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As I said before, only someone careless or clueless gets popped in-competition.

I think it’s more about the NLWC bringing someone back in that knowingly violated the rules. But maybe they didn’t know about it.

I have decided. I want Snyder to go last. I want his walkout to be 'The Real Slim Shady' and I want it to be redone by our house band to incorporate recent happenings for the real Captain.

FIFY I jest, I jest. I am with you in believing how good he is, just differ in potential growth (in poundage) trajectory.

Showed that to the wife. I am so winning this weekend!

Good luck! Bahahahahahhahahaha

And my response; There was other stuff in there about...why kids get ridden and all that, but this is the most pertinent. OK it's a no I guess; bye. I was never doing this too argue or listen to you're. My basic point is he's too good. You can analyze differently all you want. You would complain about having to wait in line for a huge lottery prize. peace out

Do you think this has anything to do with his departure from OSU? Timing is awfully close, but it doesn’t seem like something he would lose his job over, right?

If he was using PEDs, what do you think would’ve happened had he won? He would’ve had to go through with the testing. I’m sure he was planning on winning so I kinda doubt that is the case. Certainly can’t rule out that he wasn’t doing something after he retired, but as others mentioned, that’s just not the same as using PEDs.

Someone that doesn’t want to be seen as condoning prostitution? He’s on the decline anyway. Unless Zahid or Hendrickson specifically want to train with him, I’m not sure if it’s the best idea.

The entire thread is a strawman argument, no one said this never happens.

I fell asleep during the second intermission of Game 3, where Carolina had just scored toward the end of the second to tie the game 1-1. But my last text before that said I still feel pretty good about things, feel like Carolina is throwing everything they got at ‘em but the Panthers still controlling the game, and going to take it over in the third. Easy to say I was on point with that call. 6-2 final score and Florida is one win away from a sweep and their third straight finals. The Blades are on the brink of elimination just short of their fourth straight Kelly Cup finals, after losing 3-1 yesterday in Trois Rivereies, first win for a home team in the series, and face a 3-2 series deficit. Game 6 back at home on Tuesday, we’re going to have to have Hertz Arena bumping and crazy as hell and help the boys push to a game 7.

Snyder to OkSt is exactly the kind of thing that we need. More press, more interest, more wrestling. The soap opera adds to it for some. For hardcore wrestling fans it gets better, too. (The creeps who want to judge others? Start with Trump being a felon multiple times - when you're done, then try Snyder.)

C'mon scooter. We know you and Bigbrog are the only douches here. (And @JimmySpeaks is at least 2/3 douche.) I'm just looking to 8647 - as soon as possible. Do all you little boys have a problem with that?

It'd be stupid not to. Taylor's not tiptoeing around the PSU thing and if Snyder wants to leave, what type of moron wouldn't want to bring him in? I'm not convinced he's the 2026 representative with Brooks. I think Brooks struggles to go the full 97KG vs Taz andSad with his built, but vs Snyder...who isn't exactly lankly, he should do just fine.

Is Weed still on the banned substance list? I thought it was taken off(edit-I just realized, I don't think I thought it'd been taking off...I still remember Richardson getting a short suspension, I guess I just kinda assumed it had until I thought about her). I couldn't care less if a guy gets popped for Weed. I don' think there's much embarrassment associated with that. There are too many elite athletes who partake for pain management...and I'd smoke daily if it didn't have me in the corner of my own house all paranoid and weird. Oh, and I've NEVER met a pot smoker who didn't say, "oh no, this doesn't make you paranoid, it's a nice mellow buzz and great for your joints." And...I've always found it to be nonsense...maybe my joins feel better, IDK...I'm too damn paranoid. But that goes back about a decade since I've last been fooled by that little...persuasion tactic.

