Iowa 2024

[Dogbone]

Brands typically redshirts his true freshman unless they are title contenders.   I agree Arnold and Peterson look ready to compete, not sure they are true title contenders, yet.   Without a realistic chance at the team title, I would guess they redshirt and let their respective weights clear out this year. 

[BlacknGold]

8 hours ago, Dogbone said:

Brands typically redshirts his true freshman unless they are title contenders.   I agree Arnold and Peterson look ready to compete, not sure they are true title contenders, yet.   Without a realistic chance at the team title, I would guess they redshirt and let their respective weights clear out this year. 

Makes a lot sense. Assad can be good if he puts on more size. Teske draws concern, don't think he had a victory over a top 12 opponent in all of last season, and he skipped the US Open, while Schriever showed up and went 3-2 

[Gus]

15 hours ago, Dogbone said:

Brands typically redshirts his true freshman unless they are title contenders.   I agree Arnold and Peterson look ready to compete, not sure they are true title contenders, yet.   Without a realistic chance at the team title, I would guess they redshirt and let their respective weights clear out this year. 

I like Peterson and think he could be good after a few years in the Iowa room. He is certainly much better in freestyle than in folkstyle at this point in time. He did not win folkstyle nationals a few weeks back losing to a solid, but not top tier, kid from Montana Teegan Vasquez. 

[Gus]

7 hours ago, BlacknGold said:

Makes a lot sense. Assad can be good if he puts on more size. Teske draws concern, don't think he had a victory over a top 12 opponent in all of last season, and he skipped the US Open, while Schriever showed up and went 3-2 

Assad doesn't need more size, he is a good sized 184. He needs to learn how to finish his single leg. He can get in on anyone but cannot take down AA level guys. See his match with Marcus Coleman for reference.

[BlacknGold]

4 hours ago, Gus said:

Assad doesn't need more size, he is a good sized 184. He needs to learn how to finish his single leg. He can get in on anyone but cannot take down AA level guys. See his match with Marcus Coleman for reference.

Assad looks small at 184. 

[El Luchador]

On 5/2/2023 at 10:21 AM, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

I thought Ferrari had long arms?  Most good deadlifters do, although I have difficulty using the term "deadlift" with someone who uses straps.

What is his DL? It must be impressive to have wrestling people talking about it.  

[Wrestleknownothing]

1 minute ago, El Luchador said:

What is his DL? It must be impressive to have wrestling people talking about it.  

I am surprised you don't know. Ferrari talks about it A LOT.

 

 

[El Luchador]

1 minute ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

I am surprised you don't know. Ferrari talks about it A LOT.

 

 

Well it's a respectable DL, but if it's on Twitter then it's outside of my wheelhouse. He's no Ed Cohan, but still respectable. 

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

8 hours ago, El Luchador said:

Well it's a respectable DL, but if it's on Twitter then it's outside of my wheelhouse. He's no Ed Cohan, but still respectable. 

He gave an interview after winning a match at NCAA (semis?) where he yelled "665 Deadlift, baby!!!!"

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

10 hours ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

I am surprised you don't know. Ferrari talks about it A LOT.

 

 

Not so subtle signs that he'll be pursuing professional MMA?

[Wrestleknownothing]

10 minutes ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

Not so subtle signs that he'll be pursuing professional MMA?

His NIL/agent/rep company-thing has him listed under WWE.

https://roster.1str.com/?section=featured

Edited May 5, 2023 by Wrestleknownothing

[nhs67]

That Tweet is from March, fwiw.  That wasn't a new Tweet.

I put him in the same sort of boat as Parrisdaddy, for obviously different reasons (legalities VS fiscalities).  If I see him step on the mat at NCAAs, I will believe he is competing there.

Obviously we will know if Parrisdaddy is competing at NCAAs because we will have seen him at B1Gs.  That is no guarantee with Focus.  He could do something stupid and get himself arrested in between B1Gs (assuming he goes to Iowa) and NCAAs.

[Wrestleknownothing]

39 minutes ago, nhs67 said:

That Tweet is from March, fwiw.  That wasn't a new Tweet.

I put him in the same sort of boat as Parrisdaddy, for obviously different reasons (legalities VS fiscalities).  If I see him step on the mat at NCAAs, I will believe he is competing there.

Obviously we will know if Parrisdaddy is competing at NCAAs because we will have seen him at B1Gs.  That is no guarantee with Focus.  He could do something stupid and get himself arrested in between B1Gs (assuming he goes to Iowa) and NCAAs.

Now I will make a prediction.

He WILL do something stupid and maybe get himself arrested.

But I also think that is his morning mantra.

[El Luchador]

2 hours ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

He gave an interview after winning a match at NCAA (semis?) where he yelled "665 Deadlift, baby!!!!"

Is he from New Jersey? Sounds like it.

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

2 minutes ago, El Luchador said:

Is he from New Jersey? Sounds like it.

Texas

[El Luchador]

4 minutes ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

Texas

I didn't think Texas produced top wrestlers

[Wrestleknownothing]

17 minutes ago, El Luchador said:

I didn't think Texas produced top wrestlers

Bo Nickal is waiting out back to have a "word"

[ionel]

3 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

Bo Nickal is waiting out back to have a "word"

By "out back" do you mean Milwaukee? 

[Offthemat]

2 minutes ago, ionel said:

By "out back" do you mean Milwaukee? 

Thought that was Australia. 

[Wrestleknownothing]

Just now, ionel said:

By "out back" do you mean Milwaukee? 

For me out back would be Iowa. So let's say CHA.

After he gets done spladling Sammy Brooks he dons the mascaras for  @El Luchador's Texas wrestling tutorial.

[ionel]

1 minute ago, Offthemat said:

Thought that was Australia. 

I was thinking the Steak House but believe Wkn is more of Golden Corral guy so ...

[Wrestleknownothing]

1 hour ago, ionel said:

I was thinking the Steak House but believe Wkn is more of Golden Corral guy so ...

Thems fightin words

[Offthemat]

1 hour ago, ionel said:

I was thinking the Steak House but believe Wkn is more of Golden Corral guy so ...

It’s probably Steakhouse cause he was saying it about Bo Nickal. 

[Indiana-Hawk-Wrestling-Fan]

I’m intrigued how the Hawkeyes handle the middle weights with Chittum, Ferrari, Cobe, and Kennedy. 
 

Maybe it can look like this 

2024

-   157 - Chittum, Ferrari (Redshirt) 

-   165 - Kennedy

-   174 - Brands, Arnold (RS, GS, or OlympicShirt if he makes team and medals)

2025

-   157 - Ferrari, Chittum (Redshirt) 

-   165 - Kennedy

-   174 - Arnold 

2026

-   157 - Chittum

-   165 - Kennedy / Ferrari 

-   174 - Arnold (or uses his RS if he uses and qualifies for OLYRS) / Kennedy 

 

Of course the coaches can be smart and choose how they handle the redshirts and maybe have Ferrari go first then have Chittum the rest of the 4 years. If they use the shirts wisely at worst Ferrari would just have to sit 1 year behind Kennedy, unless Arnold does that route of using a gray shirt or Olympic shirt and using the RS down the line (which I kinda don’t see happening but we’ll see ). No matter what we have a good problem! 

 

@Laxhawk174, @BlacknGold

[Indiana-Hawk-Wrestling-Fan]

Also, I think Cobe and Rathjen will be the front runners for the 149 spot for the next 3 years. 

of course we still have Bretli R. And Jesuroga also contending for 149. 

Then eventually Miguel Estrada will contend for the spot when he jumps on campus (2024 -2025)