
Obviously a nickname that was built due to the black and gold, even if it doesn’t make much sense.
by The Mexican't on Mar 20, 2010 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, it's from the '80s.
Since Iowa fans wear black and gold and make a lot of noise that sounds vaguely like buzzing.
The Orange Bowl taught me to hate BEEEES, though.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Something to do with Hayden Fry and the "swarm" too. I believe.
Who's leg do I have to hump to get a drink around here?-Brian
That would also make sense/
The ’80s were BEEES-ariffic for Iowa sports.
Did they ever call The Field House/CHA “the Hive”?
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
They should have.
It sure felt something like that inside.
Who's leg do I have to hump to get a drink around here?-Brian
Don't forget if we're wearing the bibs
not unusual to be called bumblebees
It never gets to be easy
by chitownhawkeye on Mar 21, 2010 9:54 AM CDT up reply actions
JayBo hasn't had the greatest tournament
Is anyone giving him a shot against Lewnes? To make the national finals without conceding a TD, that’s pretty incredible stuff.
It ends tonite
Hopefully the “little” scare he got last nite will wake him up.
Who's leg do I have to hump to get a drink around here?-Brian
I think he can do it.
Although it will be very, very tough since Lewnes is really good. I think JayBo needs to push the action: (a) because good things tend to happen when he does that (see: last nite) and (b) he might be able to get some stall calls against Lewnes, who seems to do a lot of backpedaling.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
If it comes down to conditioning and stamina Jaybo gets the edge.
Who's leg do I have to hump to get a drink around here?-Brian
Well all
What a hell of a night last night. The Iowa bar I went to in Chicago had wrestling on 75% of their TVs, and the crowd that was there wasn’t interested in March Madness. Let’s just say, the celebration may have gotten out of hand judging by the fact that I woke up at 12:30 PM.
How have we done this morning?
They took the bar, the whole fucking bar!
by recoveringfratguy on Mar 20, 2010 12:43 PM CDT reply actions
Morningstar won, finished 7th.
I think he’s the only Hawkeye to wrestle, so far.
by The Mexican't on Mar 20, 2010 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Beautiful
I saw that he got AA status last night, glad to see a strong finish from him (I’m sure it’s not how he would have liked for it all to end though with that knee)
They took the bar, the whole fucking bar!
by recoveringfratguy on Mar 20, 2010 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Now that's what I like to hear.
I for one, get tired of hearing about the “pumpkin pushers” 24-7!
"The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride." HST
Do they feel it necessary totalk about Max Askern every 5 mins?
Is it in his brothers network contract or what?
Who's leg do I have to hump to get a drink around here?-Brian
It pains me to admit it, since he's a former jNWU guy and all...
but I actually don’t hate Jake Herbert. He’s doing a pretty good job as the sideline commentator guy. It’s nice to get his insight after wrestling so recently.
And I guess I’ll always be a little grateful to him for locking up last year’s national title for us.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
It was easy to hate him when he was keeping another Hawkeye from winning an individual championship
But he has done a great job on the sidelines. It’s always nice to get a wrestler’s perspective.
by The Mexican't on Mar 20, 2010 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Barry Davis would be awesome from the sidelines.
Who's leg do I have to hump to get a drink around here?-Brian
Only if they kept a camera on him at all times...
so we could see him freaking out.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I love watching Barry Davis in the corner.
He’s also given some great interviews throughout the year. He’ll be a great color guy when he’s done coaching.
by The Mexican't on Mar 20, 2010 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions
What a disappointing tourney for Keddy.
I really thought he was going to do pretty well after the way he was wrestling at the end of the season.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Yeah.
He just looked kind of flat and out of sorts. I figured he end up in the top 6.
Who's leg do I have to hump to get a drink around here?-Brian
He also got a murderous draw, which didn't help matters.
He wound up facing FOUR wrestlers seeded higher than him in this tourney, which is a pretty tall order.
Compare that to McDonough, who’s been wrestling awesome this weekend… but has also been a bit lucky with this draw — Long tonight will be the FIRST seeded wrestler he’s faced the entire tournament.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
184 Results
3rd- Cannon- American over LeBlanc- Wyoming
5th- Dergo- Illinois over Foster- Okie St
7th- Kilgore- Kent St over Keddy- Iowa
by shada's revenge on Mar 20, 2010 12:54 PM CDT reply actions
On the other hand...
Hamilton points out the amazing progress Keddy’s made over the course of his Iowa career.
Keddy ends his career as a three-time All-American after finishing 14-16 as a freshman.
That’s pretty good stuff.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Kid really turned out to be a really good wrestler.