Ok... well, I don't agree with either. With your take or Penn States. But you have to account for why they chose to not participate 10 years ago as well. If it's about bad feelings about David Taylor taking over at Okie St...and I don't know who you're referring to other than maybe Starocci running his mouth(which is hardly new or...indicative of anything) or Nickal maybe. They're the only two guys I could imagine complaining. I'd also disagree about PSU protecting seeds or that Wrestling in November has nothing to do with Wrestling in March. I know coaches who have their schedule's and workouts planned week by week throughout the year. What I COULD see and what I think PSU...maybe as much as anyone(but Iowa and...well, most programs have done this) is that PSU in particular wants to minimize their competition, their events through the B1G duel season and they use the first half of the year to just figure out their lineup. But more than anything...they don't seem to care about National Duels anymore now than they did 10 years ago when they were the best team and also...not participating. You think it's a "cult mentality" that people project onto Penn State, but I think you are kinda projecting this onto Penn State. I think Cael just doesn't think it's worth it for the reasons he's given and that's it. He doen't feel like he has to answer to anyone becaue...well, he really doesn't. He doesn't need to justify his coaching philosophy because it's self explanatory. So...again, we BOTH believe they should be there, you're just reading much more into why they're not than I am. What's your thinking about why Cael declined to go the first opportunity he got at Penn State? I would like to hear him explain when he thinks they should be and how they should be run...as he's articulated whyhe doesn't like them(though vaguely). I would imagine this would require the NCAA to recognize it as a team duel championship...perhaps after the NCAAs as many State do with duel championships. I'd really doubt it is more about his first prized recruit and the guy David Taylor called a mentor...spiting the event because his new program was putting it on. That just doesn't feel likely. Maybe we'll have to agree to disagree here...(though I'd be interested in who has taken shots at David Taylor...I don't really stay up to date on the social media snipping).

YAHTZEE...

First time poster, long time reader on lots of these wrestling forums, and those going back +15 years always seemed to me that Cael’s lack of interest in national duals came from minny beating them early on in his tenure during the old national duals. That year they ended up winning the national tournament. Seemed he wanted more control over winning events and didn’t want to dilute his victory with an upstart dual tournament. The new regional format of the duals was great and exciting. Cornell similarly didn’t want it, which was actually to their detriment as koll had great dual teams during the early mid 2010s. Don’t understand Koll’s motivation but the 2 of them killed it together. now that Cael is so well established it seems weird and illogical to not embrace a national duals. It’s way more interesting for the casual fan. No back story is needed, just one team v the other. Way better to grow viewership. For the preservation of the sport the national crown should be given as a dual format and individual crowns at the ncaa tournament. It’s the format we all grew up with in high school - same in every state. why this format changes in college wrestling makes no sense. The high school format solves the problem of a team spending large amounts of nil on 2-3 great wrestlers. Teams will need to be more balanced. The team part of the sport will be preserved. Using the ncaa tournament to crown team champs should have stopped years ago. It has served to maintain lauds for the handful of really powerful programs who consistently place multiple AAs. Now, when wrestling is competing among other sports for interest and relevance, for funding and self preservation, this needs to change. We need more viewers at events and greater interest which can come from a dual team national championship. kudos to ok st. However, I do disagree with using the ncaa tournament standings to decide who makes it, as outside of the top 6-8 teams that’s decided by one AA wrestler and where they place. Would be more appropriate to use the number of wrestlers each team qualified than the performance of one wrestler.

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I don't see anybody claiming that here

And even two more things joke or not, I am answering same way..it was based on bad info. You naming one guy, doesn’t constitute “the Cornell” and their rhetoric. So much comes out of his mouth especially, at times I don’t think the fan base wants to claim him but what can you do? I would hope nobody get worked up about my response. Just was setting the record straight on a topic that has completely gone to a false narrative. Thats all. Don’t let it bother you, it didn’t bother him.

It's "over 1M in total purse." but I have to disagree. Cael hasn't publicly (to my knowledge) expressed any excitement or support for David Taylor moving on and taking over a rival program. You'd think it would be easy to say "I'm proud of David and excited that one of my first recruits at PSU is going to another program.. it will be a fun rivalry.. etc. etc." But it's seemed like the opposite. He dodges questions about DT and OSU, and just says he's worried about his team. It just furthers the cult mentality that people project upon PSU. David goes to OSU after 15 years in Happy Valley and multiple former/current PSU wrestlers essentially expressed anti-David sentiment. Wrestling in an event in November in no way would effect PSU's ability to peak for March.. the events are 4 months apart. He may believe it's best to avoid hard competition early in the season, but it likely has more to do with seeding than the ability to peak for March.