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#2 McDonough vs #1 Sanders
MCD has the upper hand in past matches but this year I think Sanders is a different wrestler and its showing in his previous matches this year. He is 19-0 and #1 in the country! Steele to a lot of Iowa fans hasn’t live up to his expectations but he still is one of the best Iowa wrestlers EVER. His winning percentage speaks for itself and I think fans just expect more from him and that’s a lot of pressure! I think his is going to be a tough match for MCD and I am a man of trends and I think MCD wins this one in a close match. MCD has only lost once in carver and don’t see it happening again. MCD increases his record to 22-1
If you watched this match it wasn't close at all. Steele controlled basically everything the whole match. He looked great on his feet and on top riding the dog out of Sanders. Sanders looked sluggish but I am hoping it just looks that way because MCD is that much better. He was back to his old ways and really should of got more points. Loved seeing MCD run off the mat and Sanders slooooowing walking across carver half dead.
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133
#4 Ramos vs #7 Chris Dardanes
Dardanes is a wrestler a lot of fans haven’t heard about or know a lot about but he has a win over Steiber who we all know is a stud and comes into this match with a 17-4 record. Ramos is unbelievable at Carver and again see the crowd getting behind him in this match. Ramos is explosive when he wants to be and when he is aggressive and takes a lot of shots he has the ability to beat anyone in the country. I think this will be another tough match for the hawks but see Ramos winning by decision and also increasing his record to 21-2.
Dardanes i think wrestled a smart match against ramos. Ramos looked lost on his feet at times and shocked he wasn't taken down multiple times from some of those fakes Chris was doing. Ramos is Ramos and he did what it took to win the match. I think Ramos needs to look at every match like the oliver match I have a bad feeling he might over look someone.
141
#3 Marion vs. # 14 Nick Dardanes
Minnesota has been wrestling Dardanes and Lange this season with Nick getting the starting spot against the hawks. Marion to me is the tornado roller coaster at Adventureland. You want to believe the roller coaster is going to get you to the end but it has a few rough spots along the way that can make you think different and want to close your eyes. His record is 18-2 which obviously isn’t bad but it doesn’t seem like he has only two loses on the year. Marion I feel relies on his high crotch to much which he is amazing at but he needs to open up more from the beginning. Don’t leave matches up to the third period the third period is where Iowa wrestlers should be opening the gap. Dardanes could surprise Marion with a tough match here he has a 14-4 record. I do believe Marion is the decision here while having carver on the seat of their chair the whole match.
Well my prediction was pretty much spot on here. Marion doesn't open up his offense enough and its gonna bite him in the butt if he waits til the third period. Once again hit a high crotch and any of the top wrestlers are going to be able to stop this if he soley relies on it. Marion is a roller coaster and will continue to be one. Is it just me or does his body language look like he doesn't want to be out there?
149
Mike Kelly vs #11 Dylan Ness
The one thing I think we as Iowa fans got out of the Penn State dual is how Kelly wrestled the whole match. The takedown towards the end of the match gave me some hope for this kid. Apparently his work ethic is giving him a bigger tank than most guys in the country. Ness holds a 13-5 record and squeaks into the rankings around 10-15 range in my eyes. Kelly is only going to get better and I look for him take the Molinaro match and build from it. I think his confidence is going to continue to grow and think he wins a big match here that will be needed! Kelly gets his record to 13-7.
Mike Kelly had his chance to step up and didn't. This was a big let down for me. Just when I was seeing the upside he gets majored. Nothing more on him
157
Nick Moore vs Alec Ortiz
As carver is rocking their home town boy gets to wrestle basically a fill in Alec Ortiz who is 11-6 on the year. Moore to me gets the night off here from a top ranked wrestler and better perform or Brands and Co or Fans are gonna lose it. This shouldn’t be a tough match as Moore has wrestled all tough competition and his gas tank and confidence should be much higher than Mr. Ortiz. I see this as a decision for Moore and increasing his record to 11-7
Perfect match for Moore and like I said in my prediction I believe it was his gas tank that made the difference. These bonus points were huge for Moore and the hawks. Again this match should of gone this way and while I have nothing but positive things to take away from this match he just isn't on the level as ranked kids are at this weight. I think it was a mistake to have DSJ wrestle already and hope he gets to 100% soon!
