ILLINOIS Versus Iowa & Wisconsin This Week

[SocraTease]

Ramos takes down Spencer Lee, then throws him for a 6 point move and was very, very close to pinning him.

Lee comes back and pins Ramos.  Crazy start to the dual.  

edit:  whoops, wrong location for this

Edited January 8, 2023 by SocraTease

[jchapman]

looks like you were just a hair off on your Hamiti/Braunagel prediction

 

“wrestlestat.com is predicting a Wisconsin victory here, but by a 10-4 score. I can certainly see a tighter match”

 

[MPhillips]

Paniro loses to Parco in SV in other Iowa news.

[wrestlingphish]

On 1/7/2023 at 2:44 PM, flyingcement said:

I have never heard of someone being able to maintain the academic rigor of medical school while enduring the physical rigor and time commitment of D1 wrestling.  But I probably have a lot to learn.  Kizhan Clarke was doing law school at UNC when he got 2nd in the country, but not the same level of commitment required to medical school as far as I can tell

 

I believe Vinnie Wagner did it for Iowa back a few years back as well.

[MPhillips]

Braunagel beats Braxton.

[ionel]

Mikey got called back to the lab so no halftime brain surgery lecture.  Fortunately it was a free event so no money wasted here.

[Formally140]

Ruth needs more offense but nice start 

[TexRef]

I was surprised that Byrd didn't pin LaMont.

Do you think Bono is second guessing bringing in LaMont?

[ILLINIWrestlingBlog]

2 hours ago, TexRef said:

I was surprised that Byrd didn't pin LaMont.

Do you think Bono is second guessing bringing in LaMont?

I don't know if it matters in a dual with ILLINOIS, as Lucas Byrd is 3-0 against Burwick with a major and 5-0 and 5-2 decisions. Now, Lamont's overall losing record even before facing RBY and Byrd might have caused Bono a twinge of regret.

What matters here is that Wisconsin has not allowed Burwick to wrestle attached for Nebraska. Did the Nebraska football coach steal some players from Wisconsin's football team? 

That doesn't make sense, though, because it would be like a homeless person stealing bags from a bag lady.

[ILLINIWrestlingBlog]

Recap of the Wisconsin dual for ILLINI fans and Wisconsin masochists here. SAMPLE:

"So many great stories, so many heroes, so many reasons to believe. It was bigger than the program turning a corner, though it was that. It was more like a new star was born in the center of the galaxy.

 

From the near-miss against #2 Iowa on the road to the rousing win over a ranked Wisconsin at home...."