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Arnold, Brooks, Pletcher.

For what it is worth, I just read Arnold's father's comment on HR saying he thinks his son should go 184.

You know, like them there books.

And let's not forget Starocci has a mean streak.

Well done. No one likes a quitter.

I think you misunderstand my motivations. I want the match to happen because I want nice things. If it happens I think Starocci handles Arnold with little issue.

I do not have a good answer there. But the heart wants what the heart wants. Arnold calls out Starocci and says he is over rated. Arnold doubles down with an I said what I said. Starocci responds it will be fun to beat him in front of his mom and dad. Starocci beat Kemerer last time at CHA. But only after a ref's review to see if Kemerer had gotten the winning take down. The crowd exploded like I have never heard when they thought they had the win. A bottle was thrown when they realized they did not. Mr. All In On Iowa vs The Ultimate PSU Villain. We want this. Wee need this. We must have this.

Not sure if it was a preview or a one off to win a dual. As to Arnold he wrestled 174 for the six matches and was only told he was going up to 184 the day before. Seems more tactical than strategic. Besides, I reeeeeeally want to see him wrestle Starocci in CHA.

He won his cadet titles from 2012 to 2014, so I assumed he was 17 for the last, 15 for the first. If he was born in 1999 he would have been 12 or 13 for his first, wrestling against 16 and 17 year-olds. Possible? Sure. Probable?

2014 wins third cadet title. Per UWW cadet is for 16-17 year-olds. So 17 in 2014? But then enters Fargo juniors (18-20 years-old?) five years later as a presumed 22 year old. Six years later he is a 23 year-old freshman at OSU. And now a 26 year-old sophomore. Could be a 28-30 year-old senior if he plays his cards right.

Oh, I get it. But that points to the other issue for me. I have always been a Real Woods fan, so perhaps that is why I found his match the most disappointing of all the matches. As the #1 ranked wrestler I really expected more than 1-1 at the end of regulation against a guy ranked #19, who has done precisely nothing his whole NCAA career. And that the 1 Woods gave up came from double stalls makes it even more disappointing. By contrast Carr went out and got it against a higher ranked wrestler coming off an AA season. So, while a lot of Iowa Sate's TDs came from Carr, a lot of TDs should have come from Woods, but didn't.

Other way around. Iowa had 11 TDs to Iowa State's 15. While I agree that the first Caliendo stall was suspect, I also agree that Iowa was well deserving of their big lead in stalling. Should it have been 11-0? 10-2? Not sure it really matters. Brands found a way to win when his team averaged 1.2 stalls per match and only 1.1 TDs per match. How often does a team get more stalls than TDs and still win? Call it a great coaching job by Brands. Call it a poor coaching job by Dresser. Or a little from column A and a little from column B.

What took so long?

Brands wrestled all three. Tom's still got it.

Not the most convincing argument.

Yes, I do. The reversal should also be 3.

Swing and a miss. The Non-Wreslting Topics needs your valuable contributions.

Oh, and Arnold appears to be a Nick Lee fan.

Didn't Arnold Tweet he wanted a shot at Starocci? I am not sure Truax, or maybe even Keckeisen, moves the needle the same way for him.

I have no issue with wrestlers making their own decisions, but if you have a coach yelling to hold him down your instinct will be to listen to the coach. You may be confused by the instruction, but you will probably follow it for at least 10 or 15 seconds before (if even) you realize they are wrong.

Happens in the NFL too. A lot of head coaches will hire someone whose sole responibility is clock management because in the moment it is too hard for the head coach. Of course, wrestling coaches are not calling plays, so there is that.

I think the issue is that Dresser thought Gaitan had the RT point, so they told him to finish the ride.

Arnold gives a great interview.