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Iowa Wrestling/Brands probably feel like they ARE wrestling in America and for a while maybe even the world when they had multiple world/Olympic medallists. They have not gotten used to the fact or maybe don't realize there is another team that is better at the national and international level. They used to get away with not only wrestling Iowa Style, but bulldozing their way through media and other situations like they wrestled. Both their wrestling style and how they handle the public needs to change if they want to be relevant again and if they don't want to look like uncivilized morons. If Tom had simply started off by taking responsibility for what his wrestlers did, he may not have garnered so much pushback. But again, his head pressure and continual forward push is so ingrained he may not know how to change course. Feels like he was trying to headsnap the reporters into submission.

Now I can see why he gets along with the Ferrari family. I'm sure he'll welcome the eldest Ferrari to the team and tell him he's an outstanding citizen and was treated unfairly at OSU.

Washington also just started up it's first NAIA varsity program in many years... guys and gals at Evergreen State College. Maybe the movement will continue.

University of Washington's new AD used to be the AD at Northern Iowa. Not sure if he's one of the reasons they don't have a wrestling room, but maybe he can help UW bring back wrestling. You can always hope.

Style match ups... Yaz's underhooks were more effective at stopping Goadisov's head butting and brawling. JB's attack from the outside had to go through Gadisov. Remember the blood and stoppages. I'm on the side of PEDs because Gadisov was not nearly that nasty previously.

He's said as much on FRL a few times recently.

I almost put Vito on my list. Love to watch him. If he can translate his wrestling to coaching that would be amazing. Funt to watch. Dynamic. Technical.

He has no desire to coach at the college level. Just think he would be a good draw, fun, and he's doing an amazing job at the club level it seems. Even some of my non wrestling HS students recognize his poster on my wall from MMA.

Which current or former US World or Olympic team members who have never been a head coach at the college level would you choose to coach your team? My choice in no particular order... Askren, Taylor, Kemp

Is this thread for grown ups? It reads like a bunch of middle schoolers. "You said this..." "No I didn't. You started it."

Correct. NIL may soften the blow a bit for Iowa in the short term since they won't totally fall apart this year, but it could have a lasting effect on the program. May be like Minnesota's drop off after the JRob situation.

You almost had me agreeing with you... this has nothing to do with Dem or Rep... He broke the rules, clearly. He deserves the penalty. And, you degrade your argument when you lower yourself to name calling. A normal mistake made by your conservative counterparts.

And, the little nicknames you add to the end of your comments are cute, and that's it. I can see you in the courtroom addressing the judge, "My client is innocent because he likes the colors black and yellow, bucko."

Just because you can use a big word doesn't mean your advice is any better. Your argument reeks of someone who lets his emotions get in the way. All the more reason not to take your advice.

Bahah... I stand by my comment.

Don't think I'd want Vac's legal advice... "I think your innocent because the law is stupid."

He will win bronze.

Wrestled a great match but his lack of experience showed with the second chest wrap attempt.

Plus, he's not the most complete US wrestler if he was kept off the team for multiple years by another US wrestler.

The way our sport is set up has positives and negatives. If our sport was one of the four major sports. If it was a lot more popular and our top 10 in each weight were millionaires or even close, we wouldn't have the same access to the sport we do now. Two of my best memories are sitting next to Burroughs in a bar the night before a coaches clinic after he won the olympics. l and talking lake normal humans beings. The other is having a coaches BBQ at a camp in 2010 where Kenny Monday was the main clinician. We sat at a table for a couple hours with a few other coaches and talked about wrestling, talked about family, talked about life. As a club and HS coch there are many more elbow rubs at regional and national tournament la, just like many coaches and young wrestlers across the nation. That wouldn't happen if we had what others have. There is an intimacy to this sport that is unrivaled. Not in many other arenas do young athletes compete in the same gym as Olympic champions.

But there are lots of other cars and dealers to choose from.

I pay $12.50 a month for Flo. If you wanted to pay less to stream your favorite sport, you should have picked a different favorite sport. Wrestling does not have that fan base to charge less. It's also the reason we have to put up with a subpar streaming service, commentators ext... I still remember when I had to buy a poor quality VHS tape months later or read USA Wrestling magazine a month later. So much whining from old men is hilarious. And if you think MLS on AppleTV+ is without issues, think again. I have a paid subscription to AppleTV+ and still had to pay a good chunk of change to add MLS

Religious zealots are the same. If you don't believe the way they do you are wrong. I am Luthern (ELCA). One of my beliefs is that maybe God presents himself differently to different people, who am I to judge. I in no way believe God wants me to win more than another person or even cares if I win or lose a wrestling match. He gives me strengths and talents, but it is up to me to optimize them. For instance, he may give me athleticism, but I have to transfer that into good underhooks (and most likely with the help of a good coach and good training partners).

Big Burroughs fan. I was hoping he would leave his shoes on the mat. I'd rather that than seeing him up at the table arguing calls with his coach and then having a hard time leaving the mat. He had a difficult time leaving the mat when he lost to Dake 2 straight, as well. I've watched the 1988 Monday/Schultz Olympic trials a couple of times and love the way Schultz left the mat after his second loss and then carried Monday around the mat on his shoulders after Monday won Gold.

I will be interested to see Brooks' reaction when he gets to heaven and God says, "I had nothing to do with those underhooks." It always amazes me that some people think God cares about sports. On the other hand, maybe God sits on his couch every Sunday during NFL season, cracks open a cold one, and swears at the officials.