TobusRex 2,108 Report post Posted January 28, 2017 Who are the most unpopular NCAA champions you guys remember? Which NCAA champs did fans hate to watch because they were boring, or because they disliked the antics of the wrestlers? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smedley 467 Report post Posted January 28, 2017 (edited) Metcalf, Mocco, Hendricks, St. John, Asskren, Nelson, Fox, Lesnar Edited January 28, 2017 by Smedley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TobusRex 2,108 Report post Posted January 28, 2017 Metcalf To be fair..he was only unpopular amongst non-Hawkeye fans :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smedley 467 Report post Posted January 28, 2017 To be fair..he was only unpopular amongst non-Hawkeye fans :DSome of the Hawkeyes are ok, but IMO Metcalf took the cake for boring and sh!tty antics. 1 leshismore reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FATMANROLL 54 Report post Posted January 28, 2017 John Lockhart, He wasn't unpopular before his title but the way he won was very unpopular at the time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowrestle 697 Report post Posted January 28, 2017 Cornell's Dake was an arrogant fellow. That seems to be a. characteristic of Koll's guys. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TobusRex 2,108 Report post Posted January 28, 2017 Cornell's Dake was an arrogant fellow. That seems to be a. characteristic of Koll's guys. Kinda makes sense though. 1) Cornell is one of the best wrestling schools in the country despite being a small private school, 2) Cornell is arguably the best academic school in the NCAA (Harvard and Brown would argue otherwise). So those guys are good wrestlers getting a free ride to one of the best schools in the world? Hell, if I was one of those guys I probably couldn't wear a hat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TobusRex 2,108 Report post Posted January 28, 2017 I'll add Johnny Hendricks. Great motor on the kid, fun to watch wrestle, but pretty much all the non-OSU fans hated him. 1 HoundedHawk reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TobusRex 2,108 Report post Posted January 28, 2017 How about Chris Taylor? I remember in the days of unlimited HWT that pretty much everybody rooted against the biggest guys. Taylor was immense, and pinned the hell out of people for a couple years in NCAAs. I bet he was wildly reviled outside ISU circles. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
klehner 755 Report post Posted January 28, 2017 Cornell's Dake was an arrogant fellow. That seems to be a. characteristic of Koll's guys. Go listen to any interview with Nahshon Garrett or Gabe Dean. Get rejected by Cornell or something? 4 newyorkwrestler, Yellow_Medal, leshismore and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gimpeltf 2,085 Report post Posted January 28, 2017 How about Chris Taylor? I remember in the days of unlimited HWT that pretty much everybody rooted against the biggest guys. Taylor was immense, and pinned the hell out of people for a couple years in NCAAs. I bet he was wildly reviled outside ISU circles. Actually, he was pretty popular. 2 HurricaneWrestling and TobusRex reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Angry_Fish 313 Report post Posted January 28, 2017 Dakentaylor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nom 1,209 Report post Posted January 28, 2017 Kinda makes sense though. 1) Cornell is one of the best wrestling schools in the country despite being a small private school, 2) Cornell is arguably the best academic school in the NCAA (Harvard and Brown would argue otherwise). So those guys are good wrestlers getting a free ride to one of the best schools in the world? Hell, if I was one of those guys I probably couldn't wear a hat. Nice complement to Cornell but Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, and some others would debate #2. And do you know if they all had so much financial need that they have a free ride? Recall there are no Merit scholarships (academic, athletic, or otherwise) in the Ivy League. Saying all the best Cornell guys are arrogant -- not right. Nahshon, Dean, Bosak, Lewnes, all impress me as pretty humble guys. Some are a bit cocky, I don't mind, we need some of that in the sport. 2 TFBJR and leshismore reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
powershouse 106 Report post Posted January 28, 2017 I can only go back a couple of decades but my top three would be: 1. Mocco - which made it so special when Konrad beat him. 2. Metcalf - he was such an unrepentant ass kicker. 3. Hendricks - dude embraced the black hatted cowboy role. Special mention for my personal choice Esposito - King of the lung time outs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbert 563 Report post Posted January 28, 2017 (edited) I believe there is a two time NCAA champ that is probably unpopular with 47â„… of all Americans. Jimmy Jordan. Edited January 28, 2017 by tbert 4 leshismore, John Coctostan, Yellow_Medal and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoachDoss 6 Report post Posted January 28, 2017 I wouldn't say that Askren was unpopular at all. How about Johnny Thompson? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cjc007 774 Report post Posted January 28, 2017 Chris Perry. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk 1 GranbyTroll reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DiploSport 12 Report post Posted January 28, 2017 I believe there is a two time NCAA champ that is probably unpopular with 47â„… of all Americans. Jimmy Jordan. We interviewed the Congressman a few months ago, and he was a great guy...here's our 100% politics free discussion, which includes a breakdown of his first title, won against John Smith: https://soundcloud.com/diplosport/diplosport-podcast-114-jim-jordan 2 tbert and stp reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffr_ideal 216 Report post Posted January 28, 2017 Tony Ramos 2 leshismore and stp reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffr_ideal 216 Report post Posted January 28, 2017 Metcalf, Mocco, Hendricks, St. John, Asskren, Nelson, Fox, Lesnar Assuming you mean Dan St. John? I heard a story where he flipped off the crowd in Iran when he was on the freestyle team and had to be escorted out of the arena. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stp 564 Report post Posted January 28, 2017 I believe there is a two time NCAA champ that is probably unpopular with 47â„… of all Americans. Jimmy Jordan. The fact Jimmy and Trump are both Republicans, it clearly shows the flaw of only having a two party system. 2 BaldwinKnowBest and tbert reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WillieBoy 713 Report post Posted January 28, 2017 (edited) Larry Owings because he beat God. Brent Metcalf because he followed his coach to Iowa and looked like the wrestling equivalent of Ivan Drago from the Rocky movies. Edited January 28, 2017 by WillieBoy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigerfan9311 223 Report post Posted January 28, 2017 Mocco/Metcalf/Hendricks Rosholt Fox Gallick Perry (both Mark and Chris) Special mention for Matt Valenti, the least mentioned 2xer ever. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brickhousey 120 Report post Posted January 28, 2017 Why was fox disliked? If your talking about the heavy from northwestern Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perry 1,429 Report post Posted January 28, 2017 Derek st. John and Dean Heil both wrestle(d) a pretty uninspiring style Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
