Go Hawkeyes.
VAIS,
We agreed on every match save Ballweg-I haven't been impressed with Dardanes this year. Either of them really yet nick in particular.
You know, I think I would rather be a man than a god . We don't need anyone to believe in us. We just keep going anyhow. It's what we do.
We only disagree on one (and this may just be me being a pessimistic fan).
I'd put 41 down as a win for Iowa with the caveat that you mention that Dardanes' double could/should eliminate some of Ballweg's leg pass defense that he likes to use when guys shoot high c's on him.
RIP Jacob Schlottke - 1984-2011
"If Cornell finishes ahead of Iowa with five all americans I'll jump into the Des Moines River after finals." -Herkey#1 8/16/12
It was hard to separate my ballweg fandom and reality. It's possible that he's just really good now and is better than Nick. Love to be wrong as Mark is someone I admire for his dedication.
Go Hawkeyes.
Good writing VA, you have me excited to watch. It wasn't that much of a sell since it should be the best dual match up in the B10 this year, but still...
VA obviously doesn't know what he's talking about.
125 McDonough dec Thorn 3-0 Iowa
133 Ramos maj Dardanes 7-0 Iowa
141 Ballweg dec Dardanes 10-0 Iowa
149 Ness dec Kelly 10-3 Iowa
157 St. John maj Zilverburg 14-3 Iowa
165 Yohn dec Moore 14-6 Iowa
174 Evans dec Storley 17-6 Iowa
184 Steinhaus dec Lofthouse 17-9 Iowa
197 Schiller dec Burak 17-12 Iowa
285 Nelson dec Telford 17-15 Iowa
Dual will never really be in doubt. Maybe I'll take a nap around 3pm.
"I like to relax with a chainsaw." Tom Brands 12/4/09
Here are my picks:
125--McD Dec 3-0 Iowa (McD has not been majoring people lately, ?weight problems)
133--Ramos MD 7-0 Iowa
141--Dardanes Dec 7-3 Iowa (though I think that Ballweg has a real shot here)
149--Ness Dec 7-6 Iowa
157--St John Dec 10-6 Iowa
165--Yohn Dec 10-9 Iowa
174--Storley Dec 10-12 Minnesota
184--Steinhaus Dec 10-15 Minnesota
197--Schiller Dec 10-18 Minnesota
Hwt--Nelson Dec 10-21 Minnesota
This is how I think each weight will come out, but it's also a worst-case scenario for Iowa, as they have real shots at 141, 165, 174.
It's a shame that Minn & PSU don't wrestle this year and have all 3 teams wrestle each other. I think Minn matches up better with Iowa than PSU does.
Last edited by TomWright25; 01-26-2013 at 12:19 PM.
McDonough always seems to turn on the after burners just when people start thinking that he's "losing" his edge. I'll bet that he ends up finishing this season pretty dominant.
UNI Panthers...Because it's just right.
125 McDonough dec Thorn 3-0 Iowa
133 Ramos dec Dardanes 6-0 Iowa
141 Dardanes dec Ballweg 6-3 Iowa
149 Ness dec Kelly 6-6
157 DSJ dec Zilverburg 9-6 Iowa
165 Yohn dec Moore 9-9
174 Storley dec "Scratch" Evans 12-9 MN
184 Steinhaus dec Lofthouse 15-9 MN
197 Schiller dec Burak 18-9 MN
285 Nelson receives forfeit 24-9 MN
We have met the enemy and they is us.
