Iowa on the stage : Speakers & Interviews

Metcalf is a little . Ohio State is no better. Bunch of chokers in the finals.

well everyone gets beat at least one time in thier wrestling career

Yeah Bob I feel sorry for them too. 22 titles, the biggest following in wrestling, the face of wrestling, multiple Olympians to train with...man I don't know how they get through the day.

Humphrey wrestled well and it was close, jaggers won, and pucillo loses to an olympian and previous champ. They come in 2nd in the nation. anonymous coward what are you talking about thats pretty damn good.

When all is sadi and done, wouldn't most of us want our children to wrestle for a coach like Ryan or Borelli? Brands and the Iowa program are winners on the mat, but I am not so sure they are as people of character. I feel sorry for them.

ohio state wrestling team is good just like there football team but when it really matters in the big spot light on the big show THEY SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!

musta been hard for metcalf to get back up there on that mat..

It just shows how stacked Iowa is. They wrestled a terrible tournament but still won.

I like Iowa's winning ways, tough wrestling, but that has got to be the most boring team to wrestle for, I mean if you're not a national champion your considered nothing. Yet you watch Tom Ryan and his guys totally different attitude, I would want my son to wrestle for them.

People could spin it all they want, IOWA sucked big time in St. Louis.
Iowa was supposed to dominate, they had the guns. Out of all the teams at the NCAA, Iowa underperformed the most, and thats a fact!!

yea that girl is not anything come down south and u will see some. i guess thats y they wrestle so much up there cause there isnt anything better

iowa is the best team in college no doubt. iowa wrestling is the definition of WRESTLING. they portray hardwork, disipline, and are NEVER SATISFIED. look at them they are all pissed and they won the NCAA'S!! i completely respect that.. so keep on keepin on IOWA!!!

That lady Hawkeye trainer of theirs sure is a cutie, isn't she? :-)

Not an Iowa Fan per se, but they produce and set the bar so we keep improving. BUT - I hate the look of the sweat top tucked into the pants, IT LOOKS STUPID _ STOP.

I just got to say I'm sorry. The pride I feel for the Corneyes just put me over the edge. The victory is not hollow just because there were no individual champions. (Its not hollow, its not hollow, its not hollow, its not hollow, its not.......

FUK ALL U IOWA HATERS!!! U SEE THOSE WHO HATE THEM WISH THEY WERE IN THEIR POSITION...WISH THEY COULD BE WRESTLING AT A SCHOOL LIKE DAT....WISH THEY HAD THEIR TALENT AND REP....END OF CONVERSATION

Wheres the pics of Ohio State getting trophy and coach of the year awards

hahah thats metcalf...who got beat...but hes still a beast!!

Word. you know you are an iowa hater, when you try to put them down by their moods out there. There were no winners, and for their expectations...they all wanted the gold. and many of them did much worse than people expected. They seemed to be a little tired. But how can you make negative statements that they are working too hard? That is ridiculous, it is the best of things to work too hard. That is where you get the most out of the sport and carry onto the rest of your life. The only reason I am an iowa fan is because they just outwork everyone.

Some shock, some disappointment, a lot of tired guys. The Brands Foot Soldiers have been hypnotized. That really is a telling photo. I wish they could enjoy it a little more.

I think that's right on the $.

Some shock, some disappointment, a lot of tired guys. The Brands Foot Soldiers have been hypnotized. That really is a telling photo. I wish they could enjoy it a little more.

The Team win is for Brands . He Deserves it. Any kid would love to Wrestle for him.Hard work pays off. Congrads!

You guys spend to much time stuck in the midwest. That girl is average at best.

