Dake vs Taylor

[bigG]

Leave it to NCAA wrestling though to not get the entire match in by the allotted time for the broadcast.  Anyone taping it, only got to see 1 1/2 periods of wrestling.  We wonder why they eliminate wrestling from the Olympics.  We can't even find a way to get the best match in over a dozen years in during the allotted time of the broadcast.  Nice job NCAA wrestling!

I recorded it and got the whole match.  What service do you have.  I use direct tv.

I hate and have Direct; but I did notice the nice feature that you can go 30 minutes beyond the recoding time. Used it for the first time yesterday.

I thought it was an excellent match. The whole 5th through finals I felt were just great. I'm EZ to PLEEZ, doh.

[leg turk]

boowrestle, Howe=NO chance to beat Dake

However beat him pretty handily at the U.S Olympic trials last year.   But, maybe it would be different in folk style.

[wrestling for fun]

boowrestle, Howe=NO chance to beat Dake

However beat him pretty handily at the U.S Olympic trials last year.   But, maybe it would be different in folk style.

I dont remember Howe wrestling Dake at the trials..  I saw him beat David Taylor and Tyler Caldwell at the trials.

[leg turk]

well, maybe I am wrong then, but i swore he beat dake and taylor.

[FinalWord]

boowrestle, Howe=NO chance to beat Dake

Must agree, and I could not find any Howe vs Dake in the 2012 trials.

[MantyShip160]

Howe wrestled Taylor in the 2012 trials. Howe also wrestled Dake in a previous freestyle matchup and beat him. I do not recall the venue or year though?

[leg turk]

boowrestle, Howe=NO chance to beat Dake

Must agree, and I could not find any Howe vs Dake in the 2012 trials.

ya, sorry about that.....it was the 2008 trials.      look on youtube howe vs dake.      it might be a different result today, but howe beat him back then.

[MNbadger]

Howe won in freestyle, NO way he beats Dake in folk style.

[wrestling for fun]

I think Howe beat Dake in the FILA University Freestyle in 2011

[bigoil]

No fan of Howe leaving but I absolutely don't understand the comments about how he can't compete with Dake. The guy hasn't lost a match he was healthy in except to Burroughs who he has pushed to the brink.

[Ghetto]

No fan of Howe leaving but I absolutely don't understand the comments about how he can't compete with Dake. The guy hasn't lost a match he was healthy in except to Burroughs who he has pushed to the brink.

Maybe Taylor will move up to 174 next year and we can have another marquee matchup.

[dman]

Howe won in freestyle, NO way he beats Dake in folk style.

Ummm....what??  Coocoo....coocoo!  I love how people disregard certain wrestlers when they haven't seen them wrestle in awhile.  People always think the guy they like improves and no one else does.  Howe does not lose to Dake.....period.  Good match, but Howe beats him no matter what style it is.....he is a world class athlete.....Dake is on top of the NCAA wrestling world right now and I love the way he wrestles but he is no Andrew Howe.

[JapanMan]

It's a rough one, but I think Howe is more physical than Dake if that's even possible to say lol. Many people don't realize that Howe can go toe to toe with Burroughs. He very well could of been the gold medalist last summer.

[hammen]

Howe won in freestyle, NO way he beats Dake in folk style.

Ummm....what??  Coocoo....coocoo!  I love how people disregard certain wrestlers when they haven't seen them wrestle in awhile.  People always think the guy they like improves and no one else does.  Howe does not lose to Dake.....period.  Good match, but Howe beats him no matter what style it is.....he is a world class athlete.....Dake is on top of the NCAA wrestling world right now and I love the way he wrestles but he is no Andrew Howe.

You're right, Kyle Dake is no Andrew Howe. Dake has more than 1 NCAA title (not a knock on Andrew, just a fact). Any style they wrestle (Free or Collegiate) would be a great match. I don't really know who would be the favorite to win at this point. I guess we will see in the future if both can remain healthy. I imagine Dake will have an upper hand as his only focus is Freestyle now. I'm sure training with Burroughs during the Olympics was great experience for him, and I can't imagine his gains from training 100% freestyle.

[littleguy301]

I think we all know that Howe and Jordan B go toe to toe on the mat. I have seen it a couple of times in both styles.

I also though that Dake trained with Jordan B this past summer for the Olympics and Jordan B just gushed about how good Dake was and how he pushed him in every phase of wrestling.

While I dont know who would be the favorite between Dake or Howe but I do know it would/will be fun if it happens

The only thing I can say for certain is what has happened.

Dake is a 4 time national champ at 4 different weights.

Howe is a 1 time champ thats career in college has taken many, many different twists. I hope he can figure out what he is going to do next year and gets back on the stand.