Hawks4life11
Well-Known Member
I am wondering if anyone else gets extremely bored by watching Jake Varner wrestle? I hate watching him ride because all he does is hook an ankle and pull the persons head back and forth.
He does what it takes to win. Never finished lower than 2nd place at NCAA's.
Yeah i know he is good but he is so boring. He just lays on people with an ankle hooked to get his riding time. And then after beating an unranked wrestler by 5 points he decides to gloat...no respect for him what-so-ever!
He does what it takes to win. Never finished lower than 2nd place at NCAA's.
Brands doing the "Gator Chomp" to the ISU bench, really? I just thought that was him clapping. In fact, my wife and I were watching a meet on TV a couple weeks ago and I commented to her how Brands was clapping. Just thought that was how he clapped. Seemed a little odd to me but I can't believe it's done to showboat. Maybe I'm wrong but just thought that was how he clapped.
Personally I think the "gator chomp" thing is silly and not quite sure what it means anyway.
Personally, I don't have a problem with any of it. There is a different culture in wrestling. In what other sport do coaches take shots at each other in the media? Or yell at each other during or between matches? It is an intense, physical sport where opposing wrestlers and coaches are right on top of each other. Emotions are going to get out of hand. I think the fans take these things way more personally then anyone involved. After Varner's clapping they panned to Iowa's bench and Zadick was laughing. As far as Tom and Terry's clapping, I didn't see it directed at ISUs bench. I saw it directed toward McDonaugh and the mat. Even if it was directed toward ISU briefly, it just doesn't seem like a big deal to me.
As far as Metcalf, I am sure he will keep his gestures behind closed doors from now on, but it is not like he did that in the center of the mat. I am sure he thought it was between him and Schwab and the cameras caught it. I am guessing far worse is done on the sideline of a football game. And personally, I've done things I'm not proud of and let me emotions get the best of me. Who am I to judge these people I don't even know?