Caldwell Defeats Metcalf : Speakers & Interviews

Taking it back home to jersey thats the way to do it...

Caldwell is the Man - hands down

Biggest upset of the decade??? NO....because i PREDICTED he would win.

suck a Calwell beat him

suck a Calwell beat him

I watched this when it happend a couple months back, and I will have to say that this gave me a lot of motivation to get myself in shape again. I DVR'ed the match and have watch it at least 40 times since. And I'am not even a wrestler.

metcalf will win if they meet again. caldwell beat him once and cought him on his back once. when metcalf physically dominated him winning by tech. if you people forget a tech is beating someone so bad that you need to end the match early and caldwell could NEVER do that to metcalf. everyone knows it and people that dont agree are just metcalf haters.

i agree with eli what caldwells the

metcalf beat caldwell once by tech. caldwell beat metcalf twice. once by pin and once by decision. save ur money fool

100$ metcalf would kill caldwell if they ever wrestled again

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YOU WHITE PPL ALWAYS TRY TO BRING THE BLACK MAN DOWN HE WON SO HE IS THE BEST AT THT WEIGHT CLASS FOR 08-09 BUT HEY DARRION LET THE HATERS HATE YOU BEAT HIS ASS GOODLUCK NEXT YR

i like how people still dont give respect to caldwell, even after dominating him in the finals. what does he have to do? i bet if he beat him 10 more times by pin there would still be doubters out there. and i like how people give metcalf respect for being a sore looser

of course you want to be at your best in the ncaa finals but metcalf clearly wasn't at his best and that's why he didn't win. in addition, when he was pinned against caldwell last year it was very questionable and its safe to say that if he survived that period, metcalf had a very very good chance of winning. i believe metcalf would beat caldwell 6-7 out of 10 times

When is it most important to be at your best? Hmmm...........How bout the NCAA Finals. It is what it is. If Metcalf ever wanted to win a match I am sure it would be the finals of the NCAA Championships you do not get to the finals by luck Caldwell has Metcalf's number just as much as Metcalf has his. He Metcalf whooped up on Caldwell in a match that did not even count on there records. And in the NCAA finals, when it did count, well he just simply got out wrestled on the biggest stage. It shows that their is a butt whooping for everybody.

People need to get off this "act like you have bean there before" stuff. The truth is he had not bean there before, and he may never be there again. Ask Danaho and Escibido at 125, ask Pacillo, ask Gillespe, ask Metcalf, ask Leen, all champs who fell short this year, or how bout poeta, twice runner up. There are only 10 guys who do this a year, and usually 1 or 2 are doing it again (Jaggers, Herbert) so yes he has every right to celibrate the greatest moment of his life. What his matches on here and youtube, he wins, and Loses with class. He was excited for this win because it is what every wrestler dreams about from day 1. Congradulations your an NCAA champ and will be forever.

Metcalf better take his own advise and take adavantage of the "room for improvement" in his wrestling because at his current "skill level" he is not going to be qualifying for let alone winning any Olympic matches. His "conditioning level" is pretty good, his intensity is good, but Darrion showed Brent what really matters most, and thats "Strategy and Technique"... just ask the Russians.

this isn't that big of an upset Caldwell just out-wrestled metcalf and Caldwell is a national champion FOREVER

big fan of metcalf. didnt show sportsmanship but he is the hardest working wrestler in the country. these 2 are hands down the best wrestlers in the country weight class or no weight class. been watching caldwell since nj states and that backflip is incredible.. he gets higher than metcalfs shoulders. people should stop ing about the outcome and respect the win and anticipate the next meeting! cant wait

i go with burroughs. imo

this is the biggest upset of the decade?

burroughs v. caldwell. who wins?

caldwell is to apollo what metcalf is to rocky

i still think metcalf is the better wrestler despite being 1-2 against caldwell. when caldwell pinned metcalf the first time, it was a questionable pin and it didn't look like metcalf's shoulder blades were even touching the mat. but that is my opinion. but for metcalf to tech fall caldwell and completely dominate him shows that when metcalf is at his best, no matter how well caldwell is wrestling, metcalf should win. i think metcalf has all the tools to be an olympian someday and i believe caldwell only wrestled the match of his life in the ncaa finals. but we'll see what happens. hopefully these two wrestle the same weight next year and we see a rematch...

clearly the bigger guy won this battle, but will he win the war? both have eligible time left to leave it all on the mat, i hope it's not over yet. to be the best you gotta beat the best. great matchup...

wooow congrats caldwell!!! every dog has is day excellent match. you are one bad mofo

i dont see how you could think that metcalf shouldve won he just got his butt handed to him plain and simple congrats caldwell

thats just a racist, which makes you a bigot, and everybody knows bigots suck, which means you suck, not Caldwell. NJ All Day

D.C. is david craig darrion caldwell is d. caldwell

the back spasms went the same place that perry's wrenched knee went in the 80'' finals against tannenbaumfrom michigan!Q

how was it the ref. metcalf got freakin headin armed, the ref had nithin to do with that

the only way met-baby-calve could get a take down was by sneakin from behind with a weak azz baby push, If I was pissed I woulda put him in the 2nd or 3rd bleacher. But anyways even that couldn't keep a good man down, he bounced up even happier. Nice Match - Game Over!

headlock no respect!!!! caldwells the man.....
tim gilbert!!!

I am so happy D.C. beat metcalf. Metcalf is a terrible example for young athletes; he shoves his opponents after the whistle, he obviously can't take a loss well at all, and he struts around the match like some kind of grace from god. Losing in the NCAA finals to someone he teched earlier in the year should take him down a peg or two. Thank you Darrion

caldwell is gonna red shirt becuase he wants to keep his arms. Chicken. And he knows he cant get away with backing up again

caldwell is brilliant. loses on purpose at the allstar match just so he can come out here and win it. metcalf had no idea what he was getting himself into

metcalf should be sending caldwell thank you notes for redshirting next year so he can have a shot at winning a second title.

i saw caldwell in st louis after the finals in the taco bell parking lot all f'ed up but whatever he wrestled a tight ass match

Darion is the best man and GOD is not goodd he's GREATT

Great job on the win!

reppin jersey!

he is my fu**in hero!

