Put aside the matches that were just mismatches at 125 and 184 and the difference of this dual was just smart wrestling vs dumb wrestling!
Smart wrestlers tonight:
- Woods 141 (used his length perfectly to completely shut down Bartlett)
- Murin 149 (great defense and riding)
- Haines 157 (avoided the Siebrecht funk)
- Kennedy 165 (perfectly countered Facundo's wide open style with the underhook)
- Dean 197 (took the advantage on top where he knew Warner has PTSD)
- Kerk HWT (didn't gas himself out)
Dumb wrestlers tonight:
- 133 Teske (wrestled well until the last 15 seconds of the match, takes a crappy shot and gets pinned)
- 174 Brands (for getting indignant about Starocci running for the last 15 seconds of a match in which Brands didn't attempt a TD for the first 6:45)
The funny thing is if Assad goes at 184 Iowa probably has a real chance to win the dual