Well that sucks. Hes pretty much a lock for number 4. Hopefully Marinelli and Arujau get one next year. And speaking of Marinelli. The Brands bros really do feel that NCAA wrestling is adequate (at least) preparation for freestyle bc he hasn't wrestled much FS at all has he? And I'd be shocked if he stopped wrestling after college.
Why would you be shocked
A few reasons.
- Im aware of how big a recruit he was lol. Im from the same area. I knew the coaches of the school he should have actually gone to.
Unless they bring someone completely different in as head coach they’ll probably stay a feeder and is why they hired him
No i think youre right about Marinelli. Though i think if he went greco it eould be fun. Im ok with iowa not being a we all do freestyle team, its good to have a prominent american folkstyle wrestling institution that focuses on developing our unique style. I doubt RPW ever comes back but ill keep dreaming for professional folkstyle.
Marinelli doing greco is a fun idea and I'm sure Lindland would absolutely love it. But I can't think of a single Iowa guy who went into greco. Did Marinelli ever wrestle greco at fargo?
He and JO upset in front of the hometown crowd. Fix blew leads in both. JO lost because of politics, apparently.
It is his style. He capitalizes on mistakes made by his opponents. But many of the best don't give him mistakes to work with: Sidakov, Salkazanov, Burroughs and Dake all (mostly) gave him nothing.