Its not that people are bagging on Metcalf, its the fact that the announcers and fans that never seen Caldwell wrestle counted Metcalf as winning the national title before they even stepped on the mat... They took his semi-final match off live as if Metcalf was God's gift of wrestling... He had trouble beating Lance Palmer who Darrion pinned in 56 seconds at the Las Vegas Invitational this past year... Even Metcalf counted himself as having the national title before they wrestled. So he deserves to get bagged on...

You can chalk that up... Caldwell will be redshirting next year... Darrion is your favorite wrestlers Kryptonite...

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Didn't push him?
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Sore loser....

NJ Wrestling came through big again ! Caldwell dominated that match and the score was no where near the result. Metcalf has no shot what so ever in that match. PS - westling needs to hold the NCAA finals before or after March Madness ... never will get enough people watching while BBALL is going on !

Great Job Darrion!! Knew this was coming since your central jersey wrestling days!!! They said it right "you'rr a bad, bad man" !!!!

Illinois Wrestler less than 2 hours ago.
Caldwell won, good job. He didn't deserve the shove, but Metcalf didn't deserve the unclassy showboating.

Win with class, lose with class.
I totally agree with you!

haha

didn't Caldwell pin Metcalf last year to? Has Metcalf ever defeated Darrion? I'm glad he stayed at NC State and didnt try to transfer for football

caldwell wins 2-3 times.. who is the better wrestler? ilove it how ppl still say caldwell got lucky.. he took it to him and handeled him .. both GREAT wrestlers but one has to be better..
NJ

metcalf should have won if tey meet again he better win

metcalf needs to stop talking about the next olmypics and think about wrestling at ncaas. caldwell is the man. better luck next time metcalf, no one likes you...

Caldwell wrestled a great match and took Metcalf out of his game from the first period. But wrestling has always been a man's sport and what he did at the end was not something a real man does. Just like Illinois Wrestler said, you win with class, you lose with class. I see nothing wrong with what Metcalf did, he was stading up for himself, the Hawkeyes and the sport of wrestling. You need to learn that when you win, act like you've been there before. i am a HS coach and would never want my kids to act that way, I would be embarassed and I would pull them off the mat immediately. They forget that young wrestlers aspire to be NCAA champs, and they watch to see how they should act. That just isn't the way.

Caldwell won, good job. He didn't deserve the shove, but Metcalf didn't deserve the unclassy showboating.

Win with class, lose with class.

i think you mean if hey wrestle three times caldwell will win two. RIght?

i wonder how many wrestlers that have wrestled at this level are on here bagging on metcalf!! good job darrion great match!! but i'm sick of everyone bagging on metcalf!!

I was waiting for someone to notice that. Hey, whatever, a little gamesmanship. At least he didn't loose his composure like a little spoiled and try to assault his opponent like Metcalf.

i hope they meet again i want to see metcalf beat him like a red headed step child!

Nj showing why they are a national power yeat again! How does this little state put out so much talent? NJ wrestling best in the country!

I've been watching this kid since high school in jersey, I knew he had a style that would transfer well into Collegiate wrestling.

Look at his College teammate, Ryan Goodman, two time NJ State Champion, yet nothing in college. And Andrew Flanagan of Harvard, 3 time NJ State Champion, again, nothing in College. Darrion has the talent, style, technique and drive. Good for him. I look forward to watching him next year.

I told everyone, he will do it. he shocked the world in by beating metcalf, sooo for that he is one of the greatest champions i ever seen in this sport................ Good luck D.C

Good Job Darrion, I've been rooting for you all year. I knew you could do it. There are alot of Haters out there, but screw them. You did it!! Congrats!!

I hope DC kicks his ass next year too.

Beyond WOW!

mecalf is a no body

metcalf aint

metcalf aint

everyone new that brent was going to win the title this year. but they all forgot to tell Caldwell that he was supposed to loose. Great job by DC. he went out there and dominated.

Caldwell is great for wrestling! Wrestling needs more Darion Caldwells who are not afraid to take risks and lay it all out on the line. He is an entertainer!
He is the man!

wow

DC kicked ass and deserved the title. i just wish metcalf would of allowed DC to finish off his flip.

as i stated previously the man could out think himself in a negative way...
be a man and do not edit me...the humble act is just that, an act...lots of people give glory to God as habit and don't even know what they are saying..not that he is not sincere...only he knows, but there is something fakey..no?

How could coach Brands in his ESPN interview refuse to mention Caldwell by name and refuse to give him a well deserved congratulations. Instead he merely called him an opponent who Metcalf "owned". Perhaps Metcalf "owned" him in the all-star match, but Caldwell has pinned metcalf, has taken him down in the first 12 seconds of an NCAA championship Finals Match and again with a "HEAD-LOCK'..........Metcalf hardly owns his "opponent"-Caldwell.

