Iowa & OkState - over the Big Dance swoon?

[AgaveMaria]

Iowa and Oklahoma State both have a history of underperforming at the NCAA tournament.

OSU has a new coach and a "Whole New Mindset" - but still lost to Iowa. OSU has not done great at The Big Dance for some time. Will any changes show this year?

Iowa is looking tough & the Big 10 tournament is coming up. Maybe they do well there - but will it be another case of NCAA glory being "we had a finalist again"?

Two programs with good coaches - what happens this year?

[poke1]

Yes Iowa did win the match last night, but I still think OState has a chance of finishing 2nd.  I think we all know that if Plott would have won last night against Arnold Ostate wins the match.  So with Arnold back in the lineup for Nationals they are a little weaker than they showed last night. Obviously Ferrari was put in to give them a better shot at winning. 

[okokzach]

1 hour ago, poke1 said:

Yes Iowa did win the match last night, but I still think OState has a chance of finishing 2nd.  I think we all know that if Plott would have won last night against Arnold Ostate wins the match.  So with Arnold back in the lineup for Nationals they are a little weaker than they showed last night. Obviously Ferrari was put in to give them a better shot at winning. 

OSU best guys are in extremely tough weights. Iowa's best guys have very good chances to make the finals. 

[ionel]

Tom being Tom:

“I mean here’s the thing, I never talk about this stuff,” Brands said after the match. “Why would I start now? Why would I start now? We love Angelo Ferrari, we love Gabe Arnold. We love ‘em both. We’re going to put the guy on the mat that makes the most sense. We’re going to put the guy on the mat that makes the most sense, all things considered.”