Midlands

[tobyaclone]

we still have Jake and Z

 

[tobyaclone]

Askren ahead of Keddy 3-1

 

[TedKumsher]

Why do our guys continue to come out flat in tournament finals?

Focus on the positive. Our guys MAKE IT to the finals.

 

[tobyaclone]

Go Keddy, pin the hawk

 

[tobyaclone]

I mean Askren

 

[tobyaclone]

Good job, Askren, beat the Hawk

 

[TedKumsher]

Here comes Varner.

 

[agcy68]

Team score?

 

[d4nim4l]

Go a few pages back. Iowa locked it up. We locked up 2nd. So on and so forth.

More interested in Varner...

 

[tobyaclone]

Jake dominates, 6-1

 

[TedKumsher]

Big Z -- lets end it on a good note.

 

[tobyaclone]

come on Z

 

[hawkeyescott]

Team score?

After the 174lb final:

Iowa 167.5
ISU 140.5
Central Michigan 114
Missouri 102

 

[Melvin]

GO BIG Z
GO BIG Z
GO BIG Z
GO BIG Z

 

[tobyaclone]

Z going now

 

[tobyaclone]

Z down 2-1 after 1st

 

[TedKumsher]

Z down 3-2 :30 to go.

 

[TedKumsher]

Z lost.

 

[Melvin]

Damn.

I was hoping for a win. Z is Ranked 5th, I was hoping he would move up to improve his Seeding at Nationals.

 

[Balls]

Although we didn't win, I think some of the guys that we didn't expect as much from this year are showing progress at least by the look of scoring points and being aggressive in their matches. Hopefully they continue to improve until nationals and we get ourselves more AA placements than last year and maybe see Varner, Reader, Z, and one other (Gallick or surprise) take titles. If so, we would easily win. Just 2 plus a bunch of AA's would put us in good position. I think our team needs to focus on listening and sticking to Jackson's plan and let the season play out. The payoff should be nationals.