Both are outstanding wrestlers and neither one owns the other....they are both dangerous threats to each other on the mat. This day belonged to Caldwell...Well Done!!!

as i stroll down and read the bolg everybody talking about the push and the flip who cares the match was won in the first two periods i could careless who won i just wanted to see a good match and caldwell didn't let metcalf get him scared and he went after him respect that people these are still young men and life is more than wrestling. but one? if this metcalf kid is so good how did he get hit in a headlock

I'm an Iowa fan. Born and raised a Hawkeye. It's ironic, but I'm also a Darrion Caldwell fan. I became a fan of his a few years ago when I noticed just how much raw physical talent this young man has. He's just a gutsy freakin' wrestler! How can a wrestling fan not root for a guy who goes into matches to WIN and PIN?! Even against tremendous, top-notch opponents like Metcalf! He manages to out there everytime and take risks, such as the head and arm we saw there in the finals. He deserves all the respect he gets, because he's great for the sport. I also found him to be quite gracious after previous defeats. Metcalf however, coudn't even manage to give credit to this phenominal wrestler who has now beaten him twice. I hate when my Hawkeye wrestlers lose badly. I have also become more and more agitated by IPTV's Johnson and his Metcalf/Iowa bias. I've called radio play-by-play, and I can tell you that this is just unacceptable. It's a national broadcast. If you can't call the action without cheering on Metcalf (as you did BADLY during the Metcalf All-Star Meet win) the whole time, and then practically bawling on-air when he loses, then just hand the headset to someone who can handle broadcasting on a national stage. Ugh, it's annoying and I'M FROM IOWA!

Congrats DC from your friends in Clark, NJ

"I shoot, I score. You shoot, I score." That's the story of the match right there. Metcalf got beat on the Caldwell's opening low shot. Then Caldwell threw him on his back with a headlock a third grader would have seen coming. Then Caldwell either scored on or neutralized every shot Metcalf took from the second period on. To all of you who think Metcalf got screwed or time was on the clock when Metcalf hit him, get on YouTube and watch the replay. You'll see reality staring you right in the face.

I was a Ohio State fan sitting next to a large group of Iowa fans. Iowa knows how to win but doesn't know how to take a loss or show respect to other schools athletes. They were booing Humphrey, Jaggers and Pucillo when they were on the podium. It is one thing to cheer for your team but that is just disrespectful and unsportsmanlike. Brands was reprimanded at least once during the tourney for jawing at a coach after a match and had to be restrained by Zadwick. This is not the kind of example a coach should set for wrestlers, fans or anyone. Sure I wanted OSU to win but cheered for ALL the athletes when they were on the podium because they deserved to be there.

Totally awesome!!!

haha i prob was ur numba 1 fan wen u wrestled for hofstra.a ncaa title deff should of been urs i believed

hes a loser you got lucky and metcalf will whop your monkey self next time.

Metcalf and Brands had an interesting interview after the meet! Brands stated he would have been disappointed if Metcalf didn't continue wrestling even with 2 seconds left.

get off metcalfs jock,,,, caldwell wrestled on hell of a match and ripped him up. i woulda done another back flip after metcalf stopped it if i won a NCAA title over metcalf!!

alright even tho i hate to admit caldwell beat metcalf in the first two periods but there was no need for that backflip there was still time on the clock which brings me to my next point iowa should have never been taken a point away he was wrestling a push is a setup i have pushed people to setup my shot

metcalf is officially caldwell's and always will be!

Now all of the comparison to Cael Sanderson can stop.

metcalf is still my hero... he is the face of wrestling and he will bounce back strong

if any of you on here are real wrestling fans or know anything about brent metcalf you know that is not in his nature to go out there and purposly try to hurt someone.. and for all you saying OMG brent lost what happened to him he isnt evloving, he isnt techincal... you hve to be kidding me... he lost 1 match all year. he is an outstanding wrestler and an outstanding person.. i bet you cant say the same thing about yourself... great year brent... come back strong next year..!

You people are retarted everyone has a bad match. 8 out of 10 times metcalf will win. But everyone hates a winner. Love him or hate him hes still on ur mind. Metcalf will be back next year.

caldwell u r my hero for beating him i hate him go caldwell

Metcalf relies on extra pushes, sneaky punches, hands to the face, etc. to break his opponents. Calwell gave him a taste of his own medicine and he broke plain and simple. He had no answer for Caldwell. The only thing that would have made it better was if he pinned Metcalf.....again, and then did another backflip!

Weird how he wasnt having back spasms when he wanted to do backflips before the match was over.

Too true. Caldwell brought the pain the entire match, proving that he's worked much harder this year then in the past. All they talked about the entire tournament was Metcalf Metcalf Metcalf.
Well Darrion had the last laugh.

Nate...way to make excuses for metcalf. he lost this match in the first period when Caldwell put it on him. Wake up and realize Caldwell outwrestled Metcalf and its as simple as that. oh btw Caldwell is now offically 2-0 aganist Metcalf since the all star dual didnt count as offical. And Metcalf was in the wrong at the end of the match, his push was uncalled for

Darrion Caldwell is an amazing athlete and uneccesarily y...There was no need for the back flip. Oh yeah what happen to the back spasms???? There is no way he should of won this match, metcalf got screwed out of 12 points and the refe was a joke!!!!!!! Next time will be like the Classic this past pre-season

DC..metcalf is a baby you dominated in every aspect there is of wrestling

caldwell the great but metcalf should of let him finish the back flip metcald such a .

Champions are made. You made yourself a champion tonight young man. Congrats way to represent Rahway NJ. Those kids need heros.

Caldwell developed that throw by just for this match. Metcalf doesn't look like he's evolving much as a wrestler. Those straight shots aren't going to work for him on people with good feet.

HAHA wats gunny is tht earlier caldwell was complaining of back spasms furing the match...n then noce he won he started duing cart wheels n backflips?! wata faker but... hes a national champ now

Caldwell is the better wrestler...he's just not as well-conditioned. Metcalf will have to become more of technician if he wants to avoid getting crushed again in front of thousands.

there was no way metcalf was coming back at the end why not do a backflip t i would if i just won the national championship let the kid get his glory for about ten seconds i mean seriously hes a proud winner and metcalf most certainly did not wrestle the way he did all year long so its metcalfs fault for not wrestle smarter and harder but its all credit to caldwell for taking it to him i think metcalf was a little angry but hey its wrestling man anything goes but ayway it was one hell of a match definityl the highlight of the tourny close in second place was humphrey vs. gomez

Metcalf will have to start becoming a more technical wrestler or others will begin to beat him, too. Metcalf is good, but he relies too much on conditioning and brawling. The real greats (Saitiev, Smith, etc) are generally not the biggest brawlers, but the more calculating technicians. Metcalf's behavior at the end was deplorable and very dangerous. There's no room in the sport for such sorry losers. If wants to be competitive internationally, he's got a lot of work ahead.

great match, good to see the underdog win once in a while

Don't agree with the back flip or the pushing him. Caldwll did pin him last year too. Made me think of McCalravy getting beat. No one thought that would happen either...

