Darrion Caldwell Suffers Most Convenient "Injury" Ever
by Adam Jacobi on May 12, 2010 7:30 AM CDT
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Well, imagine that. The day before the match, we find out Darrion Caldwell, public enemy number one in the eyes of one Brent Metcalf, isn't going to wrestle Metcalf one last time after all. TheMat.com explains:
Darrion Caldwell (Rahway, N.J./Sunkist Kids) reinjured his shoulder during a practice session at the U.S. Olympic Training Center on Monday afternoon.
Due to the injury, he will not be competing as part of the 2010 Beat the Streets Gala on the U.S.S. Intrepid in New York City on Thursday, May 13.
Caldwell missed the 2009 college season for North Carolina State due to shoulder surgery this past fall. He has not been medically cleared to compete and is undergoing additional tests at this time.
For Iowa fans, this is devastating news; Caldwell-Metcalf 2010 was likely to be the most satisfying act of revenge since Butch Coolidge made proper use of a samurai sword.
Metcalf doesn't have to go home with nothing to do, however. Caldwell has been replaced by Cornell's Kyle Dake; Dake was this year's NCAA champion at 141 pounds. Bring Metcalf your champions; they're his meat.
In all honestly, we are just a little worried about this matchup, though; while Metcalf was arguably the best wrestler regardless of weight class this season, Dake is already a champion as a true freshman, and he's one weight class lower, meaning Metcalf's speed isn't as much of an advantage. Remember how Caldwell beat Metcalf? It wasn't by overpowering Metcalf, it was by being quick enough to defend his legs whenever Metcalf shot.
And really, we've seen this before. Large, heavily favored wrestler taking on an undersized, unheralded neophyte? Yeah, this doesn't end well:
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Darion's shoulder does look tender (and juicy) but in his defense...
would you want to wrestle Metcalf with a beer can up your ass?
If you feel like singing along, don't.
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Pretty sure the former.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Yep, freestyle
Some posters on TheMat are reporting that the NCAA is saying that Dake can’t wrestle. Not sure why it would be different for him vs. Caldwell, since both have NCAA eligibility left.
Awww yeah.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Did Bubba Jenkins lose a bet?
We’ve seen this movie before.
Who's leg do I have to hump to get a drink around here?-Brian
Indeed.
And it’s pretty much always awesome. I don’t stop watching “Die Hard” when I stumble across it on cable and I never tire of Metcalf running through Bubba. It was sad that he didn’t get the chance during the season this year.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
One thing to keep in mind with Bubba...
sure, we’ve seen Metcalf beat him down a few times now, but Bubba is an accomplished freestyle wrestler in his own right (just won University Nationals and won the 2007 Junior Worlds). Also, his biggest weakness (his conditioning) won’t be a factor in this match due to the short periods in freestyle. I’m interested to see where his weight is at, coming in on such short notice.
Yeah, much as I'd like to see another Metcalf stomping, I'm not truly expecting it.
As you noted, Bubba is good at freestyle and freestyle doesn’t play to Brent’s strengths as well as folk-style.
I’ll settle for a Metcalf win of any variety, frankly.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
This is the exact reason
I wish they would make folkstyle an Olympic sport. I don’t think many other countries, if any, have folkstyle wrestling. If that’s the cae, who cares.
Fuck them, we’re 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
I heard that real reason Darriana is missing the match,
is because she had a gynecologist appointment.
Life is hard. It's really hard if you're stupid.
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