Brent Metcalf is one of the most anticipated recruits to enter college. He was undefeated in high school wrestling with 4 Michigan state titles. He also earned 6 junior national titles in the Olympic… + See More +
Brent Metcalf is one of the most anticipated recruits to enter college. He was undefeated in high school wrestling with 4 Michigan state titles. He also earned 6 junior national titles in the Olympic… + See More
- See Less - Brent Metcalf is one of the most anticipated recruits to enter college. He was undefeated in high school wrestling with 4 Michigan state titles. He also earned 6 junior national titles in the Olympic style of wrestling. College fans across the nation had to wait an extra year to see his return because he transfered to Iowa and was denied his freshman season by his former school. In 2008 he won the 149lb National Championship and was named the Dan Hodge Trophy winner.
That was a smart and respectable move by Martin to move back from filming Metcalf after Metcalf explained how he felt and how he regrets the loss. To put that much work into the season, and lose that one match it is hard, I'm a wrestler and I know. I would have teared up, and I could tell Metcalf was taking it real rough at the moment. Good move Martin.
comment #464 is a and if he honestly thinks that he is just another one of those uptight fags that thinks every rule in th book needs to be followed perfectly without any mistakes and metcalf is a rolemodel he is one of the hardest workers in college wrestling and and go ahead and look at the replay just because darion starts celebrating doesnt meen the match is over there was still time on the clock
Everybody knows that Metcalf will push his opponents out of bounds if his opponents are letting themsleves go out of bounds. There was STILL time on the clock, Metcalf was doing what he always did to his opponents. Hell, Johnny Hendricks did the same to his opponents. BOTH are great wrestlers. I look forward to a great rematch someday-IT WILL HAPPEN!!! Mark my words.
A little post-script here since that match was over 2 months ago.
Both are great wrestlers. I'm not going to waste words trashing either of them because of a brief emotional moment at the end of a great match. A re-match would be awesome!
But - a word of caution to the Iowa fans posting here. You guys know about the coaching changes at Penn State. And whether you want to admit it or not, PA, NJ and the surrounding states do have better material to draw from than Iowa.
Don't be surprised if there are some changes in the Big Ten rankings in the coming years.
i will garantee that metcalf wins the ncaas next year and wont even have a match within 10 points of anyone. he was already the hardest worker in the ncaa before this. now he has a fire that noone will be able to put out. next year he will win either at149 or 157 it doesnt matter. he is the greatest.
"In a split second after the whistle, my momentum carried me into Darrion's celebratory back flip. My reaction was a result of self defense and partly, frustration. I want to extend my congratulations to Darrion for his championship." -Brent Metcalf
"I saw like 3 seconds left and I went to go celebrate. I mean the match wasn't over but it was. I just went to go celebrate. It's just his intensity, he never stops till the end of the period. That's the mistake I made at the end of that third period, which isn't usually my style. No, I'm not upset by it. I can understand, he's really upset. I might have done the same thing, not intentionally, but I don't think he did it intentionally either."-Darrion Caldwell
Both made a mistake, and both have admitted it. If the rest of the world can move on then I'm sure you can too.
I'm a Metcalf fan, and no one reasonable is going to say that the championship match is a fluke because it wasn't. Caldwell came in to wrestle and win, and he did. Quit acting like you have to come in and save the wrestling world with your amazing intellect and insight regarding the sport.
Both Caldwell and Metcalf are really talented wrestlers. There's no need to childishly bash one wrestler to build the other one up.
Metcalf made a mistake, the excuses he's making make him look pathetic. To the poster who responded to my previous post regarding the all start match - what difference does it make? My point was Metcalf fanboys will point to the all star match that didn't count and say the national championship was a fluke. Clean up you act and your name, you appear childish.
Metcalf needs some professional counseling before being allowed back on the mat. His behavior and mentality are not good for the sport -- especially given that many colleges are seriously considering cutting wrestling. What Metcalf did was potentially very dangerous, illegal, and outright childish. Metcalf is supposed to be a college-athlete setting the example for others to follow. The NCAA finals was a terrible example. And if you go to the match on youtube and read the comments, you will see that many Iowa fans not only support this poor behavior, but they also toss off racial slurs as if they were somehow justified. Somebody ought to write the president of the University of Iowa and inform him that his constituents need training in basic human decency. Maybe I will...
me said: “Metcalf is god. Caldwell is a black hood rat that wins fluke matches & stalls the whole time while doing so.”
So the pin last year was a fluke also? He stalled his way to how many takedowns? If you want half an argument you could say it is a styles conflict. You don't fluke your way to an undefeated season and a national title and beat the "best college wrestler in america" along the way .My mistake ,dominate not just beat.I did like Metcalf and I do like Iowa but I will root against him from now on.The only thing he is sorry about is that he is catching so much flack about it. The team should have lost more than one team point. Can't wait to see Caldwell dominate him again next year(maybe spladdle him again),if Metcalf actually stays in the same weight class as Caldwell.But, if he (Metcalf) wants his second NCAA title he won't.Congrats to Troy Nickerson of Cornell .You made section 4 and New York proud.
congrats(post # 1)cry me a river. you dont think that every wrestler sometime has had a small mental lapse that would cause them to act in this way...trust me if metcalf wanted to he would have sent caldwell wel over the side of the platform. i think metcalf restrained himself and hanleded himself just fine. as for you and your son im sorry that you two are that ignorant to just throw such a good rolemodel under the bus and compare him to a person like chris brown
CMU_ALUM, the allstar meet occured in November. If November is considered "before the summer" for you, then I would assume you don't know/are incapable of grasping the concept of summer. It's cool though, I guess even wrestling needs its "special" fans too :)
One more thing - enough of referencing this all-star meet that occurred before the summer. So what? If the situation was reversed all you fanboys of metcalf would be singing another tune.
Bull. I tevo'd the match and the whistle is clearly blown several times before metcalf pushed him, it was frustration for sure but to say he he was finishing or was doing some move when the whistle blew - no way. Is he just ed saying maybe the fans were booing Caldwell during the medal ceremony? Replay the match, the whole crowd is booing Metcalf after the push he did after the whistle, then when Caldwells hand is raised the crowd goes crazy cheering. The better wrestler finished 38-0 which is Caldwell.
metcalf recently stated, "I would like to extend an apology to Darrion Caldwell, his family, the NCAA and the wrestling community for my actions in the NCAA title match. I certainly had no malicious intent. With five seconds left in the match, I was attempting to finish to the end, as I've always been trained to do. In a split second after the whistle, my momentum carried me into Darrion's celebratory back flip. My reaction was a result of self defense and partly, frustration. I want to extend my congratulations to Darrion for his championship." i think we all know the truth now, as i've been saying the whole time...metcalf only did it because the match wasn't over yet
I want to hit on two topics. Mark Perry did not look like a "tard" after he beat hendricks. He was overjoyed that hard work paid off. Caldwell wrestled great. However he should have waited until after the hand shake. Metcalf is an amazing wrestler and person. Do not knock him for being dedicated to a goal in his life. He wrestles to the end of the match. Both guys as well as hendricks and perry deserve credit for doing what most of us will never accomplish.
Random said: “Let me tell you guys something, if I won a national title and upset the last years national champ I woul;d be flipping for victory too. As I did flip to victory when I won a state title in pennsylvania. I thought the whole scene was awesome. Metcalf jacked up that he lost, and Caldwell excited that he won. I don't see why Metcalf ran across th emat to push him but hey thats just me. Metcalf and Caldwell are both great wrestlers and I would love to see a rematch. Wrestling needs some kind of rivalry and this will be a great one to watch in the future. All honestty I think that Caldwells style of wrestling will beat metcalf everytime. Metcalf looked horrible against someone that knows what there doing. For heavens sake he was thrown in a head lock in the first period. You don't get put in a head lock in the national finals.”
You think Caldwells style of wrestling will beat Metcalf everytime? Metcalf beat him earlier in the season in an All-Star event that didn't go on the NCAA record. So it's not like Metcalf hasn't beaten him before and i believe the score was something like 16-3. Metcalf was going after him because there was still time on the clock when Caldwell started running away and doing circus flips. Caldwell deserves the National Title for his great wrestling, he also deserved what he got at the end of the match for his little flipping antics. It is what it is.
People love to hate the hard core wrestling that the University of Iowa puts on year in and year out.
Let me tell you guys something, if I won a national title and upset the last years national champ I woul;d be flipping for victory too. As I did flip to victory when I won a state title in pennsylvania. I thought the whole scene was awesome. Metcalf jacked up that he lost, and Caldwell excited that he won. I don't see why Metcalf ran across th emat to push him but hey thats just me. Metcalf and Caldwell are both great wrestlers and I would love to see a rematch. Wrestling needs some kind of rivalry and this will be a great one to watch in the future. All honestty I think that Caldwells style of wrestling will beat metcalf everytime. Metcalf looked horrible against someone that knows what there doing. For heavens sake he was thrown in a head lock in the first period. You don't get put in a head lock in the national finals.
Both men are great wrestlers, and they should feel honored that this many people are talking about the match. I thought Metcalf was going to win easy, but to my surprise he was battling the whole time. I don't like the premature celibration, but I didn't like the push either, both were uncalled for. Emotions are very high in such a match, and I would love to see a rematch, this kind of competition is what helps keep the sport alive. Because unfortunately most people could care less about wrestling, they would rather watch basketball. The ACC champions were not even mentioned in the local paper, or at least I couldn't find anything other than b-ball and lacross.
Both men are great wrestlers, and they should feel honored that this many people are talking about the match. I thought Metcalf was going to win easy, but to my surprise he was battling the whole time. I don't like the premature celibration, but I didn't like the push either, both were uncalled for. Emotions are very high in such a match, and I would love to see a rematch, this kind of competition is what helps keep the sport alive. Because unfortunately most people could care less about wrestling, they would rather watch basketball. The ACC champions were not even mentioned in the local paper, or at least I couldn't find anything other than b-ball and lacross.
why are we still arguing everyone here knows who the better wrestler is my god metcalf can be considered one of the best wrestlers to wrestle in college the best are gonna lose will it happen again no metcalf proved what happens when he is on his game and ready to go when he teched caldwell earlier this year he will kill everyone again next year just like he did this year untill he shut down in the finals wont happen again
Adam Hall and Caldwell wrestled one time, after the completion of Caldwell's senior year, in a dual meet of the Nations best against NJ State Champs. Adam Hall beat him fair and square. Hall is a stud. But not a National Champion, Outstanding Wrestler. Get you facts straight.
exactly you...everybody that thinks metcalf pushed him out of anger go wrestle 7 minutes and the n when someone is backling uo run at them and see if its hard to stop!! watch other matches people push all the time..why didnt caldwell just wait a few more seconds to do his celebration?
So if Metcalf grew up in New Jersey instead of Michigan, I guess he wouldn't have been a 4-Time State Champion, as he would have lost to Caldwell, a 3-Time State Champion.
Painted demon idk if you could say that!!! highschool is much different! adam hall beat cladwell in every style in highschool!!
Ray A said: “just because Metcalf lost doesnt make caldwell a better wrestler dan gable easily the best wrestler alive lost his finals match his senior year anybody can beat any other guy on any given day im not taking anything away from caldwell but seriously we all know it was a mix of caldwell being ready and metcalf wasnt”
yes and i agree gable was one of the best ever, my hero in hs. but he too showed his butt after that loss in the ncaa finals that year. he would not accept his runner-up award! not as flagrant as metcalf, but still poor sportsmanship. owings deserved to have him on tha platform being 1 step above him. he did not give him the honor he deserved!
So if Metcalf grew up in New Jersey instead of Michigan, I guess he wouldn't have been a 4-Time State Champion, as he would have lost to Caldwell, a 3-Time State Champion.
I FEEL WHAT HE SAYIN METCALF IS A TRUE WRESTLER YOU GOTTA GIVE HEM THAT. HE HAS KNOW FEELINGS FOR OTHER PEOPLE. LOL HES REAL. BUT HES GONNA WIN IT NEXT YEAR
yea, it was impossible at that point to catch up, but it's not brent's nature to just sit bak n let him celebrate when there is still time left, as so would ne other great wrestlers. brent metcalf did wut he had to do to prove his aggressiveness n that he'd never give up until it's all over, n no, he did not push him as in means of breaking his ceremony. once u start running after a guy, it's hard to just stop, that's just human instinct. n if u noticed, metcalf barely pushed him, n if he was really a sore loser, he woulda really pushed him off the entire platform. n where's this part about him using third person? i don't think ur following ne of the ncaa wrestling context correctly son...so...um...just hush plz...
I have a question for brent, if he didnt mean to do the push then y do it at all. It wasnt humanly possible to win that match so he makes no sense. Wrestling till the whistle blows aye, well how bout this metcalfe blows... He was upset he got embarrased n lost every scramble.. Oh n stop talking in the third person tooooooooooollllllllllllllllll
just because Metcalf lost doesnt make caldwell a better wrestler dan gable easily the best wrestler alive lost his finals match his senior year anybody can beat any other guy on any given day im not taking anything away from caldwell but seriously we all know it was a mix of caldwell being ready and metcalf wasnt
he doesnt have that abilty he hadnt lost in 72 matches you in so aparently he can beat anyone and everyone face it he is a better wrestler he proved when he teched him did you hear that teched him thats pathetic he just wasnt ready to go thats all there is to it next year he will be
guess what boys metcalf will never lose again caldwell got one good match on him the first one was a fluke when he called him pinned thats for sure and i feel bad for caldwell when they meet again because it could be bad metcalf will destroy him talk all you want metcalf or the hawks will not lose for a long long yime face it
The entire world is not booing Iowa. Sadly, most of the world does not give a crap about wrestling. I would say that Darian Caldwell and his abilities are more likely to get the world's attention than Brett Metcalf and his work ethic.
This is a Great champion who didn't get the job done and knows it. I pity the fool who gets him next---whenever that is. Barring catastophic injuey Metcalf WILL be remembered when he's done as one of the all-timers. I can only hope he gets another shot at that no-class Coldwell who earned and deserves his 2009 titlle
This loss will only make metcalf better. He is a beast of a wrestler. All ways intense and focused. It just wasnt his night. Great match! Congrats to caldwell on the win.
Brent did the right thing you wrestle tell the ref stops you. He is better than any of you that have posted a bad comment so what gives you the right to say anything bad about him. He tried his best but it just wasnt good enough that night.
Yeah it must be a real big embarrassment for the Iowa Administration and the Metcalf family.. Yeah Brent being a national champ and a national runner up so far in his career is pretty embarrassing along with Iowa Administration hiring a coach and coaching staff to take these guys to back to back national championships. Get a clue!
These guys are competing with the best of the best in college wrestling. Hats off to Caldwell for having a great match, hats off to ohio state for having a great showing at the ncaa's.
Its not the last of Metcalf and Caldwell either. Just more fuel in the fire for the hard work and dedication that Brent has for the sport along with all of the other wrestlers at this level.
Are you insane (rhetorical)?
I don't condone Caldwell's celebration with a few ticks on the clock, I think that was in poor taste but it certainly wasn't an attempt to cause bodily harm to anyone. Considering the moment it was pretty exciting for him and all Metcalf had to do was go to the middle and shake hands. That would have been acting like the champion he has been in the past. Instead, he shoves the guy in midair as if he deserved to get a broken neck. Someone else posted a comment that this reflects Metcalf's coaching and I agree. The Brands believe that teaching your wrestlers to push and shove your opponent everytime you go out of bounds somehow represents a more physical style. It doesn't, it's dirty wrestling and the only wrestlers it intimidates are pitiful and when it happens to them they are the first to cry about it. Somehow when the Tom and Terry would lose it was OK for them not to shake hands and to make a scene. Grow up, it's one thing to wrestle great but try acting like a champion for a change it actually feels good! You saying Brent was right for doing that is saying that the rules of wrestling are wrong.
wow u say he has no class. how would u feel if u lose the ncaa finals to a guy ur suppose do beat and on top of that he does a flip right infront of when the match is still going on.....i belive metcalf did wat was right
Metcalf seems to be a good guy doing what he has been trained to do. Caldwell was just better that night. I am sure this will motivate Metcalf even more. Good job both wrestlers.
Metcalf exhibited a poor sportsmanship mentality. But put the blame where it belongs - his coach. Where do you think these young people learn their behaviors from? Appears to the regular folks, that Iowa feels anything they do is ok, while they boo at an Ohio State wrestler who may add points to the Ohio score against their last remaining hope - Metcalf.
I feel sorry for the Mecalf family and the Iowa University Administration who now will forever be linked with the behavior of the wrestling team exhibited. The only good I saw was Za trying to get Brands away from the head table after another one of his petulent outbursts. Iowa people you won, but have no class.
This is not the way to influence people in favor of the sport.
i think Brent metcalf will never lose again you are all ed for saying he is emotionless he is a go getter and there was time left on the clock thats iowa atyle never quit and that probably why they wont lose either so i feel bad for whoever he wrestles next year because it could be bad
okay one point that i would like to make is that if Caldwell we wrestling...lets say a kid from ohio state and he did that celebration like he did. Everyone in that arena would have been booing Caldwell, because they all want to see the Hawks go down. And his performence wouldnt have been so great. Its pretty sad how every in the arena would cheer whenever a wrestler from
iowa would get taken down, get returned to the mat when they were on bottom, anything really. It was like when an Iowa kid was on the mat every watched that matched just so they could cheer against them. Just shows how great of wrestlers they all really are i guess
Brent is an intense wrestler, and I am proud of his never give up attitude. I realize there are posters who think showboating is good for the sport, but it isn't! Caldwell was the better man on that day! Will he be the better man in the future...only time will tell?
People say that what they see of Caldwell doesnt show class...are you kidding me. examples... after he pinned Palmer at the Finals of the Las Vegas Invite did he jump around or pump his fist? NO... he helped Palmer up and shook his hand and patted him on the back.In contrast Metcalf comments were less than gracious after he beat Palmer.Or in the Norteast Duals when he shoved the Maryland wrestler through a standcion when he was clearly out of bounds... are these action a true testament to Metcalf character.Metcalf fans will say that just shows his passion and determination to win....What it shows is a bully...And when the bully was throughly beaten he could not accept it.Caldwell is a good desent person....whos character is not flawed and not in question.
Can you image this guy as a head coach, wow talk about having people scratch their heads talking to him, so robotic, never smiles, never jokes, really sad one could lead a life that zone focused to miss out on other things, nice job Tom, another pre-programmed robot you recruited and followed you around like a hungry dog.
Quite a dumb post. It just shows have jealous everyone else is of our Iowa Program. While zero individual champs, we still with the team title. Just shows that everyone hates the best and our Hawkeyes are the best.
Yeah i did look at that video and he was running away from Metcalf with is hands in the air with 3 seconds to go. Isn't that time on the clock? So that would mean he celebrated early. Listen Caldwell got the best of Metcalf in that match. Plain and simple. Is Caldwell the better wrestler? I don't think so. Metcalf beat him earlier in the season (an All-Star event that didnt' go on NCAA record) like 16-3. Caldwell just got his match in the NCAA Finals. As for the end of the match. Celebrations is one thing. Pumping your fist, yelling, hugging your coach. That all is acceptable. But celebrating with time on the clock and running away from your opponent and doing a round off back flip is unacceptable. I saw a lot of celebration in the finals that I thought was unacceptable. Pointing to the crowd and hugging coaches before you shake your opponents hand is horrible. You wrestle a match you shake your opponents hand and then you can go hug your coach or point to your fans. I saw a lot of disrespect at the finals. I also love hearing everyone talk bad about the Hawkeyes. Everyone wants to be the best, but only Iowa can be.
I like the work ethic and attitude of Metcalf and I don't care for the style of Caldwell. That said Caldwell not only beat Metcalf but he sominated the match. Metcalf was redused to look like an average wrestler and that is impressive. I hated Caldwells celebration but from what I've seen of him he doesn't have a whole bunch of class so what do we expect. Metcalf was frustrated the whole match and finally it built to a head. It was not the "worst thing to happen in wrestling." It is what it is. Overcelebration vs. Frustration.
