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I love Metcalf. My personal favorite Hawkeye. He has not shown himself to be an elite level coach or recruiter.

It literally says it’s a violation in their docs. You should re phrase your comments. You don’t think it’s a violation. They sure as shyte do consider the timing of Mr Snyder. Instead of concentrating on training and wrestling for these worlds you’re so concerned about….. he’s concentrating on getting hookers and BJs I don’t think the general fan cares if we get a gold via Snyder or 0-2 bbq from some tomato can. Whoever wins the wtt is likely to do just fine if he goes.

Damn. I looked past that beast. Good call.

I wouldn't hold your breath on that one.

I read the same section but I interpret it differently. Since there is no comma after "prostituting," I interpret that word as linked with "trafficking" and modifying "another person." In other words: "Engage(s) in (1) solicitation of prostitution, or (2) prostituting or trafficking another person" (numbers mine). So if you're a john or a pimp, you're in violation, but if you're an escort, you're cool. Sounds like you're assuming he had a felony conviction, and I don't think that's the case. You may be right though. FWIW, I don't think theft should be a Safesport violation (because, while more problematic than solicitation, it still lacks a nexus to safe participation in sport), but it certainly should keep you from being an investigator.

On the women's side, I'm looking forward to seeing Maroulis wrestle. Idk if Martinez will really challenge her; more curious to see if Helen's BJJ training has affected her style. From what little I've seen though, most of her jiu-jitsu is wrestling and she does most of her work from top/mount rather than guard. Maroulis also seems a lot stronger and more physically imposing. Nice to see her healthy.

Getting handcuffed with your want out has to be up there too.

All good points and I agree. My issue is this shouldn't be a Safesport violation at all. Excluding someone who engages in a consensual sexual act with an adult, compensated or no, isn't making anyone safer. I'm not familiar with the typical penalties, but if it's true that this sort of violation only results in a warning or probation, then that's all the more reason they shouldn't have this mandatory "interim suspension" which is deeply harmful to both the athlete and to USA Wrestling, which is going to fare worse at Worlds as a direct result of Safesport's ill-considered policies, delays, and unjustified "interim suspensions."

Best successors to Brands that come to mind are Metcalf-Ramos-DSJ. Maybe Gilman one day in the distant future. They're all sculpted from the same Hawkeye Wrestling mold and carry Gable's wisdom, but also understand the flaws of Iowa Style and have stepped away long enough to know how to make the room, culture, and wrestling better.

How does Bartlett not know he needs to open up at this point. It's cost him so many times.

it appears that comey believes comey should be prosecuted

Didn't realize that the tournament organizers thought it best to run half the quarters separate from the other half. I thought those were prelims.

Forfeit city right now

The quarterfinals are done, bro.

Shades of Snyder, "Look at him, walkin' around, grabbin' his you-know-what"

Why are we shutting down mat 2 in the middle of the quarters...? Edit: We're going to run consis in the middle of the quarters? Wtf is going on. Who organizes these events? Edit: I was wrong.

He was clearly getting ready to do a chest wrap for 4.

its called the Downey neck pinch now. he took the throne when he made a whole arena tired just by looking at him 40 seconds into his match with starocci at the OTT.

Repeat of NCAAs

Rare HWC sighting, but takes the loss. Guess he can’t find any training partners at home.

Unrelated to anything in this thread, every time I have read this thread title my brain has said "Nothing you idiots Uncle Chael's dead he's locked in my basement". I feel like Uncle Chael would enjoy some Eminem.

the HWC reps really don't seem ready that acclimated to freestyle.

SafeSport investigates all charges & allegations of athletes under its umbrella for Code violations as standard practice. People often think of the SafeSport Center as some sort of federal agency or criminal court system, but they're an independent NGO. The absence of criminal charges or a conviction doesn't always indicate that there are no SafeSport Code infractions. The standard of proof SafeSport uses in its investigations ("preponderance of the evidence", as in civil proceedings) is not the same as standard that criminal courts use ("beyond a reasonable doubt"). There's also no statute of limitations. Conversely, SafeSport doesn't have the teeth to actually throw someone in jail, fine them, or impose penalties beyond revoking an athlete's eligibility or membership in their national/affiliated sports org. SafeSport definitely has lots of room for improvement, and I totally agree that they're slow, overburdened, and bureaucratic but at the end of the day they're an administrative nonprofit, not a court or justice system. For the Snyder investigation, we know from the criminal charge that there was a Code violation. SafeSport will likely do their own due diligence to ascertain its extent and contact the Columbus Police for details of their case (ensure that there were no minors, illegal substances, violence, trafficking, etc. involved); then will seek assurances that he's accountable and not a risk to anyone else participating in the sport. Who knows how long this will all take, but unless there's something serious we don't know about Snyder, I expect that he'll check all the boxes and will receive a warning or probation.