Maxwell Smart

Why would it be? Redshirt, medical redshirt, olympic redshirt, covid. There's wrestlers that are far older than he'll be when he's done. Aren't there 24 and 25 year-olds out there?

This is very common in the high school world today. He's a special person who'll do well. Haven't had an NCAA champion in 2 years but they're going to have 2 4-timers starting next year? Right.

David Taylor is in the building.

Injuries adding up has caused the Brands to soften up on the intensity of practices causing them to lose their conditioning edge is absolutely hilarious.

The Hawkeyes have brought in transfers too. John Smith is a legend that needed replaced, time will tell.

The Brands brothers woke up after another Penn State dual loss. We need take downs, we need to escape, we need to ride them out, we need to be like them. Same things they say after tournament. Trouble is, their wrestlers don't seem to get better. Drake, Angelo, and Gabe were very good when they came in, same with the one-and-done transfers. They spent a lot of money and put together a very solid team, but the competition wasn't there. Look what DT has done in a short time after taking over a stale program headed by a legend, and the brothers aren't legends, only in Iowa. Their wrestlers know they're getting better, watch out for Hamiti. No one does less with more. The Hawks will be third to fifth every year as other teams slowly pass them with better coaches. Hawkeye fans deserve better, they just don't realize it.

The real question is, who are they going to bring in from the transfer portal to replace the one and done wrestlers brought in this year? The replacements don't seem to be coming from recruiting. Who do they have their eye on?

2 takedowns in the first 5 matches. Not too exciting.

Totally support him in handling of personal stuff and hope it all gets worked out soon, wish the family well. Intermat's a great source of info and the forum provides thoughts and opinions that stir emotions. You succeeded in getting people involved in the sport we love, thanks.

Time to retire the "Friday mail bag." Sporadic, sophomoric content that's more about snacks, basketball, baseball, etc. and other topics that have nothing to do with wrestling. The questions are so bad and non-existent, it thankfully cannot be put out every week. Intermat articles and content are worth reading, but the real content is in the forum. The information is entertaining and informative, the mailbag not so much.

Do fans really want to see how fast a tech fall can happen?

Diana Taurasi said last night that she still had a year of eligibility left and may come back to help UCONN win a championship again. Are more glory hounds going to come back like Gable, just for the adulation? It's not for the competition, it's all about the glory. You'll have all the psychophants praise her for her decision and she'll go back to her "glory days" and prevent another person from realizing their dream. Total BS!

He goes to Rutgers to impact the program, and it's close to home.

He watched Will Lewan and adopted his style last year. Boring to watch but worked well for both in the NCAA's.

Excellent article on Flo explaining the reasons and history behind the dedication of the fans. Eye opening and well written. Have a different appreciation for the fans on the forum. Need to go to Carver-Hawkeye for a match.