I don't think Metcalf actually pushed him.... it looked like when he was doing the flip his knee just hit Metcalf and he fell....Either way he probably shouldn't have been running around doing cartwheels and a flip while there were still a few seconds on the clock...obviously Metcalf was going to keep chasing him to try and score...hes not gonna stand by and watch him celebrate like that

For everyone that keeps saying there was time on the clock, LOOK AT THE REPLAY. And as far as the backflip, just about every state champion we had this year did one, and not one person in the gym said anything about it being an embarrassment to the sport. Some of you clowns need to accomplish somehthing in your lives then see how you act. Most of you couch potatoes scream and holler when your nfl team wins a game. He just won an individual National Championship, over what some thought was an unbeatable opponent. He should still be on the mat celebrating. And as for that commentator last night, get off Iowa's payroll.

in Nig learn to wrestle

I understand metcalfs frustration but that was straight up dirty... god forbid if caldwell breaks his neck there... metcalf probably would have been banned from the ncaa's

where can we see the videos of the finals... is flo putting them up or are they somewhere else?

Metcalf wasn't himself during the match. It probably had to do with the first period, even first takedown in 15 seconds. If Metcalf was sleeping on him, that should have been a wake-up call.

But take nothing away from Caldwell... it was a great win!

Metcalf is just a sore loser. That's it. If you watch the end of the match, before Caldwell does anything, metcalf starts standing up, relaxes and only starts coming at caldwell once he starts celebrating. Thug move. As far as should Caldwell have celebrated like that, I can't say. He reached his goal. Let him celebrate if he wants.

Caldwell for president

yea john doe is rite besides ive seen a lot of guys start celebrating with 2 seconds left, and wen caldwell did his flip there was no time left, i wish metcalf let him do it cuz its the same thing he did after he won states senior year

that was probably the best moment of caldwells life how could he not celebrate maybe he could have not been so crazy with it but he deserved it all and that headlock was sweet!!!

I dont think Metcalf did anything wrong at the end. Caldwell should have never did a backflip when regulation time was still going. Metcalf had the right to try to get more points before the match. But good job to Caldwell. He wrestled very smart against Metcalf.

if you guys think it was a fluke yall are stupif caldwell went out there and took it to him from the first whistle....he was on mission!....he may have got a little carried away with the celebration, but if metcalf was this little golden boy like everyone thinks he is he wouldn't of pushed him down after the whistle was blown!....it was a great match...but i saw it coming, if you see what caldwell did to lance palmer and everyone else after he lost to metca;f, then you'll see that man was on a mission too!....congrats Darrion do it next year!...what a big upset for the wrestling history.

Just imagine if after the match caldwell walks to the middle shakes metcalfs hand and then runs to his coaches and does a little celebrating like anyone else... HE would have been a true freaking legend... but after what transpired that will leave a sour taste in my mouth from both guys... I dont understand Y people celebrate like that before shaking hands... you never do it in a regular match y stop in the national finals... shake hands then celebrate or act like youve been there before.. both guys are at fault

Are you guys really that surprised Caldwell is one of the finest technicians out there and hes got the strength. Metcalf is great but Caldwell took him out of his game plan early and he never recovered

I totally agree with you. Before this finals match i was a metcalf fan, he worked hard and all but Caldwell is a STUD! The headthrow was nice, and he just kept racking points because he wanted it more than Metcalf. People have been saying that the cheap shot was because he was "running away" and there was still regulation time..Hasn't almost everyone rejoyed in some way when they win a state or national title? C'mon people get real here!!!

you cant really say metcalf is a sore loser i mean these people train for so long and prepare so long that there is so much emotion when someone wins or loses especially since there was that much pressure on metcalf to repeat. Caldwell did what no one else has done this year and gave no respect to metcalf and just flat out took it too him and metcalf wasnt ready for that. I mean he shouldnt have shoved him but as a wrestler he had to of been terribly upset and frustrated and he did get kneed in the face. but again great job by Caldwell he shocked the world

metcalf didnt do anything wrong he got kneed in the face by the backflip and darrion fell

There was O class shown by either wrestler at the close of this match. Darion runing around celebrating like a clown and Metcalf taking a cheap shot on Caldwell. The match was exciting and glad to see someone put Metcalf in a position he isn't used to.

Donahoe locked hansd at the end of the first ride-out period

I should leave that question for a different thread. Really has nothing to do with this match. Now Metcalf needs to be the motivated wrestler. If Caldwell takes it to him again, then history will reflect the Metcalf dominance differently. Somewhat similar to what happened to Dustin Schlatter after he took 149 as a true freshman - then lost to Gillespie the following year and finished 7th last year (injuries played a big part in that) I don't think Metcalf could have beaten Schlatter if he had wrestled as a true freshman. Just an opinion and we'll never know. Time will tell how this turns out for both wrestlers.

i would have done the same thing if i was metcalf HA.

The refs had nothing to do with the outcome of this match - but they did impact several other matches - particularly in the consolations. I couldn't hear any of the audio where I was at, but the Donohoe-Nickerson match was puzzling. I kept being interrupted during that match so I'm not sure what happened in OT. Was a stalling point awarded to Nickerson with 3 seconds left before he rode Donohoe out for the win?

