I hope our Cyclones can leave Iowa City with a win tonight, but I'm never optimistic when wrestling the Goblas.
Cael and crew have shown they can take on anyone and give them everything they want, often winning in tough buildings. But they still show signs of an annoying habit that always bugged me when Douglas was coaching- if the ISU wrestler was better than his opponent, he was aggressive and went for extra points. If he was even or an underdog, he was guarded, tentative, defensive. While the underdog was sometimes able to avoid giving up a pin or major, he never, ever got the upset win. It was great in theory, but often bit the team in practice. The Goblas seem to be the last team the Cyclones wrestle scared against, especially in Iowa City.
With some big underdogs in the Cyclone lineup tonight, I assume we'll see some defensive wrestling.
Peterclone
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