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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'>Hey, Jeff! Busy, busy year, so I have been less active than in the past! <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'>WRT Iowa wrestling, Clark’s injury and Stoll’s injury certainly took some wind out of the sails. Before that, I thought it would be a solid 2 horse race. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'>Also, as much grief as Carton is taking, he is certainly filling in admirably, if not so much consistently. I think if we can get Topher, Cash, and Joey believing a little more, then I think they can surprise us with points at the tourney. Our heavyweight just needs to stay out of the clinch and get his opposition gassed. I hold nothing against him as it is a no win situation. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'>Are we going to win the NCAA’s? Nope. Not in my opinion. We will be top 3, though, with 5-6 All Americans. I certainly am excited about next year, though. And I think we are going to help to disappoint some individual expectations. We are poised to have a great competition with PSU for the next few years. I strongly feel we will no longer be a dynasty, but rather it will be Iowa, PSU, and the rest of them for the foreseeable future (with respect to OSU, tOSU, and a few others as not too distant next tier programs). <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'>Hoping to contribute more as we approach the tourney!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'> Herky [mailto:herky-bounces@lists.herky.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeff Hansen<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 30, 2017 9:50 PM<br><b>To:</b> herky@lists.herky.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Herky] Herky Digest, Vol 118, Issue 23<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Being a long time member of Herky, I've read any number of ignorant posts (and probably contributed a few), but the one below Curtis's comment really takes the cake. BTW Curtis, good to see you back. What are you thinking about the state of Hawkeye wrestling? Looks to me like Penn State is poised to win another title come March, while Iowa just treads water. Outside looking in seems to be our lot in life lately.<br><br>Jeff<br><br>On 1/30/2017 9:53 PM, Curtis Frazier wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'>Not a fan of this type of rhetoric. Everyone has a voice and no one should try to stifle others.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'>As such, feel free to state your opinion as well. I know where the delete button is. </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Herky [<a href="mailto:herky-bounces@lists.herky.net">mailto:herky-bounces@lists.herky.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b><a href="mailto:fsa4652@aol.com">fsa4652@aol.com</a><br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 30, 2017 5:41 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:herky@lists.herky.net">herky@lists.herky.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Herky] Herky Digest, Vol 118, Issue 23</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I think Peter should work on his jump shot and forget the politics. He is getting a college education for free and all we ask is that he make a few jump shots. If he wants to change things, run for office.<br><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>