Caldwell didn't deserve it????? Are you nuts? that's why they wrestle,maybe you didn'tsee the score,Caldwell won and that cheap shot Metcalf is the loser he is, I guess he was satisfied to lose by 5. and Caldwell was dissapointed to win by 5,LOL Metcalf is a punk ass cry ass.

poor show of sportmanship on metcalfs part....take your loss like a man you punk

Boys will be boys! The pressure, the emotion was exploding all over the place. One guy upset, one guy excited. The match is the big deal, the talent of these two is the big deal, the clutch performance of Caldwell is the big deal, not two seconds of emotional reaction from each of them.

caldwell beat him fair and square and that celibration was a bit much. Metcalf still should not have pushed him like that. When he pushed him he pushed Caldwell like that he not only made himself look bad he made all the wrestlers and coaches at iowa look bad.

Im sorry to say you cannot defend either of their actions. They both did unthinkable things on the mat. Wrestling is supposed to be a sport of control and pride. Caldwell turned his back on Met calf with regulation time left on the clock and celebrated. That of Caldwell was wrong but Metcalf did no better by shoving him like that. Both of their actions show a lack of control in a sport based mainly about discipline and control. I will say Caldwell wrestled a good match and Metcalf let him get in his head but overall a very poor showing of sportsmanship on BOTH of their parts.
-As to the comment that someone does a backflip every time, no one should ever do it while there is time left no matter what the score is. It is disrespectful and horrible

give me a break caldwell beat the champ fair and square. Metcalf knew time was either up or there was 1 sec. left but he had to be that sore iowa style loser and go after the man who dethrowned him fair and square. Now brent can go suck off brands in the locker room

Give me a break. Someone does a back flip (or some other extreme display of emotion) every year in the championships, and nobody complains. Nobody gave Caldwell a chance against a great wrestler like Metcalf, and were surprised that he celebrated to that extent????

I'm a big Metcalf fan but Caldwell went out and took it to him. I think what might get the Metcalf fans is that Caldwell might be seen as a partier who does not work as hard as Metcalf and, thus, he does not deserve it as much as Metcalf.

look how one guy from iowa loses by 5 points which is no small thing in college wrestling and iowa and it's fans crying like bnotches because they put their life on one guy who by the way is human and can be beaten you guys are the dumb ones not showboating at the end of a match with alittle time left.it's not like mecalf the god was giong to score 5 five pointer if so why didn't he do it during the match???????????????? iowa grow up can't always be the best ask dan gable nice try anyway

first of all caldwell does that backflip after he wins a title, he wasn't showboating, he was just celebrating... metcalf didnt have to run after him like that (though metcalf didnt' push him) cuz he was losing by a large margin... but overal great accomplishment for caldwell.. thanks for reppin New Jersey, Jordan Burroughs also, and enjoy....

so, by jumping up and down with 3 seconds left in the match and then being so over the top that he loses a team point is "handling himself with class" now is it?

Congrats to the "freak" on a undefeated season, to all his haters name a college wrestler in the last few seasons who has brought more excitement to our sport... Just look at the coverage he gets on here , Darrion has handled himself with class and is one the most exciting wrestler to watch on and off the mat . he is a great ambassador for our sport

they are both juniors

"Nick
i dont like the fact that metcalf pushed the guy, but he had enough respect to get off the mat and not make a scene, i though caldwell just i dont know i just dont i think that he needed to shake metcalfs hand and when he was off the mat he could do his jumps and celebrate but i dont think it needs to be a gymnastic show as well i want to see a guy work the full 6 min not jump around for the last couple seconds but hey it is what it is and it was a good match''

Well nick college wrestling is 7 mins so he did work a full 6 mins mmm but im happy to see caldwell win the title and i cant wait to see these guys battle next year they have great compative spirts but i think thoses first 2 takedowns got into metcalfs head.

if you watch the match again, the time was out, and the ref blew the whistle. bottom line metcalf=sore looser

what year is caldwell?

ben your an idiot to talk down to metcalf...he was chasing caldwell cuz there was still time on the clock and caldwell was running away...save the celebration for after the match not during it!!!

from this point on wrestlers will see that they can compete with metcalf and he wont be winning as much anymore remember schlatter he was the greatest thing ever now look where he is.... Darrion is a beast and hes fun to watch and no matter what hes giving the match 100% and thats whats up....fasho

I dunno how anyone can say Caldwell is unsportsmanlike... theres nothing wrong with a happy winner, there is only poor losers pushing them like Metcalf.

everyone shut up! so what if he beat metcalf, everyone on here talks like metcalf sucks now...i bet metcalf comes back tougher faster and stronger next year...ill give it to caldwell...but i think take timeouts is bad for this sport..he was hurt he was tired!!!!

he wrestled a great match. way to be!!

Unbelievable match by Caldwell. I think most of the wrestling world is in shock. A lot of people on here are saying that Caldwell didn't respect Metcalf. I think Darrion respects him but he was not scared of him, which I think almost all of Brent's opponents fear him a little. Man, he went after him on the first whistle. Hit that first shuck as soon as Metcalf touched his neck and then fired in on a low single and scored two. I think he really believed he could beat him! I think Metcalf will learn from this and continue on to be a great wrestler in college and after. Don't know if Darrion will be him again or not, but at least for one match he was better. Really proves that anyone is beatable on a given day. As far as the backflip, there have been backflips before from national champions. This just happened to be such a high profile match. I'm not going to get too worked up about the backflip or Brent pushing him. I just know that 20 years from now I will be able to tell people that I watched that match live. I had Caldwell picked for the finals, but I didn't think he could win it. I also thought that Tim Johnson shouldn't be so slanted towards Iowa over 2 days of broadcasting. I thought it really got bad during the finals. He really needs to be a professional and I would think ESPN might have a talk with him. He didn't hardly say a word for the next two matches after Metcalf's match. If he can't get his bias out of the way he needs to just stick with broadcasting Iowa's duals.