Isn't it the differences in people that sports fun and exciting...Metcalf thinks you shouldn't celebrate. Caldwell likes to celebrate. It makes it more fun to see different personalities and styles win and succeed. You don't have to be a brainwashed robot to be good at something. And you don't have to be mean and serious all the time to prove you work hard...look at Robles and Herbert. Had smiles on their face every interview, and I'm sure they work hard.
and yall cant even dog brands, he is the one who has been there and done it. he is the one that just won back to back national title and is bringing iowa to a heck of a history.
okay, caldwell dominated metcalf. there is nothing else to be said. caldwell came to wrestle that day. but if yall want to know who is in the wrong, its both of these guys. caldwell did go a little too far with it and its true that a classy wrestler like cael would never do that, but would cael go runnin across the match and shove someone, i highly doubt it. caldwell did go too far but he did beat one of the best wrestlers in college wtrestling. and that proves that things are changing down south.
Poor Brenty and his disciples dont like celebrations, they only like when you give up and lose. Youre supposed to act like youve been there before, didnt you know that...
What happened when brands lost to Kendall Cross at the Olympic Trials? Oh yeah thats right, one of the most unsportsmanlike moments in USA Wrestling History. PAProud is right, Metcalf has become Brands' puppet.
It was an exciting match. Caldwell was able to out scramble Metcalf a few critical times and that sealed the victory. I credit Caldwell for never doubting himself amid the Metcalf "hype" be circulated.
I disagree completely with Metcalf's actions at the end and post match. I understand his mental state but do not condone his actions, he was wrong. Caldwell beat him and pulled one of the greatest upsets in college wrestling history. He should have been allowed his celebration, it was good entertainment. It would have been good for wrestling and made ESPN's highlight reels. Instead, we get Metcalf taking him out in mid-air, looking like a sore loser. Metcalf should have allowed Caldwell his moment. One could even argue that Metcalf should have been disqualified, his points taken away and Ohio State crowned National Champions. Metcalf is a great wrestler and a fierce competitor but his behavior should be ridiculed as poor sportsmanship.
If you people can't see that or accept it...something is wrong with you.
disgraced himself? what about hendricks, perry, and many others who celebrated after their matches. maybe the kid was happy he won a national title and his emotions got to him as he accomplished something he has been dreaming about since he was a kid. it's simple caldwell is black so people feel the need to say he over celebrated (same with phil davis).
Brad-I too sat among the crowd of over 16,000 fans. How could you take a wrestler who first grasps his back, then hugs a trash can, runs from his opponent and then celebrates like a circus clown all within minutes and award him the tournaments highest award? Personally, I would have named Jake Herbert OW. But I assume you will attribute this to "buying into all that Hawkeye smoke hogwash".
Caldwell wrestled one heck of a match... Up until he disgraced himself, his university and the sport. Again this is not the NFL or NBA... Act like you've been there before. No one is taking anything away from him; he took it away from himself…
Unfortunately that "Hawkeye smoke hogwash" you refer to is what makes their program so dominate. Wrestling rooms across the country strive to create the intensity this program bleeds. The Brands brothers have created a coaching staff that is second to none. But then again, you already know that by the sheer numbers of the "Iowa Nation" in attendance. Don't fool yourself, the Hawkeye wrestling room is where many wish to be but only few are able to be...
What program possesses such dominance that even without producing a single national champion still wins the National Championship? But then again, if everyone were Hawkeye fans, there would be no one to cheer against…
whether it's a minute, 10 seconds, or 1 second, you do anything in your power to score: metcalf had plenty of time to do ANYTHING IN HIS POWER TO SCORE before time was up, how came he wanted till the match was over and dc started celerbrating to TRY AND DO ANYTHING IN HIS POWER TO SCORE. Yes metcalf is one of the best wrestlers maybe every BUT, just because you lose and somebody is celerbarting in your face, YOU GET OVER IT NOT GO FOR A CHEAP SHOOT, thats stuff waiting till the match is over to do something
metcalf learned all this crap from one of the all time best whiners and tantrum throwers in brands and co. metcalf can make all the excuses in the world but it won't change anything. when you watch the video, you see him flat out stop wrestling at the end because he knew he had lost. but when caldwell starts his running, you see brentt take off after him like some madman. he knew what he was going to do. only a coward would pull some crap like that. and it takes a bigger coward to not even apologize. your wrestling legacy will forever be tarnished. i hope over the summer you learn how to grow up and finally become a man and own up for your actions.
You guys have no right to judge Metcalf in that matter...although Caldwell wrestled the perfect match he needed to in order to beat Brent and I commend him on taking it to him especially in the first, he completely disrespected the sport of wrestling and his own win in that matter with that celebration with time still left on the clock...that is a slap in the face to his opponent which he should most definitely have the utmost respect for, a slap in the face to what nc state stands for, that is a slap in the face to every young kid who watches wrestling, that is a slap in the face to every fan in the seats cheering these kids on...On Metcalf's shove, he did what was appropriate in that situation...If you guys have ever wrestled before in your lives, you would understand that if someone does that when there is time left on the clock, which indeed there was (running around the mat with his back faced to brent and then did a flip with 2 seconds left on the clock), whether it's a minute, 10 seconds, or 1 second, you do anything in your power to score...Brent went after him to try to get a takedown when caldwell did a very silly thing and stopped wrestling...you think classy individuals like jordan burroughs or jake herbert or cael sanderson would ever do cartwheels around the mat with time left on the clock or even after the match was done. Would they ever disrespect their opponent or just go to the center, shake the man's hand and congratulate him on a fine match. Please reconsider your positions on this situation.
people who think metcalf will not be back on top are nuts...he will train so hard and eat so many trees.. next year he will own people and in 2012 he will win olympic gold mark my words.. caldwell aint and you know it... he talks and acts like a $^&&&% what is he gonna do after college talk about how he beat brent metcalf ...LOL metcalf will learn from this loss and people who doubt him will eat so much crow..im happy he lost he will come back 5 times as good...mark it son
well i just watch the news and they played a bit of this interview about how metcalf said he would push him off the stage and then bands gets on and nears starts crying a says that brent has been taught form a young age to wrestle till the wrestle and he had to right to push him. brent is not going to shake hands with two seconds left,
thats iowa smoke hogwash yea you might not shake his hand with 2 seconds but when you hear a whistle blown 10 times right next to you keep your cool and just think, im going to get you next time. thats stupid to get mad that you lost, and somebody is celerbrating in your face. thats not wrong to celerbrate. its worng to go after someone after time is up and push then because your mad that you lost, have so balls brent, are you really that brain washed with that brands iowa smoke hogwash
metcalf lost cadwell won they live to fight another day lets drop it and move on, mecalf is prolly the better wrestler but in this sport the most skilled dont always win caldwell wanted it more kudos to caldwell. Dont count mecalf out tho.
Mystery Man, do you realize that Anonymous Coward is the name for every person who doesn't enter a name in the box? There isn't an actual person with the username Anonymous Coward.
I'm a Metcalf fan, but he should learn how to lose with class. Why not take a leaf out of Blanton's book and acknowledge that he can't score 6 points in 3 seconds, let his opponent have his moment, shake his hand, and step off the stage. Then there wouldn't be any question as to who was more unsportsmanlike.
i think that Anonymous Coward needs to stop writing things on flo because everyone one of them is stupid. kinda like the time he tried saying that chad thornock was from ohio. Anonymous Coward your retarted
Caldwell celebrated prematurely...like he didn't expect to win. he was just as shocked as evweryone else in attendence, ya win some, you lose some. the important thing is to do them both like a champion.
and man he healed quick didn't he? what was it like in a minute 30 he was able to do a round of into a back handspring, from being unable to stand on his feet. Just say's
i met metcalf he is the nicest person i have met. he is also one of the best wrestlers i have ever seen. and i am glad i met him and had him coach me at a camp. gable lost his last match college. metcalf will come back next year and kill everyone once again. and seal the deal.
nvwrestling said: “I would have done the same thing that Metcalf did. who wouldn't? and for all of you people hating on Brent Metcalf, calling him unsportsmanlike like are ridiculous he is the most dedicated, dominating and hardest working wrestler in college. He just had a bad match so does everyone, he is not Jesus and he knows that.
But Cadwell did beat him and that is unbelievable, its probably one of the biggest upsets in sports history. I would also had respect for Cadwell if he has just raised his hand and walked off the wrestling mat instead of being a y little queer. I'm glad Metcalf pushed him.
Metcalf is for sure the better wrestler, that match was just an upset.
i hope they wrestle agian.”
You have no business in the wrestling world, Metcalf did not have a bad match, he got spanked by a better wrestler. Anyone that wishes harm to a defenseless wrestler in mid air has no business in this sport.
Suck it up and be real, Metcalf was not the better wrestler, he wrestled just like he always does, he is tough, just wasn't tough enough Saturday night.
Caldwell didn't barely win, he was in controlled the entire match, and gave Metcalf his only takedown at the end.
Sac--I was there. I was also there when Tom Brands lost a national championship and started crying as he ran off the mat.
You want to talk about unthinkable, then you should have seen the unbelievable but not surprising reaction of the idiotic Hawkeye Fans when it was announced.
Everyone who knows wrestling it was going to be Caldwell. It couldn't have been anyone else. You can break that match down any way you want whether it be Takedowns, Riding, Reversing an imminent Takedown, Overall Strategy, Confidence....Caldwell drilled Metcalf and took him to school in that match.
Iowa Nation stood there with their arms crossed, totally without class when the OW award was announced. Have seen that act many times. It gets old.
It goes right in line with the win at all cost donkey-ass attitude Brands instills out of his teams. In spite of saying that, I love it. It's the bar in this sport most want to go after. Saturday night, Caldwell put a chink in that bar....it happens. I saw it last happen when McElrevy got schooled with better credentials than Metcalf.
How could you know wrestling and think for one moment that anyone other than Caldwell would be OW?
So for you or anyone to pick Caldwell's over the top celebration as the single point of this match to expand upon, not surprising when you buy into all that Hawkeye smoke hogwash when it comes to class.
Metcalf will recover and very likely come back stronger than ever.
When it counted on Saturday, March 21st for the National Championship, there was absolutely nothing Metcalf could do right and it was for one reason, and one reason only, Darrion Caldwell had a plan, and he executed it to perfection.
It feels kind of good to know that even though Iowa squeaked out a national title by 4.5 points and were given 6 points in injury defaults alone over the last 2 days, and all without a single champion....knowing that will gnaw at the very fiber of Brands for an entire year....well let's see what they do with it all.
Iowa...individual Champions....0. I was there too. Gotta love it. Great Tournament.
1) caldwell is way to athletic to have gotten hurt
2) when time ran out he was already running pretty fast so how is he gonna stop
3)its not like he pushed him off the platform like he probably could have
I was there, and the clock shown on ESPN was not accurate. The actual clock showed zero when he ran across the mat to do the flip. The push actually looked a lot more menacing in person and from other angles.
The NCAA committee members were called to review this situation immediately with on mat video from multiple angles with clear view of the clock. Many of the committee members were outraged, especially after the Iowa coaches had been formally warned TWICE during the three day tournament for violating rules about demeanor during matches.
Should Caldwell have done the flip.....no, in my opinion. BUT, he was not the only wrestler to show jubilation before leaving the mat, this year or in other years.
Even if Metcalf could not see the clock or hear the whistle, he was wrong for doing something that could have seriously injured an opponent, and he KNEW there was no way he was going to score 5 points in less than 2 seconds.
AND....
It is amazing that so many consider this a fluke. These two have met 3 times in college, two of them being matches that count in the rankings (the major decision at the All Stars match was essentially an exhibition match). Caldwell has won in both of those two matches that mattered. One was a pin and the other (this match) a decisive win. It was not a 1 or 2 point match. Caldwell got 4 takedowns AND riding time. Metcalf got 1 takedown and could not ride Caldwell at all. Those are the facts, for fans of either or both.
End of story.
The reality of this thread is that those of you who choose to bash Metcalf and Iowa are nothing more than envious... There isn't one person among us who can honestly say they were approving of the "in your face" celebration and cowardice actions (of running from Metcalf) displayed by Darrion Caldwell. Sure he had every right to be excited... He just did the unthinkable. But this isn't football and he sure ain't LeBron James... Show some class and wrestle through the final whistle.
And to think that the voters chose Caldwell for the Outstanding Wrestler Award is even more unthinkable...No other National Champion displayed that type of behavior. What Caldwell did running and taunting only served to detract from an unbelievable match... That is not how an outstanding wrestlers behave. What an example...
I am sure many of you will dissect my response and talk about how what Metcalf did was so wrong, how Iowa didn't have a single National Champion and why Caldwell is a better wrestler... However, the fact remains IOWA is the still the standard and Metcalf is still the man to beat. 22 National Championships... TOTAL DOMINATION.
GO HAWKS!
I would have done the same thing that Metcalf did. who wouldn't? and for all of you people hating on Brent Metcalf, calling him unsportsmanlike like are ridiculous he is the most dedicated, dominating and hardest working wrestler in college. He just had a bad match so does everyone, he is not Jesus and he knows that.
But Cadwell did beat him and that is unbelievable, its probably one of the biggest upsets in sports history. I would also had respect for Cadwell if he has just raised his hand and walked off the wrestling mat instead of being a y little queer. I'm glad Metcalf pushed him.
Metcalf is for sure the better wrestler, that match was just an upset.
i hope they wrestle agian.
y dont you guys jus drop it. yall r more upset then them. it was a good match. they both beat each other before but anything can happen on any day. they r both really good. so jus drop it
Anonymous Coward i think metcalfs has beat caldwell by 15 before soo i pretty sure next time caldwell and mecalf wrestle and it wont be the same out come.
Caldwell was apparently the better wrestler in this match. Both of the actions uncalled for , but the cheap shot was definetely the worst of the two evils. Either way, Caldwell got Metcalfs number. Caldwell has dominated both of the matches he wrestled Metcalf.
Trevor Kirkendall said: “for everyone that keeps mentioning about the time being off the clock when he shoved him, re-watch the video. the flip started when the clock struck zero but the running around the circle as metcalf is chasing him was going on when time was on the clock and do you not think that metcalf was getting frustrated chasing him around and that the noise of the crowd maybe blocked out the refs whistle and he didn't hear it? had metcalf known for sure that there was no time left on the clock, i doubt he would have reacted that way. for crying out loud when he was "Pinned" he didnt react that way because caldwell won that match with class. Metcalf has lost before and does know how to lose with class as well as win with it. Caldwell started his celebration a little early and it pissed metcalf off. Who out here if you had dominated the best in the country and hadn't lost in almost 70 matches, wouldn't react similar if your opponent started celebrating their victory before time expired? I would be ticked to. But he still went over and shook his hand at the end of the match and caldwell holds no ill feelings toward metcalf or so he says at least.”
ESPN was off by 2 seconds the entire tournament, just to let you know. Plus metcalf needs to take that hot coal out of his but hole. He was not going to score 6 points in 2 seconds. No need to bull rush the NCAA champ. plus look at metcalfs face on the pics all over the internet of the shove, metcalf is pissed and his actions were not of a wrestling takedown, it was a shove out of anger. he's a sore looser. There is a reason that the ref took away an Iowa team point, because what metcalf did was cheap, unsportsmen like and cowardly. Darrion was in mid air and metcalf is lucky he didnt seriously injure caldwell out of pure rage. he's pissed because thats all he does with his life, he has no social life or friends. he has not lost in 4 yrs of hs wrestling or college except for darrion, who beat him twice. the official record is 2-0 caldwell. Caldwell is the better athlete and better wrestler. look at metcalfs win over palmer.... then look at caldwells win over palmer at the vegas finals. its clear, caldwells the better wrestler and actually has a life outside of wrestling. Darrion will go home to rahway, nj this summer and hang out with his friends as the NCAA champ @ 149lbs. no one can take that away from him, no one, not even the racist Iowa redneck fans. it woulda been sweeter if Iowa lost on that team point deduction. O well, i still thought it was a great tournament.
NJChamp said: “Im from NJ n grew up wrestling with caldwell..I am happy to see him win but metcalf did the right thing..there was still two seconds on the clock n no1 should be celebrating by doin a back flip on the mat...Its college..The ncaa is against celebrations like that no matter what sport it is, they r still kids not professional athletes n its all in the rule book. If u were in Metcalfs position n u didnt do what he did ur soft n u let people celebrate like that in ur face bc ur a chump n got no heart.”
If you don't put safety first, then you really have no idea what rules are.
Caldwell was the better wrestler, I knew that before the finals and I called it.
Metcalf had no chance of winning that match when the shove happened, or when Caldwell started his celebration. Caldwell deserves the unsportsmanlike, but he did not deserve to be shoved, Metcalf was not champion Saturday night, 3/21/09, and he could have and more than likely should have gotten hit for flagrant misconduct for intentionally shoving Caldwell when he was defenseless in mid air. If that had happened , Iowa would have lost the NCAA Wrestling Championship. All points earned by Metcalf would have been deducted. That would have been huge, and Iowa would have lost it. Be honest with yourself, poor sportsmanship was displayed by both wrestlers, but Metcalf's action and response to getting dismantled was greater of two evil.
Mike said: “He's right I'm absolutley laughing and happy Metcalf lost, Caldwell beat him fair and square. Lets make it clear the early celebration and the push were both unneccessary.”
since when is a storied program (iowa), a great wreslter and coach (tom brands), super wrestler(brent metcalf) bigger than the sport of wrestling and the rules that govern it! many wrestlers celebrate by doing backflips. have seen it done on high school level, the push seen round the world was really flagrant misconduct given caldwell could have lost his bearings and been thrown from the stage. i was there, and the look in metcalf's eyes told it all. flagrant misconduct puts different teams on the trophy stage.safety of the wrestler(caldwell) was put at risk by metcalf's rage! i went to the 149lb ncca wrestling final and saw a ultimate fight!
for everyone that keeps mentioning about the time being off the clock when he shoved him, re-watch the video. the flip started when the clock struck zero but the running around the circle as metcalf is chasing him was going on when time was on the clock and do you not think that metcalf was getting frustrated chasing him around and that the noise of the crowd maybe blocked out the refs whistle and he didn't hear it? had metcalf known for sure that there was no time left on the clock, i doubt he would have reacted that way. for crying out loud when he was "Pinned" he didnt react that way because caldwell won that match with class. Metcalf has lost before and does know how to lose with class as well as win with it. Caldwell started his celebration a little early and it pissed metcalf off. Who out here if you had dominated the best in the country and hadn't lost in almost 70 matches, wouldn't react similar if your opponent started celebrating their victory before time expired? I would be ticked to. But he still went over and shook his hand at the end of the match and caldwell holds no ill feelings toward metcalf or so he says at least.
metcalf is such a great wrestler!!!!!! he is a monster!! AND CALDWELL IS EVEN BETTER!! the talent of college wrestling just keeps getting better and better
Caldwell was better than Metcalf on this night. Lets not forget how Caldwell took that time out. Shocker!!! Even his coach thought he was faking. He pushed him back out to the middle of the mat. Then Caldwell grabbed his back in pain. He was in a lot of pain doing the back flip wasn't he? Have you ever seen Metcalf take a time out???
A true testament to someone character is how they react to adverse conditions.Metcalf actions and comments speak volumes to who Metcalf really is.Caldwell beat the unbeatable,the boogyman and the thing that goes bump in the night, and he deserve all the credit . He out Metcalfed , Metcalf.
metcalf is a tool there was no time on the clock...and yea everyone was booing you the loser and poor sport not the guy running away. metcalf was dominated by caldwell..technically metcalf is 0-2 against caldwell. he is a sore loser that he was just spanked in front of 18,000. the shove was completely uncalled for and after the whistle. look at the time. go back to iowa with ur 2nd place trophy.
It was a great match, the premature celebration was uncalled for, and metcalf wasn't in the wrong by pushing him. Caldwell wrestled like a beast, and didn't give up anything. Sure Metcalf teched him earlier, but when he did it Caldwell was out of shape and got broken by the superior conditioning of metcalf. I say if they wrestle that match 10 times, it might go 6-4 Metcalf, but who knows. Caldwell is crazy skilled, and hes the guy who showed up to wrestle.
Metcalf is one of the all time best wrestlers around. For everyone to bag on him is absurd. He dominated everyone throughout the whole year and had one funk in his season. He dominated caldwell at the beginning of the year and shut him down totally. Caldwell will never be the wrestler that metcalf is. He got lucky twice. but metcalf wins that match 98 out of 100 times. I am not bagging on caldwell whatsoever. but guaranteed he doesnt train work or prepare nearly as hard as metcalf and never will.
To all you hawk hatin! couch coachin! never will have the heart! and drive to get your fat fingers out of that bad of chips.. I seen all the great ones LoSe.. from 1980 to 08... Long after caldwell victory trophy rust out and his story chases poeple away.. Mecalf will have found his place in the hall of fame.. He's a 1%.. Brent the Great. A leader bye voice and action..