Just lacked a little in the technique department.
"The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride." HST
Shame he couldn't have been healthy earlier this year, too.
Win more earlier and get a better seed… hopefully avoid some of those bad match-ups.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
184: Kilgore DEC (9-5) Keddy
Keddy finishes in 8th place.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Save it for this evening
Hopefully we will have 5 chances to do “the most convoluted Internet cheer ever” tonight
by shada's revenge on Mar 20, 2010 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions
/sigh
I’m just a bit too excited. It’s raining hard here in Houston and I have nothing else to do.
by EnergizerHawk on Mar 20, 2010 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions
I am still sleepy
and a bit hung over. That would be way too noisy in my brain right now. Sorry to disappoint
by shada's revenge on Mar 20, 2010 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions
You could be watching snow melt like here in IOWA
Who's leg do I have to hump to get a drink around here?-Brian
That MIGHT be more exciting because then I would have an IOWA establishment
where I could watch some wrestling with people who actually care about the sport, as opposed to the dickless cowboys here in Texas.
by EnergizerHawk on Mar 20, 2010 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Shit
It was sunny and 70 degrees here yesterday. Today it’s in the low 20’s with about 8 inches of snow on the ground with more to come!
"The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride." HST
Go Yohn!
Beat the Evil Russian!
(Ugh, I’m actually cheering for a Gopher.)
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
197 Results
3rd- Simaz- Cornell over Taylor- Maryland
5th- Lapotsky- Oklahoma over Branvold- Wisconsin
7th- Gelogaev- Okie St over Yohn- Minnesota
by shada's revenge on Mar 20, 2010 1:05 PM CDT reply actions
Once again
thanks for all the updates.
"The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride." HST
Amazing that with the team Iowa State has had over the past three years...
they haven’t even been able to finish 2nd at the NCAAs. IIRC, Ohio State finished 2nd last year and the year before and it looks like Cornell is going to finish 2nd this year.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
It's because of the coaching change, the weather, the hawkeyes cheat.........
Who's leg do I have to hump to get a drink around here?-Brian
It looks as though I.S.U. might struggle to take 3rd place.
Who's leg do I have to hump to get a drink around here?-Brian
Zabriskie-Rosholt is gonna be so fucking bad.
Unless you like watching two fat dudes play pattycake for seven minutes.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Might as well be a gay porno
Ain’t nobody watching that shit!
"The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride." HST
Grace just ran down their sponsors
Because of injury time and ended it with “Those are the unofficial sponsors of Dan Erekson Blood Time” LOL
by shada's revenge on Mar 20, 2010 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Yessir.
Starting at 6:30 CST.
In HD, too.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Oh, so we'll get an awesome look at
the skin discoloration that Mr. Palmer of tOSU has? Good, I’ll call the dermatologist and have them check it out.
by EnergizerHawk on Mar 20, 2010 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Clearer view of "Fake Bakes" ass whooping
Who's leg do I have to hump to get a drink around here?-Brian
Anybody know who's going to commentate?
by EnergizerHawk on Mar 20, 2010 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Guessing the same guys that were on ESPNU yesterday and this morning.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Gee
I guess that I was thinking that since it was the finals they might bring in some superstar commentator, like… Ironside or Gable? Silly me.
by EnergizerHawk on Mar 20, 2010 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions
How good is it that they're delaying lacrosse coverage for wrestling
Take that east coast sports
Who's leg do I have to hump to get a drink around here?-Brian
Take THAT, east coast bias!
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
HWT: Erekson DEC (8-2) Price
Erekson finishes in 7th place.
Not as high as we (or him, of course) were hoping for out of him this year, but at least he got to end his Iowa career with a win.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I thought Grace and Ironside
were saying Jack Trice (as in Jack Trice Field) instead of Price. I was just thinking how appropriate it was for a Hawkeye to end someone with that name’s season with a loss
by shada's revenge on Mar 20, 2010 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions
HWT Results
3rd- Rey- Lehigh over Dudziak- Duke
5th- Monteiro- CS Bakersfield over Ellis- Missouri
7th- Erekson- Iowa over Price- C. Michigan
by shada's revenge on Mar 20, 2010 1:20 PM CDT reply actions
All right guys
See you at 6:30 for 5 individual champs!
by shada's revenge on Mar 20, 2010 1:23 PM CDT reply actions
It is Championship Saturday
It was ok, starting the moment you woke up.
by EnergizerHawk on Mar 20, 2010 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Its always ok to drink
/alchoholic’d
"I shoot, I score. He shoots, I score." - Dan Gable
by ClaybornSmash on Mar 20, 2010 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions
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