darrion caldwell is dirty...i dont believe it was an upset i feel that caldwell is flat out a better wrestler than metcalf who cares about the seeding or there record ..metcalf may have had a better record but darrion is an all out better wrestler, hes quick strong and technical

I CAN ONLY WAIT TO SEE METCALF NEXT YEAR. . . KNOWING HIM HE WILL NOT SETTLE UNTIL HE PINS OR TECHS DARRION CALDWELL

i dont like the fact that metcalf pushed the guy, but he had enough respect to get off the mat and not make a scene, i though caldwell just i dont know i just dont i think that he needed to shake metcalfs hand and when he was off the mat he could do his jumps and celebrate but i dont think it needs to be a gymnastic show as well i want to see a guy work the full 6 min not jump around for the last couple seconds but hey it is what it is and it was a good match

i was impressed with caldwell until he started flipping around like a gymnast. its an embarrassment to the sport in my opinion. there is NO reason to act like that after winning, i can understand some excitement yes, but nothing like that. im sure metcalf wouldn't have acted like that if he had one. win like a champ, lose like a champ, and caldwell certainly did not win like a champ.

its a lot like gable owens you got a guy thats so dominant u think he cant lose but then u got a guy that is good but not metcalf good and shows up and gets the win i think that maybe he stalled a little bit or alot i dont know but watch out for metcalf next year i just think he well come back and win the nationals next year knowing him he well be ready

oh damn that was a sick burn

in response to several of the posts regarding the post-match shove, caldwell's flip, and the time on the clock:

watched a replay of the end of the match. 5 seconds left at restart. metclaf cuts caldwell pursues for a few seconds then raises out of stance and seems to concede defeat. it is only after metcalf raises out of his stance, now only walking in caldwell's direction, that caldwell began his celebration. with 3 seconds left caldwell raises his hands in the air--metcalf does nothing to attempt a takedown. at 2 seconds caldwell begins his run to his backflip. it is only then that metcalf chased caldwell. and after numberous blaring whistles and 0 seconds on the clock does metcalf shove caldwell off the mat mid flip.

EJ ur just mad bc metcalf isnt what every thought to be hes not all that after all on the other hand Caldwell is the new man to beat and he won fair and square too bad iowa have fun winning ur crapy title without any champs ahahahahha

I have to say last night I was hoping Caldwell could put some points up and when he did I started rooting for Metcalf. It was an exciting match…I have no clue what the clock was like when the push happened but the match was over..the flip put the explanation point on it and I love seeing people happy when they win.

As for this match being the upset of the decade…..No way. There will be many more wrestlers that dominate like Metcalf does and eventually fall.
The loss of the decade goes to Alexander Karelin
3 Gold Medals
9 world championships
It took 20 years to find someone who could beat him.

To all of you approving Caldwell's actions look back to an couple year old NYS HS finals match. Where a certain person one a championship match by a point and then celebrated after the match. What happend to him he was hit for unsportsmanlike and had his title taken. There is no circumstance where a person should show boat like that on the mat. ESPECIALLY if there is still time on the clock. By saying this I am not approving what Metcalf did either but atleast Metcalf owned up to his unsportsmanlike conduct on the mat.

YEAH DARRION...REPPIN NJ AND REGION 3...YOU ARE THE MAN

This win will be in the top ten forever. maybe 2nd to gable, owens

I eat my words you are the man and you are the master of the upset.
but i'm not sure it was upset. you are a better wrestler today and maybe
forever. I don't think he can beat you if you don't want him to.
i hope you got OW.-and you deserve the hodge.
sorry iwas hard on you.

yeah it was the referee who took metcalf down THREE TIMES right?

Darrion Caldwell seems like a great guy and happy that he beat Metcalf again. DC is the only guy that has his number.

Very bush league on the part of Metcalf but that is so Brands and Iowa.

did the referees take metcalf down three times?

actually everyone was booing brent metcalf because he approached cadwell after it was over, and iowa even lost a team point because of it.... and when they were announcing the all americans everyone booed brent metcalf and cheered for cadwell.... i understand why he was pissed but he shouldn't have done that under any circumstances..... i had a feeling cadwell would win but kept denying it because of brent's rep, i'm so glad that he won.... CONGRATULATIONS CADWELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

metcalf was content to lose by 4.

caldwell should transfer to nebraska. if he can stay at 149 that is. hed have burroughs as a drill partner. thatd be sick

It REALLY doesnt matter whether he was faking the injury or not. He didnt beat Metcalf. He dominated him. And this is coming from a kid who Metcalf was ( and still is) his favorite wrestler. I've never seen someone who Brent couldnt major,tech,or get the fall from and after i saw the first takedown, i was shocked. Then I saw the head and arm, and I was SHOCKED. LIke, seriously, throwing a head and arm in a finals match is just like looking someone in the face and saying " You're not on my level."

Darrion came out there, wrestled hard in the first two periods, KNOWING he couldnt have a close match with metcalf in the third because metcalf is a frikkin MACHINE. So he took it to him in the first two periods.
So what if he took a breather ( which he did have real back problems...and also alot of wrestlers do the same), he was beating metcalf by like five or six at the time. The match was pretty much over going into third. Metcalf was broken down mentally, such a shame.
CONGRATULATIONS DARRION COLLIER ON YOUR TERRIFIC WIN !!!!!!!!
...and also. Be Safe, Train Hard, and Beware.
The Machine is coming for you next year.

