Re: Midlands field set

**r.payton@att.net** · 10-08-2012, 03:39 PM

what he said

**TomWright25** · 10-08-2012, 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by 1stplace

As a fan I wish Iowa was there, but like vais I trust that Brands knows how to handle his team better than I do. I am still hoping that a couple of their true freshman go and compete unattached. I would like to see how Brooks, Clark, Gillman and Skon fair against the field.

I'm sure Brands knows what he's doing, but this is a different situation than last time. Last time they significantly underperformed at the Midlands so Brands pulled a team with a bunch of young guys out of the National Duals. I'm sure his reason is solid now, but it's less evident, at least to me.

**vaisforlovers** · 10-08-2012, 09:06 PM

Originally Posted by TomWright25

I'm sure Brands knows what he's doing, but this is a different situation than last time. Last time they significantly underperformed at the Midlands so Brands pulled a team with a bunch of young guys out of the National Duals. I'm sure his reason is solid now, but it's less evident, at least to me.

Iowa never had the National Duals on their schedule that year. It wasn't a matter of them under-performing at Midlands, they simply were not going regardless.

**r.payton@att.net** · 10-08-2012, 09:19 PM

No team with the fan base Iowa has should miss a big event .Simple economics .

**TomWright25** · 10-09-2012, 04:50 AM

Originally Posted by vaisforlovers

Iowa never had the National Duals on their schedule that year. It wasn't a matter of them under-performing at Midlands, they simply were not going regardless.

Thanks for the clarification. I had thought they were going to go and then pulled out after Midlands. My bad.

**vaisforlovers** · 10-09-2012, 06:14 AM

Originally Posted by TomWright25

Thanks for the clarification. I had thought they were going to go and then pulled out after Midlands. My bad.

Sure.

It certainly looked more logical for them to not attend National Duals after their horrible Midlands showing.

**TomWright25** · 10-09-2012, 06:17 AM

It looks like Iowa has AT LEAST attended one of National Duals and Midlands each year (often both).

**RD149-2** · 10-09-2012, 07:27 AM

I for one am bummed as well about Iowa not making the trip to Midlands. My first college tournament I ever went to live was the 1991 Midlands which was a preview of a lot of the NCAA finals matchups. To see Fried pin Brands was one of the most amazing things I had ever seen as a youngster as I was going to Hawkeye wrestling camps at the time and looked to both Brands brothers as basically unbeatable it floored me.
Also in my humble opinion I believe that Iowa team to be the best Ncaa team of all time.

**louden swain** · 10-09-2012, 07:13 PM

Originally Posted by RD149-2

I for one am bummed as well about Iowa not making the trip to Midlands. My first college tournament I ever went to live was the 1991 Midlands which was a preview of a lot of the NCAA finals matchups. To see Fried pin Brands was one of the most amazing things I had ever seen as a youngster as I was going to Hawkeye wrestling camps at the time and looked to both Brands brothers as basically unbeatable it floored me.
Also in my humble opinion I believe that Iowa team to be the best Ncaa team of all time.

As a northeast ohio guy, I would have loved to have seen Fried pin Brands live. But alas, I was in diapers at the time

I also wish Iowa were going, but there are some new teams added that should make up for it.

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