Its frickin wrestling who cares?

**Tornado man** · 04-20-2009, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by Clonefan32

Half of the people complaining about this couldn't name 5 members of the wrestling team. It seems like this is just an excuse for people to ***** about Jamie Pollard.

That goes both ways.
Before this happened, half the people giving credit and praising Pollard for "locking in" Cael and naming him head coach before another school took him couldn't name 5 wrestlers either...

**Cloner97** · 04-20-2009, 11:13 AM

Let's be realistic. It's not like we are losing a wrestling legend, Cyclone icon and Olympic hero who is moving on to a Big Ten school and will create a wrestling dynasty. Oh wait.........

**Ms3r4ISU** · 04-20-2009, 11:20 AM

Originally Posted by cyeah

My point is not really that I am not a fan (but I am not really that much into wrestling) my point is there are a lot of people up in arms about this that are either closet wrestling fans or only care when something like this happens. Where is all this energy from many of these folks on an ongoing basis.

Why do either of those attributes make their opinion less valid than yours?

I would have thought that was Women's Basketball.

**CyBobby** · 04-20-2009, 12:50 PM

Ben Bruns said it was all about the money with cael and thats Okay....

You can sure tell where wrestling stands in Ames Ia....Second er now Third Fiddle....

Typical Iowa State Blather

**CyBobby** · 04-20-2009, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by cyeah

Perhaps, but I don't think wrestling draws 10,000+ to every home match. I also don't recall seeing ISU wrestling on ESPN (except for a couple of the national matches maybe). I also don't recall wrestling in general getting the publicity WBB gets.

Again being a top 10 program in wrestling out of 90 or so is not bad, but being a top ten finish in WBB is a higher acheivement I think.

I still think many of the people up in arms about this would not be able to tell a chicken wing from a half nelson.

I Agree...Agree...Agree

**bluejayrock** · 04-21-2009, 08:02 PM

Originally Posted by cyeah

Perhaps, but I don't think wrestling draws 10,000+ to every home match. I also don't recall seeing ISU wrestling on ESPN (except for a couple of the national matches maybe). I also don't recall wrestling in general getting the publicity WBB gets.

Again being a top 10 program in wrestling out of 90 or so is not bad, but being a top ten finish in WBB is a higher acheivement I think.

I still think many of the people up in arms about this would not be able to tell a chicken wing from a half nelson.

A lot of ISU football fans think a dime package is something Ames PD can bust you for having, doesn't keep them from having an opinion.