Caldwell won fair and beat the great brent metcalf, hail darrion caldwell, all that hard work paid off

NEWJERSEYNEWJERSEY NEW FREAKING JERSEY BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3 FOR 3 THATS HOW DIRTY JERSEY DOES IT!!!!!!!!!

everyone is complaining about caldwell doing a backflip, and i see a lot of talk about how that was classless and distasteful. i am an ohio state fan, so am in no way do i dislike either metcalf or caldwell. but the kid just won a national championship, something most of you haven't accomplished. how do you know you wouldn't do something such as a backflip? and as far as classless, i remember teyon ware doing a backflip when he won nationals a few years back. why did no one think that was classless? caldwell wrestled a great match and broke metcalf, they both are great wrestlers, so give each their due

caldwell disgusts me and is not even close to being gracious the way he clebrated like that. and stve luke should win the hodge trophy. and to coach neely that was hardly gracious. everyone was gracious but him.

Wins a Win. Period. Everyone needs to quit crying and except the fact that everyone is human and will lose at some point in their career. And if you want to blame the referee's for a loss, then don't leave it in their hands and go pick up a fall or be dominate with a tech fall.

I said it last year at this time, and I'll say it again. Gracious young man. Congratulations!

Caldwell should win the Hodge trophy!!!

Andrew Howe lost because he failed to get a takedown in his match and King got one...plain and simple. King slowed the pace of the match to negate the aggressiveness of Howe which caused the match to be decided by only a takedown. This was tactical and not stalling.

yeah iowa choked, i'll say it and I am the biggest iowa fan in the world, but even with all of that we won a national championship....

your foolish to make that statement, the back flip and he should have went into a break dance act. the way brands shout at other oppents when metcalf he killing them with 5 seconds to go and he always pushing people when there out of bounds tonight he got it all back JUST TAKE LIKE A BIG BOY. CALDWELL FOR PRESIDENT OH THERES ALREADY A BLaCK PRESIDENT LOL LOL LOL LOL

I said it last year at this time, and I'll say it again. Gracious young man. Congratulations!

Great game plan, great execution. Metcalf will remember that match for the rest of his life. Great job, DC. Way to believe in yourself and stick with your game plan. Before this match, I thought the only way to beat Metcalf was to pin him in the first period. DC just showed everyone another way. I hope they meet up in the finals again next year.

wish ohio state would of won the team title..thanks god they didnt cause iowa fans would be committing suicide if both the team and metcalf went down on the same day...yiiikkkkkeees.....

it was obviously a fluke. metcalf had a bad match, and wasnt mentally prepared...

maybe he'll be humble next time he wins his national title and upsets the greatest wrestler since cael sanderson.

The refs had nothing to do with the outcome of this match. Caldwell was dominant in nearly every position. It seemed that Metcalf could never get on track. I do agree Howe forced several stalling calls though...he was screwed.

BTW, Caldwell has 2 wins on Metcalf.

Caldwell did what noone else has done, he went at Metcalf with no respect and was able to keep going at him hard the whole match.
Congrats Darrion, everything I've ever seen of you you seem like a great person and a exciting wrestler.

i cant believe brent metcalf lost but good job darrion!!!!!

Be humble during a win at you gain so much more respect.

jimbo: good one haha

CALDWELL ACTUALLY HAS WON BOTH OF THE MATCH UPS THAT THEY'VE HAD. THE ONLY TIME METCALF BEAT CALDWELL IT WASNT A REAL MATCH AND CALDWELL WASNT SUPPOSED TO WRESTLE IN IT. BUBBA JENKINS BACKED OUT AT THE LAST MINUTE. WHERES HIS 09 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP? WHO BEAT HIM THE ONLY 2 TIMES HES LOST IN COLLEGE?

not trying to discredit any wrestler but there was alot of timely injuries. i thought nickerson had one as well, howe match stalling suspect

nah he was just wrestling a smart match. Haha I'm a metcalf fan but dc deserved this one!

DC has the 2009 title on metcalf. He dominated him. How did the refs have anything to do with that headlock?

He had just won his first title. i'm sure his back hurt but i bet there was enough adrenaline to overcome it. THat was an awesome match. Metcalf got worked bad. Your all babies

Backflip was almost perfect!

DC BEAT HIM WITH THE SAME STUFF I SAW HIM DO DURING HIS YEARS AT RAHWAY. A HEADLOCK IS LIKE HIS PRIMARY MOVE.

there wasnt still time when he did the backflip thats why metcalf got a point taken away the whistle was already blown...there was 2 seconds when he started running when he did the cartwheel and backflip time had expired. Great match!

congratulation darrion u desserved it no one gave u a chance but i knew u cud do it again

dc did what he had to to win. if that means being a little dirty then go for it. it obviously worked!! DC is the man. you cant blame him for celebrating like that. he just wrestled an amazing match and pulled out one of the biggest upsets in a LONG time. you cant blame metcalf for pushing him either because lets be honest. in the heat of a moment like that im sure a lot of you guys would have shoved him to. congrats dc. thyere gonna battle next year

Calwell whipped him! The was no questions about that win. He won all three periods. Any wrestler here that slightly hurt himself in that situation would have taken injury time. It is well within the rules. Don't hate a guy because he can do a backflip and you can't!!! Match of the year and the best wrestler tonight won!

good job iowa on a solid national championship. caldwell is a beast!!

the man is off the charts physically...an absolute specimen...he wrestled 70's style...too much tie up today and wait for an act of God to shoot...he should rely on his natural ability ...awesome job...i was messing before as i am an old nj runnerup...

for all of you who claim darrion was faking a back injury, you can watch on this site him take an injury default loss for a back injury against the kid from oklahoma 2 weeks ago. STOP HATING and give the man his just do. the match was over by then anyway. and did i see someone say something about
penalty points? DUH... he won by 5. are you suggesting 6 penalty points. excessive celebration, maybe but he pulled off supposedly one of the biggest upsets in history. he also did a back flip when he won the states. YEAH JERSEY calwell and burroughs. CONGRATS

i agree 200% with you Nick Watson, but c'mon do we really need to do a backflip with 5 secs still on the clock, Thats unsportsmanlike conduct. i am a fan of metcalf but after that backflip i really don't like Caldwell he could of been a little less of a showoff. He deserved to win it now doubt about it but i dont think he should of done that.

