Spencer Lee - a Hawkeye you can root for.

[Ultraflex 13]

Wrestles with passion and skill - but without any of the cheap crap we see from the rest of his teammates.

 

His post-match interviews are very "un-hawkeye" like.  Last night after the Semis - was incredible.  Compare that to the nonsense we normally hear from them.

 

#1/10HawkeyeFan

[Greatdane67 216]

True freshman. Not enough time for Brands to infect him yet. :)

[BigTenFanboy 1,743]

Wrestles with passion and skill - but without any of the cheap crap we see from the rest of his teammates.

 

His post-match interviews are very "un-hawkeye" like.  Last night after the Semis - was incredible.  Compare that to the nonsense we normally hear from them.

 

#1/10HawkeyeFan

 

Cory Clark and Sammie Brooks. Both great guys.

[BigTenFanboy 1,743]

True freshman. Not enough time for Brands to infect him yet. :)

 

Brands is at the mercy of Spencer Lee. Its a different dynamic from any other hes had before.  

[Old142 15]

Wrestles with passion and skill - but without any of the cheap crap we see from the rest of his teammates.

 

His post-match interviews are very "un-hawkeye" like.  Last night after the Semis - was incredible.  Compare that to the nonsense we normally hear from them.

 

#1/10HawkeyeFan

 

You think Kemmerer is cheap? Maybe he really tried to hurt Nolf's knee instead of gently getting out of a potentially dangerous situation? Sorenson ? 

[Erminio8 42]

Kemerer is a saint. One of the best kids out there.

[wrestlingnerd 2,890]

Kemmerer is one of the classiest guys out there. He’s been like that since I first met him as a freshman in HS. A true role model on the mat and in the classroom (picked Iowa over Harvard, among other options).

[Peso 331]

The Hawkeyes got a game buster there.  In the pool world, we would say hez got danuts.  I see great improvement, and just a freakishly great freshman.  He wrestles the way it's supposed to be done.  I've pulled for a few Hawks, but back in the day you just sat back and admired them, there was just nothing else you could do.  That's where Cael's boys are at now.  (Note to posters, when the words World Champion are part of your resume, you are in extremely rare air)

[cm_111 77]

Lee is pure class. This comes from a lifelong Buckeye. Dude is beyond legit and also just a good kid. He will have a great life. 

[pamela 1,334]

IF he wins, he should get MOW over Zain (even if Zain wins by fall in the final), IMart and Snyder/Coon tonight, right? Lee has bulldozed his way through the bracket thus far, TF - TF - pin - pin, coming from a #3 seed placement. Doesn't get more outstanding than that.

[nom 1,079]

Kemmerer is one of the classiest guys out there. He’s been like that since I first met him as a freshman in HS. A true role model on the mat and in the classroom (picked Iowa over Harvard, among other options).

No. No he didn’t. He picked Iowa over Harvard?

[nom 1,079]

IF he wins, he should get MOW over Zain (even if Zain wins by fall in the final), IMart and Snyder/Coon tonight, right? Lee has bulldozed his way through the bracket thus far, TF - TF - pin - pin, coming from a #3 seed placement. Doesn't get more outstanding than that.

Thanks for pointing this out. Amazing.

[BigTenFanboy 1,743]

IF he wins, he should get MOW over Zain (even if Zain wins by fall in the final), IMart and Snyder/Coon tonight, right? Lee has bulldozed his way through the bracket thus far, TF - TF - pin - pin, coming from a #3 seed placement. Doesn't get more outstanding than that.

In a loaded weight class where a returning AA doesn't make the podium.

[boconnell 1,547]

Wrestles with passion and skill - but without any of the cheap crap we see from the rest of his teammates.

 

His post-match interviews are very "un-hawkeye" like.  Last night after the Semis - was incredible.  Compare that to the nonsense we normally hear from them.

 

#1/10HawkeyeFan

Which teammates are guilty of cheap crap?  

[TBar1977 4,026]

Lee and Kem are all class. So are NaTo, Pletcher and Snyder. I don't get to hear much from the other Buckeyes which is always a good sign that they too are all class. 

[Medicine_Man 875]

Which teammates are guilty of cheap crap?  

PD3

[boconnell 1,547]

Lee and Kem are all class. So are NaTo, Pletcher and Snyder. I don't get to hear much from the other Buckeyes which is always a good sign that they too are all class. 

After Pletcher beat Brock in a consi-semi match with absolutely zero bad blood he walked by the OkState corner and waved and told them 'bye-bye'.  These are intense men in intense situations and they don't always act like choir boys.  That doesn't make them bad guys, but it's hilarious how the same stuff is received by fans depending on whether the guy who did it was wearing an Iowa singlet.  

[Old142 15]

After Pletcher beat Brock in a consi-semi match with absolutely zero bad blood he walked by the OkState corner and waved and told them 'bye-bye'.  These are intense men in intense situations and they don't always act like choir boys.  That doesn't make them bad guys, but it's hilarious how the same stuff is received by fans depending on whether the guy who did it was wearing an Iowa singlet.  

 

Yep even Pletcher with his 12 year old choir boy look decided to throw a little salt on the wound. Many people here just like to hate on Iowa, I see other teams do worse or similar and no mention. Rutgers got that New Jersey bad boy act at times .....What Desanto did is greater than anything the entire Hawkeye roster did the last 2 years! 

[WillieBoy 713]

Brands is at the mercy of Spencer Lee. Its a different dynamic from any other hes had before.  

Will Brands run out and push "Throw Me" if Lee wins?

 

What dynamic would they have if PD3 was on the team?

[boconnell 1,547]

Yep even Pletcher with his 12 year old choir boy look decided to throw a little salt on the wound. Many people here just like to hate on Iowa, I see other teams do worse or similar and no mention. Rutgers got that New Jersey bad boy act at times .....What Desanto did is greater than anything the entire Hawkeye roster did the last 2 years! 

There was zero wrong with what Pletcher did.  There wasn't even anything questionable or borderline about it.  

 

But if an Iowa guy did it he'd be the worst and it would be laid at Brands' feet.  

[WildTurkey44 321]

PD3

Was never and will never be a Hawkeye

[BigTenFanboy 1,743]

Was never and will never be a Hawkeye

Not for a lack of trying on Tom's part.

[boconnell 1,547]

Serious question.  Did Downey ever do anything dirty on the mat or is he just a huge off the mat problem?  All of it blurs together.  

[shorty1 4]

Iowa is doing a good job at recruiting the guys from PA.

[WildTurkey44 321]

Not for a lack of trying on Tom's part.

How ever you want to spin it