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Debatable of course but I wonder if you’re overvaluing Amine based on his international success. In reality his NCAA career is probably similar to guys like Kemerer or Hayden Hidlay who Starocci beat (as well as Trent Hidlay that Brooks beat). But yeah overall their careers are very comparable but I think I’d give Starocci the edge for beating a previous champ (Lewis). Brooks has not beaten an NCAA Champ (either at the time or would become one in the future). Although Keckeisen may change that.

I can’t tell if this is sarcasm? I can understand complaints about guys getting 5 tournaments (which Starocci can if he competes next season), but Brooks will only have 4 tournaments.

I was a little surprised they used Davis at 125 after not using him against Lehigh… The announcers were funny. I think it was either during the Starocci or Brooks match “a lot on the line here!!”

HR unsurprisingly is coming around on AJ joining the team (although not all of them). I would be curious if some of the same people had different opinions of him joining the Hawks when the charges were first announced

Spratley/Hendrickson didn’t look too friendly during the match, but I think they did afterwards. As @TexRef mentioned, the announcers said he was grayshirting in Minnesota. Yeah I was basically yelling at the computer during the Jamison injury…it was obviously his elbow, even if they couldn’t tell watching the slow mo it was clearly what the trainers were tending to and then right before they restarted wrestling Jamison was grabbing it as well.

At one point the announcers were talking about the upcoming matches “we” could win, then I think even said something like “sorry I know this is an ESPN+ feed not OU” lol

Yeah that looked like a high school heavyweight match. But shouldn’t Doucet have been called for stalling for hanging on the ankle?

And yet somehow the announcers had no idea what he hurt, they were guessing his privates.

Good dual. Interesting since Matthews was really the only Pitt win that was particularly close (although 125 an upset). So even if that result changes they still would’ve needed a Feldman win over Pitzer which would’ve been a good match.

Counting this one

Not exactly a ringing endorsement here

Didn’t Sealey give Marinelli a close match? Not sure if Angelo beats any of the top 10 at 165, but “curb stomped” seems like a stretch

Ok I’m probably misremembering. I might’ve been thinking of the PSU hat thing but I guess they were never even in his top 5 so they likely weren’t recruiting him

I believe PSU was recruiting Angelo weren’t they? Albeit maybe not “all over” him

Yes I was agreeing with your overall point that it seems Iowa fans shouldn’t expect any bonus from Franek at NCAA’s. But would’ve thought he could’ve had a couple already

None against a D1 opponent this year. Last year he did.

He had several bonus victories last season. But looks like probably only one against someone that qualified for NCAA’s. I was mostly just shocked he had a close match even with someone that Lewan teched, as Lewan has mostly close matches too.

https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2023/12/08/hawkeyes-cruise-past-columbia-38-3/ I like how BTN has been doing the “highlight” videos this year by mostly showing scoring sequences (as opposed to last year they would just pick the 4 or 5 best matches and show their entirety). Ayala looked pretty good teching Babin. Franek continues to have relatively close wins over guys that other people have bonused. The Columbia guy was actually teched by low scoring Will Lewan. Franek does not yet have a bonus victory this season over a D1 opponent. Highlight for Iowa was probably Schriever with a SV win over Angelo Rini. 133 starter probably not yet decided. Schriever did also confirm he had been suspended for gambling.

He didn’t look that aggressive to me…

2 stall calls on Rogers in the final 15 seconds to give Plott the major

Spratley 4-2 over Stanich. 1st period TD/escape then traded escapes in the 2nd and 3rd

Announcers say no Fix