165
#6 Mike Evans vs. #11 Cody Yohn
This is a big match for Mr. Evans he HAS to have a win if he wants a shot at the big tens. Cody is a wrestler that has the potential to make noise but holds a 13-5 record on the year. I can’t stress how big of a match this is for him and hope he watches some film on Yohn and finds out his weaknesses. As I typed this up I really didn’t see this dual going this way but I have gone back and forth and feel confident that Evans gets a decision here putting the hawks up 18-0! Some will think this is a for sure win for Evans but I just didn’t see it like when first going over these lineups. Evans makes his record 19-4
This was a great great match for evans and won us the dual. Falls are so big in D1's! Evans was prepared to wrestle Yohn and it was great to see. Evans has lost some matches this year that he probably shouldn't have but its only making him a better all around wrestler.
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#9 Ethan Lofthouse vs #7 Logan Storley
If your anything like me Ethan has been a bit of let down so far at 15-5 but again Brands and Co is getting these boys ready for March so I am going to keep some confidence in this young man. Storley is 16-3 this year and has some impressive wins that will give him great confidence going into this match. I don’t see Ethan beating Storley at all.
Ethan did wrestle Storley better than I thought and I was just hoping he could hold him close to not give up the major. Storley wrestled ALL three periods and that was the difference. He kept attacking and attacking and it ended with his hand being raised in the end. So once again he gave us hope then the let down. Move on to the next dual
184
Vinnie Wagner vs #8 Kevin Steinhaus
Wagner has been wrestling great and just like Kelly I was impressed with how he wrestled at Penn State. Wagner to me deserves a big win but don’t see it happening again Steinhaus. Steinhaus holds a 18-4 record and comes up with a major against Wagner. Wish we could see a rematch with Gambrall oh well!
Steinhaus is a great wrestler and ended up with the major as predicted. His defense is either really good or Iowa wrestlers just can't take this guy down! Wagner is a hole in the lineup and I hope we get 184 and 197 figured out soon.
197
GG vs #6 Sonny Yohn
GG while I want to believe he has the strength to handle 197 I just don’t see it and we as fans will see this affect him the most against Yohn. Yohn is going to be a beast compared to GG. GG won’t be able to finish any shots if he can get even in a leg. I remember uncle Luke having a tough time with Yohn well all of his oppenents while on the legs. Yohn is 16-3 on the season and see him getting a decision for the gophers
GG wrestled a great match you can see he is really trying to work on his outside shots because going underneath a 197lber is clearly a bad idea for him. I was impressed with GG's gas tank and think GG can actually beat Yohn if they wrestle again. Hopefully they won't wrestle again because it looks like GG is on his way down to 184. He was clearly smaller than Yohn. For a tournament team GG has to be at 184
HWT
Blake Rasing or Bobby Telford vs #4 Tony Nelson
This is an interesting matchup because the Hawks would already have the dual locked up at this point but Bobby hasn’t been wrestling up to Brands liking and Blake has a win over Tony who is 17-2 this season. My hope for one the dual goes the way I have predicted and two that he puts Blake out there and gives him the confidence he will need to be our guy at HWT. No one can tell me who they want at HWT and I believe this could be the game changer for the rest of the season. Why not put Rasing out there who has a win over Tony? I think at the end of the day he puts Telford out there and Tony wins by decision but Iowa gets the W.