Although not a fan of the show boatin, Caldwell put on a great performance to beat Metcalf. 2ndly there's no rules against taking injury time, bogus or not. Let the kid have his moment.

metcalf is still better

Caldwell schooled metcalf!!!! The head lock was nasty!

Great Job Caldwell. You slayed the dragon and deserve the National Championship and the Hodge

caldwell is the perfect example of perseverance. very impressive match. true champion!

why is everyone argueing? no matter what you guys say caldwell is still the winner. it was a good match. everyone is beatable. you should say congradulations and move on. good job both wrestlers

oh and when Caldwell took injury time the match was already won, Metcalf was too far down to possibly come back, he would have had to pin Caldwell which would not have happened. Give the man his props and move on, they'll both be back next year so you'll have to wait till then

you say that you should just be glad for those who win regardless of whether or not they are from Iowa yet early you stated that you thought Caldwell was cheap by taking injury time then doing a back flip after beating last year's OVERALL WRESTLER of the year. I know i can't do a backflip but i'd sure as hell try even if i had back spasms if i beat Metcalf

Yes, an upset. Iowan's live for wrestling and concentrate so hard on wrestling, which is why they have had so many national championships. Other teams that haven't had as many are not any less of a person, they just excel at other things. why does there have to be so much drama and competiton? Why can't we just appreciate those that do so good and not take it so offensively??

DC Beats the second coming of Christ in Metcalf and your talking about unsportsmanlike on Caldwell for a backflip?
1st TIME HAD EXPIRED
2nd WHAT IF METCALF HURT HIM WHILE HE WAS DOING A BACKFLIP?
SOUNDS LIKE A BUNCH OF DISGRUNTLED IOWA FANS TO ME!!!

Caldwell wrestled a great match against Metcalf. Styles do make fights. However I found it very distasteful when Darrion repeatedly stuck his fingers in Metcalfs face. I also thought that Darrion had "back spasms" yet it didn't seem to hurt him in his victory flip.

Something goes wrong, the hawkeyes start CRYING! awesome job darrionnnn!

the injury timeout was taken with both men on their feet nobody had an advantage near the out of bounds, so Darrion in no way cheated there was no loss of control for metcalf or anything of the sort they started back exactly where they left off before the injury timeout. Sure caldwell started to celebrate early but who wouldn't in that situation, completely classless of Metcalf to shove him after the time had expired and the whistle blew

Congrats on your win!!!You are trully an inspiration, and you showed everyone that no goal is impossible if you want it badly and you showed. Way to represent jersey and were all very proud of you. NJ IS THE BEST WRESTLING STATE BABY YALL KNOW IT!

I would LOVE to see a formal review of this match!! Not to say Caldwell didn't wrestle well he did, but if he was that good, he wouldn't have needed to do a bogus injury timeout, (in which the clock didn't stop like it should have) and then do a backflip off the mat with the clock still running. To me, that is more than unsportsmanship like conduct and should have been disqualification or at least a penalty of points, not celebrate!!!!! If Iowa had done this, how would you feel??? Total unsportsmanlike conduct and there should be rules for this for both sides!!!!

Way to prepresent Rahway Wrestling!!!!!!

NO CHAMPIONS!!!!!

KILLED???? Oh my little queen, didn't you notice the clock was still running for WRESTLING..........NOT gymnastics???? By the way, what a celebration it was for someone who just had a back injury time out!!!

CALDWELL FOR THE HODGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FEARLESS?????? more like DEVIOUS for taking an injury time out WITHOUT the clock stopping and yet still able to do a backflip off the mat before the clock even stops............If there was ever a need for disqualification based on celebration and bogus injury timeouts, now would be the time!!!!

i thought it was going to be metcalf all the way, what an upset

Congrats Caldwell..knew from day one i thought he was the only guy who con roll with metcalf..he wrestled a great match...

Oh by the way the celebration was awesome until that soar loser metcalf ruined everything and almost killed Darrion Caldwell. Tim Johnson should craw in a hole what an old fuddy duddy. Losen up this sport is suppose to be fun not ballet. Thats why this sport is dying because the old guard won't allow you to have fun in it. Give me a break.

Caldwell how can you do a backflip with a injury time for you back, both Metcalf and him should of been disqualified for unsports man like conduct.

Alot of guys wrestle scared against metcalf, not DC. He went right for the kill and got the chip just like i knew he would. F Iowa and F Tim Johnson for being not only the Iowa Wrestling Team cheerleader all season on big ten broadcast but tonight also. That was a disgrace in broadcasting. Showing that much favortisum for a guy like that. It was like as if darrion caldwell should not have even showed up tonite, but he did and rep dirty jerzey hard

called it

This is the first time I've seen someone go push for push with Metcalf. It's also the first time I've seen someone literally FEARLESS of Metcalf. I don't think Darrion respected Metcalf's wrestling and while it made him over-aggressive, for some crazy reason it WORKED. A head and arm? For sure Metcalf was not expecting the pace of Caldwell. You can tell Caldwell worked on that elbow pass over and over and the defense to Metcalf's short game.

As for Metcalf's conditioning, I'm sure 50% of that was him mentally breaking. You can be considered the best in the world but if you can't fight in the face of adversity, you're never a true warrior.

Great match by Caldwell amazing wrestling. I didn't like the celebrating before time was out though, but still awesome wrestling.

good job. keep it up

Congrats Darrion! Being relentless. Getting those takedowns. What a match. New Jersey is very proud right now.

wow, thats all i can say

way to go caldwell

Dominant win by Caldwell...I'm shocked.

GOOD JOB hopefully that knocks out Iowa of the top!
GO BUCKS!!

"GOD is good baby" words of Caldwell. So true.

Great match!!

Great Job Darrion! You deserve it!

The MAN.

man love!