We found this new interview with Brent Metcalf on www.BigTenNetwork.com and thought we would share the joy. Gotta love Brent’s style with the hunting hoodie and the cauliflower ear!

Here is the transcript from the interview as well:

Announcer: Time now to bring in Brent Metcalf of the Iowa Hawkeyes, the number one team in the country and Brent with 59 straight matches that you have not lost, at what point does this really sink in, what you’re accomplishing right now?

Brent: I think you don’t worry about win streaks you don’t worry about records until probably the end of the season, you know after the NCAA tournament is over and really, you know in my case, I won’t worry about those things until, you know, two seasons from now when I get ready to graduate. But I think, you know, those things are on the line and you gotta be aware of it and be ready to go every time you step on the mat.

Announcer:  Do you get the feel, Brent, that you’re always going to get guys best shot? That no matter what, people are pointing at the schedule and saying, “I’m gonna to be the guy that knocks him off?”

Brent: Absolutely. You know, you work hard to really create a position where you  put a target on your back and you gotta be, as a competitor, you gotta love that;  you gotta be aware of it and you gotta know that guys are gunnin’ for you; that there is a dot on the University of Iowa when they come to town and you gotta be ready to go.

Announcer: Up and down the line up, do you feel like if the NCAA championships were tomorrow you guys would NO DOUBT, and of course the rankings and the records reflect it, but you guys would NO DOUBT be the team to beat?

Brent: I think so. I think, you know, record wise we prove that, I think that on a daily basis we prove that but really one of the biggest things is we got a pretty tough team who rises to the occasion every single time and I think if you were to throw a situation like that at us right now we would be ready to go because the sort of competitors we have on this team and the way that they compete. So..

Announcer: Brent Metcalf, the defending Champion at 149 pounds; he has won 59 straight and his team is going to take on Iowa coming up, uh Indiana, coming up on Friday. Brent, appreciate the time!

Brent: Yup, absolutly!

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