Well they ended up sending razor out there which i think was the right decision. telford lost to a naia wrestler on saturday who is good i won't take anything away from the kid but if telford is our #1 guy he shouldn't be losing to him. Rasing looked like a different wrestler this time against Tony and its sad to see the lack of progression from an Iowa wrestler. Clearly the hawks need to get some bigger coaches in the room or more bodies at these weights!
in the end THANK YOU Mr. Evans
#2 McDonough vs #1 Sanders
MCD has the upper hand in past matches but this year I think Sanders is a different wrestler and its showing in his previous matches this year. He is 19-0 and #1 in the country! Steele to a lot of Iowa fans hasn’t live up to his expectations but he still is one of the best Iowa wrestlers EVER. His winning percentage speaks for itself and I think fans just expect more from him and that’s a lot of pressure! I think his is going to be a tough match for MCD and I am a man of trends and I think MCD wins this one in a close match. MCD has only lost once in carver and don’t see it happening again. MCD increases his record to 22-1
If you watched this match it wasn't close at all. Steele controlled basically everything the whole match. He looked great on his feet and on top riding the dog out of Sanders. Sanders looked sluggish but I am hoping it just looks that way because MCD is that much better. He was back to his old ways and really should of got more points. Loved seeing MCD run off the mat and Sanders slooooowing walking across carver half dead.
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#4 Ramos vs #7 Chris Dardanes
Dardanes is a wrestler a lot of fans haven’t heard about or know a lot about but he has a win over Steiber who we all know is a stud and comes into this match with a 17-4 record. Ramos is unbelievable at Carver and again see the crowd getting behind him in this match. Ramos is explosive when he wants to be and when he is aggressive and takes a lot of shots he has the ability to beat anyone in the country. I think this will be another tough match for the hawks but see Ramos winning by decision and also increasing his record to 21-2.
Dardanes i think wrestled a smart match against ramos. Ramos looked lost on his feet at times and shocked he wasn't taken down multiple times from some of those fakes Chris was doing. Ramos is Ramos and he did what it took to win the match. I think Ramos needs to look at every match like the oliver match I have a bad feeling he might over look someone.
141
#3 Marion vs. # 14 Nick Dardanes
Minnesota has been wrestling Dardanes and Lange this season with Nick getting the starting spot against the hawks. Marion to me is the tornado roller coaster at Adventureland. You want to believe the roller coaster is going to get you to the end but it has a few rough spots along the way that can make you think different and want to close your eyes. His record is 18-2 which obviously isn’t bad but it doesn’t seem like he has only two loses on the year. Marion I feel relies on his high crotch to much which he is amazing at but he needs to open up more from the beginning. Don’t leave matches up to the third period the third period is where Iowa wrestlers should be opening the gap. Dardanes could surprise Marion with a tough match here he has a 14-4 record. I do believe Marion is the decision here while having carver on the seat of their chair the whole match.
Well my prediction was pretty much spot on here. Marion doesn't open up his offense enough and its gonna bite him in the butt if he waits til the third period. Once again hit a high crotch and any of the top wrestlers are going to be able to stop this if he soley relies on it. Marion is a roller coaster and will continue to be one. Is it just me or does his body language look like he doesn't want to be out there?
149
Mike Kelly vs #11 Dylan Ness
The one thing I think we as Iowa fans got out of the Penn State dual is how Kelly wrestled the whole match. The takedown towards the end of the match gave me some hope for this kid. Apparently his work ethic is giving him a bigger tank than most guys in the country. Ness holds a 13-5 record and squeaks into the rankings around 10-15 range in my eyes. Kelly is only going to get better and I look for him take the Molinaro match and build from it. I think his confidence is going to continue to grow and think he wins a big match here that will be needed! Kelly gets his record to 13-7.
Mike Kelly had his chance to step up and didn't. This was a big let down for me. Just when I was seeing the upside he gets majored. Nothing more on him
157
Nick Moore vs Alec Ortiz
As carver is rocking their home town boy gets to wrestle basically a fill in Alec Ortiz who is 11-6 on the year. Moore to me gets the night off here from a top ranked wrestler and better perform or Brands and Co or Fans are gonna lose it. This shouldn’t be a tough match as Moore has wrestled all tough competition and his gas tank and confidence should be much higher than Mr. Ortiz. I see this as a decision for Moore and increasing his record to 11-7
Perfect match for Moore and like I said in my prediction I believe it was his gas tank that made the difference. These bonus points were huge for Moore and the hawks. Again this match should of gone this way and while I have nothing but positive things to take away from this match he just isn't on the level as ranked kids are at this weight. I think it was a mistake to have DSJ wrestle already and hope he gets to 100% soon!