NJChamp said: “An iowa fan it was more unsportsmanlike to do a round off to a back flip during a match with time still on the clock..even if there wasnt time u dont do that...u didnt see anyone else doin backflips after they win..win the match shake hands and thats it...its not gymnastics. And im From NJ and wanted caldwell to win but still u just dont do that”
If there was time left on the clock, the head official would not have taken a ppt from Iowa, but there was no time left. Metcalf persued Caldwell because he was angry about the loss. Period.
He later admitted that he should have finished two of his takedowns in the match. Any good wrestler knows how to stall, every wrestler have his own way of staling for air. Don't think matcalf wrestles without an air break somewhere in the match. Good wrestlers know how to stall, but others are not as discret in the approach to staling...
In this case, the match was over, and Caldwell wanted to celebrate like all wrestlers do, especially when they win the NCAA Finals. "The greatest tournament in amateur wrestling."
teyon ware always was flippin around no one complained about that....the story is that metcalf could have seriously injured caldwell....and metcalf cant make up his mind if he wrestled well or not...hes totally perplexed..."because im brent metcalf" conceded much
Metcalf=sore loser said: “Cant believe all the ppl making excuses for metcalf.."metcalf was just wrestling until the match was over"..the whistle was blown way before caldwell started to flip...metcalf was just retaliating because he was mad he lost and pushed caldwell, he could have really hurt caldwell if he pushed him a little harder..FYI its a stage, no excuse for his act, hes a BABY, all of you IOWA ppl sticking up for your hero too FUNNY...and metcalf should have had a 5 pt move on the edge of the mat??? haha yeah right no control was obvious enough to call until caldwell secured the 2, metcalf himself even said he didnt finish takedowns he could have improved his position in that scramble but thought he could get the points and back points but there was no clear control...NO EXCUSES”
I disagree with your baby comment about Metcalf. He took responsiblity for the loss. Caldwell obviously out wrestled him. It is your hatered for Iowa that is funny. It is like Metcalf said, he is not going to accept defeat and let a guy run away from him and celabrate while there is still time on the clock. I will never understand why people hate Iowa when all they do is out work their opponents through honest hard work. I respect and admire that and I want my wrestlers to role model that behavior and no I am not from Iowa.
ok but even so, he just beat the most highly anticipated college wrestler, he deserves it, maybe metcalf should have been given a point, but either way, he still wouldnt have won
An iowa fan it was more unsportsmanlike to do a round off to a back flip during a match with time still on the clock..even if there wasnt time u dont do that...u didnt see anyone else doin backflips after they win..win the match shake hands and thats it...its not gymnastics. And im From NJ and wanted caldwell to win but still u just dont do that
Metcalf is a champion and if you were a champion before you would know how he feels. You don't celebrate in front of a champion without his permission. Metcalf rearly celebrates, but he did after the Dustin Schalter match up last year. Let's face the facts, we have to wait every year for the NCAA finals and when it get's here we are like kids in the candy shop. We want to see good wrestling. We saw good wrestling this past weekend.
Any wrstler can be defeated on any given night, but everyone can't bounce back from that loss...
Brent is NOT a sore loser hes a true competitor... But anyway Great match Caldwell..way to bring one home for jersey..Best Wrestling state in the Country.
I do think it was unsportsmanlike on Caldwell as well. He did take responsibility for himself. Listen to his YouTube interview from themat.com. He said he celebrated too soon. Metcalf would have been a bigger man to say I lost my cool and shouldn't have done that. The NCAA and Iowa athletic department do not care what my opinion is. I'm just expressing it here.
Im from NJ n grew up wrestling with caldwell..I am happy to see him win but metcalf did the right thing..there was still two seconds on the clock n no1 should be celebrating by doin a back flip on the mat...Its college..The ncaa is against celebrations like that no matter what sport it is, they r still kids not professional athletes n its all in the rule book. If u were in Metcalfs position n u didnt do what he did ur soft n u let people celebrate like that in ur face bc ur a chump n got no heart.
if you want to jump on metcalf for what he i feel it was just as unsportman like of caldwell to do a back flip with time on the clock. saturday night he beat metcalf no excuses but i woud still but my money on metcalf if they wrestle again and i think i would win 9 out of 10 times.
if you want to jump on metcalf for what he i feel it was just as unsportman like of caldwell to do a back flip with time on the clock. saturday night he beat metcalf no excuses but i woud still but my money on metcalf if they wrestle again and i think i would win 9 out of 10 times.
I am a fan of Iowa, but I don't support Metcalf's actions there. I know he was in the heat of a match, but that was uncalled for. He can say there was time on the clock all he wants, but he was beaten and that was unsportsmanlike. Take responsibility for your mistake.
I did not read the posts below, but I think he answered the questions very well. I don't agree that he should have shoved Caldwell and I don't know what his intensions were. I wish Brent would have kept his head a little bit better, but this is Brent's mentality. Go hard until the very end. I do think a lot of it was out of frustration, but who has not been there. Some wrestler's handle it better than others. I do believe this will motivate him and I for one would not want to be one of his drilling partners or his next opponent.
Great competitor. I know he doesn't care what anyone else thinks about him and I see this as his only down fall in helping out wrestling. I will tell my kids to learn from his training and competitive nature, but I don't think I would want my own athletes acting like him as far as his attitude. I know he doesn't care about my opinion and that is what does make him great.
Cant believe all the ppl making excuses for metcalf.."metcalf was just wrestling until the match was over"..the whistle was blown way before caldwell started to flip...metcalf was just retaliating because he was mad he lost and pushed caldwell, he could have really hurt caldwell if he pushed him a little harder..FYI its a stage, no excuse for his act, hes a BABY, all of you IOWA ppl sticking up for your hero too FUNNY...and metcalf should have had a 5 pt move on the edge of the mat??? haha yeah right no control was obvious enough to call until caldwell secured the 2, metcalf himself even said he didnt finish takedowns he could have improved his position in that scramble but thought he could get the points and back points but there was no clear control...NO EXCUSES
Sandberg said: “Funny that you get so upset! First, what makes you think I am a male? Second, I was not bashing Dan Gable- he is by far the greatest wrestler ever and wrestling is where it is today because of him. I am not making excuses for Metcalf, but I think the match could have been an even better finish if the refs called the match more fairly. I never said they "cheated." How do you explain the no team point deducted from Caldwell or no penalty point during the match while performing gymnastics? I know that Metcalf will bounce back and be an even better wrestler from this- he wrestles for Iowa. Tom will have him better than ever- no doubt. As for the Obama comment- you must be one of those that could not pay your bills and are getting bailed out from the rest of us tax payers again. I am not sure where creating a deficit worse than we have ever seen will make him great and where is that health care plan- doctors are continuing to charge more and more for their services costing us more and more. Where is the "cap" being put on the medical profession as to what they can charge for their services? That avenue will not be touched since Obama receives so much money from the doctor lobbyists. That is another story- should listen to Rush Limbaugh sometime. Thanks for your thoughts.”
I didn't say you were bashing Coach Gable, I meant that your comments are not reflective of the principles that Coach Gable lives and coaches by. Sit down and talk to the man one day...? If you did you wouldn't say the things you say...?
You are making excuses. Metcalf have had some controversal matches. No one is crying about that, but when you talk about what the refs allowed Caldwell to do, and the refs not giving Metcalf his points, etc. you are taking from an athlete who earned his first place medal, just like metcalf would have did, if he won the match. Remember last year when Metcalf won the match against Dustin Schalter (Minn), Metcalf posted his forearm in the back of the neck of Dustin, which I thought was unsportsmanlike, but my thoughts didn't matter, just like yours don't matter now...? :-)
You are as off in your political views as you are in your wrestling views. If the refs didn't call the match fairly, then how can you not say that the ref didn't cheat...? Your comments are insensated, having a one sided bias view about the outcome of the match. Hope things work out to your liking the next time they meet, if there is a next time...?
Funny that you get so upset! First, what makes you think I am a male? Second, I was not bashing Dan Gable- he is by far the greatest wrestler ever and wrestling is where it is today because of him. I am not making excuses for Metcalf, but I think the match could have been an even better finish if the refs called the match more fairly. I never said they "cheated." How do you explain the no team point deducted from Caldwell or no penalty point during the match while performing gymnastics? I know that Metcalf will bounce back and be an even better wrestler from this- he wrestles for Iowa. Tom will have him better than ever- no doubt. As for the Obama comment- you must be one of those that could not pay your bills and are getting bailed out from the rest of us tax payers again. I am not sure where creating a deficit worse than we have ever seen will make him great and where is that health care plan- doctors are continuing to charge more and more for their services costing us more and more. Where is the "cap" being put on the medical profession as to what they can charge for their services? That avenue will not be touched since Obama receives so much money from the doctor lobbyists. That is another story- should listen to Rush Limbaugh sometime. Thanks for your thoughts.
a great match... caldwell and metcalf are the classic example of a styles clash... in all three matches, the one who was able to assert their style in the match has been the victor... metcalf is the more basic and fundamentally sound wrestler who uses pressure to overwhelm his opponent... caldwell is the quick and athletic type who can improvise quite well... in the match that metcalf won, he totally negated caldwell's scrambling ability... that wasn't the case in the finals... caldwell scored 2 takedowns because of his superior scrambling ability.... best match of the night... congrats to both, and both will more than likely be back.... the one who asserts their style will win the next one as well!
If it wasn't for the poor officiating, Metcalf's poor finishing and Brand's poor coaching Brent would have won. Never mind that excuses are for losers!
It sounds lke you can use some scholarly exposure yourself...? I'll answer your question sir, yes. I wrestled at a high school in Michigan for 3 years. I wrestled in college at Cheyney University from 1988-1991, during the time that Kurt Angle was wrestling at Clarion in Pennslyvania.
I don't need to hide behide anyone, that includes Dan Gable. He's not just a lengendary wrestler, but he's a lengendary coach. He doesn't need people like you devalue his name.
Just about every comment I read reflect that most people responding to the Metcalf/Caldwell match have neither wrestled before, or was never anything close to being as good as Brent and Darrion. Just suck up the fact that Brent loss, take it like a man, and watch him bounce back like every wrestle does when they lose a tough match...
By the way, President Obama is not just a great orator, but he'll be one of the greatest presidents ever...
Sandberg said: “I was amazed at the poor officiating during the entire match. I think the match score should have been tied when Metcalf clearly had control at the edge of the mat and had Caldwell on his back for over 5 seconds ( a 5 pt. move) and then Caldwell was awarded a take down when both wrestlers were off the mat. Where were the stalling calls on Caldwell during the 3rd period, especially after Metcalf got off of him and Caldwell just laid there on the mat for over 3 seconds before getting up to perform his acrobatic presentation with time still remaining in the match. There were no penalties called against him? What a miraculous recovery from his so-called back spasms just a minute before that time- I am sure it was adrenaline that caused the quick recovery. Lets put some class back into wrestling. What else was Metcalf to do at the point when even the officials are against you. Call a clean match and be fair. Metcalf may still have lost, but I was surprised he only pushed Caldwell. That was a poor was for Caldwell to become a national champion and if he can be proud to win that way then more power to him- maybe we will see him competing in gymnastics next year for North Carolina St.”
What match were you watching??? Don't make excuses for a top-ranked wrestler like Metcalf. Matcalf has not blamed anything on the ref. Listen to Brent interviews about the match. He blames himself for not securing his takedowns. Caldwell securd his, so no one can say that the ref cheated, if Brent admitted that he didn't do his best...?
Give me a break. I like Brent. I live less the an hour from him in Michigan. I wrestle against his coach in high school. I watch his match against Dustin Schatter at the Medina Tournament in Ohio. Brent isn't challenged enough by good wrestlers because most of them already lost before they get to the mat. However when wrestlers like Darrion Caldwell refuse to lay down, we want to make excuses for the number 1 ranked wrestler. Sorry, but I don't buy that the ref cheated.
Wow! You are quite the scholar! You probably vote for people based on how they speak and not what they really know and do. You would be why the word "gullible" would be in use today. Did you wrestle yourself or do you hide behind other wrestlers? Have you listened to Gable speak? He stutters sometimes, so should people ridicule him or act as if he doesn't know what he is talking about? Get real! I think Tom Brands record has spoken for itself and he does not need to keep proving himself. I hope to hear from you soon- sounds like you are a great public speaker (maybe you'll run for president).
In respect of both wrestlers, I have followed Brent for awhile now, and I have no doubt that he is one the most decorated wrestlers of his generation. Brent will work hard and give us another excelent season next year. However, you must look out for that Dustin Schlatter from Minnisota. I have no choice but to take my hat off to Matcalf and Caldwell for providing the kind of wrestling we should've seen in each weigh-class. Brent have pushed and shoved wrestlers for as long as I've known him. That's how he wrestle. Caldwell knew that the odds were stacked agaist him and he overcame them. At the end of the match, Caldwell forgot that good wrestlers continue to wrestle even after the wristle. Brent said it best, no one is going to lay down, you must earn your takedowns. Unfortunately, Brent fail to finish two of his takedowns, and we know that you can't beat a good wrestler if you fail to finish a takedown...
"I think that we should allow the wrestlers to settle matches on the mat, and not get too involved in prematch hype and predictions. Rankings are another distraction that hinders wrestlers from staying focused on the match. Brent said that he wasn't worry about his final match, that he was just focused on what he does. Why? Because he's ranked number 1, why would he have to scout his opponent. Now we all know why? Maybe next time he'll take some time to watch his opponent, it might make a difference...
Give both of these gentlemen a hand, because they gave us the best final action we've seen in a long long time...
Thanks Brent and Darrion for the best wrestling I've seen in a long time...
I was amazed at the poor officiating during the entire match. I think the match score should have been tied when Metcalf clearly had control at the edge of the mat and had Caldwell on his back for over 5 seconds ( a 5 pt. move) and then Caldwell was awarded a take down when both wrestlers were off the mat. Where were the stalling calls on Caldwell during the 3rd period, especially after Metcalf got off of him and Caldwell just laid there on the mat for over 3 seconds before getting up to perform his acrobatic presentation with time still remaining in the match. There were no penalties called against him? What a miraculous recovery from his so-called back spasms just a minute before that time- I am sure it was adrenaline that caused the quick recovery. Lets put some class back into wrestling. What else was Metcalf to do at the point when even the officials are against you. Call a clean match and be fair. Metcalf may still have lost, but I was surprised he only pushed Caldwell. That was a poor was for Caldwell to become a national champion and if he can be proud to win that way then more power to him- maybe we will see him competing in gymnastics next year for North Carolina St.
Brands was basically calling Metcalf the second coming for the past year...it's really easy for an exceptional athlete like Metcalf to start drinking his own kool-aid. A coach has to keep his athlete honest, no matter how talented, no matter what his resume says. Hopefully Brands learned a lesson. Metcalf will be back. Metcalf needs to not get ahead of himself...he was talking about winnin the Olympics after the Big 10's...slow down man. Karma's a
All of those on here that are questioning Caldwell's "injury time," I suppose would have also questioned J Jaggers last year when he tore the ligaments in his ankle, finished the match, and then with adrenaline rushing, WALKED off the mat. I guess things like that just don't happen right?
I agree with everyone on here that is saying, great match that ended poorly for both wrestlers.
As for Metcalf, he did not enter the final match with a chip on his shoulder like he did in the semi final against Palmer. Coming in the the tourney, most people thought that IF Metcalf was going to lose, it would be to Palmer whose style would keep the match close. Metcalf apparently felt the same way.
I think that the classless comments and the superhero will be back comments should wait until we truly see how he reacts and if he bounces back next season. One thing is certain, Brent Metcalf will be one of the big stories of the NCAA's again next year.
One observation: Iowa wrestlers are in great shape. And are in the best shape of anyone whent the season starts. By the middle of March, most other programs conditioning catches up and Iowa hasn't made as many gains, so there relentless attacking style becomes tested in the NCAA's, because the better athletes can now hold up to pressure and compete better. Just seems like they need a little more technique and strategy work before the NCAA tournament.
Great match, exciting from beginning to end, which is what wrestling needs in all there matches.
Metcalf was a total tool last year talking about how he wasn't good enough, and it came back, I agree with the other post, he needs a personality coach, maybe the Brands brothers should go as well, total tools all tournament.
number 1 said: “Caldwell did win for sure, but he shouldn't have celebrated when there's time on the clock. Metcalf was just wrestling his style of wrestling, which is hard and intense till the match is over.”
THERE WAS NO TIME ON THE CLOCK WHEN HE PUSHED HIM!!!!!
Caldwell did win for sure, but he shouldn't have celebrated when there's time on the clock. Metcalf was just wrestling his style of wrestling, which is hard and intense till the match is over.
you gotta feel for the man. he is intense and loves to win. that doesnt make him a prick. DC wrestled an amazing match and i am a big fan but i am also a fan of metcalf. i dont think its fair that so many people judge him so harshley. you guys should give him a break
How can you expect the Iowa wrestlers to be great on camera with their coach's awkwardness during interviews? For a great time, get yourself an icy cold beverage, and seek out the press conference from when Brands was hired as head coach at Iowa. My favorite part is when he is asked about parity in the sport. It's freaking hilarious.
Brands is a successful coach, but asking him to be good on camera and to construct a logical progression within his discussion may be asking a little much. In some ways, despite the difference in percentage of National Titles, I enjoyed having Jimmy Zalesky at the helm of the Hawkeyes. His presence on camera was more Gable or Sanderson-like.
To move toward the hypothetical regarding actual wrestling ability, given size and style differences, Cael Sanderson would own Tom Brands in a match on the mat, ESPECIALLY if they went at it Greco. Can you say 5 for throw, plus 1 for the lift?!?
tryn to make excuses for his actions just showed that he was mad because he got his sorry ass kicked!! Cadwell is in a league of his own and Metcalf didnt even have a chance!! CADWELL KICKED ASS ALL THE WAY & METCALF WAS JUST A SORE LOSER!!! I would be embarrassed if I were his parents!! Hopefully his father sits him down & teach this kid some RESPECT!! WHAT A DISGRACE TO HIS TEAM & THE COACH!!
OHWrestler said: “Metcalf got what he deserved...He opened his big fat mouth after wrestling Palmer and said, "Palmer is satisified to lose by 3; I am not satisfied to win by 3." Metcalf disrespected an incredible wrestler, Palmer. He deserved to be treated like a little girl by Caldwell in the national finals. He got whooped bad and acted like a spoiled Brands brat in the end.
It was showboating by Caldwell, but he just beat someone he had no chance, according to the so-called experts, to beat.
Metcalf, were you satisfied to lose by 5, like Palmer was to lose by 3, you little B!TCH?”
Calling Metcalf a little B!tch? Funny what people will do online but if you met Metcalf in real life you would hold your tongue.
metcalf deserved that loss.. not only did he lose, but he wasn't even in caldwells league. "my opponent was content to lose by 3" what an ass. i hope he loses next year too
where were all these haters on metcalf before you lost!!! you eeryone thatis bagging on him!! why don't you be real fans!! you are probably the ones cheering him on before the match!!!
I am a Metcalf fan...after watching the Caldwell post match video I now like them both. It is going to be great to watch them go head to head next year.
Win or lose this match was good for wrestling...in my opinion.
Can't wait till next year....Hope they are at the same weight.
he wresled well, its not fair that people tare into him, caldwell was wrong for doing that celebration, there was time still on the clock, he should've of showed some respect, it's a shame that people hate that hawkeyes because they win, they win because they work harder then everybody else every single day.
trainrite said: “One thing I love about wrestling is that it's the ultimate equalizer. Great athletes get thumped all the time by those who might be lesser athletes but are better conditioned and more disciplined. It's unfortunate that conditioning is taken out of the equation by so called "injury timeouts". No question DC is a great athlete. But hey, I know lots of people that wrestle well when they are rested. Only great competitors wrestle hard when exhauseted. After the first takedown DC countered and ran the entire match. Congrats. I'll bet you'd make a fantastic 100 meter sprinter.”
"Injury timeout" with 48 seconds to go. the score at one point was 7-2. Remember that DC scored NINE points up to that point, he led the ENTIRE match. BM attacks were half-hearted after being "funked" twice. If he had a spasm after that scramble, he had timeout to relieve it. Within the rules, he came to wrestle and he did.
