Tony Ramos » 133 Jordan Oliver- OSU vs Tony Ramos- Iowa

i love it when the crowd yells TWOO!!

that is true. but what can you say, hawkeye fans are spoiled with the dynasty gable built, then with the brands bro's caring on the tradition strong. all they expect is to see iowa wrestlers win. and a good majority of them only care about their iowa wrestlers because out in that general region there is no professional sport teams, they only got the hawkeyes to cheer on. but i think now, after the trails, many iowans have gained a lot of appreciation to freestyle wrestling and will hopefully start following freestyle as they do to the hawkeyes!!

The "fan base" isn't quite what it seems. It's not supporting wrestling per se, but rather their home team. At the World Team Trials, when all the Hawks were defeated, the "fan base" simply left....the place was pretty empty.

IOWA IOWA!!! how can people talk crap about this fan base!!??

What a classy fan base!!!

These are the best fans in all of college wrestling!!!

Yeah, well Penn State sucks!

I was watching some Penn St. videos recently. Even with a full house at Rec Hall you could hear crickets chirping during the matches. It was full of senior citizens who only occasionally made any noise. Carver Hawkeye ROCKS for big meets. If I was Tom Brands, I would use this as my recruiting video. Unless a kid grows up in PA, MN, or OK being a home state fan, you would have to be crazy not to want to experience this.

What was the final score of the match?

I hated to see Oliver lose. Ramos wrestled tough which is obvious to see but Oliver is one of the best wrestlers I've every seen and will continue to get better. . I bet he beats Ramos to a pulp in March. You will not be able to recognize him after they meet again.

Kyle Dake would break David Taylor in half.

The Big Ten doesnt allow other media to broadcast their matches. Flo is just doing the same thing that SportsCenter does. They show highlights of the contest to show you the important parts. They dont have the rights to broadcast someone elses property. Do you complain that SportsCenter didnt show you a complete replay of the Steelers-Broncos game?

for all the true wrestling fans who love the sport and dont just follow and always favor one team(Iowa)..it is very clear jordan oliver didnt wrestle like himself..he ll be back and i really dont think it ll be close at all the next time

I saw the Oliver/Ramos match in its entirety on the Big Ten Digital Network (when the feed wasn't getting hung up). In my opinion, Ramos wrestled a tough, defensive match. He defended Oliver's one shot and half-hearted finish, and he took Oliver down late in the match. Great match for him. Above his average performance.

Compared to other matches I've seen Oliver wrestle last year and this year, he looked low-energy at the beginning and totally gassed by the end of the second. No strength. No spring in his step. And anyone who gets three cautions is gassed so bad his brain isn't working well enough to fire the muscles in sync with the whistle. With 10 seconds left in overtime he was pleading for the ref for a stalling call rather than trying to get hand control and escape, watching seconds 5-3 tick off as Ramos lifted him and dropped him to the mat, and making another plea to the ref to call locked hands when Ramos kept his hands locked for one second after bringing Jordan to the mat. Not a great match for him. Below his average performance.
The timekeepers got it right. I wonder if the ref should have called locked hands with a couple seconds left in overtime. It looked like they were locked for a full second once Jordan hit the mat and squirmed to make space.
So, I think you reward Rambos for wrestling above his average rather than reward Olivier for wrestling below his. Then Footrub, because he's tough. Then Stiebird then maybe Carter. Dardonjes hasn't wrestled enough this year to merit a spot above these guys.
Now I'm going to cut down to 133, break out of jail, enroll at Ohio University, and break into the lineup so I can have a run at these guys.