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No way he goes to Penn St then correct?

If billionaires are bad then millionairs are bad correct?

In his decommitment announcement Bassett himself wrote, “This wasn’t easy, but I believe it’s not the right fit for me as a wrestler, a person, or for my faith journey.” no mention if it's the right fit for his education im sorry been a long day already arrived at the office before the sun came up and won't be leaving til after it goes down

I guess it was pre-ordained that I become a wrestling fan. It just took me this long to find out. From the 1947 Official Wrestling Guide: ------------------------------------------------------------ Water Wrestling By CHARLES McCAFFREE, Jr. Editor, Official Swimming Guide Water wrestling from the standpoint of the wrestler may be characterized as employing all of the legal and illegal hold and breaks of intercollegiate wrestling and hand-to-hand combat. It has three characteristics which are not found in regular wrestling: most of the breaks, defensive and offensive techniques, are performed in the vertical position; the leverage enjoyed by the mat is not present,. the only substitute for this leverage being obtained by placing foot, knee or other leverage points on the opponent's body as the hold is applied; the body is Usually submerged and demands breath control and closing the nostrils and mouth while applying holds and making breaks. If played for keeps, water wrestling is mayhem, or even murder. There is no place a man is more uncomfortable and helpless than in the water unless he has mastered the fundamentals of watermanship and swimming. A strong, well-conditioned wrestler is at such a disadvantage in the water, unless he is skilled in water work, that it is really tragic that our boys are not taught watermanship and swimming at an early age. A man on the mat may suffer defeat or broken limbs, but in the water, he may lose his life. Water wrestling is the most advanced stage of training in the water beyond watermanship, swimming and diving, life saving and water safety. The unconventional, the unorthodox, the unexpected may happen to a man in the water, as his opponent is not governed by rules, but by that driving force to survive at all cost. A man about to drown does not consider his opponent in a rational way, but grabs hold and does everything within his power to keep himself afloat at the expense of his would-be rescuer or anyone else at hand. Each and every man should be schooled in watermanship, swimming and diving, life saving, and water safety to be capable of warding off an opponent and taking care of himself in the water. Equipped with this knowledge and ability, water wrestling becomes second nature to him and except for the advanced defensive and offensive skills, he will most likely be capable of countkring almost any hold put on him. The same satisfaction of outmaneuvering a man and pinning him is enjoyed in this water activity. In time of war the key word in the water is survival-Take Care of Yourself First and then, if you have the ability, save your adversary. The whole water world has been schooled for years in life saving and water safety skills and it seems unjust now to throw overboard all of those techniques if in conjunction with survival they can be mastered. A two-fold purpose is our teaching goal: break free yourself from any water hold, and then, if possible and if you are capable, save your opponent. The field of water wrestling combines the techniques of water safety, life saving, judo and hand-to-hand combat. All of the techniques should be carefully taught and skillfully applied in practice to avoid injury. The novice should not attempt to use these techniques before he has acquired a measure of all around watermanship and swimming ability, otherwise .a tenseness of the muscles and mental fear is called forth, which is some- times hard to overcome.

they should be the next D1 school on the women's side

Three down. Three to go. Nice work.

There was no seeding in the 1946 tournament. Being the first post-war tournament the site was only chosen 6 weeks in advance. There were "only a few entries from the Eastern institutions largely on account of the early war-time schedules which were still in operation in that section. The Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships were held on February 8 and 9; hence it could not be reasonably expected that contestants from this section would remain in condition for another six weeks after their wrestling season was over." So, sorry Dave Arndt, but you are out on a war-time technicality.

Now that the market has tanked should I double down on my investments? What say you oh wise viking?

so trump is trying to get the fed to work with him... so as to work against him?

After seeing Caliendo, Hall, and Bearclaw lose to the likes of Scott, Blaze, and Jacques at 74 KG (163lbs) - I am not convinced dropping to 157lbs from 165lbs is better than going up to 174lbs. Caliendo has the horse to go 174lbs and would only have Haines to contend with, really, rather than a slew of contenders and the unknown of the cut. Is Haines at 174 > Mesenbrink at 165? Even if equal, do you take the chance because you know how a Monster Mitch match goes 10/10 time - it ends in the L.

you said we were more normal... so they aren't normal. i mean even a 2nd grader like you should be able to figure that part out

there time is history... get over it. so we shouldn't talk about the mistakes they made. noted. btw, have you found a post yet to prove that you are independent?

A billion Muslims would like a word.

Do we count David Arndt? I can't tell for sure if they seeded the 1946 NCAAs. He was a 2X returning champ and was placed on the end of the bracket. In 1941 and 1942 he won it as the #1 seed.

I feel like that was implied...

Does that include weigh-ins?

Mike Caruso

Yes, that was the easier of the two. But not easy.

Boom and kaboom. Well done.

Pat Smith was seeded #1 all 4 years he won it

Joe Williams and Pat Smith

No one's saying that. But if he were ramping up for a competition, there's be a stronger inference of intent to cheat. Since he wasn't, the inference cuts the other way. The point is that the supplement was allegedly purchased *after* he was sick (according to his dad), and he didn't find out about the negative test result until *after* Final X had passed. It isn't dispositive, but that too cuts in favor if it being inadvertent. Um, OK. Whatever that means. Well, the problem here is we don't know exactly what he bought, or how that product lines up to his explanation. His dad says he was "looking at his doctor’s report and all the things he’s lacking in. And he went to get supplements to replenish whatever it is that needs to be replenished." If I'm the USADA, I want to see what the doctor's report says, and whether/how the product he bought replenishes that. Again, it isn't a defense, but it might tend to show it was bought more for healing purposes than competitive purposes. Conversely, some are claiming he bought supplements that are literally called "DHEA." But do we know that? His dad says he bought "a supplement, a natural, plant-based supplement," which doesn't quite track, unless he's referring to the soy/yam from which I understand DHEA can be synthesized. I guess we'll find out. If it was literally called "DHEA," that's some next-level stupid and you can't claim it was ingested accidentally (only that you didn't know it was banned). This we won't know until the report comes out, but don't see the point in definitively stringing him up without knowing the truth. What's the basis for tagging the "asshole" label on Brooks, besides his misfortune of having gone to a college that kicked everyone's butt? I could do without his Christian proselytizing too but he's entitled to his views and I'm entitled to mine. You may find his outward religiosity cringey but a-hole is a stretch.

11986 for the win. Now we have two of the four timers. Who can get the other two. One is easier than the other.