Originally Posted by JensenS  As much as it may seem as though I'm "recanting" I actually agree with Flop as well, that this match is about as much of a toss as can be considered, and have been saying as much through out the year.
"Eat him for lunch" was just a little bit of hyperbole to throw out there to counter a dumb argument. |
Way to stick to your guns.
no, just kidding. I tend to rehash this point over and over. I was having a conversation with a friend of mine yesterday who goes to cornell. We were discussing how overrated adam frey is and how difficult it is to be a cornell fan and I related that I was in the same boat as a Gopher fan.
The common tie being this, you look at expectations put on Adam frey and you see that he just doesn't deserve the nod against a top tier opponent because he is far to inconsistent. You see people all the time who pencil in frey for a major, a back up 125lber for a victory, or anceravage solid performance because they wear crimson glasses. The fact is that despite being rated well on paper, there is so much more that goes into predicting a match up.
I see DS in the program and based upon his talent level, your brain automatically predicts a major. which is fine because he should major whoever it is he's wrestling. For pete's sake he monkey stomped esposito. but, based upon what you've seen and I've seen, there is no way you can predict anything more than a decision. Its frusterating as hell but its the truth. Same thing with dretsch, the same thing with Mack. None of those are as drastic as what we experience with DS.
The most consistent performer for the last two years on the gophers has been Kish. You could set your watch by his ability to score at will and keep the pressure on for a major. Now, I don't know if its injury or what but he isn't the same. It seems on the surface that none of them are.
I for one will be very disappointed if they don't pull it together, because this will be a very sad ending of what has been one of the best teams ever and certainly the top 2 of the last four years. for the record, I think they will pull it together, none of this really matters until march and, well, feb. 2nd. that is going to be the litmus test. And up until then none of this even makes any sense.
Or maybe its just me that doesn't make any sense.