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A Long Simmering Feud: Penn State - Iowa Wrestling
philly.com ^ | 12-18-13 | Bscaff

Posted on 12/21/2013 1:14:34 PM PST by FlJoePa

...Earlier this summer, coaches, wrestlers, and fans in State College and Iowa City were alarmed to learn that the Lions and Hawks were not scheduled to wrestle - an unfortunate side effect to being in a 12- and soon to be 14-team conference. Many pointed to last year's awesome dual at Carver Hawkeye Arena, and wondered, with Olympic wrestling still fighting for its life, how could the Big Ten - the nation's premier wrestling conference - let this happen? Tom Brands and Cael Sanderson got it figured out, of course. And so for the first time since 1992, Penn State and Iowa will wrestle a non-conference dual at CHA.

This one won't count in the conference standings. But no one cares. And Penn Staters aren't the only ones eager to see the showdown this Saturday night (broadcast live on BTN at 9pmET; quote pulled from Hawk Talk):

"We can start looking ahead now," said Iowa's 133-lber, Tony Ramos, immediately after coming off the mat against Buffalo last Thursday. "There are some guys still wrestling but I’m done. I can start looking ahead. It’s real big."

"You don’t look ahead in sports or life, but now we’re here," Brands said last Thursday after the Buffalo dual. "Let’s get ready for now and let’s get ready for Penn State."

The party's about to begin. It's been building every year since 1982. With the two teams splitting the last six national championships, 3 each, this simmering feud feels like it's ready to boil over.


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: ia; ncaa; psu; wrestling
...as if the volleyball ladies playing for a National Championship tonight isn't enough, PSU alums and fans get to also watch a dual in Carver. Winter ncaa sports don't get better than this.

PSU/Iowa wrestling: 9PM Big Ten Network PSU/Wisconsin volleyball for the whole ball of cheese: 9:30 espn2

1 posted on 12/21/2013 1:14:34 PM PST by FlJoePa
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To: FlJoePa

I would rather watch the hotties in spandex shorts and ponytails rather than sweaty dudes groping each other LOL!


2 posted on 12/21/2013 1:21:39 PM PST by pburiak
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To: FlJoePa

Beat ped state


3 posted on 12/21/2013 1:36:47 PM PST by Colofornian
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To: Colofornian

I’d love to see you say that to David Taylor’s or Ed Ruth’s face. That would be really fun to watch.


4 posted on 12/21/2013 1:40:45 PM PST by FlJoePa ("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
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To: Colofornian
To make matters even worse for you, today would be Joe Paterno's 87th birthday. Suck on that lemon as well. While you're at it, tell Tamba Hali he went to Ped U. That would be funny as well.


5 posted on 12/21/2013 1:46:28 PM PST by FlJoePa ("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
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To: pburiak

Go Hawkeyes! I’ll be flying from SF to Iowa City on Monday, great to be back for a few days.


6 posted on 12/21/2013 1:46:37 PM PST by Huskrrrr
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To: FlJoePa
I’d love to see you say that to David Taylor’s or Ed Ruth’s face. That would be really fun to watch.

Why?

Does Ped State have violent wrestlers?

And that's something you sanction?

Assault?

7 posted on 12/21/2013 1:52:32 PM PST by Colofornian
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To: FlJoePa
To make matters even worse for you, today would be Joe Paterno's 87th birthday. Suck on that lemon as well.

(Oh ya mean THE Joe Paterno, whose statue was torn out of pure shame by Ped State administrators? That JoePa? When that happened on that given day, what were you sucking?)

8 posted on 12/21/2013 1:54:50 PM PST by Colofornian
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To: pburiak
It's why God allowed the creation of the DVR (and the two television viewing room)!


9 posted on 12/21/2013 1:55:16 PM PST by FlJoePa ("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
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To: Colofornian

You’re pathetic.


10 posted on 12/21/2013 1:55:59 PM PST by FlJoePa ("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
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To: Colofornian

Yes, beat Ped State. Why do these losers keep posing these bread and circus sports articles here on a political forum? Who cares. And of all schools to root for why root for the one that was involved in the cover-up of homosexual assaults on underprivileged children?


11 posted on 12/21/2013 1:57:23 PM PST by American Guesser
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To: FlJoePa

My wrestling coach had been a wrestler for Iowa. Those guys are SERIOUS about wrestling.


12 posted on 12/21/2013 1:57:48 PM PST by Straight Vermonter (Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)
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To: American Guesser
Why do people not interested in the topic - especially when posted in chat - feel inclined to chime in with their disgust? Do you do the same with the poetry threads?

Since this thread was already hijacked by a noted jackass, here's some breaking news on the PSU front: There was a video released yesterday (to zero media fanfare of course) where Graham Spanier is interviewed by a media putz. The interview occured in 2012 and was shelved due to the legal implications of cynthia baldwin's involvement in the grand jury proceedings.

You wouldn't know who cynthia baldwin is because you know nothing about the case/scandal. You just read headlines and regurgitate what the media tells you is the truth. This forum used to be about the truth, not the media's version of it. You got sucked in.

13 posted on 12/21/2013 2:09:20 PM PST by FlJoePa ("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
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To: American Guesser; All
Yes, beat Ped State. Why do these losers keep posing these bread and circus sports articles here on a political forum? Who cares. And of all schools to root for why root for the one that was involved in the cover-up of homosexual assaults on underprivileged children?

Exactly.

The University of Indiana sanctioned noted the scheming Kinsey, who openly child sexual abuse in his studies. Other Big 10 universities like Ohio State hands out degrees in gay studies. Why is this perverse conference being promoted in such a way?

14 posted on 12/21/2013 2:17:32 PM PST by Colofornian
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To: Huskrrrr

Have a great trip. Welcome back.
I grew up in Iowa. Yes, wrestling is huge there!
GO HAWKS!


15 posted on 12/21/2013 2:44:35 PM PST by MountainDad (Support your local Militia)
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To: FlJoePa; windcliff; stylecouncilor

Wrestling numba One!
Penn State numba Ten!

—Ho Ting, legendary Vietnamese made-up Sage


16 posted on 12/21/2013 2:57:55 PM PST by onedoug
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To: American Guesser
Why do these losers keep posing these bread and circus sports articles here on a political forum?

I just looked up in the right hand corner and what I saw was "General/Chat"

I guess I would have to pose the same question to you, "why do losers such as you continue to click on these threads? And if they're so irrelevant, why do you find it necessary to drop your load?

With that being said, I feel I'm justified in telling you to pick up your crap and drop your load on another thread........In other words, get lost ya loser!

Sheesh!

17 posted on 12/21/2013 3:07:21 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (Miss Muffit suffered from arachnophobia.....)
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To: American Guesser

“Why do these losers keep posing these bread and circus sports articles here on a political forum?”

Hmmmm... Upper right hand corner on my screen says “General/Chat”. I have no idea what it says on yours. If it bothers you so much, why are you reading the thread and posting in it?


18 posted on 12/21/2013 4:40:31 PM PST by vladimir998
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To: MountainDad

Thanks!


19 posted on 12/21/2013 5:39:30 PM PST by Huskrrrr
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To: FlJoePa; All
I’d love to see you say that to David Taylor’s or Ed Ruth’s face. That would be really fun to watch.

(How about if I advised Ed Ruth to get a non-drinking partner when this Penn State athlete goes drinking & gets 3x the amount of legal liquor in his system...Is this the typical athlete you glorify?)

Penn State wrestler Ed Ruth gets ARD on DUI charge


20 posted on 01/10/2014 4:53:45 PM PST by Colofornian
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