If there was still time on the clock Metcalf didn't do anything wrong. If you have ever even seen one of his matches you would see that he keeps wrestling until the whistle blows no matter what the score is. I don't mind celebration after a huge upset but it should be saved for after the match is completely over not while there is ANY time left on the clock. Stop calling Metcalf a poor sport for wrestling hard until the end of the match like he has done all year.
no jack@ss ryan, if someone psuhs you while your doing something such as a flip they are at fault because they laied their hands on you, have self control no matter what happen or what someone does to you
There was time on the clock, Metcalf had every right to follow him, if Caldwell falls and breaks his leg its no one's fault but his own. That's like saying your winning a mile run and you turn around to run backwards the last fifty feet to celebrate and fall. Your own jack@ss move caused it.
EVERYBODY READ THIS you have no clue cause metcalf can give doug scawab all he wants and more and i pretty sure doug pretty good internationally. And i am scared for you ever has to wrestle metcalf next this lost is going to make him so much better and thats scary.
First of all, I know all you lying sacks of would have gone after caldwell if he started doing flips during your match. Basically caldwell was saying to him was i just beat your ass let me rub it in your face. If I remember when metcalf teched Caldwell he didn't do backflips. BTW OHWrestler are you satisfied to lose the national title
Poop said: “there was still time on the clock. if u didn't watch the finals, at least don't pretend like u know wut's goin on...”
after watching the match again, i saw that time had run out AND the whistle was blown by the referee WHICH Metcalf was next to and that was BEFORE Caldwell did his flip. What Metcalf did was potentially dangerous and in the heat of the moment, I doubt if he cared.
EVERYBODY READ THIS said: “this match doesnt even matter. college wrestling= is some stupid, fake, made up style from the USA that no where else in the world wrestles. if u guys want to have conversation we should be putting our brain power into freestyle and greco. i know both metcalf and caldwell would get there ass handed to them internationally.”
As most of our current and past international wrestlers, they have wrestled freestyle and greco. both being all-americans. metcalf winning a few national championships at fargo. When their collegiate days are over, then they may very well turn their sights to the world stage. Hold on for a year or two to see what happens. They are very capable.
WOW! Alot of hatred on this.I thought it was a great match(at least till the end) other than the head/arm throw your kids learned in 5th grade,which Metcalf easily accepted from Caldwell.What in Gods name would you perform a flip on a national stage like that.I really thought Metcalf pushed him away to not have him land on him.Which wouldn't have happened if the flip didnt occur.Not to intentionally harm him.But it never seems to amaze me the distored thoughts in peoples heads.Congrats to Caldwell.3-21-09 was his day.Congrats to Metcalf/not too many would do an interview right after that.Two great wrestlers and looking forward to 2010.Remember...they are just kids learning...who ever was perfect at 21? The last time i can recall,the guy was32 and had nail holes in his hands..
PARasslinzClueless said: “Metcalf is exactly right in what he was saying. If he finishes his shots in the second he wins the match. Caldwell took it to him as you say for the first 2 minutes then the Race ensued. Metcalf chased him all over. Both Caldwell takedowns were off of Metcalf shots after the first. Why is everyone acting as though the match was over? When the actual shove happens is right at 00:00 but he started running around like an idiot with time on the clock.”
If he FINISHES HIS SHOTS!!!! Aren't shots and countering shots what wrestling is all about? Just because you are in on a shot, doesn't mean you'll finish. that is just the beginning of the scramble. In Jersey, it's called "funking". Look at the NJ finals on flowrestling or njo.com and see how it's done in Jersey.
To me it was not that he merely did not call Caldwell by name, but more so that he went on to say that Metcalf "OWNED" his opponent. I would not consider on 1-2 record against an opponent as "owning" someone.
Perhaps I over emphasized or misinterpreted the "name" thing when the bigger issue was Brands not giving credit to a job well done by Metcalf's opponent.
Metcalf got what he deserved...He opened his big fat mouth after wrestling Palmer and said, "Palmer is satisified to lose by 3; I am not satisfied to win by 3." Metcalf disrespected an incredible wrestler, Palmer. He deserved to be treated like a little girl by Caldwell in the national finals. He got whooped bad and acted like a spoiled Brands brat in the end.
It was showboating by Caldwell, but he just beat someone he had no chance, according to the so-called experts, to beat.
Metcalf, were you satisfied to lose by 5, like Palmer was to lose by 3, you little B!TCH?
Coach won't mention very many Opposing team names and i don't know if its disrespectful or just a mindset. honestly i don't have a problem with that as long as he dosen't just out right dog him. So what if he dosent say his name?? you want him to lick his butt while he's at it?? His wrestler lost and Brands, the competator he is, will always back his team and his guys. So he didnt say caldwell's name... who care.
Guys its over now. Both did something they shouldnt have. Caldwell countered the rest of the match after his head and arm. Caldwell is a dangerous wrestler... not necessarly a great wrestler but a dangerous wrestler. Did metcalf have a right to shove him?? NO. but should caldwell have been flipping with time on the clock?? no... thats the only reason he got pushed. Caldwell has beaten him twice and metcalf has gotten up and walked off both times. If he had won he wouldnt have jumped around and acted like an iddiot. About the Booing of metcalf?? They dont boo someone who isnt great right??
I recall videos on here of Metcalf ramming his forearm in the back of his opponents neck while gritting his teeth at the Iowa bench while the final seconds counted down. How is that not showboating but Caldwells gymnastic feats are?
"caldwell is an ass, he is lucky that metcalf didnt kill him" ........ caldwell smashed on metcalf which no one thought he would do. metcalf couldn't have won the match even if he threw caldwell before he started running, there was like 3 seconds left. plus that push almost cost the hawkeyes the championship b/c if Pucillo got a major/pin OSU would have won so he should regret the push
man, what a d bag. everything he said was caldwell ran away the last 2 seconds. if you watch the match metcalf stopped pursuing and then began chasing him again for the push. LAMEEEEEEEEEEEE.
Metcalf isn't anything but a great wrestler and competitor. His action at the end of the match is not nearly as bad as his competitor who showed abysmal sportsmanship with his showboating. His competitor should have been penalized. Metcalf will be back next year and finish with a title. Go Hawks!
I don't understand how Caldwell was being classless and showboating. . he beat the best wrestler in the country (who is being called the best wrestler since cael sanderson). Honestly next to no one expected him to dominate like he did. He wrestled amazing and he should be able to celebrate. Metcalf however, completely overreacted. I understand he was upset and pissed off and he has a right to be, but to take it out on the kid who just kicked his ass fair and square is just wrong. It's not like Caldwell started running when the match was still within reach. Metcalf is still a great wrestler. . but way too intense and high strung
One thing I love about wrestling is that it's the ultimate equalizer. Great athletes get thumped all the time by those who might be lesser athletes but are better conditioned and more disciplined. It's unfortunate that conditioning is taken out of the equation by so called "injury timeouts". No question DC is a great athlete. But hey, I know lots of people that wrestle well when they are rested. Only great competitors wrestle hard when exhauseted. After the first takedown DC countered and ran the entire match. Congrats. I'll bet you'd make a fantastic 100 meter sprinter.
Brent Metcalf showed the world he has no class when he shoved Darrion Caldwell. Instead of acting like Dan Gable who put out his hand to congratulate his opponent, Metcalf loses his composure. He has a lot of growing up to do.
first dc
dc had a game plan, maybe he ran during the match and could have been could for staling but he wasn’t so dc is smart, score quick and don’t get in a spot where your uncomfortable. the celebration, there's nothing wrong with that. you don’t get that opportunity often to be a nc so when you get it bass in the sunlight as much as you want, there is no rule against celebrating. congrads
second metcalf
yea i like metcalf, i like how he trains and wrestles hard but sometimes thing don’t go your way. sometimes you have to find other ways to wrestle and win. metcalf could really get his style of wrestling working until the end. that sucks but if something is not working for you, you should try something else.
next metcalf is probably a wonderful person I don’t know i never meet him but you have to be humble!. even you get kicked in the nuts on purpose, you cannot retaliate that way, you need to let your wrestling be your action for you.
next yea people were asking hard questions but still you have to be humble and still keep your cool. its tough but i feel metcalf could have answer the question better, yes i know its hard but a lot of things in life are hard. like nike just do it.
last even if someone is celebrating in your face, you have to keep your cool, be intense but know where to draw the line, if i was dc i was to flips to if i could flip, im a nc. if i was metcalfs shoe, yea i would be pissed but i have to show some respect and be humble.
last
great match, people are going to celebrate because they are full of excitement no matter how much time is life, but you cannot lose you cool just because you lose, look at peota, i commend him. metcalf can be intense and that’s great but he should learn better respect and composure in the face of defeat
good luck to both
Caldwell acts like he is hurt during the match to catch his wind he knew
that Metcalf was still strong. But still able to do flips that not COOL now you
can take breaks while you wrestle at anytime. Not taking away from either
wrestler it was a GREAT match Metcalf 37-0 and Caldwell 27-0 one had
to lose to bad it was Metcalf they both got one more year see what happens
next season..........
Kudos to Caldwell , he wrestled his own match. I agree both athletes messed up at the end, but it was was a highly emotional moment for both.
I was most disappointed with coach Brand in his ESPN interview as he failed to refer to Caldwell by name and would only refer to him as the "opponent". He then seemed to be in complete denial when he said something along the lines as "Metcalf owned his opponent". The expressions on Metcalf's face in the photos of Caldwells first period take downs don't look like the expression of someone who "owns his opponent".
Come on Coach Brands, give credit were were well deserved credit is due!!
i don't care if he started the round off back flip five seconds after the match had ended i would have shoved his a$$ of the stage into a camera, after he takes an injury time halfway through the 3rd period due to back pain, then he somehow musters up the strength to celebrate like an a$$. i think metcalf showed amazing restrain even through this interview. any wrestler who does not legitimately hate his opponent and feel hurt after losing a match is not taking pride in their training and wrestling and should not be on the mat. every loss is taken personally and every opponent is trying to take away what you want most. was metcalf trying to hurt caldwell, and be cheap about it? NO! if he wanted to hurt him he would have, it is that simple!
Metcalf is a class act. He showed more of what a champion is in that match than Caldwell ever could. The excitement of winning a NCAA championship is unimaginable, but act like you knew you could win a match.
i was going to leave a response to this but after reading this post i no longer need to.
"Both wrestlers earned my respect. Replays show that BM let up and his momemtum caused the perception of a shove. DC put himself in that precarious position by his flip. Nevertheless, the 99% of the entire match was one great display of skills and competition. Yesterday, March 21, 2009, DC was the better wrestler of these two for the 2nd time in tournament competition Bottomline is anytime you pin and decision one of the calibre of BM for the only two losses of his career, respect is earned and deserved as it should be for DC. BM's interview was classy. IMHO, the booing was done by not only OSU fans and others who thot BM shoved DC and by Iowa fans and others who thot DC was showing off. Unfortunately the booing overpowered the applause for the great and classic match up for the ages it was."
Caldwell wrestled the best he could have ever to beat Metcalf. Not taking anything away from him but it was not the Metcalf we see in the 30+ matches on this site. Also congrats you are a complete scum bag. If someone showed that lack of respect to you, you would react the same way. Its what he is most passionate about and spends hours everyday to perfect and having one match that doesn't even come close to defining how truly great and hardworking he is something he obviously has trouble thinking about. You say he "cried like a little baby", so does everyone else in the world. What makes Metcalf great is he doesn't blame anyone for his loss but himself and is genuine about it. He was being real with the world about how he felt and about how much it hurt for him to not just lose a match but a whole year because that is how much that title means to him.
1. Metcalf knows he lost the match....he admitted it. He said he didn't finish his shots. To those of you too dumb to get it...he's actually saying that he didn't wrestle like he needed to.
2. I was there, personally, time was not out when the antics and flips started. I thought he was going to be able to rack up two more points before time was out. Happens all the time folks!
3. You could not hear a whistle....Metcalf was not "clock watching" he was wrestling to the whistle.
4. Metcalf is a class act....actually speak to him sometime. Face to face. Or are you afraid you might like him?
5. I was inside the arena and was booing Caldwell for running like a girl to celebrate. Act like you've been there before, if you want to celebrate...do it after the match is OVER.
6. Stop being idiots and give both kids their due...both are great wrestler's but unfortunately, Caldwell was ready for the match and was the better wrestler on Sat night. I think if you listen closely, the only disrespect you hear from Metcalf is regarding the timing and that in his mind Caldwell was not finishing the match. That's how it looked from the actual real time arena seats, not the BS time delay you saw on tv.
I agree with everything you said Va fan... thanks for your inputs... your the only logically person on here with valid opinions for both sides.... On another side note, it's not against the rules to be a great all around athlete in this sport... A lot of the hardcore wrestling supporters of Metcalf think you just have to be a wrestling machine to be good.. which is fine Metcalf is one of the top wrestlers, but it goes to show you how much more dynamic, athletic, and explosive caldwell is, and as you saw, a lot the time it can be a very robotic style... Lastly, to me, Caldwell is the better wrestler when it is all said and done because hes a real athlete and in the heat of battle ill take a great athlete over a robotic wrestler.
funny thing is caldwell had a game plan to be "injured" so he can get his energy back. Pretty pathetic how he started celebrating before the match was even over. I would punched him in the back of the head. Wait till next year.
Metcalf handled this interview well adn i have respect for what he did. cldwell wrestled a hell of a matchh and deserved it but Metcalf is right he wrestles until the whistle and its not right to run around the mat with any time left. he didnt sugarcoat his answers he is honest and hard working and thats waht Iowa is all about.
congrats. said: “unsportsmanlike or not. you are an incredible wrestler. you and everyone in the country knows that you aren't satisfied with your performance. but you are a great. actually you know what...scratch all that. you effed up. you used to be my kids' hero, but the way you carried yourself on and off the mat was pathetic and very dissappointing. you wrestled like a girl, made baby faces, and then cried like a little baby. it looked like what chris brown beating rihanna up probably look like. i hope darrion transfers to iowa next year so you don't start.”
your just a weak minded . Metcalf killed caldwell during the off season. the score was like 19-3. So if caldwell went to Iowa he would get beat. Caldwell shouldnt have celbrated during the match. He could have wated to celebrate. Metcalf wanted to finish the match just like any good wrestler would.
ok first of all caldwell was running off the mat during the time to do his back flip. As soon Metcalf relized he was running away he caught up to him and pushed him. Caldwell is weak minded and selfish. He uses God to act like he was the cool good guy. Why did he have to run away from metcalf during the match? He can celbrate as soon as the match is over. He didnt have to do it during the match.
im going to throw in my two cents (probably to no reply) but how but this for perspective...
I went to the NCAAs two years ago in detriot and I witnessed Johny Hendricks lose in the finals, leaving him with two championships, a runner up, and a fifth place. The distinction between a three time champ and a two time is huge, there have been quite a few two timers so Johny missing out at the hands of someone he had defeated quite a few times that season had to be heart breaking, when i looked into the big screen for a close up of his face; yes he looks hurt but he didnt run of the stage he didnt pull any faces, he shook hands and walked off with his head held high. That's class. Brent lost a year because he wanted to wrestle for Brands...fine but like he said that puts you in danger of "only" being a three timer when youve got expectaions like Brent. You won your first and got second this year, you do only have one more shot at leaving a storied career. So my point is take all this experience with some respect you cant wrestle your whole life and if your going to be a robotic poor loser than im sorry I will no longer be rooting for you.
On a side note I'm going to say the unthinkable....but i think I'll soften the blow with this, dont call DC's moves junk. Iowa wresters are techniquelly good but only at the basics. I watch them and I can recognize every one of their moves, being as they were taught everyday at my highschool practice. Before you jump on me...what Iowa is amzing at is drilling into their wrestlers that a high crotch trained 10,000 times in the practice room will make you borderline unstoppable when youpair it with an amazing work ethic and cardio. That works its completely obvious, but that does not mean that...lets call it reaction wrestling...that guys like DC and Askren and further more the Russians do is junk wrestling. they do funky and reaction type moves, theyre fast and they see the match as journey not a task. Brent goes out there and gets five high crotches and turns you until its a tech or a pin. Its a job for him (one that he does well) but for guys like DC or Askren it looks as though, yeah they have a gameplan but they take each match seperatly as a sport, "how can i get points off of my opponent?". Just listen to DC's interview and you'll hear his response about how he prepared. I think my side note was longer than my first point but oh well!
There was 3 seconds in the match and Caldwell started pointing to the crowd running and doing flips. DURING A MATCH? Both athletes should have been penalized. Not just Metcalf. I don’t blame Metcalf for his behavior, gosh I would have been pissed off. Not so much for getting beat, but that’s a spit in the face. Right or wrong.
give metcalf a break, the kid was welling up at the end, he simply just wrestles to the whistle. I am and have always been a caldwell fan, but I have to say I feel bad for the guy. He works hard and it simply didn't work out for him in the match. Kudos to both
its amazing to me that people are acutally trying to defend metcalf. if you know caldwell he is a class kid. He has done a back flip after every state title he has won. This win was against the returning national champion and the perceived "GOD" who isnt goin to celebrate. there was a tv delay so when darrion started to do the backflip the match was over. (if you dont beleive me watch every match and tell me wrestling starts before you hear a whistle) what if darrion landed on his head and broke his neck, would you still try to say he "good job, metcalf was just wretling til the whistle blew" the fact is darrion was the better wrestler today. he took metcalf out of comfort zone. after the first period metcalf did not look like that same wrestler. congrats DC, u deserved it
Both wrestlers earned my respect. Replays show that BM let up and his momemtum caused the perception of a shove. DC put himself in that precarious position by his flip. Nevertheless, the 99% of the entire match was one great display of skills and competition. Yesterday, March 21, 2009, DC was the better wrestler of these two for the 2nd time in tournament competition Bottomline is anytime you pin and decision one of the calibre of BM for the only two losses of his career, respect is earned and deserved as it should be for DC. BM's interview was classy. IMHO, the booing was done by not only OSU fans and others who thot BM shoved DC and by Iowa fans and others who thot DC was showing off. Unfortunately the booing overpowered the applause for the great and classic match up for the ages it was.
i was at st louis and caldwell put his arms up with 1 second then started running and did a round off 2 seconds after it was over. but if you watch it on video he ran to him after and tackled him(which he cant even do in the air)... but when every medalist was sitting with each other waiting to be announceneed for placing 1-8 he would not sit by him and he standed up the whole time. what a jerk
Anyone who thinks anyone who thinks Metcalf is a bully is an azz.
Anyone who thinks anyone who thinks Caldwell doesn't deserve it is an idiot.
sheesh...
One thing about Caldwell and his back: By the end of the first period, I told my wife that Metcalf's heavy hands on the head was going to pay off in the third period, and it'd either wear Caldwell down, weaken his back and neck up, or both. Managed to do a little of both.
This whole "everyone loves to hate Iowa" talk is just a plain, stupid excuse. People would love to like Iowa if you clowns weren't such jerks in every interview or while you wrestle. and Metcalf classy? if you consider being a jerkoff as classy, then you yourself area jerkoff. metcalf has a lot of growing up to do. sad thing is he won't learn it while wrestling under that crybaby brands and his staff.
to whoever said he is way to serious....you probably havent worked hard enough to accomplish anything of significance in your life. do you expect metcalf to be laughing and telling jokes right now? i think its a testament to how strong of a person he is to let microphones and tape recorders be shoved in his face and provoking questions to be asked right after probably one of the hardest losses of his life. next time you fail at something give an interview about it.
if any of u are wrestler, you would have pushed him too.... i think that flips is i bit much, and if u boo'd metcalf for continueing to wrestle while 2 men are in the arena during the biggest match of their year you are an ass
You just sound bitter that New Jersey is a better wrestling state than New York. And New Jersey is a great place to live, you obviously don't know what you're talking about.
all praise Brent Metcalf. what a sport he didnt try to cheap shot caldwell. he tried to finish the match. I/We wanted an interview, and we got it. Thank you brent, and this shows the kind of guy he really is.
dont care what anybody says, still going to root for metcalf all the way. no way caldwell outworked him this year, metcalf is human and for that 7 minutes out of all the matches he has wrestled this year he made some mistakes. its great to celebrate a win but caldwell did it with less class than i think a lot of others would have. One other thing, im sick of all these people from jersey talking about how great they all are, youre the armpit of the united states and it definitely smells like one there.
Caldwell started running with 3 seconds left, metcalf is a true competitor,,,he knew the whistle did not blow yet so he continued to compete. When he heard the whistle he pulled up. Caldwell smashed Metcalf with his knees, metcalf simply pushed caldwell away to protect himself. Those refs are idiots. Anyone who thinkgs Metcalf did anything wrong is an idiot. The ref that penalized Iowa and took 1 team point away should be suspended by the NCAA. Caldwell's actions should have resulted in NC having a point taken away. Even the announcers on espn2 assumed that NC was having a point taken away. What a joke. Watch the tape. Metcalf will wreck caldwell next time, and every other time.
