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Twan Pham - Illinois. Born in Vietnam and raised Siamese fighting fish (I'll never forget that fun fact). Moved to Hong Kong then the Philippines then the Chicago burbs. Became a very good gymnast and decent wrestler in HS. Started at Northern IL. Transferred to Illinois and sat behind 2x finalist Kyle Ott. Finally cracked varsity and became a 2x NQ.

Taught me how to really ride legs one summer. Literally changed the trajectory of my life for the better.

Which is why I said not all Muslims are Arab.

Yeeeeeaaaaaah... https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000007159353/george-floyd-arrest-death-video.html

Yeah I reckon Tazhudinov fills out to 125 by 2032 he is too big to not eventually go to heavy weight. So I think that's why Bahrain didn't go for him.

Azerbaijan historically was a part of Iran and a large portion of Iranians self identify as Azeri. Russia took it alongside a couple other places in the caucaus during the Russian-Iranian ward. We still have two provinces called East and West Azerbaijan. The tension comes from the fact Azerbaijan wants to take the rest of the provinces as part of their own and push Pan-Turk identity. That's where my problem lies with them. They are turkish nationalists who have persian heritage. It's kinda weird.

I like it. Keep figuring things out. You'll find that our current President is a puppet, and is part of a crooked and corrupt regime right here.

Only because people (like you in your post here) act as repeaters. It doesn't have to be that way. With some effort, we can do far better. It'd be great if you could put the effort in, too. You could make a difference.

Isn’t your language English? I did say maybe there’s something in the media about it that you heard - but even if there is, it’s so rare that I’ve literally never seen or heard of a single case myself. In Iran, the number of male and female students is about the same. In humanities fields, there are way more girls than boys, and girls usually study all the way through higher degrees. Even in remote towns, there are universities. How do you expect these girls to agree to that kind of marriage? In my undergrad class, we had 42 girls and only 4 guys. In grad school, the number of girls was almost double the boys. And you’re saying these girls get traded for goats? Seriously? And honestly, if arranged marriages like that exist in Iran, they’re probably less common than cannibalism in the U.S. - because every week the Islamic Republic’s media publishes stories about Americans eating people, so I guess I’m allowed to assume every American is a cannibal, right?

Are you an Iranian, or do you just live in Iran?

And likewise, I very much enjoy comparing and contrasting my subjective analysis with your data based analysis. Speaking of which, where is the data for the top scoring 157 pound bracket of this quarter century? I've been waiting all day!

Hokit did NOT like Bo Nickal offering to help him up at NCAAs - not at all

It all comes back to swimming. As I pounded out the miles everyday I started distracting myself by doing math in my head. Especially fractions and percentages. I always wanted to know what was done and what was left. Sometimes I would do conversions. I would change from yards to feet to inches or convert from meters to yards. Now I like making pictures that explain numbers. I just had an "ah ha" moment about a question a client wanted me to work on, cranked out a compelling (I think) visualization for them, and now I can't wait to share it tomorrow.

So you’re saying there are zero arranged marriages happening in your great country?

My method is just one way to look at it. It is not a definitive measure. I like how detailed your analysis is.

One thing I do know for sure. I’m so fu#$ing glad I wasn’t born in that part of the world. Freedom is a beautiful thing.

When you live in a country run by authoritarians I understand that things like free speech and sarcasm aren’t allowed. Too bad for you.

So, like, when you have zero clue about this part of the world - and can’t even tell Iran, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, and Afghanistan apart - do you really feel the need to open your mouth? The stuff you’re saying about how people get married in Iran is so stupid that any Iranian who hears it would just be like… jaw on the floor. I don’t know, maybe there’s some media thing out there - but if there is, it’s so rare it made the news, because I’ve never seen a single case myself. Even in the countryside, nobody does marriage that way, let alone in the cities. Sure, if someone offered me a girl in exchange for a goat, I might go buy one - but unfortunately, the last goat I saw was at the zoo thirty years ago. That’s because we shipped all our goats to the U.S. to teach history, geography, and political science in schools over there, and, well… seems like they’re doing a fantastic job.

Sounds like this Tony Hook guy should have been seeded. He took out the #2 and #7 seed.

Appreciate the knowledge; genuinely!

Aren’t you the guy ripping on America while living in a country with arranged marriages and a corrupt regime? The one that tries to make something good out of the statement “death to America”? The brilliant computer guy that won’t leave the country that still makes him use dial up services and will cut the internet off at any moment? I am wise. And I am free. Please sit down and STFU until you do something other than talk

I guess I am mostly blown away by the frontside of the bracket. For 7 of the top 8 seeds to be upset before the semis is crazy. The highest seed in the semis being the #5 is crazy. And for neither finalist to have beaten someone seeded above them is absolutely unbelievable. Statistically, I guess it is not the most busted. Thanks for contributing numbers to the topic as always!

Lehigh: 125: Sheldon Seymour 133: Ryan Crookham 141: Carter Bailey 149: Luke Stanich 157: Logan Rozynski 165: Max Brignola 174: Rylan Rogers 184: Caden Rogers 197: JT Davis 285: Nathan Taylor

Aren’t you the same guy who thought “the Middle East” was a country? The one who said Iranians wipe their asses with rocks and sticks? The genius who thinks the men here trade two goats for a wife? And now you’re trying to act all wise and lecture me? Please. Sit down, you clueless moron.

I remember responding once to a long post about what death to America means to those saying it and how it’s different for those who hear it. I found that those saying it don’t care how the people hearing it feel. They don’t want to understand that using the term negates what they believe they intended it to mean. When you question them they run straight to the “you have a full belly and will never understand” card. They also don’t understand that just because you’re rural or maybe a wrestler that you may be educated but just have different viewpoints than they do. Especially different beliefs than the countries they live in, complain about yet do nothing about. They tend to talk while sitting on their hands letting it continue even though they have no freedom to speak of. And they certainly don’t understand that even the worst extremists in America are nothing compared to extremists in the rest of the world. And that in America we’re allowed to be extreme based on our beliefs unlike other places around the world. It’s called free speech, something treasured more than anything else in the world. And here’s something I figured out: They will never do anything about it. They will continue allowing things like arranged marriages, electing puppet Presidents and bowing down to a crooked and corrupt regime.