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Simple doesn't necessarily imply simplistic. As others have mentioned, Gable was tap into something and extract the most out of his wrestlers. You can also tell by the way he speaks that he thinks deeply about these things and put them into practice. I don't get that from Brands. He's a model Gable disciple and mimics what he's learned under DG but he has always come off more like a meathead than someone who spends time thinking through his coaching philsophy and style. That might help him relate to his guys, but that alone doesn't make him a good coach. As for PSU, I'm not convinced that Cael is on Gable's level as a coach, mostly because he doesn't say very much and it could be Cunningham doing the real work for all we know.

Yeah that was the year Ironside had the crazy comeback at the All-Stars against Kolat. I like the way Ironside ran off the mat after that NCAA match.

What's going on at Northwestern? I thought Storniolo was respected and well-liked over there..

KMF? Is that you?

Your comment reminded me of St. John vs. Ironside (1996 NCAAs), definitely not one of the best matches ever. Especially after bulldozing his way to the semis.

That's exactly right. Brands runs a Gable-style team in a world that has moved past that type of coaching. The powers that be wanted another Gable and ol' Tommie fits the mold like no other (well, maybe not Ironside). Brands has been trying to evolve his coaching style but it's been in inches rather than miles. Maybe he's being held back by the "Iowa Style" institution, maybe it's because he's trying to figure it out but doesn't know what to do. But I do think that Gable was much smarter than both Brands and Sanderson.

Come on, read between the lines. It was a promotional video from the Iowa Athletic Department to show the human side of a pair of fierce competitors and let their personalities shine through. Maybe also to blunt some drama around Spencer Lee earlier in the season, heh. People who only know Spencer from what they see on the mat don't know that he's not "all business" and is actually a regular, down to earth kid. Similarly, many might think of Caitlin as the hyper intense chippy b theyn see on the court, but we see from the video that she's funny, self-deprecating, and smart. Personally though, I wish Caitlin was team psychologist for ol' Tommy and Clarissa's kids. She competes with passion and puts up points like she was coached by Gable.

Also for those who drove in to Tulsa, how were the highways going in and out of there?

The year they held Nationals in NYC people were bitching up a storm about how difficult it was. St. Louis is fine and familiar, but a lot of people seem burnt out on that location.

Solid lineup. Impressive.

Could also be from the officials, coaches, and other folks walking on the mats in street shoes.

Yeah, Angel Reese (the LSU player) was talking after the Final Four about how Clark disrespected South Carolina, flicking her wrist and leaving her player unguarded, and she took it personally. Great game, though. And great tournament. I heard the WBB tournaments had the highest TV ratings ever this year. Now, if ESPN would go all-in on wrestling like they did with WBB this year they might be able to draw more viewers away from MBB which CBS has exclusive rights to.

What would Iowa's All-Time Second Team look like? I'm sure there would be plenty of debate but my gut tells me even the backup squad would give PSU's GOATs a tough go... Ironside, Lewis, Davis, Alger, Terry, Metcalf, McDonough, TJ, Steiners, Schwab... does Mocco count? Still, a lot of hammers to pick from.

Dang, I thought the Hawkeyes were gonna win it all tonight. Caitlin Clark is a force of nature. But congrats to LSU. Maybe Spencer and Caitlin will comiserate on the next episode.

Thanks for sharing this. I'm chipping in a few bucks. Wishing the Robb family the best.

I don't know if it's a scam or a questionably designed school assignment, but if it's any consolation there's a label on the bottom of the form that says it came from a school. Not to assume that it wasn't hacked or scribbled in there by someone else.

Would've been hilarious if Gibbons did a back somersault to get out of a single leg from Lewis.

I guess I'm a fan of the "never stop fighting no matter what" mantra as you might notice from some of my other picks. It was 14-3 going into the last minute of the 3rd period before the tides completely turned. But I cannot deny the action, scoring, and excitement of Schultz vs. Banach (1982 NCAAs) which I forgot to link above. Just epic wrestling.

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If it wasn't for Larry Owings, this would be my favorite for 141: (142) McIlravy vs. Abas (1993 NCAAs)

Watched these and several others last night, to my wife's chagrin. All great matches. I love Youtube. Is there a video of the full match anywhere?

First rule they need to fix is the challenge and video review process.

I like the Fix to Penn State assumption that a year in State College will get him past Vito.

Both are great matches. The 2018 match was at 184 though and not as good as Rohn-Lambrecht or Schultz-Banach. 2016 Martin-Nickal was at 174 and MyMar crashed the bracket as an 11th seeded true freshman and beat #1 Nickal to win the title in a thrilling high scoring match. That was pretty exciting.

Probably a good lesson in there somewhere about kids comming so much of their young lives to wrestling, all the time at such a young age. When Jesuroga took time off for his injury it was like "wow, life is pretty good when I'm not cutting weight and grinding all year 'round". Happy to hear he's enjoying some time to himself before he gets back to it again.