Metcalf is the wrestler he is simply because of this. He just lost the national title but he isnt crying like a little baby and not giving interviews. He knows what he did wrong and what he needs to do and not saying well next year I just wrestled badly today.
metcalfs a beast and didnt come out prepared for this match i believe he overlooked dc and when you have your 69 match winning streak snapped and lose an ncaa title your going to be pissed off ik i wouldnt just sit there and watch while some punk ran around like a damn gymnist hes luck metcalf didnt throw him off the platform like he said he would do if he really wanted to push him...
so i got a question...of all the people who have posted on this, how many of u wouldnt have gone after Caldwell and just watched him showboat...while time was running out..?
Brent Metcalf is a goddamn robot.. he is the result of being brainwashed by his coaches over the year... that guy has no life other than wrestling.... he need to pick up some swag from National Champion Darrion Caldwell if he wants to not only become a complete wrestler, but a complete person.
bottom line these athletes are college students, and the fact that people below me on this blog give the disrespect of what these athletes did for the sport of wrestling, they gave the fans who paid their money in these hard economics time, their money worth, dont get me wrong i am a hawkeye fan true and true one can say i bleed it, but bottom line they both gave the fans what they wanted to see. I congratulate both for their efforts and at the same time i want to about how it was a one sided match and we didnt want to see metcalf lose, but thats the sport of wrestling, and when caldwell is out celebrating (if he didnt enough on the mat haha jk) metcalf is probably training so he never feels that pain again, but kids have got to see what happens when something is said set in stone that nothing is gaurennteed. Metcalf worked his ass off all season and we should still show him respect.
metcalf just totally overlooked the guy, i mean just look at what he did earlier in the year too caldwell all it is, is that metcalf overlooked caldwell
I am assuming that most everyone here has wrestled so: I think most everyone has lost a match they should have won. Or has been in a very physical match where they lost their cool and wanted to just punch someone. If not, I don't really understand you. Also, I bet anyone who has won a big match has wanted to really celebrate. This is human nature intensified in a sport that is very intense. The ref's made the right call in deducting a team point. In any other setting Caldwell could have been penalized but tradition dictates a little leeway in celebrating at nationals.
I think we are making a little too much out of this situation. People make mistakes, and you can expect, but not condone it in wrestling.
Caldwell is a wuss and doesn't know how to win. Metcalf is twice the man Caldwell will every be. Metcalf will go to heights no other wrestler has dreamed of while Caldwell will eventually be forgotten.
I was happy to see Caldwell win, and disappointed to see him start running around like so many other show-offs before time had run out. Much as I liked seeing him win, I'm O.K. with Metcalf interfering with Caldwell's "look at me, everybody look at me" Olga Korbut routine. As the winner who put out a herculean effort, Caldwell had a chance to show everybody that he's a classy warrior in every way, and he spoiled it like a bozo wide receiver who pulls a cell phone out of the goal post padding after scoring a touchdown.
I believe Metcalf is to focused for his own good. He never smiles and is too serious all the time. Someone like Caldwell is relaxed while still being focused on his match. Yes the NCAA Finals is a serious thing that people work there entire life to achieve, I respect that. To me Caldwell seemed relaxed and had a good attitude going into the match, that is why he won.
That sounds alot like an excuse from a guy who prides himself on letting his wrestling speak for him.....Why not just call it what it was you got beat by a better wrestler tonight in the NCAA finals.......DARRION CALDWELL....GREAT JOB DARRION RAHWAY LOVES YOU CONGRATS AND WAY TO GO>>>>
I know metcalf is a hard worker, and he has gone through very sad hardships, however I must say, i am glad Metcalf's actions finally caught up to him. Caldwell was wrong to start celebrating early, but we can not blame that on Metcalf's actions, because he has had a history of being a dirty guy. Most fans just overlooked this, because they would think it was just part of his full steam ahead style.
To me he has just been a bully. There is a difference between being a physical wrestler, and being a dirty bully. In the semis, Metcalf unnecessarily slammed palmer toward the end of the match, in the big ten finals last year, Metcalf unnecessarily rubbed his forearm on the back of Schlatters neck at the end of the match, and i have watched numerous matches of Metcalf this year on flow, where he push guys when they were clearly out of bounds. This is just a sample of Metcalf's tactics.
Like I said, his actions finally caught up to him. Yes he is an Iowa Hawkeye, but that was definitely not the only reason why the whole arena (besides Iowa fans) was rooting for him to lose.
haha what would you do if you just beat one the best wrestlers in the NCAA that every one had doubts of you beating
i think id be doing some backflips to
its not about class its about him showing his pride if any thing it gives metcalf respect in knowing how serious this match was to him
OMG!!! are you people really saying that METCALF was the bad sport? gimmie a break! how many other winners, did a backflip and ran around like 4th graders. Im not a "fan," of anyone, I just like wrestling. Caldwell looked like a schmuck. I wish Metcalf woulda knocked his ass out. Show some class!
I am not professing to be a Caldwell fan. My point is, Metcalf got what he deserved. He disprespected a fellow athlete with his BULLSH!T comments regarding Palmer, so he earned his loss, in my book.
I guess Metcalf will learn to never say, "He is happy with losing by 3, by I am not happy winning by 3". Hey Metcalf, "how do you feel about getting spanked during prime time on National TV by 5 points and losing a team point for being a poor sport?" I have said it before, KARMA STINKS.
this is funny all these ppl that act like they're Caldwell fans all of the sudden just cause he won all of the sudden everyones acts like they've always been fans lol im a fan of metcalf i like how he wrestles granted he made mistakes but i can speak the truth without hopin on the banwagon...Caldwell took his weener and slapped metcalf on the forehead..its the truth lol
Scoob, I guess so..!! Let's hope Palmer gets angry at sme point and stops wrestling so sleepy. He and his brother are both great wrestlers, but they wrestle a sleepystyle.
I have Caldwell as a sopre... That is what the bracket is showing, anyways.
What is up with the disdain for college wrestling? Another country heard from, I guess.
If I won the NCAA's I would have saved my celebration for after the match, not act like a deuche and hop around with my opponent still tryin to wrestle.
Caldwell is better. 2-0. Metcalf beat him in a practice match. Caldwell will give you an exhibition match everyday over a national title. Everybody was riding metcalf so hard and totally doubted DC. The announcers were as well one sided and were doubting DC even when he went up 7-2. DC beat a man that every thought could walk on water. BTW, metcalf looked like a d bag at the end.
yes but dan gable didnt loose tlike that... he got messed up..couldnt take him down...every attempt gave caldwell 2... he took him down once but caldwell knew he won.. so he didnt even care about that takedown..and it was still hard for metcalf to take him down...who is the better wrestler now..2-1 caldwell.
I think he was kinda weeping at the end. I hope he comes back next year and whoops that kid's ass, so show what the true "respect" is. Yes Caldwell won this round, but the whole world knows who the better wrestler is. Even Dan Gable lost his final match of NCAA's, but do you really think that guy was better than Dan Gable? The best wrestler doesn't always win, just like Herbert not making the Olympics when he clearly was better than Andy Hrovat, even beating him before.
STFU? calwell took it to him you .. dont hate cause he ed him up..yes her got teched last year but still..hard work and determination payed off in the end..he won the big 1..not metcalf
i just love this kid so much...i was kinda worried even b4 his match started cuz i felt caldwell might just pull it off. but no matter wut the result was, metcalf is still the champ in my mind, n he will return strong next yr. he will win the olympic gold soon in my opinion. he is the true sportsman to me.
Screw alll you haters.. caldwell wrestled a GREAT match.. that is his signature thing.. if you saw him in the NJ state finals he did it there to.everyone who says its disrespect.. what would you do if you won the NCAA'S?? so good job darrian...Keep reppen NJ BABY!
first i don't really understand why people are calling this the biggest upset ever? They were both undefeated going into the match, Caldwell had already beat him once...i mean obviously Metcalf was the favorite, but to say one of the biggest upsets ever? i don't know about that....and Caldwell was acting like an idiot doing the cartwheel and flip with time still on the clock....did he just expect Metcalf to stand there and watch him celebrate with time left? he was obviously going to try and still put points up some how....
caldwell always appeared to me as a true sportsman--always clapping even when he loses n showin a lot of respect. but last night he was very disrespectful. i understand the gigantic upset from him, but just celebrating n runing around the mat when there's like 5 secs left into the match is just not right...bad bad sportsmanship by him last night.
FInals said: “caldwell did his signature cartwheel. The matchwas over If you watch it you can see metcalf let up and thats when caldwell started celebrating. theres no difference between doing a backflip or running around the mat. all you haters stfu”
there was still time on the clock. if u didn't watch the finals, at least don't pretend like u know wut's goin on...
I don't really see why people are flippen bout this situation. yeah it was different seeing metcalf lose, but Caldwell showed mad disrespect in the end, it's good to win the NCAA's but don't make an ass of yourself on national television and give your opponent a slap in the face. I would have shoved him to if he's hopping in a circle with time still on the clock.
caldwell did his signature cartwheel. The matchwas over If you watch it you can see metcalf let up and thats when caldwell started celebrating. theres no difference between doing a backflip or running around the mat. all you haters stfu
OK. Caldwell Had already won the match and was running around celebrating like an IDIOT! for the last few seconds of the match. He faked injuries to get extra time to catch his breath. Screw Caldwell because he is an obnoxious show off.
college wrestling is not worth all this conversation. the end. its a dumb fake made up style that doesnt follow the rules of fila wrestling. if martin luther king can make a change, so can this wrestling community.
this match doesnt even matter. college wrestling= is some stupid, fake, made up style from the USA that no where else in the world wrestles. if u guys want to have conversation we should be putting our brain power into freestyle and greco. i know both metcalf and caldwell would get there ass handed to them internationally.
everyone says metcalf is classless but what bout caldwell running around when there is still time on the clock and faking injuries during the match...i give it to him he won fair and square but win like a champion like metcalf did last year!!! i like how everyone bags on metcalf!!its easy for all you haters to sit on your fat asses and talk crap bout someone who goes out there and gets it done!!! where were all you guys before he lost! you were the ones probably cheering for him!!!
OHWrestler -- so I guess Metcalf was content to lose by five?
I'm not sure anyone can really blame Caldwell for celebrating after pulling the biggest upset of the tournament. And I'm not sure anyone can really blame Metcalf for still going at it through the whistle, even though there was no way he was going to get 6 points in the last three seconds.
But Caldwell wrestled a great strategic match, and no matter what anyone says about Caldwell running around the middle of the mat, he put more points up. And Metcalf is going to remember that shove, remember the response (even if he says he thinks people weren't booing him), and remember how closed-in he wrestled. Constant aggression doesn't always equal constantly winning.
I heard Caldwell say he was going to take a year off, and I think he's talked about moving up a weight or two. I wonder if he'll have a bit more in the tank at 157; he always starts hard, but loses a gear in the third.
Metcalf is exposing the true nature of wrestlers , raised on Winnning is Everything. I don't fault that view but keep it to yourself. Most wrestlers absorb their loses and move on. I am sure Metcalf will also do the same.
You were the man until this BS. I don't understand why you would push him. There was no chance for Metcalf to win at that time, as much as i like Metcalf he was broke mentally but overall great match.
I am a huge Ohio State Fan and would have loved for them to win the title, but Metcalf did what he was suppose to do. There was time on the clock and he guy he was wrestling was trying to do a backflip...... even if time had run out, it was so close you can't even call anything. Props to Caldwell that was awesome, but I'm not hating on Metcalf for the push there at the end.
That loss will be the fuel for the most dominate wrestler you will see next year in college,then hopefully on the international level. I have to give credit to Caldwell, not many thought it was possible,that should be motivation for everyone that if you believe in yourself anything is possible.
Classless? Shut the hell up. You'd be frustrated too if a guy refused to wrestle for half a match. It was a classless moment, but Brent Metcalf is far from a classless human being. When you work as hard for something as he works to be a national champ and have it taken from you, then you can talk.
....look at the tapes.....the whistles blew, then you lost your cool.....grow up...your human...you cannot walk on water, you cannot part seas, and you cant turn water into wine....you're no god ....
you flipped....ADMIT IT.....it was flaggrant and tom brands is lucky that you didn't get booted entirely from the tournament and lost ALL of your points...
if it was anybody else that pulled that stunt...they would have been gone from the tournament.....
wow...just watched the match and at first was mad at metcalf for being unsportsmanlike....but after watching it 2 more times, come to the conclusion that I too would have done the same thing if some clown was running from me at the end of a match. Hands down the most shocking match since Johnny Hendricks lost in the finals.
i respected that flo backed off at end of interview when metcalf was visibly getting upset at the thought he was not goin to be a 3timer. The other guys didnt care and were right in his face. Maybe its just wrestlers respecting wrestlers.
Brandon, I agree to some extent. Everyone likes to win, and in wrestling, it is a particularly good feeling... No team, no one else but you out there. However, there are no bad wretslers at the NCAAs...everyone shows up with a winning record and every wrestler has to acknowledge that on any given Saturday evening, they could be beat. I think Metcalf opening his mouth and demeaning one of his top opponents, a real contender like Palmer, shows a lack of respect for the sport, for someone who could be on a national team with him or a future Olympic team mate. There is no sense in making a comment like that and "being pumed" is no excuse. It just opens one's self up for the stuff he is getting today and deserving today. This is a sport, these are college kids and a little perspective, i.e.- ROBLES...is in order.
Talk about a great attitude, Robles is a true champion in every way. He has every reason to be a bot angry and yet, he comes out every day and toughs it out, with, as he says, "the hand he was dealt". Not to mention, the kid is a sophmore and look out next year..!!!
Caldwell and Metcalf will meet again, quite a few more times, I would assume...unless Caldwell eats and bumps up. Hopefully, in the future, Caldwell keeps his head too.
cruedog said: “Running and doing flips before your hand is raised is GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP???? whatever”
Pushing a man who just beat you CLEARLY after the whistle is blown is not GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP... Metcalf is a sore loser and it was proven last night... And this victory from Darrion was not a shocker to those who see him wrestle in NJ or those from NC State only to those who put Metcalf on a petistle that he was unbeatable. Darrion was just as dominate this season as Metclaf was this year. And last year Darrion lead the nation with 25 pins... So there is no upset here that spladle was just the beginning to what was destined to happen the next time they met...
i dont see anything un classy about the way iowa goes about their business...
they have a winning attitude and metcalf was not satisfied with only winning by 3 points thats the iowa attitude thats why theyve won national title after national title..... this is wrestling not field hockey you have to have that mentality if you want to be the best of the best ... obv people w different attitudes can win titles as well but thats not iowa
I do agree with JerseyFresh... I alos think, however, that Brands needs to start instilling soem humility in these kids so they understand that it is ok to be human and suffer a loss here and there... Losing can only make you better.
Hey everyone, please remember the reporters asked Metcalf a question. He was just being honest in his thoughts. Why do you people hate a young man for being honest. In his personal opinion, his opponent at the time was satisfied at the end of that match. Also, we should be happy for Caldwell and it was an exciting match. One that will hopefully get our great sport the recognition it deserves. But, for all of you who hate Iowa and Brett Metcalf for being good and for being honest in his true thoughts, shame on you !
Cry Me A River Brent.. Your y attitude bit you in the behind. You cant listen to his interviews and tell me he comes off just a little TOO y. But I give him all the credit in the world because he is a GREAT wrestler with conditioning out of this Universe.With all this if the time was out being said, at the end of the day DC still gets da last laugh because he is the NCAA Champ of arguably the toughest and deepest weight class there. Congrats to both men on the most exciting match last night and hopefully to successful careers down the road.
Metcalf got ganked by the Karma Police. He opened his big mouth after beating Palmer, "Satisfied to lose by three points, I was not satisfied to win by three points..." That was not at all a classy comment. That was a big-mouthed, Brands, punk thing to say. He got bit back by the Karma Police. He deserved the spanking he got on National TV.
I think this kid is truly dellusional - not admitting he was booed. What is that? He needs to take some time off, regroup mentally and get back at it in a few months. He also needs to remember he is also a kid...they all are...and this is upposed to be a bit fun too.
metcalf is a true competitor and champion. i don't think he was trying to hurt darrion, he was just wrestling to the final whistle. niether of these guys deserve to be booed. they both fought hard to win and put on a tremendous show. caldwell is more physically dominant than metcalf and i don't see him losing to metcalf again
METCALF NEEDS TO REMEMBER KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT RESPECT OTHER WRESTLERS BE HUMBLE WHEN YOU GET YOUR BUTT BEAT AND YOU AND YOUR COACHES SHOULD SHOW SOME GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP AND CLASS. IT ISN'T ALL ABOUT IOWA AND METCALF.ITS ABOUT THE GREAT SPORT OF WRESTLING DON'T EVER FORGET THAT .WIN AND LOSE WITH CLASS.
why do you guys all hate a guy that loves what he does, practices as hard as he can and wants the best for himself and his team? That sounds like a real bad guy... ??
Palmer isn't my boy. I've watched Caldwell wrestle all through high school and am a big fan. Rooted for him against Palmer and everyone he wrestled. Not saying Metcalf isn't a great kid, but does he (or you) really think Palmer wrestled not to lose? Even if he thought it was true, he shouldn't have said it.
I'm not an Iowa or NC State fan, but this was one of the most exciting matches I have ever seen. I say this not because Metcalf lost, but because of the action and scrambling in the match. I also am not the kind of person that roots against the favorite just because I want to see an upset, if that's what you want to call this match. In defense to Metcalf, I do believe he did not think time was out when he kind of slammed Caldwell during his backflip. It was very loud in Scottrade, I never heard a whistle, and I know Metcalf probably never watches the clock so he would have had no idea how much time was left. Sure it was wrong for Caldwell to celebrate before time was out, but sometimes the excitement and satisfaction you receive after winning (or about to win in this case) an NCAA title is uncontrollable. If I recall, both teams were deducted team points, which was right to do. In my opinion I think celebrations are okay, but only after you shake the other wrestler's hand and get your hand raised. In closing, I don't think it matters what Metcalf did or what Caldwell did, it was a very high paced, exciting match which was good for TV and the promotion of wrestling. If anything, what they both did (if it was shown on TV) appealed to the general public because the unexpected happened. So congratulations Caldwell you earned it. Keep your head up Metcalf, yes one of your opportunities to win an NCAA title is gone, but you have a few more and you are one of the most impressive wrestlers I have seen in awhile. They both work hard day in and day out and both deserve whatever they get.
Hey Hotdoglover, relax. Metcalf is a great kid with a heart of gold. Im sure he meant nothing derogatory with your boy Palmer. Wrestling is a tough sport, ever wrestle before?? Just relax.
Metcalf deserved what he got. Caldwell may have been celebrating prematurely, but he never has anything bad to say about an opponent. Metcalf totally disrespected Lance Palmer by saying that he was happy to lose by 3 points. Bull. Palmer is a good wrestler who trained hard and wanted to win, not lose by any score. I work in the same town where Caldwell wrestled in high school. I've met him and he is a very respectful young man. It wasn't a surprise he won. He's already pinned Palmer (Metcalf couldn't) and Metcalf.
Mark F said: “Metcalf's record is now 72- and CALDWELL... Darrion owns those losses on his record... I hope you haters can now respect this man as one of the best wrestlers out today. Darrion proved it tonight... And Darrion was humble listen to his interviews before the match... Metcalf needs to learn GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP... That’s when you gain much more RESPECT...”
Running and doing flips before your hand is raised is GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP???? whatever
Metcalf's record is now 72- and CALDWELL... Darrion owns those losses on his record... I hope you haters can now respect this man as one of the best wrestlers out today. Darrion proved it tonight... And Darrion was humble listen to his interviews before the match... Metcalf needs to learn GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP... That’s when you gain much more RESPECT...
Brent is a class act....the celebration flips were bullcrap...do it after your hand is raised if you have to do it....it was barely a push...like he said...if he wanted to push him he would have pushed him off the platform
You are a class act Brent. The Hawks love you and the rest of the world hates all Hawkeyes. That is how we want it. They want the best to fail. You were a huge part of this team title. Can't wait to watch you in your final year
Metcalf is exactly right in what he was saying. If he finishes his shots in the second he wins the match. Caldwell took it to him as you say for the first 2 minutes then the Race ensued. Metcalf chased him all over. Both Caldwell takedowns were off of Metcalf shots after the first. Why is everyone acting as though the match was over? When the actual shove happens is right at 00:00 but he started running around like an idiot with time on the clock.
