AS THE BIRD TURNS (IOWA STUFF)
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Maybe. He did score 16 points. Hard to hit a guy when he is putting up points like that.
Look, when it comes to some kid leaving his shoes on the mat, I'm choosing to be a leader and not a follower. Others can waste time and energy on something that means so very little in life, I'm not going to. To be honest, I spent way too much time discussing this as it is.. it's just dumb. I actually feel stupid drawing an opinion on what Robbie did which is why I haven't done so already. It's just how I feel...
Why are you here?
Some people come here from other teams and add. Others, I just don't understand. Just so awfully miserable when you're here.
18 year old does something old people don’t like. Stunning!
Holy crap guys. Me not liking the shoes thing is making it miserable here? Who is the one making a big deal out of this now? haha
didn't think of it that way, but maybe. I say stalling based on horizontal ride but yea maybe.... he was fighting for wrist control the whole time though.. . so he was working for 'his' move.
Not even just that, but my goodness, you just won the mini-NCAA and will win it in 2 weeks. If you're not happy enough to be above any fray now, you're just miserable.
Now this I will discuss. That finals match had me thinking about the way Zain Retherford would just maul people on top. His first year he rode people the same way Spencer did yesterday. I laughed thinking back how a huge contingent over on HR would call for stalling on Zain. I didn't hear that from anyone over on HR when Spencer was wrestling.
Goes back to the f#@ing silly shoes. Fans perceptions on things are determined by many things.... Much of it depends on if its "my guy" or "their guy" that's doing it.
I shouldn't have an opinion because Iowa won? Heaven forbid I have an opinion on content posted. It's not like I even brought it up. Seriously guys, simmer.
Both examples are ridiculous. We seriously have people calling for stalling on our most dominant wrestlers when we live in a world where Sammy Sasso exists?
Change of pace, but thought it is worth posting. Ironbird gets a lot of crap(mostly earned) but he posted something I thought that you should see:
guess it is due to how tough the sport is maybe that brings that great respect to it. While you root like crazy against say Penn st., Oklahoma st, etc... In the end, everyone admires great Wrestlers and Wrestling.
The Wrestlers are all pretty humble. even some who you may not expect because you only see them in the heat of battle and may forget they are still young men. I saw Mark Hall for example talking with fans signing kids shirts and stuff and even got to listen to him talking with some fans. I have a greater respect for him now then I did before!
guess it is due to how tough the sport is maybe that brings that great respect to it. While you root like crazy against say Penn st., Oklahoma st, etc... In the end, everyone admires great Wrestlers and Wrestling.
The Wrestlers are all pretty humble. even some who you may not expect because you only see them in the heat of battle and may forget they are still young men. I saw Mark Hall for example talking with fans signing kids shirts and stuff and even got to listen to him talking with some fans. I have a greater respect for him now then I did before!
Exactly. Ya know, I think I may have been banned over there once for talking about this same subject. Lol
No? Okay, maybe defending was too strong of a word. How about "excusing?"
Wrestling is a tough sport, and I am happy even an old homer like Ironbird can gain an appreciation for what warriors these guys are no matter the team. I watched as much of the tournament as I could while attending the Big 12 in Tulsa. I came away impressed with Nebraska as the guys seemed to be in much better shape than in the dual. Iowa looks like a well oiled machine ready to win it going away in a couple of weeks. I still think PSU grabs that number two spot and will be helped by the bigger tournament. ISU qualified 8 guys and wrestled tough, but we have a loooooong way to go to be a top five program once again. Ian Parker is going to be a tough out and is my darkhorse candidate for the top half of the podium He is a poor man's Brent Metcalf. Huge motor and heart without the explosive hips or polished skills.
I wasn't excusing. I was asked what was better. I simply pointed out the difference.
It's weird to give credit to the people insulting the 18 year old for doing something they didn't like simply because there isn't an arena full of people paying attention to them while they were doing it.
Sorry I was referring to the " cool" reference. However, based on your subsequent post I understand your feeling it might become a trend which would be annoying. My response is let's cross that bridge when we get to it.
Maybe he is one dimensional and only has that move. Either way thats as horizontal as it gets. The ref clearly told them both to start working. If he rides horizontal the whole time looking for a wrist? Stalling would be what most Iowa fans would argue unless of course it's their wrestler
I think we see the context a little differently.
One was doing something after closing out a high school career with a great accomplishment during a trying year (injury, death of a relative).
One was people insulting him for doing it.
Again, I don't think the second is "better" simply because less people were paying attention to them while they were doing it.
Trust this - if Howard were to flip to Iowa, the Iowa fan base would think this was so cool. See DeSanto and Teasdale.
Policing the place was another board inside joke, sorry lol.
It clearly meant something to Robbie, he's leaving one phase of his wrestling career and it's clearly been a tough last few months for Robbie with his shoulder injuries while taking a few losses along the way. He also lost the title last year to Alvarez. Finally, he said he won for his uncle who passed away. Sounds like winning this title meant a lot to him.
EDIT: Also to add on because I know you might say plenty of wrestlers go through adversity and don't leave their shoes on the mat, that's great for them. Everyone expresses things differently.
I have seen a couple Iowa guys leave their shoes on the mat. It just so happens they were being thrown to their back by Nickal when they were left there.
Wow. Color me surprised this came from the likes of Ironbird. I have a pretty high tolerance for post-match cellys, maybe because one time I gave a left-handed homerun swing after pinning a kid in a meaningless dual. These kids are on an endorphin high and sometimes they get carried away. It just another color on the palette that makes this sport so wonderful.
The fact you are scrambling all over social media searching for verification of your opinion of a high school kid's public gesture cracks me up. But hey, keep on keeping on. Obviously policing all that is PSU is important to you.
If you would have told me that Cassar, Berge,Conel and Nevills would have season ending injuries I would have called you crazy. I then would have said Iowa by 50...
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Is this factoring in no Berge or Cassar? Because the guys who wrestled either pretty much wrestled to October expectation or exceeded it.
The same posters that are bashing Howard are the same posters who had an orgasm when he visited Iowa and bought an Iowa sweatshirt. Iowa is having a great year and are most likely going to win their first title in 10 years, but posters over there are concerned with the actions of an 18 year old kid.
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