WildTurkey
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Storley is a stud but you have got to find a way to escape! come on you are wrestling at home in front of 10,000 plus diehard hawk fans...
Ethen Lofthouse: not so impressed
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HerkeyHawk
Banned
Seems he simply finds ways to lose.
WildTurkey
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So you are saying him not finding a way to get out is acceptable? I wonder if Tom Brands agrees with you.
I know that it was a tough ride Storley had. He should have never let his wrist get trapped it that position.
By the way olives are delicious!
CraigHawkeye
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Unfortunatly for Ethen, Evans will most likely move up to 74 next year and DSJ at 65. Really disappointed in Ethen!...never see a Brands bro wrestle like that!
WildTurkey
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I dont think Evans has beat Ethen yet, however Mike looks more comfortable these days.
HerkeyHawk
Banned
What about the TD he gave up with: 10 remaining in the period or giving up 2 instead of 1 in the next?
CRlightweight
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your point is valid, but to just lay there looking at the clock ticking down getting stall calls against you is just weak. no way around it.
i have no confidence in him ever winning a big match. it seems he has some mental blocks holding him back.
While I am certain that anyone on this forum could have got out from bottom, wouldn't have given up a takedown at the end of a period, would NEVER lose to an unranked opponent, would never get tired in the third period, would always finish every shot we got in on, and would never put their head down on bottom. I also think there's a slight chance that most of us have little to no clue what were talking about and have no place saying what a top ten ranked wrestler like Lofthouse "should" have done or what is "acceptable".... you are a fan with a keyboard and an opinion. Lofthouse and every other kid on the team puts in 20? 30? 40? hours a week working for this team and I promise you he didnt lose that match because he wanted to, Finally, you are correct Tom Brands should find lofthouses performance unacceptable but brands also won 3 nationals titles and Brands is paid well for his oppinion and expertise on the sport. No one, absolutely no one, cares what Ih8olives, WildTurkey or anyone else on this message board thinks about what is impressive, acceptable, or unacceptable as far as ethen lofthouses's wrestling career. We are fans and these are kids who woke up this morning and worked out before going to class and back to practice, I think most of us (myself included) forget that aspect to easily and its unfair and ignorant.
Couldn't have said it better. These two scenarios are what cost Ethan the match. TD with 10 seconds left in the 2nd period was huge!
CRwrestling
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It was a big meet, some wrestled well others didn't. But please everyone avoid talking about any of it. This wrestling forum just isn't the place to discuss impressive and unimpressive performances out of the team yesterday. This forum is simply a spot for pin2win to link every wrestling article ever written, it is not the place to discuss.
castille
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My friend and I were watching the dual yesterday at my house. I'm 6'0 180#. My friend is 6'0 200#. After the lofthouse match he ripped lofthouse a new one. I told him to get on the floor and I'd be storley and he could be lofthouse. After a minute I just let him go because he couldn't get away. I was dissapointed with Ethan because I thought he controled the match until he gave up the two instead of one. Always easier said than done.
grapplefan
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Is it easy to criticize? Sure. Does that make those criticisms invalid. Nope.
I'm not saying that folks don't go a little overboard in their outrage. Even some coaches are known to go a little overboard in their rants. :0
I am reminded that we're talking about Iowa Hawkeye Wrestling, not some other place where the wrestlers lack heart and the fans lack passion.
I'm not saying that folks don't go a little overboard in their outrage. Even some coaches are known to go a little overboard in their rants. :0
I am reminded that we're talking about Iowa Hawkeye Wrestling, not some other place where the wrestlers lack heart and the fans lack passion.
pin2win
@hagertony
for real!
WildTurkey
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Its a wrestling forum Olive. We come here to discuss wrestling. Good or bad. Deal with it.
Dont call me ignorant because i was disapointed in the way Lofthouse wrestled, especially at the end of the last 2 periods. Its ok for me to have an opinion last i checked. Being a lifelong fan of hawkeye wrestling i think i have a pretty good idea of what is expected out of a hawkeye wrestler. It was unaceptable the way Ethen wrestled a true freshman. (And yeah i know all about how great Storley is) We as fans expect nothing but the best. If you are ok with how Ethen wrestled then so be it. Thats your opinion.
Dont call me ignorant because i was disapointed in the way Lofthouse wrestled, especially at the end of the last 2 periods. Its ok for me to have an opinion last i checked. Being a lifelong fan of hawkeye wrestling i think i have a pretty good idea of what is expected out of a hawkeye wrestler. It was unaceptable the way Ethen wrestled a true freshman. (And yeah i know all about how great Storley is) We as fans expect nothing but the best. If you are ok with how Ethen wrestled then so be it. Thats your opinion.
goiahawks
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I agree with WildTurkey. If we are ok with the way that Ethan's match ended, then we've really taken a step backward. Everyone around that program expects 100% effort all the time and it wasn't shown here. Let's ask Brands his opinion...I'm guessing he wasn't ok with it.
castille
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The part about "not having a clue as to what were talking about" riles me up a little. I sure hope you aren't referring to me as being ignorant. If so, maybe before you post again, ih80lives, you better let your brain react first before your mouth. Everyone on this forum has a right to express their opinions without the potty mouthing.