The celebration was worse than the push. Time was on the clock. The push wasn't that bad. I think the celebration took away from Caldwell. If he would have just finished the match appropriately and shook hands like a man then all opinions right now would be about the win- not the side show.
Joe O'Gorman said: “Upsets general create excitement and this upset did create excitement. Brent Metcalf moved through college wrestling like a juggernaut of intensity, physical conditioning, with his willpower bulldozing through the psyche of his opponents hopes to win. Metcalf creating such an aura of invincibility that even though we all knew that Caldwell had pinned him before we used the results of the next match between these two, where Metcalf overwhelmed Caldwell, to say that Caldwell would be the heavy underdog. Even though Caldwell had a great run up to the championship bout, still we felt Metcalf would dominate this match. Instead Caldwell dominated Metcalf.
Metcalf epitomizes the intensity, not only of the Iowa style, but of the sport of wrestling. He clearly hated losing; he burns with rage about the loss. Metcalf now has more fuel to use to power his drive to wrestling dominance, yet before while he operated on jet fuel, now he will go nuclear.
I hope Gable talks to Metcalf about the loss. I listened to Gable’s loss to Owens, on a small radio in my garage, and I knew that Gable would go on to become an even greater icon in American wrestling. So can Metcalf, I can see world titles and an Olympic title in this athlete if he faces his loss and uses it well. Metcalf represents the power of using conditioning and not stopping to overwhelm his opponents, a psychological weight applied to the neck of every opponent he faces. With this lose, he could be like Tyson, who slipped the skin of invincibility to end up on the canvas more than we expected. Metcalf did not need the Iowa program to become one of the top stars of our sport; however, the Iowa program is ideal to bring him back from this loss and propel him to the elevated position he should assume in our sport.
Caldwell epitomizes the drive of the wrestler to overcome the steep odds and to win the battle against an opponent who seems unstoppable. He gives hope to every wrestler who lines up against a behemoth. Caldwell showed mental toughness, athletic skills, and an outstanding ability to execute a sound game plan. His pre and post match interviews showed the confidence one would need to have beaten Metcalf not just once but now twice. Dennis Connor once said you can’t outperform your own self-image. Caldwell has an accurate self-image of himself, no false humility and no unwarranted pride.
The sportsmanship on both sides of the bout as it ended reflected poorly on the sport. Caldwell started the celebration before the bout ended and Metcalf continued to pursue to wrestle the match to the conclusive end as he should have done. As Caldwell went out of bounds Metcalf pursued him and while out of bounds, and while the time of the match had expired, pushed Caldwell while Caldwell flipped in the air. An out of bounds act while time was out and the whistle had clearly blown shows poor sportsmanship on Metcalf’s part.
Both may benefit from reading the poem ‘If’ by Kipling. “If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you,...If you can dream-and not make dreams your master; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same, ... Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken...you’ll be a Man...”
Both these young wrestlers have achieved far more success in life than I have and I admire them for their efforts and achievements. Yet both of these men have not achieved their vast potential. I hope they both do.”
Dang, this lengthy post at least deserves a reply. What an amazing dissertation of the psychological angle of Metcalf/Caldwell and correlations between this match and Gable's loss to Owings as well as future predictions of Metcalf. Heck man, we even got a wonderful poem by Rudyard Kipling in this diatribe too! I would have edited the poem for brevity and simply said to Brent after the match, "IF you can keep your head while others around you are losing theirs then you will be the only person needing a haircut." I think that would have worked better. Still an amazing thesis, if I were on the committee board, this man gets his Ph.D.!
For just losing a huge match like that and in the way it happened, I'd say he acted classy in this interview. Those questions were a bit rough but all things considered, he handled this interview well.
There was time on the clock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When is next years All-Star Classic ?
They are not booing him !
I think because he teched him at the All-Star that Matcalf thought it was going to be easier then it was.....and then Caldwell did a Ryan Lang on him and threw the kitchen sink. Metcalf was not expecting that and was in shock and did not know what hit him.
It must have bin hard to talk about that push at the end. Metcalf has got to live with that for the rest of hes life. None the less hes still a great wrestler and I look forword to seeing him next year.
This has to be hard for him, the haters are the guys who said jaggers wasn't going to win. Let's remeber the level he's at. As much as th aholes are baiting him he was respectful. Can us describe how your feeling, someone needs to bobby knight these stupid questions. All credit to caldwell, but if you did that to most wrestlers your going to get a push and he knows what he did and it probably not even a big deal to him. These are very tough driven men, they dream big and there all in so when it doesn't turn out there way it hurts, as much as it's great for caldwell, as wrestlers we all feel a lot for metcalf because though we aren't at his level when you go all in and don't reach the top, save that jersey fresh for another website ohio and our brothers to the east(PA) dominated the country period.
Upsets general create excitement and this upset did create excitement. Brent Metcalf moved through college wrestling like a juggernaut of intensity, physical conditioning, with his willpower bulldozing through the psyche of his opponents hopes to win. Metcalf creating such an aura of invincibility that even though we all knew that Caldwell had pinned him before we used the results of the next match between these two, where Metcalf overwhelmed Caldwell, to say that Caldwell would be the heavy underdog. Even though Caldwell had a great run up to the championship bout, still we felt Metcalf would dominate this match. Instead Caldwell dominated Metcalf.
Metcalf epitomizes the intensity, not only of the Iowa style, but of the sport of wrestling. He clearly hated losing; he burns with rage about the loss. Metcalf now has more fuel to use to power his drive to wrestling dominance, yet before while he operated on jet fuel, now he will go nuclear.
I hope Gable talks to Metcalf about the loss. I listened to Gable’s loss to Owens, on a small radio in my garage, and I knew that Gable would go on to become an even greater icon in American wrestling. So can Metcalf, I can see world titles and an Olympic title in this athlete if he faces his loss and uses it well. Metcalf represents the power of using conditioning and not stopping to overwhelm his opponents, a psychological weight applied to the neck of every opponent he faces. With this lose, he could be like Tyson, who slipped the skin of invincibility to end up on the canvas more than we expected. Metcalf did not need the Iowa program to become one of the top stars of our sport; however, the Iowa program is ideal to bring him back from this loss and propel him to the elevated position he should assume in our sport.
Caldwell epitomizes the drive of the wrestler to overcome the steep odds and to win the battle against an opponent who seems unstoppable. He gives hope to every wrestler who lines up against a behemoth. Caldwell showed mental toughness, athletic skills, and an outstanding ability to execute a sound game plan. His pre and post match interviews showed the confidence one would need to have beaten Metcalf not just once but now twice. Dennis Connor once said you can’t outperform your own self-image. Caldwell has an accurate self-image of himself, no false humility and no unwarranted pride.
The sportsmanship on both sides of the bout as it ended reflected poorly on the sport. Caldwell started the celebration before the bout ended and Metcalf continued to pursue to wrestle the match to the conclusive end as he should have done. As Caldwell went out of bounds Metcalf pursued him and while out of bounds, and while the time of the match had expired, pushed Caldwell while Caldwell flipped in the air. An out of bounds act while time was out and the whistle had clearly blown shows poor sportsmanship on Metcalf’s part.
Both may benefit from reading the poem ‘If’ by Kipling. “If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you,...If you can dream-and not make dreams your master; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same, ... Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken...you’ll be a Man...”
Both these young wrestlers have achieved far more success in life than I have and I admire them for their efforts and achievements. Yet both of these men have not achieved their vast potential. I hope they both do.
I am a OSU Cowboy fan and don't like the Iowa Hkeye team by any means...but this guy is the best wrestler I have seen since Pat Smith...I didn't want him to win but man o man he is good and its too bad he lost....
Are you kidding. You are either stupid or just a lame brain. What he did was low class and dont give this mumbo jumbo about time on the clock and blah blah, watch the video he was running to push him and no other reason. Stop with all the we train like superman and we can stop bulletts crap. Everyone trains hard at the D1 level not just at Iowa. He is making excuses for what he did, how about man up and said you made a mistake and lost your cool. how about that, thats what wrong with most of society people wont take responsiblity for their actions and make excuses. How about lost he was the better wrestler tonight and move on. Stop with the crap. SHOW SOME CLASS AND SPORTSMANSHIP. Maybe they should work on that a little more at IOWA as much as their hard work in the room WIN WITH CLASS AND LOSE WITH CLASS try that for once.
3 Jersey State championships, ...5th place last year, NCAA Champion this year, chance to repeat as senior .... besides he owns all the real estate between Metcalfs ears .....
the comments about Caldwell taking a breather are completely pointless and are flat out excuses to try and take credit from a great wrestler. The injury time out was takin in nuetral position with very little time left, not enough time for Metcalf to score 5 points or get a pin.
it's upsetting to see what all the wannabe's are saying. bashing both wrestlers wtf? Try to imagine in your small little brains how very difficult it is to be one of the BEST, SMARTEST ATHLETES IN THE HARDEST SPORT IN THIS HUGE COUNTRY OF 50 STATES. They're not in it to lose. They are living their dreams, so yeah emotions run high in the finals. its the reason they punish their bodies to be in the place they are at. Metcalf is a great wrestler, if he was just mediocre then none of you all would know who Darrion Caldwell is.. He made him famous.
go ahead continue to add value to your low lives by speaking as if you know what these people do and have gone through. youre all gay. and if you dont like what im saying...
i dont care you probably are the ones im talking about. get where they are and then say something.
PLZZZZZZZZZZZZ, Brent, get real... ......he beat you ! ... quit making lame excuses! Everyone watching saw what happened. he beat you at your own game.... he took it to you, you had no answers... and then you pull the BS after the match .... maybe you should have tried to get a few more takedowns during the match, instead of waiting until after it was over and he was out of bounds.
for all you talking bad bout metcalf..SHUT UP!! if you guys put in hard work like this guy did..you would be upset after the match and probably shed a tear...whats wrong with crying bout something you care for!!!
ok, i have defended this guy forever that he is just aggressive when people say he is a but after what he did there with no regrets, I am no longer a fan. That was not cool, they were off the mat and time was out.
For all the idiots posting below about Metcalf going down and crying - he did not cry and he does not take pity upon himself mfor losing the match. Of course he's frustrated with the loss, but he knew Caldwell would be a very tough match.
Metcalf is a true great in the sport of wrestling in my opinion. He oviously loves this sport and it's clear that he continually bust his @$$ day in and day out to get better and achieve his goals. He gives 150% percent everytime he sets foot on the mat and he isnt afraid to compete with no one. Most of you think that this mindset he has is rediculous, but listen to what he said last where he said that he is only gonna have 3 opportunities in his life to compete in these championships and one is gone. He, like so few of us realize, understands that you dont have many chances in life and you must seize what you want before it slips away. Congrats to caldwell though 4 doing the almost the impossibe in beating brent metcalf not once, but twice. I don't know about what happened at the end of that match, but I can assure you all that Metcalf will be untouchable next year... IMO.
I agree that Metcalf took sort of a cheap shot at Palmer yesterday in the interview following the match. However, what Caldwell did was bush league showmanship and I applaud Metcalf for taking off after him with time still on the clock. If the refs had any balls, they would have penalized Caldwell for fleeing the mat and forced him back to go back to the middle of the mat to complete the last 2 seconds of the match. it's ok to celebrate a huge win like that, but do it with dignity, after the clock has run out and after you have taken the time to shake the man's hand. Brent has a lot of work to do after that match if he wants to compete for a gold medal. My opinion - he looked over-trained and anemic - completely drained of strength and energy from far too much conditioning..
The Fact that all of you people are posting comments shows that you either love Brent or that you guys hate him, Iowa along with their fans and the fact that people would take the time to comment shows you know who he is and what he has done so that is proof enough that you all know he is one of the best to wrestle and the fact people hate him show it
hes a class act.....but the better athlete, technician, wrestler won that match. Bein in ridiculous shape is a big factor. I think that technique and strategy won that match though.
we can post on this till we're blue in the face about whether Metcalf was wrong for pushing him...
but that was complete bull by caldwell to do what he did...before the match was even over
" i was going to continue to wrestle until i heard a whistle" pushing someone to the ground is not a move in wrestling he is a liar he stood up and let darrion celebrate and than decided to get pissed and go after him when darrion started doing the flips..i understand his frustration weve all been there before, we may have handled it a different way but dont say you were still wrestling when you clearly stood there not in stance with two seconds remaining and than go push him
Metcalf took a cheap shot at palmer yesterday,today that wasnt aggressive wrestling at the end it was a young man reacting badly to a situation he never thought he would be in. that was a bush thing to do caldwellbeat him far and square.he took it to him and metcalf had no answer .go rahway....
but i have a question, who would of thought that ohio state would be in positon to win a national championship, haha i mean anything is possible and there wrestlers peaked at the right time but i just couldnt believe they were challenging iowa for 1st
I'm from NJ..So of course I'm happy that DC won. BUut what makes Metcalf so fantastic is his intensity and hard work and the many other things I don't know about him personally. So it hurts me that so manyposters are calling him stoic. We celebrate his near invincibilty...and then cut him down when he shows composure and shares his honest feelings. Can't have it both ways. Those who put him down...please let the rest of us know what year you won the Nationals..or even AA or even competed. He has my resepct as a champion..win or in this case lose.
But again, NJ is a top echelon state..DC and Burroughsand Dudziak and 10 other all amaericans....only behind Pa.
haha i like metcalf, honest that if he was going to push him he would of pushed him of the platform, and you know he is just pissed i just want to see him explode i wouldnt be this calm
We are watching our future representative of our nation in the future World and Olympics, what an amazing young man. I teared up at the end when Brent said he gets 3 opportunities to get this and one's gone, man, this was a sad moment to watch. I am normally an Iowa detractor but I teared up and I am not afraid to admit it because I feel this is our future Olympian talking. This is a young man who has faced the worst tragedy a young man can ever face in his life in losing a family member and now to see him breaking down at the end is just damn sad.
Unbelievable composure by Metcalf in this interview. After losing on the national stage(gable owings part dos?) under the most pressure of any athlete out there, he just sucked it up and OWNED UP to his loss. He made no excuses and just swallowed a huge bite of humble pie. Great job Caldwell, except for the last five seconds of your match(you're killing yourself with that stuff dude), but more props to metcalf. It's one thing to talk a big game and have a straight face and good attitude when you win, but after a loss like that on that stage, even more impressive. Anyone who's ever lost where they felt they should have won hands down knows that feeling. Good job Brent, keep it going.
hahaha im buggin all the iowa fans that were in the arena this weekend acting crazy and the brands acting crazyy the GOLDEN BOY BRENT METCALF WENT DOWNNNN.......hahahhahahahahahaha GOOOO CALDWELLLLLL
LET'S JUST HONEST AMERICA NOBODY GAVE CALDWELL A CHANCE TO WIN BECAUSE METCALF IS SURPPOSE TO BE JESUS OF WRESTLING EVEN THE FLO GUYS WERE ALITTLE WASHY ABOUT IT BUT LOOK DC IS FROM JERSEY WE TAKE ALL THE COUNTRY BEST AND PUT THEM IN THEIR PLACE 11-6 LEAVES NO DOUBT METCALF HAS NO ASS LEFT BECAUSE DC BEAT IT OFF
Well first off.... If there was time still on the clock they would have gave metcalf a point bc of unsportsmanship.... Since the match was over thats why the point was taken away from the team.... Just like throwing head gear, pulling the shoulder straps down to the waist, or just throwing a punch...
But In all honesty did it matter if Caldwell got a point taken away from his team for show boating... NCS wasnt in the race for national title... Plus does anybody actually know Caldwell might have got a team point deducted, but no one even cared to think of that.... No matter what you know theres going to be show boating its the National Finals match! Which im not gona lie im not a Iowa fan but I have to say congrats to Iowa, your guys came threw in the tough matches where they was needed... I liked watching iowa due to there chain wrestling but Metcalf lost alot of respect not just in my eyes but alot of peoples eyes...
So in the end, Caldwell just proved that he was the better wrestler at the time and he could pull of a Running Backflip to a Powerbomb, then jump right back up and still be happy and straight headed.... Congrats Caldwell, To bad Metcalf Should Have Finished Shots......
First off, I am an Iowa fan. But really, Metcalf wrestles to the whistle, just as I do, and anyone else who is serious about wrestling does. Was there any chance that he could win? Probably not. But the match was still going, and DC running during the match is uncalled for, no matter how much time is left. And all of you saying that you hate Brands and Metcalf, they're two different people. The two Brands handled themselves in a much different manner than Metcalf after a loss. I don't think they're one in the same. But, one thing they do have in common is a high desire to be the best, and they're pretty good at it. All of that aside, Caldwell looked very tough, and to me, legitimately beat the best college wrestler in the nation. Congrats!
i think about the cartwheel situation at the start of it there was 5 seconds there and damion hahn after he beat jon trenge said it best by saying if there time i the clock theres time to wrestle. so metcalf has every right to go after a someone with five seconds left
Metcalf showed no resentment toward DC. He actually congratulated him for outwrestling him. Congrats DC for pulling one out, and way way to show some class at the end of the match. Act like you'd been there before, for Pete's sake.
Everyone who rips on metcalf should feel real good about themselves. Here is a kid who is probably the moost driven STUDENT-athlete in all of college sports. He doesn't drink, do drugs and also takes time to give autographs and acknowledge is fans. He is also a academic all america.
I just watched the match. He did not push him out of anger he was going after him as Caldwell was in the middle of a Gymnastics tryout. That was a bull call
I think half the stadium booed Metcalf and half booed DC. Watching the slow motion replay Brent didn't push him, he interrupted his celebration. A push would have sent him off the platform for sure.
I find the timeouts for being out of shape frustrating in the sport and wish it could be better controlled. DC did basically admit it to some degree in his interview. I think Brent would have had more point but still lost.
Too bad everyone has made metcalf out to be this unbeatable guy because in every interview he knows he just has to do his best and focuses on one match at a time. Besides the media it wasn't much of an upset since DC had already beat him. I want to thank Brent for the interview and his ability to speak respectfully after a tough loss. Good work DC, did what you had to do.
im a huge caldwell fan, very happy that he won, but i think people are being too hard on metcalf. i dont think he meant to hurt caldwell and i think it looked like he tried to slow down before they collided. also one obvious thing of note is that if he was classless as everyone said he would have declined the interviews and just walked off. nobody is required to answer any of these questions
Someone get Metcalf his medication. Iowa, Brands and Metcalf will always be sore losers. DC just out athleticised him. Metcalf can only wrestle, while DC can do many sports. Just goes to show you that athletes will always blow away one trick ponies. Way to go DC
A more classy interview was Caldwell who showed no resentment towards Metcalf for acting like a jerk at the end of the match. Time was out when he pushed him. At times the whole Iowa persona gets old. Their coaches act out of control and nothing happens to them. I am not sure I would want my wrestlers to emulate the team.
Metcalf will dominate him next year....No worries! Caldwell demonstrated excellent form on his gymnastic skills, having back spasms and all...and to all of you who despise IOWA, you better get used to seeing them on top.
as athletic as caldwell is i wanted to see that damn backflip so bad.... who knows it may have been a double haha.... u know what the best thing about this is... the mat.com just went from being brentmetcalf.com to darrioncaldwell.com hahah.... a new king is born
Bret and Brands must have came from the same robot factory hated to see that unessary push metcaff is probably the only wrestler in the country that would do that
did not lose fair and square. caldwell kept shoving his hand in metcalfs face after the ref repeatidly told him not too. caldwell also was being defensive the whooole time which shows hes being a . and then during the 3rd period when his "back hurts", he celebrates by running away and then diong a flip. and when metcalf pushes him caldwell lands on his back and shows no sign of pain. wtf?. go iowa
the problem with iowa fans is t hey never question what there coach or the wrestlers say the problem metcalf has is that caldwell isn't going anywhere and if he loses next year also he may just be like the kid from michigan who never lost in high school but never won a ncaa championship
thrilled to see the underdog rise to the occasion. great mental work by NC State wrestler. Hated the way it ended for both guys. takes away a little from the greatness of the moment. Injury time is questionable but apparently within the rules and I imagine the adrenaline at that moment could have helped with the flip if he was truly hurt. I wonder how many of you would root for Metcalf if he represented the USA internationally?