Of course there unhappy. Brands has them hypnotized. If ohio state won they would be all smiles up there. If you didnt win an individual title, then you should be upset if your a hawkeye. Plain and simple. Plus Metcalf probably sucked the good mood out of what guys were happy.

the third wrestler to walk on the mat is soo cute!

fan,
did you just imply that iowa, the hardest working team in the country, is slowly killing the sport because there unhappy with there individual performances? This is why the sport is growing, winning isnt enough for them, there constantly trying to be the best of the best and wont stop until they get there. They show unmatched dedication and heart and set a perfect example to any wrestler out there. I agree an underdog story such as Caldwell's win is also needed, but Iowa showing that through hardwork one can achieve anything and consistantly be victiourous is one of the most important messages that one wrestler can get across to another.

hahahahahahahaha whichever one's not cutting weight cause he'll be the only one who can

I want to know who on the team is tapping that manager...hahaha

for all you OHIO STATE haters out there need to take a long look at the future Bucks return everyone but johnstone and jaggers. they bring in 3 great recruits next year and have some great guys ready to come out of their redshirts. Ian pad and palmer are two top 2 wrestlers that will be great in college. accept for colt the rest of the team wrestled to their game. where Iowa had wrestler after wrestler choke. everyone of them chocked. including the great metcalf. guess he is human. he will win his next year,caldwell will take redshirt because he knows that he wont beat metcalf again. Bucks 2nd this year again next year we shoot for first.

did metcalfs lost really bring down the team like that.. they dont look too happy. i guess thats wat happens when u have a hard working team thats so close to each other

erikson and morningstar really came through HUUUGE, especially morningstar, refs tried to screw him over almost every match I watched, and he won against the odds soooo many times...straight iowa style baby

metcalf looks like he can't wait to go train

that manager is hot!!!

can't win when they should have? so thats why they won in the consolations when they're back was against the wall and a loss meant no more team points.

they look miserable

how can you figure that ??? Palmer had a chance to win it for the buckeyes in the semi's and in his consolation match but choked... it was the Buckeyes to lose and they showed their true colors when its stacked against them ... someone posted about no individual champs... i'll take that team title anyday ... see when you do that everyone gets a ring :P

But just like the football team, can't win when it matters... GO Buckeyes.. lol

hard work solves everything.-dan gable

nothing like winning a title based on getting 3 medical forfeits.

you gotta love iowa

metcalf is a real gracious loser let me tell ya.....

they don't deserve it? they busted their @ss as a team to get there. almost everyone on the team said they're doing what they came here to do as a team but as solo athletes they weren't getting the job done. and as far as needing an underdog story the whole tournament was full of them. look at 141 the whole weight was a mess with unseeded and lower ranked guys knocking off the top guys. this was one of the best tournaments in recent years. the team race was tight, we got some great finals and overall every round had some great surprises in it. if anything the sport is growing especially with espn finally realizing that they need to televise the full finals and not just snippets of matches

dennis looks like he is about to crack up lol and check out the long legged girl in the back ummm =] haha

Budz - I was thinking the exact same thing. That - and the photo of Owings on the top step and Gable next to him in the 2nd place spot. Owings followed that season up with 2 runner up finishes and never made an Olympic team. We'll see how Metcalf responds to this adversity. He was fairly gracious in defeat and made no excuses.

gtd. that not one person on that team is happy...very tough tourney individually but they did what they had to do to win the team race but still cant be happy at all with it...

Can u spot a smile, except for Za?

Eerily similar to the Iowa St team photo, when Gable lost to Owings??

they're pissed off because, individually, no one got what they wanted. morningstar and the others have some real heart for fighting back in consolations for the team title, but this wasn't their year individually.

To all the Iowa haters, they will be in this exact spot again next year

should have took it

i would have loved to see how Ohio State would have accepted the trophy, because these guys clearly don't deserve something like this if they can't get over their individual finishes enough to enjoy it. IMO this sort of thing is why wrestling is slowly dying in America. We need an underdog and a great story (i.e. Darrion Caldwell whether you like him or not)

do they know they just won a national championship? they all look pist off. i myself wanted them to not win it, but many guys came back thru consolation and got many team points that gave them the win. shows a lot of heart. but im still not an iowa fan

Ryan Looks just pissed off as all hell

their.

When you are that good simply winning is not enough. . .

Good Job Iowa! Those who Hate to see the Hawkeyes Win and cheer when they lose just motivates the team that much more! Most people hate a Winner! IOWA Wrestling 22 National Titles! Period!

you can clearly tell that not one of them is happy about there performance

Props, Hawkeyes. A lot of people hate u guys, but u earned the trophy. Didn't come ez.