Collegiate Duals Mon 12/18
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A few things I'll add and I agree with some of your sentiment. First, DC is a legacy recruit/family etc. Second, he's a special kid off the mat. Probably better than he is on the mat. The programs that have the coaches/facilities/etc are also the ones offering the money. These kids aren't leaving Penn State to go to Little Rock because of cash. NIL in wrestling is going to separate the top 5-7 schools even further. I think what @Tigerguy_ is trying to get across is that we (ISU) want to make sure we're in that wheelhouse. Lastly and I have no inside information, but I'm guessing DC didn't get a $300k offer and we countered with $20k.
No one wants to admit it, but NIL is what it's going to take to keep us as a top 10 program.
| NORTHERN IOWA 35, LOCK HAVEN 3 | SCORE/TIME | UNI | LH | CUM. | |
| 125 | Anderson (UNI) DEC Sallot (LH) | 8-1 | 3 | 0 | 3-0 |
| 133 | Farber (UNI) DEC Strickland (LH) | 3-1 | 3 | 0 | 6-0 |
| 141 | Happel (UNI) TF Zeamer (LH) | 4:28 | 5 | 0 | 11-0 |
| 149 | Allard (UNI) DEC Stonecheck (LH) | 12-5 | 3 | 0 | 14-0 |
| 157 | Downey (UNI) MAJ Eck (LH) | 12-2 | 4 | 0 | 18-0 |
| 165 | Weston (UNI) DEC Alderfer (LH) | 9-3 | 3 | 0 | 21-0 |
| 174 | Simma (UNI) WBF Stoltzfus (LH) | 2:12 | 6 | 0 | 27-0 |
| 184 | Keckeisen (UNI) MAJ Fegley (LH) | 14-2 | 4 | 0 | 31-0 |
| 197 | Morrison (LH) DEC Runyon (UNI) | 5-1 | 0 | 3 | 31-3 |
| 285 | Gordon (UNI) MAJ Miller (LH) | 11-0 | 4 | 0 | 35-3 |
| OHIO STATE 21, NC STATE 20 | SCORE/TIME | OSU | NCST | CUM. | |
| 125 | Mccrone (OSU) WBF Camacho (NCST) | 0:37 | 6 | 0 | 6-0 |
| 133 | Bouzakis (OSU) WBF Orine (NCST) | 0:51 | 6 | 0 | 12-0 |
| 141 | Mendez (OSU) WBF Jack (NCST) | 6:54 | 6 | 0 | 18-0 |
| 149 | Arrington (NCST) DEC Demilio (OSU) | 5-3 | 0 | 3 | 18-3 |
| 157 | Scott (NCST) DEC Gallagher (OSU) | 4-2 | 0 | 3 | 18-6 |
| 165 | Fields (NCST) DEC Wilcox (OSU) | 4-1 | 0 | 3 | 18-9 |
| 174 | Welsh (OSU) DEC Faison (NCST) | 9-6 | 3 | 0 | 21-9 |
| 184 | Fishback (NCST) DEC Rogotzke (OSU) | 7-3 | 0 | 3 | 21-12 |
| 197 | Hidlay (NCST) TF Geog (OSU) | 6:16 | 0 | 5 | 21-17 |
| 285 | Trephan (NCST) DEC Feldman (OSU) | 8-6 | 0 | 3 | 21-20 |
it would feel so weird to win a dual when winning less matches.
I know UNI always wrestles ISU tough but it would be slightly disappointing not to lay one on them this year.
We should win at 125 (who knows here), 133, 149, 157, 165, 285.
141, 174, toss ups
197 unlikely
184 no chance
I like our chances at 141 in a rematch. Ech is going to keep getting better the more he wrestles, and he will (hopefully) continue to get more comfortable making weight at 141
I agree. I will say Happel has gotten so much better since he first arrived in Cedar Falls.
The Land injury and Realbuto taking an Olympic redshirt just killed UNI from a dual perspective.
A bit. Apparently there was some real homesickness last year and he struggled with adjusting to college life in general. They're still high on him going forward.
I was gonna say this too. Almost feel more comfortable in that match over the one at 25. The trajectory AE is on is going to be so fun to watch.
Thinking about all the ducking crap from the Cornell dual, the individual ranking/seeding piece has been talked about plenty, but I think another big aspect that perpetuates the duck problem is that duals ultimately don't mean anything by the end of the season.
Yes, there are dual rankings, and it's fun to be at the top of them, but there's no prize beyond the point of pride at the end of the season.
Make duals mean something.
It's certainly not a new argument or discussion, and I know the wrestling community feels the need for duals to matter more, but I bet Cornell would have trotted out all their horses on Monday if it meant protecting or improving a team ranking that truly meant something.
Yes, there are dual rankings, and it's fun to be at the top of them, but there's no prize beyond the point of pride at the end of the season.
Make duals mean something.
It's certainly not a new argument or discussion, and I know the wrestling community feels the need for duals to matter more, but I bet Cornell would have trotted out all their horses on Monday if it meant protecting or improving a team ranking that truly meant something.
What Cornell did was bush league... especially after dominating Little Rock. You can't tell me that many of their wrestlers got hurt wrestling Little Rock.
Maybe the operators of C&G should get that cleaned up. I'm sure @brentblum would be happy to help them through that. He is a loyal son forever true, afterall.