The composer that Metcalf shows in this interview is amazing and a real testament to him as a wrestler and Tom Brands as a coach who obviously already has his head focused in the right direction.
wait until people in the country get a look at what is coming from the garden state If the big teams in the midwest are not careful the east coast will blow by them What did they have this year Caldwell Burroughs Gomes started in nj the wrestler fom duke is from nj plus 184 3rd place umbehauer and 97 3rd place taylor a jersey kid also watchout
wow metcalf took those questions really well. i was a anti metcalfite but now after the composure he has and the motivation he shows he swayed me a little bit. i thought it woulda been a lot cooler if he hit caldwell with a flying power bomb!!!!! that woulda been awesome. who knows how the match woulda turned out if caldwell didnt take his breather break?:
David vs. Goliath? Metcalf being goliath in many peoples mind. DC had three NJ STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, five losses in HS career, was an AA in Fargo, both styles, loss to Grajales in Fargo senior year, pinned him this tourney, Caldwell and Metcalf were 1-1, Caldwell PINNED Metcalf, was teched by him, Caldwell has credentials, skill, his own style of wrestling and "athletic ability." Oh, the last thing is... you notice who he gave props to... David slew Goliath!!!!
Are some of you posters kidding me? Give me a break! I am shocked that this kid was able to give such a composed interview after such a loss. Not long before this he was on top of the world, "unbeatable". Plus, he was y, way too y. He really got what he deserved in losing this match. But show him some repspect!
When the same thing happened to Lincoln Mac. years ago he could barely stand upright. Metcalf is giving an interview for crying out loud, you know the guts that takes after what just happened to him?
Metcalf is a hard worker, which every American should respect. Unfortunately, more people in America have the idea that they are entitled to things. So, when these people see a hard worker, like Metcalf, they despise him.
Metcalf After Loss In The Finals
Both are great wrestlers. I'm not going to waste words trashing either of them because of a brief emotional moment at the end of a great match. A re-match would be awesome!
But - a word of caution to the Iowa fans posting here. You guys know about the coaching changes at Penn State. And whether you want to admit it or not, PA, NJ and the surrounding states do have better material to draw from than Iowa.
Don't be surprised if there are some changes in the Big Ten rankings in the coming years.
"I saw like 3 seconds left and I went to go celebrate. I mean the match wasn't over but it was. I just went to go celebrate. It's just his intensity, he never stops till the end of the period. That's the mistake I made at the end of that third period, which isn't usually my style. No, I'm not upset by it. I can understand, he's really upset. I might have done the same thing, not intentionally, but I don't think he did it intentionally either."-Darrion Caldwell
Both made a mistake, and both have admitted it. If the rest of the world can move on then I'm sure you can too.
I'm a Metcalf fan, and no one reasonable is going to say that the championship match is a fluke because it wasn't. Caldwell came in to wrestle and win, and he did. Quit acting like you have to come in and save the wrestling world with your amazing intellect and insight regarding the sport.
Both Caldwell and Metcalf are really talented wrestlers. There's no need to childishly bash one wrestler to build the other one up.
“Metcalf is god. Caldwell is a black hood rat that wins fluke matches & stalls the whole time while doing so.”
that is gross
“Let me tell you guys something, if I won a national title and upset the last years national champ I woul;d be flipping for victory too. As I did flip to victory when I won a state title in pennsylvania. I thought the whole scene was awesome. Metcalf jacked up that he lost, and Caldwell excited that he won. I don't see why Metcalf ran across th emat to push him but hey thats just me. Metcalf and Caldwell are both great wrestlers and I would love to see a rematch. Wrestling needs some kind of rivalry and this will be a great one to watch in the future. All honestty I think that Caldwells style of wrestling will beat metcalf everytime. Metcalf looked horrible against someone that knows what there doing. For heavens sake he was thrown in a head lock in the first period. You don't get put in a head lock in the national finals.”
People love to hate the hard core wrestling that the University of Iowa puts on year in and year out.
Painted demon idk if you could say that!!! highschool is much different! adam hall beat cladwell in every style in highschool!!
“just because Metcalf lost doesnt make caldwell a better wrestler dan gable easily the best wrestler alive lost his finals match his senior year anybody can beat any other guy on any given day im not taking anything away from caldwell but seriously we all know it was a mix of caldwell being ready and metcalf wasnt”
but metcalf will be back.
“I am fan of wrestling..... I am a fan of passion..... I am a fan of determination.... I am fan of Brent Metcalf. Great interview.”
Yeah it must be a real big embarrassment for the Iowa Administration and the Metcalf family.. Yeah Brent being a national champ and a national runner up so far in his career is pretty embarrassing along with Iowa Administration hiring a coach and coaching staff to take these guys to back to back national championships. Get a clue!
These guys are competing with the best of the best in college wrestling. Hats off to Caldwell for having a great match, hats off to ohio state for having a great showing at the ncaa's.
Its not the last of Metcalf and Caldwell either. Just more fuel in the fire for the hard work and dedication that Brent has for the sport along with all of the other wrestlers at this level.
I don't condone Caldwell's celebration with a few ticks on the clock, I think that was in poor taste but it certainly wasn't an attempt to cause bodily harm to anyone. Considering the moment it was pretty exciting for him and all Metcalf had to do was go to the middle and shake hands. That would have been acting like the champion he has been in the past. Instead, he shoves the guy in midair as if he deserved to get a broken neck. Someone else posted a comment that this reflects Metcalf's coaching and I agree. The Brands believe that teaching your wrestlers to push and shove your opponent everytime you go out of bounds somehow represents a more physical style. It doesn't, it's dirty wrestling and the only wrestlers it intimidates are pitiful and when it happens to them they are the first to cry about it. Somehow when the Tom and Terry would lose it was OK for them not to shake hands and to make a scene. Grow up, it's one thing to wrestle great but try acting like a champion for a change it actually feels good! You saying Brent was right for doing that is saying that the rules of wrestling are wrong.
I feel sorry for the Mecalf family and the Iowa University Administration who now will forever be linked with the behavior of the wrestling team exhibited. The only good I saw was Za trying to get Brands away from the head table after another one of his petulent outbursts. Iowa people you won, but have no class.
This is not the way to influence people in favor of the sport.
iowa would get taken down, get returned to the mat when they were on bottom, anything really. It was like when an Iowa kid was on the mat every watched that matched just so they could cheer against them. Just shows how great of wrestlers they all really are i guess
What happened when brands lost to Kendall Cross at the Olympic Trials? Oh yeah thats right, one of the most unsportsmanlike moments in USA Wrestling History. PAProud is right, Metcalf has become Brands' puppet.
I disagree completely with Metcalf's actions at the end and post match. I understand his mental state but do not condone his actions, he was wrong. Caldwell beat him and pulled one of the greatest upsets in college wrestling history. He should have been allowed his celebration, it was good entertainment. It would have been good for wrestling and made ESPN's highlight reels. Instead, we get Metcalf taking him out in mid-air, looking like a sore loser. Metcalf should have allowed Caldwell his moment. One could even argue that Metcalf should have been disqualified, his points taken away and Ohio State crowned National Champions. Metcalf is a great wrestler and a fierce competitor but his behavior should be ridiculed as poor sportsmanship.
If you people can't see that or accept it...something is wrong with you.
Caldwell wrestled one heck of a match... Up until he disgraced himself, his university and the sport. Again this is not the NFL or NBA... Act like you've been there before. No one is taking anything away from him; he took it away from himself…
Unfortunately that "Hawkeye smoke hogwash" you refer to is what makes their program so dominate. Wrestling rooms across the country strive to create the intensity this program bleeds. The Brands brothers have created a coaching staff that is second to none. But then again, you already know that by the sheer numbers of the "Iowa Nation" in attendance. Don't fool yourself, the Hawkeye wrestling room is where many wish to be but only few are able to be...
What program possesses such dominance that even without producing a single national champion still wins the National Championship? But then again, if everyone were Hawkeye fans, there would be no one to cheer against…
metcalf get your weight up lol
thats iowa smoke hogwash yea you might not shake his hand with 2 seconds but when you hear a whistle blown 10 times right next to you keep your cool and just think, im going to get you next time. thats stupid to get mad that you lost, and somebody is celerbrating in your face. thats not wrong to celerbrate. its worng to go after someone after time is up and push then because your mad that you lost, have so balls brent, are you really that brain washed with that brands iowa smoke hogwash
and man he healed quick didn't he? what was it like in a minute 30 he was able to do a round of into a back handspring, from being unable to stand on his feet. Just say's
“I would have done the same thing that Metcalf did. who wouldn't? and for all of you people hating on Brent Metcalf, calling him unsportsmanlike like are ridiculous he is the most dedicated, dominating and hardest working wrestler in college. He just had a bad match so does everyone, he is not Jesus and he knows that.
But Cadwell did beat him and that is unbelievable, its probably one of the biggest upsets in sports history. I would also had respect for Cadwell if he has just raised his hand and walked off the wrestling mat instead of being a y little queer. I'm glad Metcalf pushed him.
Metcalf is for sure the better wrestler, that match was just an upset.
i hope they wrestle agian.”
Suck it up and be real, Metcalf was not the better wrestler, he wrestled just like he always does, he is tough, just wasn't tough enough Saturday night.
Caldwell didn't barely win, he was in controlled the entire match, and gave Metcalf his only takedown at the end.
You want to talk about unthinkable, then you should have seen the unbelievable but not surprising reaction of the idiotic Hawkeye Fans when it was announced.
Everyone who knows wrestling it was going to be Caldwell. It couldn't have been anyone else. You can break that match down any way you want whether it be Takedowns, Riding, Reversing an imminent Takedown, Overall Strategy, Confidence....Caldwell drilled Metcalf and took him to school in that match.
Iowa Nation stood there with their arms crossed, totally without class when the OW award was announced. Have seen that act many times. It gets old.
It goes right in line with the win at all cost donkey-ass attitude Brands instills out of his teams. In spite of saying that, I love it. It's the bar in this sport most want to go after. Saturday night, Caldwell put a chink in that bar....it happens. I saw it last happen when McElrevy got schooled with better credentials than Metcalf.
How could you know wrestling and think for one moment that anyone other than Caldwell would be OW?
So for you or anyone to pick Caldwell's over the top celebration as the single point of this match to expand upon, not surprising when you buy into all that Hawkeye smoke hogwash when it comes to class.
Metcalf will recover and very likely come back stronger than ever.
When it counted on Saturday, March 21st for the National Championship, there was absolutely nothing Metcalf could do right and it was for one reason, and one reason only, Darrion Caldwell had a plan, and he executed it to perfection.
It feels kind of good to know that even though Iowa squeaked out a national title by 4.5 points and were given 6 points in injury defaults alone over the last 2 days, and all without a single champion....knowing that will gnaw at the very fiber of Brands for an entire year....well let's see what they do with it all.
Iowa...individual Champions....0. I was there too. Gotta love it. Great Tournament.
2) when time ran out he was already running pretty fast so how is he gonna stop
3)its not like he pushed him off the platform like he probably could have
I was there, and the clock shown on ESPN was not accurate. The actual clock showed zero when he ran across the mat to do the flip. The push actually looked a lot more menacing in person and from other angles.
The NCAA committee members were called to review this situation immediately with on mat video from multiple angles with clear view of the clock. Many of the committee members were outraged, especially after the Iowa coaches had been formally warned TWICE during the three day tournament for violating rules about demeanor during matches.
Should Caldwell have done the flip.....no, in my opinion. BUT, he was not the only wrestler to show jubilation before leaving the mat, this year or in other years.
Even if Metcalf could not see the clock or hear the whistle, he was wrong for doing something that could have seriously injured an opponent, and he KNEW there was no way he was going to score 5 points in less than 2 seconds.
AND....
It is amazing that so many consider this a fluke. These two have met 3 times in college, two of them being matches that count in the rankings (the major decision at the All Stars match was essentially an exhibition match). Caldwell has won in both of those two matches that mattered. One was a pin and the other (this match) a decisive win. It was not a 1 or 2 point match. Caldwell got 4 takedowns AND riding time. Metcalf got 1 takedown and could not ride Caldwell at all. Those are the facts, for fans of either or both.
End of story.
And to think that the voters chose Caldwell for the Outstanding Wrestler Award is even more unthinkable...No other National Champion displayed that type of behavior. What Caldwell did running and taunting only served to detract from an unbelievable match... That is not how an outstanding wrestlers behave. What an example...
I am sure many of you will dissect my response and talk about how what Metcalf did was so wrong, how Iowa didn't have a single National Champion and why Caldwell is a better wrestler... However, the fact remains IOWA is the still the standard and Metcalf is still the man to beat. 22 National Championships... TOTAL DOMINATION.
GO HAWKS!
But Cadwell did beat him and that is unbelievable, its probably one of the biggest upsets in sports history. I would also had respect for Cadwell if he has just raised his hand and walked off the wrestling mat instead of being a y little queer. I'm glad Metcalf pushed him.
Metcalf is for sure the better wrestler, that match was just an upset.
i hope they wrestle agian.
“for everyone that keeps mentioning about the time being off the clock when he shoved him, re-watch the video. the flip started when the clock struck zero but the running around the circle as metcalf is chasing him was going on when time was on the clock and do you not think that metcalf was getting frustrated chasing him around and that the noise of the crowd maybe blocked out the refs whistle and he didn't hear it? had metcalf known for sure that there was no time left on the clock, i doubt he would have reacted that way. for crying out loud when he was "Pinned" he didnt react that way because caldwell won that match with class. Metcalf has lost before and does know how to lose with class as well as win with it. Caldwell started his celebration a little early and it pissed metcalf off. Who out here if you had dominated the best in the country and hadn't lost in almost 70 matches, wouldn't react similar if your opponent started celebrating their victory before time expired? I would be ticked to. But he still went over and shook his hand at the end of the match and caldwell holds no ill feelings toward metcalf or so he says at least.”
“Im from NJ n grew up wrestling with caldwell..I am happy to see him win but metcalf did the right thing..there was still two seconds on the clock n no1 should be celebrating by doin a back flip on the mat...Its college..The ncaa is against celebrations like that no matter what sport it is, they r still kids not professional athletes n its all in the rule book. If u were in Metcalfs position n u didnt do what he did ur soft n u let people celebrate like that in ur face bc ur a chump n got no heart.”
Caldwell was the better wrestler, I knew that before the finals and I called it.
Metcalf had no chance of winning that match when the shove happened, or when Caldwell started his celebration. Caldwell deserves the unsportsmanlike, but he did not deserve to be shoved, Metcalf was not champion Saturday night, 3/21/09, and he could have and more than likely should have gotten hit for flagrant misconduct for intentionally shoving Caldwell when he was defenseless in mid air. If that had happened , Iowa would have lost the NCAA Wrestling Championship. All points earned by Metcalf would have been deducted. That would have been huge, and Iowa would have lost it. Be honest with yourself, poor sportsmanship was displayed by both wrestlers, but Metcalf's action and response to getting dismantled was greater of two evil.
“He's right I'm absolutley laughing and happy Metcalf lost, Caldwell beat him fair and square. Lets make it clear the early celebration and the push were both unneccessary.”
HE GOT HIS NUMBER
“An iowa fan it was more unsportsmanlike to do a round off to a back flip during a match with time still on the clock..even if there wasnt time u dont do that...u didnt see anyone else doin backflips after they win..win the match shake hands and thats it...its not gymnastics. And im From NJ and wanted caldwell to win but still u just dont do that”
He later admitted that he should have finished two of his takedowns in the match. Any good wrestler knows how to stall, every wrestler have his own way of staling for air. Don't think matcalf wrestles without an air break somewhere in the match. Good wrestlers know how to stall, but others are not as discret in the approach to staling...
In this case, the match was over, and Caldwell wanted to celebrate like all wrestlers do, especially when they win the NCAA Finals. "The greatest tournament in amateur wrestling."
“Cant believe all the ppl making excuses for metcalf.."metcalf was just wrestling until the match was over"..the whistle was blown way before caldwell started to flip...metcalf was just retaliating because he was mad he lost and pushed caldwell, he could have really hurt caldwell if he pushed him a little harder..FYI its a stage, no excuse for his act, hes a BABY, all of you IOWA ppl sticking up for your hero too FUNNY...and metcalf should have had a 5 pt move on the edge of the mat??? haha yeah right no control was obvious enough to call until caldwell secured the 2, metcalf himself even said he didnt finish takedowns he could have improved his position in that scramble but thought he could get the points and back points but there was no clear control...NO EXCUSES”
Any wrstler can be defeated on any given night, but everyone can't bounce back from that loss...
Great competitor. I know he doesn't care what anyone else thinks about him and I see this as his only down fall in helping out wrestling. I will tell my kids to learn from his training and competitive nature, but I don't think I would want my own athletes acting like him as far as his attitude. I know he doesn't care about my opinion and that is what does make him great.
“Funny that you get so upset! First, what makes you think I am a male? Second, I was not bashing Dan Gable- he is by far the greatest wrestler ever and wrestling is where it is today because of him. I am not making excuses for Metcalf, but I think the match could have been an even better finish if the refs called the match more fairly. I never said they "cheated." How do you explain the no team point deducted from Caldwell or no penalty point during the match while performing gymnastics? I know that Metcalf will bounce back and be an even better wrestler from this- he wrestles for Iowa. Tom will have him better than ever- no doubt. As for the Obama comment- you must be one of those that could not pay your bills and are getting bailed out from the rest of us tax payers again. I am not sure where creating a deficit worse than we have ever seen will make him great and where is that health care plan- doctors are continuing to charge more and more for their services costing us more and more. Where is the "cap" being put on the medical profession as to what they can charge for their services? That avenue will not be touched since Obama receives so much money from the doctor lobbyists. That is another story- should listen to Rush Limbaugh sometime. Thanks for your thoughts.”
You are making excuses. Metcalf have had some controversal matches. No one is crying about that, but when you talk about what the refs allowed Caldwell to do, and the refs not giving Metcalf his points, etc. you are taking from an athlete who earned his first place medal, just like metcalf would have did, if he won the match. Remember last year when Metcalf won the match against Dustin Schalter (Minn), Metcalf posted his forearm in the back of the neck of Dustin, which I thought was unsportsmanlike, but my thoughts didn't matter, just like yours don't matter now...? :-)
I don't need to hide behide anyone, that includes Dan Gable. He's not just a lengendary wrestler, but he's a lengendary coach. He doesn't need people like you devalue his name.
Just about every comment I read reflect that most people responding to the Metcalf/Caldwell match have neither wrestled before, or was never anything close to being as good as Brent and Darrion. Just suck up the fact that Brent loss, take it like a man, and watch him bounce back like every wrestle does when they lose a tough match...
By the way, President Obama is not just a great orator, but he'll be one of the greatest presidents ever...
“I was amazed at the poor officiating during the entire match. I think the match score should have been tied when Metcalf clearly had control at the edge of the mat and had Caldwell on his back for over 5 seconds ( a 5 pt. move) and then Caldwell was awarded a take down when both wrestlers were off the mat. Where were the stalling calls on Caldwell during the 3rd period, especially after Metcalf got off of him and Caldwell just laid there on the mat for over 3 seconds before getting up to perform his acrobatic presentation with time still remaining in the match. There were no penalties called against him? What a miraculous recovery from his so-called back spasms just a minute before that time- I am sure it was adrenaline that caused the quick recovery. Lets put some class back into wrestling. What else was Metcalf to do at the point when even the officials are against you. Call a clean match and be fair. Metcalf may still have lost, but I was surprised he only pushed Caldwell. That was a poor was for Caldwell to become a national champion and if he can be proud to win that way then more power to him- maybe we will see him competing in gymnastics next year for North Carolina St.”
Give me a break. I like Brent. I live less the an hour from him in Michigan. I wrestle against his coach in high school. I watch his match against Dustin Schatter at the Medina Tournament in Ohio. Brent isn't challenged enough by good wrestlers because most of them already lost before they get to the mat. However when wrestlers like Darrion Caldwell refuse to lay down, we want to make excuses for the number 1 ranked wrestler. Sorry, but I don't buy that the ref cheated.
"I think that we should allow the wrestlers to settle matches on the mat, and not get too involved in prematch hype and predictions. Rankings are another distraction that hinders wrestlers from staying focused on the match. Brent said that he wasn't worry about his final match, that he was just focused on what he does. Why? Because he's ranked number 1, why would he have to scout his opponent. Now we all know why? Maybe next time he'll take some time to watch his opponent, it might make a difference...
Give both of these gentlemen a hand, because they gave us the best final action we've seen in a long long time...
Thanks Brent and Darrion for the best wrestling I've seen in a long time...
