Originally Posted by architeuthis

As much as I hate to, I agree with flop the nuts on this. I'm a huge Gopher fan, but I feel obligated to call it like I see it. I know stats are just that, stats. You can pick common opponents all day and it doesn't make a difference. I say this because I don't want to give validation to chrir33's numbers. They don't mean anything accept they both beat similar opponents or that Metcalf scored more points. It is not a realistic way to predict who will win NCAA's and quite honestly is just an attempt to stir up the pot. Which is fine.

Now saying that DS is going to eat Metcalf for lunch if he comes out and wrestles the Iowa style is bordering on absurd.

I agree that freshman year dustin would eat the Iowa style for lunch. But there is no possible way that I can agree with anyone who says that DS will eat Metcalf for lunch.

I say this for two reasons:

1) Metcalf is the horse of a different color. After watching him wrestle, He is something special like Dustin was his Frosh year. He's too tallented, too strong, and too smart to get eaten for lunch by anybody. I could be wrong, but seriously, even through my maroon ang gold glasses, I can't see how dusting takes it to Metcalf. He is as close to billing as you can get despite the loss to caldwell.

2) DS has done nothing to show me that he is going to eat anyone for lunch this year. Is he talented enough? yes! Is he a bad enough dude? yes! is he head and shoulders above the competition? yes!

has he given me any reason to believe he is going to score points on anyone? NO!!!!!!

Is it frusterating? very much so. The fact of the matter is, it is going to take some serious convincing other than, "he's done it to everyone else who has 'wrestled' him". You're right, he has, Just not recently. not when the match is on the line. not when he's behind in the third period, not yet this year.

Please don't misinterperet me as calling anyone out...I'm not, I've said this in a few other threads and I just don't get how anyone can predict other than a regular decision against anyone who is ranked or form one of the top tier schools (OSU, IA, PSU, NE, etc.)

I feel very fortunate to live somewhere were I can watch Dustin on a regular basis throughout his career. I am a huge fan and I may never get to see anything like him again talent wise up close as many times as I have, but at some point you have to call a spade a spade.

And this time, a spade is that Metcalf makes me nervous as a gopher fan. Will dustin win, I think so, will he win decisivley, not in the slightest.