Stepping back - is AJ's behavior really THAT bad?

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

Compare AJ's behavior to what you see on a regular basis in professional sports (football, basketball, hockey, soccer, MMA)...it's really pretty tame.  Trash talking, a shove here and there, flashing middle fingers...compare that to NFL players who literally KILL people and continue to have lucrative careers.

Is AJ immature?  Sure.  Is he a jerk?  Probably.  But he's still an elite wrestler who can help Iowa beat Penn State this year.  Plus, Penn State took on a guy like Andrew Long and hardly anyone batted their eyelashes.

 

[AgaveMaria]

And..., getting real. Charlie Manson never killed anyone either.

 

[Caveira]

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[PortaJohn]

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  1 hour ago, Paul158 said:

Do you think he might have been giving gambling advice to the Iowa wrestlers?

What we do know is 1) he'll post at least 10 more AJ Ferrari Threads by the end of the season.  Expect a lot of Ferrari beats Brooks threads.  2) He'll make his annual Iowa is going to beat PSU thread.  @Wrestleknownothingwill remind him of another thread he posted that shows that scenario is almost statistically impossible.  Buns will ignore it. 3) He finishes the season with the first installment of "I can't believe PSU pulled it off thread" followed by his annual "Iowa are the favorites next year"...It's been rinse & repeat  But to his credit he gets us all to respond 

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[flyingcement]

[ionel]

If AJ is on the roster this year and wins the next 3 NCAA he will then be Iowa's first 4 x NC, correct?  So will Iowa take down the Gable statue

and replace it with the AJ statue?

asking for a forum friend

Edited January 3 by ionel

[Wrestleknownothing]

17 minutes ago, flyingcement said:

I first read that story in Loose Balls: The Short, Wild Life of the American Basketball Association.

Great book. Everyone should read.

[CHROMEBIRD]

24 minutes ago, ionel said:

If AJ is on the roster this year and wins the next 3 NCAA he will then be Iowa's first 4 x NC, correct?  So will Iowa take down the Gable statue

and replace it with the AJ statue?

asking for a forum friend

Someone already went there

[D3 for LU]

... and yet, sugary-sweetbuns CONTINUES.

Ah Bartleby! Ah Humanity! 

D3

[Mizzou Fan]

Maybe I'm just old and stubborn, but he's an embarrassment to the sport.  I have two sons who wrestled and I would hate to have any kids, who look up to college wrestlers, see this happen at a meet.  He doesn't represent the sport or any team well.  

If he acts this way because of steroids, get him help.  If he acts this way just because he's an ass, get him out of college sports!

 

Edited January 3 by Mizzou Fan

[GreatWhiteNorth]

Likely the biggest shit show in the history of shit shows in College Wrestling.

In Iowa,

An Iowa wrestler attempting to abuse an Iowa teammate, 

then flipping off Iowa fans.

From the OP, Is it really that bad? -- YES, it is really that bad. It's even worse.

[flyingcement]

6 minutes ago, GreatWhiteNorth said:

Likely the biggest shit show in the history of shit shows in College Wrestling.

In Iowa,

An Iowa wrestler attempting to abuse an Iowa teammate, 

then flipping off Iowa fans.

From the OP, Is it really that bad? -- YES, it is really that bad. It's even worse.

There is an old urban legend that if you respond to his posts directly, you could turn to stone but I've never been brave enough to test it myself

Edited January 3 by flyingcement

[Le duke]

Someone already went there

But have you seen the commemorative coin?




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