165
#6 Mike Evans vs. #11 Cody Yohn
This is a big match for Mr. Evans he HAS to have a win if he wants a shot at the big tens. Cody is a wrestler that has the potential to make noise but holds a 13-5 record on the year. I can’t stress how big of a match this is for him and hope he watches some film on Yohn and finds out his weaknesses. As I typed this up I really didn’t see this dual going this way but I have gone back and forth and feel confident that Evans gets a decision here putting the hawks up 18-0! Some will think this is a for sure win for Evans but I just didn’t see it like when first going over these lineups. Evans makes his record 19-4
This was a great great match for evans and won us the dual. Falls are so big in D1's! Evans was prepared to wrestle Yohn and it was great to see. Evans has lost some matches this year that he probably shouldn't have but its only making him a better all around wrestler.
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#9 Ethan Lofthouse vs #7 Logan Storley
If your anything like me Ethan has been a bit of let down so far at 15-5 but again Brands and Co is getting these boys ready for March so I am going to keep some confidence in this young man. Storley is 16-3 this year and has some impressive wins that will give him great confidence going into this match. I don’t see Ethan beating Storley at all.
Ethan did wrestle Storley better than I thought and I was just hoping he could hold him close to not give up the major. Storley wrestled ALL three periods and that was the difference. He kept attacking and attacking and it ended with his hand being raised in the end. So once again he gave us hope then the let down. Move on to the next dual
184
Vinnie Wagner vs #8 Kevin Steinhaus
Wagner has been wrestling great and just like Kelly I was impressed with how he wrestled at Penn State. Wagner to me deserves a big win but don’t see it happening again Steinhaus. Steinhaus holds a 18-4 record and comes up with a major against Wagner. Wish we could see a rematch with Gambrall oh well!
Steinhaus is a great wrestler and ended up with the major as predicted. His defense is either really good or Iowa wrestlers just can't take this guy down! Wagner is a hole in the lineup and I hope we get 184 and 197 figured out soon.
197
GG vs #6 Sonny Yohn
GG while I want to believe he has the strength to handle 197 I just don’t see it and we as fans will see this affect him the most against Yohn. Yohn is going to be a beast compared to GG. GG won’t be able to finish any shots if he can get even in a leg. I remember uncle Luke having a tough time with Yohn well all of his oppenents while on the legs. Yohn is 16-3 on the season and see him getting a decision for the gophers
GG wrestled a great match you can see he is really trying to work on his outside shots because going underneath a 197lber is clearly a bad idea for him. I was impressed with GG's gas tank and think GG can actually beat Yohn if they wrestle again. Hopefully they won't wrestle again because it looks like GG is on his way down to 184. He was clearly smaller than Yohn. For a tournament team GG has to be at 184
HWT
Blake Rasing or Bobby Telford vs #4 Tony Nelson
This is an interesting matchup because the Hawks would already have the dual locked up at this point but Bobby hasn’t been wrestling up to Brands liking and Blake has a win over Tony who is 17-2 this season. My hope for one the dual goes the way I have predicted and two that he puts Blake out there and gives him the confidence he will need to be our guy at HWT. No one can tell me who they want at HWT and I believe this could be the game changer for the rest of the season. Why not put Rasing out there who has a win over Tony? I think at the end of the day he puts Telford out there and Tony wins by decision but Iowa gets the W.
Well they ended up sending razor out there which i think was the right decision. telford lost to a naia wrestler on saturday who is good i won't take anything away from the kid but if telford is our #1 guy he shouldn't be losing to him. Rasing looked like a different wrestler this time against Tony and its sad to see the lack of progression from an Iowa wrestler. Clearly the hawks need to get some bigger coaches in the room or more bodies at these weights!
in the end THANK YOU Mr. Evans
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