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Ryan “Extra Crispy” Warner, Mike Powell and...

I understand that there won’t be any weigh ins for this event. Who is going to show up HUGE?

Is it true that Joe Exotic is Kentucky Mudlap’s brother/cousin?

You just watch, they will find a rationale to have their cash-cow basketball games by the second round of that tournaments.

The latest ploy seems to be to take away De Santos dump by literally hiding the left arm behind your back. Is this a form of stalling? How does the Iowa brain trust counter this strategy?

My understanding is that J Robinson “invented” this while he was at Iowa. The point was to allow the fans a chance to socialize and to get more concession revenue.

Have to believe there is some Jayson Ness footage out there.

Steveson is the cream of the crop on his feet. He will have trouble from Parris and maybe Cass on the mat. It will be interesting to see the strategies employed to take advantage of these strengths and weaknesses. I’ve still got Steveson to win in March.

Steveson’s TD skills are a level above his competitors. His mat skills are on a par with the other top heavies or less. Cassiopi for example scores more points in top position and registers more pins than Steveson. If Cass or Paris can keep things in the first period they may be able to win out against Steveson on the mat.

It won’t work against top level guys though.

I miss Barry. He had the sharpest ears in the B1G and heard everything the crowd said.

Maybe it will show up on Wrestling In 60 on Monday.

Fat & Happy Freddy

He has developed a great setup to leg attack that he didn’t have last season. See what he did to Gross in the Wisconsin dual. Can’t deny that the coaching and training partners at Iowa are making him a better wrestler. I expect that the pressure he brings from neutral will translate well to freestyle.

My impression was that the Gopher staff wanted Lee to work on his mat wrestling so they put him in the down position. Later on at the CKLV they wanted him to get a title and kept him in neutral.