I agree with everyone on here that is saying, great match that ended poorly for both wrestlers.
As for Metcalf, he did not enter the final match with a chip on his shoulder like he did in the semi final against Palmer. Coming in the the tourney, most people thought that IF Metcalf was going to lose, it would be to Palmer whose style would keep the match close. Metcalf apparently felt the same way.
I think that the classless comments and the superhero will be back comments should wait until we truly see how he reacts and if he bounces back next season. One thing is certain, Brent Metcalf will be one of the big stories of the NCAA's again next year.
Metcalf was a total tool last year talking about how he wasn't good enough, and it came back, I agree with the other post, he needs a personality coach, maybe the Brands brothers should go as well, total tools all tournament.
“Caldwell did win for sure, but he shouldn't have celebrated when there's time on the clock. Metcalf was just wrestling his style of wrestling, which is hard and intense till the match is over.”
Brands is a successful coach, but asking him to be good on camera and to construct a logical progression within his discussion may be asking a little much. In some ways, despite the difference in percentage of National Titles, I enjoyed having Jimmy Zalesky at the helm of the Hawkeyes. His presence on camera was more Gable or Sanderson-like.
To move toward the hypothetical regarding actual wrestling ability, given size and style differences, Cael Sanderson would own Tom Brands in a match on the mat, ESPECIALLY if they went at it Greco. Can you say 5 for throw, plus 1 for the lift?!?
“Metcalf got what he deserved...He opened his big fat mouth after wrestling Palmer and said, "Palmer is satisified to lose by 3; I am not satisfied to win by 3." Metcalf disrespected an incredible wrestler, Palmer. He deserved to be treated like a little girl by Caldwell in the national finals. He got whooped bad and acted like a spoiled Brands brat in the end.
It was showboating by Caldwell, but he just beat someone he had no chance, according to the so-called experts, to beat.
Metcalf, were you satisfied to lose by 5, like Palmer was to lose by 3, you little B!TCH?”
Win or lose this match was good for wrestling...in my opinion.
Can't wait till next year....Hope they are at the same weight.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5BnltllKNY
“One thing I love about wrestling is that it's the ultimate equalizer. Great athletes get thumped all the time by those who might be lesser athletes but are better conditioned and more disciplined. It's unfortunate that conditioning is taken out of the equation by so called "injury timeouts". No question DC is a great athlete. But hey, I know lots of people that wrestle well when they are rested. Only great competitors wrestle hard when exhauseted. After the first takedown DC countered and ran the entire match. Congrats. I'll bet you'd make a fantastic 100 meter sprinter.”
metcalf=sore loser
“there was still time on the clock. if u didn't watch the finals, at least don't pretend like u know wut's goin on...”
“this match doesnt even matter. college wrestling= is some stupid, fake, made up style from the USA that no where else in the world wrestles. if u guys want to have conversation we should be putting our brain power into freestyle and greco. i know both metcalf and caldwell would get there ass handed to them internationally.”
“Metcalf is exactly right in what he was saying. If he finishes his shots in the second he wins the match. Caldwell took it to him as you say for the first 2 minutes then the Race ensued. Metcalf chased him all over. Both Caldwell takedowns were off of Metcalf shots after the first. Why is everyone acting as though the match was over? When the actual shove happens is right at 00:00 but he started running around like an idiot with time on the clock.”
Funny stuff...I may be kidding.
Perhaps I over emphasized or misinterpreted the "name" thing when the bigger issue was Brands not giving credit to a job well done by Metcalf's opponent.
It was showboating by Caldwell, but he just beat someone he had no chance, according to the so-called experts, to beat.
Metcalf, were you satisfied to lose by 5, like Palmer was to lose by 3, you little B!TCH?
Anyone booing Metcalf when they stood to get the medals is a tool
dc had a game plan, maybe he ran during the match and could have been could for staling but he wasn’t so dc is smart, score quick and don’t get in a spot where your uncomfortable. the celebration, there's nothing wrong with that. you don’t get that opportunity often to be a nc so when you get it bass in the sunlight as much as you want, there is no rule against celebrating. congrads
second metcalf
yea i like metcalf, i like how he trains and wrestles hard but sometimes thing don’t go your way. sometimes you have to find other ways to wrestle and win. metcalf could really get his style of wrestling working until the end. that sucks but if something is not working for you, you should try something else.
next metcalf is probably a wonderful person I don’t know i never meet him but you have to be humble!. even you get kicked in the nuts on purpose, you cannot retaliate that way, you need to let your wrestling be your action for you.
next yea people were asking hard questions but still you have to be humble and still keep your cool. its tough but i feel metcalf could have answer the question better, yes i know its hard but a lot of things in life are hard. like nike just do it.
last even if someone is celebrating in your face, you have to keep your cool, be intense but know where to draw the line, if i was dc i was to flips to if i could flip, im a nc. if i was metcalfs shoe, yea i would be pissed but i have to show some respect and be humble.
last
great match, people are going to celebrate because they are full of excitement no matter how much time is life, but you cannot lose you cool just because you lose, look at peota, i commend him. metcalf can be intense and that’s great but he should learn better respect and composure in the face of defeat
good luck to both
that Metcalf was still strong. But still able to do flips that not COOL now you
can take breaks while you wrestle at anytime. Not taking away from either
wrestler it was a GREAT match Metcalf 37-0 and Caldwell 27-0 one had
to lose to bad it was Metcalf they both got one more year see what happens
next season..........
being a mentally fragile douchebag = class act
I was most disappointed with coach Brand in his ESPN interview as he failed to refer to Caldwell by name and would only refer to him as the "opponent". He then seemed to be in complete denial when he said something along the lines as "Metcalf owned his opponent". The expressions on Metcalf's face in the photos of Caldwells first period take downs don't look like the expression of someone who "owns his opponent".
Come on Coach Brands, give credit were were well deserved credit is due!!
"Both wrestlers earned my respect. Replays show that BM let up and his momemtum caused the perception of a shove. DC put himself in that precarious position by his flip. Nevertheless, the 99% of the entire match was one great display of skills and competition. Yesterday, March 21, 2009, DC was the better wrestler of these two for the 2nd time in tournament competition Bottomline is anytime you pin and decision one of the calibre of BM for the only two losses of his career, respect is earned and deserved as it should be for DC. BM's interview was classy. IMHO, the booing was done by not only OSU fans and others who thot BM shoved DC and by Iowa fans and others who thot DC was showing off. Unfortunately the booing overpowered the applause for the great and classic match up for the ages it was."
2. I was there, personally, time was not out when the antics and flips started. I thought he was going to be able to rack up two more points before time was out. Happens all the time folks!
3. You could not hear a whistle....Metcalf was not "clock watching" he was wrestling to the whistle.
4. Metcalf is a class act....actually speak to him sometime. Face to face. Or are you afraid you might like him?
5. I was inside the arena and was booing Caldwell for running like a girl to celebrate. Act like you've been there before, if you want to celebrate...do it after the match is OVER.
6. Stop being idiots and give both kids their due...both are great wrestler's but unfortunately, Caldwell was ready for the match and was the better wrestler on Sat night. I think if you listen closely, the only disrespect you hear from Metcalf is regarding the timing and that in his mind Caldwell was not finishing the match. That's how it looked from the actual real time arena seats, not the BS time delay you saw on tv.
“unsportsmanlike or not. you are an incredible wrestler. you and everyone in the country knows that you aren't satisfied with your performance. but you are a great. actually you know what...scratch all that. you effed up. you used to be my kids' hero, but the way you carried yourself on and off the mat was pathetic and very dissappointing. you wrestled like a girl, made baby faces, and then cried like a little baby. it looked like what chris brown beating rihanna up probably look like. i hope darrion transfers to iowa next year so you don't start.”
too bad he broke his hard man facade by crying
I went to the NCAAs two years ago in detriot and I witnessed Johny Hendricks lose in the finals, leaving him with two championships, a runner up, and a fifth place. The distinction between a three time champ and a two time is huge, there have been quite a few two timers so Johny missing out at the hands of someone he had defeated quite a few times that season had to be heart breaking, when i looked into the big screen for a close up of his face; yes he looks hurt but he didnt run of the stage he didnt pull any faces, he shook hands and walked off with his head held high. That's class. Brent lost a year because he wanted to wrestle for Brands...fine but like he said that puts you in danger of "only" being a three timer when youve got expectaions like Brent. You won your first and got second this year, you do only have one more shot at leaving a storied career. So my point is take all this experience with some respect you cant wrestle your whole life and if your going to be a robotic poor loser than im sorry I will no longer be rooting for you.
On a side note I'm going to say the unthinkable....but i think I'll soften the blow with this, dont call DC's moves junk. Iowa wresters are techniquelly good but only at the basics. I watch them and I can recognize every one of their moves, being as they were taught everyday at my highschool practice. Before you jump on me...what Iowa is amzing at is drilling into their wrestlers that a high crotch trained 10,000 times in the practice room will make you borderline unstoppable when youpair it with an amazing work ethic and cardio. That works its completely obvious, but that does not mean that...lets call it reaction wrestling...that guys like DC and Askren and further more the Russians do is junk wrestling. they do funky and reaction type moves, theyre fast and they see the match as journey not a task. Brent goes out there and gets five high crotches and turns you until its a tech or a pin. Its a job for him (one that he does well) but for guys like DC or Askren it looks as though, yeah they have a gameplan but they take each match seperatly as a sport, "how can i get points off of my opponent?". Just listen to DC's interview and you'll hear his response about how he prepared. I think my side note was longer than my first point but oh well!
Anyone who thinks anyone who thinks Caldwell doesn't deserve it is an idiot.
sheesh...
One thing about Caldwell and his back: By the end of the first period, I told my wife that Metcalf's heavy hands on the head was going to pay off in the third period, and it'd either wear Caldwell down, weaken his back and neck up, or both. Managed to do a little of both.
My heart goes out to Metcalf, but then on the other hand congrats to Caldwell for winning the national title.
I think we are making a little too much out of this situation. People make mistakes, and you can expect, but not condone it in wrestling.
He sure changed his interview tone compared to the post-Palmer match.
Karma is b!tch.
"Well I was content to lose by 5" Brent Metcalf
what goes around comes around my friend
To me he has just been a bully. There is a difference between being a physical wrestler, and being a dirty bully. In the semis, Metcalf unnecessarily slammed palmer toward the end of the match, in the big ten finals last year, Metcalf unnecessarily rubbed his forearm on the back of Schlatters neck at the end of the match, and i have watched numerous matches of Metcalf this year on flow, where he push guys when they were clearly out of bounds. This is just a sample of Metcalf's tactics.
Like I said, his actions finally caught up to him. Yes he is an Iowa Hawkeye, but that was definitely not the only reason why the whole arena (besides Iowa fans) was rooting for him to lose.
i think id be doing some backflips to
its not about class its about him showing his pride if any thing it gives metcalf respect in knowing how serious this match was to him
I guess Metcalf will learn to never say, "He is happy with losing by 3, by I am not happy winning by 3". Hey Metcalf, "how do you feel about getting spanked during prime time on National TV by 5 points and losing a team point for being a poor sport?" I have said it before, KARMA STINKS.
I have Caldwell as a sopre... That is what the bracket is showing, anyways.
What is up with the disdain for college wrestling? Another country heard from, I guess.
“caldwell did his signature cartwheel. The matchwas over If you watch it you can see metcalf let up and thats when caldwell started celebrating. theres no difference between doing a backflip or running around the mat. all you haters stfu”
I'm not sure anyone can really blame Caldwell for celebrating after pulling the biggest upset of the tournament. And I'm not sure anyone can really blame Metcalf for still going at it through the whistle, even though there was no way he was going to get 6 points in the last three seconds.
But Caldwell wrestled a great strategic match, and no matter what anyone says about Caldwell running around the middle of the mat, he put more points up. And Metcalf is going to remember that shove, remember the response (even if he says he thinks people weren't booing him), and remember how closed-in he wrestled. Constant aggression doesn't always equal constantly winning.
I heard Caldwell say he was going to take a year off, and I think he's talked about moving up a weight or two. I wonder if he'll have a bit more in the tank at 157; he always starts hard, but loses a gear in the third.
you flipped....ADMIT IT.....it was flaggrant and tom brands is lucky that you didn't get booted entirely from the tournament and lost ALL of your points...
if it was anybody else that pulled that stunt...they would have been gone from the tournament.....
Talk about a great attitude, Robles is a true champion in every way. He has every reason to be a bot angry and yet, he comes out every day and toughs it out, with, as he says, "the hand he was dealt". Not to mention, the kid is a sophmore and look out next year..!!!
“Running and doing flips before your hand is raised is GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP???? whatever”
they have a winning attitude and metcalf was not satisfied with only winning by 3 points thats the iowa attitude thats why theyve won national title after national title..... this is wrestling not field hockey you have to have that mentality if you want to be the best of the best ... obv people w different attitudes can win titles as well but thats not iowa
I do agree with JerseyFresh... I alos think, however, that Brands needs to start instilling soem humility in these kids so they understand that it is ok to be human and suffer a loss here and there... Losing can only make you better.
I think this kid is truly dellusional - not admitting he was booed. What is that? He needs to take some time off, regroup mentally and get back at it in a few months. He also needs to remember he is also a kid...they all are...and this is upposed to be a bit fun too.
“Metcalf's record is now 72- and CALDWELL... Darrion owns those losses on his record... I hope you haters can now respect this man as one of the best wrestlers out today. Darrion proved it tonight... And Darrion was humble listen to his interviews before the match... Metcalf needs to learn GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP... That’s when you gain much more RESPECT...”
“Upsets general create excitement and this upset did create excitement. Brent Metcalf moved through college wrestling like a juggernaut of intensity, physical conditioning, with his willpower bulldozing through the psyche of his opponents hopes to win. Metcalf creating such an aura of invincibility that even though we all knew that Caldwell had pinned him before we used the results of the next match between these two, where Metcalf overwhelmed Caldwell, to say that Caldwell would be the heavy underdog. Even though Caldwell had a great run up to the championship bout, still we felt Metcalf would dominate this match. Instead Caldwell dominated Metcalf.
Metcalf epitomizes the intensity, not only of the Iowa style, but of the sport of wrestling. He clearly hated losing; he burns with rage about the loss. Metcalf now has more fuel to use to power his drive to wrestling dominance, yet before while he operated on jet fuel, now he will go nuclear.
I hope Gable talks to Metcalf about the loss. I listened to Gable’s loss to Owens, on a small radio in my garage, and I knew that Gable would go on to become an even greater icon in American wrestling. So can Metcalf, I can see world titles and an Olympic title in this athlete if he faces his loss and uses it well. Metcalf represents the power of using conditioning and not stopping to overwhelm his opponents, a psychological weight applied to the neck of every opponent he faces. With this lose, he could be like Tyson, who slipped the skin of invincibility to end up on the canvas more than we expected. Metcalf did not need the Iowa program to become one of the top stars of our sport; however, the Iowa program is ideal to bring him back from this loss and propel him to the elevated position he should assume in our sport.
Caldwell epitomizes the drive of the wrestler to overcome the steep odds and to win the battle against an opponent who seems unstoppable. He gives hope to every wrestler who lines up against a behemoth. Caldwell showed mental toughness, athletic skills, and an outstanding ability to execute a sound game plan. His pre and post match interviews showed the confidence one would need to have beaten Metcalf not just once but now twice. Dennis Connor once said you can’t outperform your own self-image. Caldwell has an accurate self-image of himself, no false humility and no unwarranted pride.
The sportsmanship on both sides of the bout as it ended reflected poorly on the sport. Caldwell started the celebration before the bout ended and Metcalf continued to pursue to wrestle the match to the conclusive end as he should have done. As Caldwell went out of bounds Metcalf pursued him and while out of bounds, and while the time of the match had expired, pushed Caldwell while Caldwell flipped in the air. An out of bounds act while time was out and the whistle had clearly blown shows poor sportsmanship on Metcalf’s part.
Both may benefit from reading the poem ‘If’ by Kipling. “If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you,...If you can dream-and not make dreams your master; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same, ... Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken...you’ll be a Man...”
Both these young wrestlers have achieved far more success in life than I have and I admire them for their efforts and achievements. Yet both of these men have not achieved their vast potential. I hope they both do.”
When is next years All-Star Classic ?
They are not booing him !
I think because he teched him at the All-Star that Matcalf thought it was going to be easier then it was.....and then Caldwell did a Ryan Lang on him and threw the kitchen sink. Metcalf was not expecting that and was in shock and did not know what hit him.
Metcalf epitomizes the intensity, not only of the Iowa style, but of the sport of wrestling. He clearly hated losing; he burns with rage about the loss. Metcalf now has more fuel to use to power his drive to wrestling dominance, yet before while he operated on jet fuel, now he will go nuclear.
I hope Gable talks to Metcalf about the loss. I listened to Gable’s loss to Owens, on a small radio in my garage, and I knew that Gable would go on to become an even greater icon in American wrestling. So can Metcalf, I can see world titles and an Olympic title in this athlete if he faces his loss and uses it well. Metcalf represents the power of using conditioning and not stopping to overwhelm his opponents, a psychological weight applied to the neck of every opponent he faces. With this lose, he could be like Tyson, who slipped the skin of invincibility to end up on the canvas more than we expected. Metcalf did not need the Iowa program to become one of the top stars of our sport; however, the Iowa program is ideal to bring him back from this loss and propel him to the elevated position he should assume in our sport.
Caldwell epitomizes the drive of the wrestler to overcome the steep odds and to win the battle against an opponent who seems unstoppable. He gives hope to every wrestler who lines up against a behemoth. Caldwell showed mental toughness, athletic skills, and an outstanding ability to execute a sound game plan. His pre and post match interviews showed the confidence one would need to have beaten Metcalf not just once but now twice. Dennis Connor once said you can’t outperform your own self-image. Caldwell has an accurate self-image of himself, no false humility and no unwarranted pride.
The sportsmanship on both sides of the bout as it ended reflected poorly on the sport. Caldwell started the celebration before the bout ended and Metcalf continued to pursue to wrestle the match to the conclusive end as he should have done. As Caldwell went out of bounds Metcalf pursued him and while out of bounds, and while the time of the match had expired, pushed Caldwell while Caldwell flipped in the air. An out of bounds act while time was out and the whistle had clearly blown shows poor sportsmanship on Metcalf’s part.
Both may benefit from reading the poem ‘If’ by Kipling. “If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you,...If you can dream-and not make dreams your master; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same, ... Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken...you’ll be a Man...”
Both these young wrestlers have achieved far more success in life than I have and I admire them for their efforts and achievements. Yet both of these men have not achieved their vast potential. I hope they both do.
Thank you for entertaining me and for all your hard work.
I would have nothing to look forward to if all wrestlers in NCAA didnt exhist
go ahead continue to add value to your low lives by speaking as if you know what these people do and have gone through. youre all gay. and if you dont like what im saying...
i dont care you probably are the ones im talking about. get where they are and then say something.
but that was complete bull by caldwell to do what he did...before the match was even over
But again, NJ is a top echelon state..DC and Burroughsand Dudziak and 10 other all amaericans....only behind Pa.
But In all honesty did it matter if Caldwell got a point taken away from his team for show boating... NCS wasnt in the race for national title... Plus does anybody actually know Caldwell might have got a team point deducted, but no one even cared to think of that.... No matter what you know theres going to be show boating its the National Finals match! Which im not gona lie im not a Iowa fan but I have to say congrats to Iowa, your guys came threw in the tough matches where they was needed... I liked watching iowa due to there chain wrestling but Metcalf lost alot of respect not just in my eyes but alot of peoples eyes...
So in the end, Caldwell just proved that he was the better wrestler at the time and he could pull of a Running Backflip to a Powerbomb, then jump right back up and still be happy and straight headed.... Congrats Caldwell, To bad Metcalf Should Have Finished Shots......
I find the timeouts for being out of shape frustrating in the sport and wish it could be better controlled. DC did basically admit it to some degree in his interview. I think Brent would have had more point but still lost.
Too bad everyone has made metcalf out to be this unbeatable guy because in every interview he knows he just has to do his best and focuses on one match at a time. Besides the media it wasn't much of an upset since DC had already beat him. I want to thank Brent for the interview and his ability to speak respectfully after a tough loss. Good work DC, did what you had to do.
Get'em next year Brent
IA gained a lot of respect in this tourney, battling thru adversity.
GL, brent.
When the same thing happened to Lincoln Mac. years ago he could barely stand upright. Metcalf is giving an interview for crying out loud, you know the guts that takes after what just happened to him?