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Dude that was 50 years and Israel is still going to the Paris games. Looks to like they just got butthurt because the Last Chance is hosted by Turkey, a predominantly Muslim country whose President has been critical of the Gaza war, but nonetheless a NATO ally and complying with all UWW visa and security requirements. No one thinks this has ANYTHING to do with security. it’s making a point that Israel does not like Erdogan’s rhetoric. How about supporting the athletes, instead of the politicians who want to make political pawns of them?

You think countries should bar their athletes from competing overseas, destroying their lifelong dream, unless they are certain the receiving country will shower them with colorful leis and adoring screaming fans? Gee… It’s a wonder US athletes have ever been allowed outside the country at all. Turkey would not be allowed to host if they did not provide baseline security assurances to all countries. This is Israel using its citizens as political pawns.

You think team Israel will be welcomed with open arms?

I mean probably off the scale is worse for Aman than for Lee? Lee is a very small person.

Yep... stallin'. D3

Overly fearful? You evidently don't recall the Munich Olympics.

The stock market will never be risk free in the short term, but over the decades a total stock market index fund has averaged about 10%. A balanced 70/30 stock to bond ratio will get you about 8% nominal return. Bonds alone, 4-5%. Cash money market fund have been paying around 5% for most of the last year, which is about as safe as you can get, but historically more like 2-3%. Inflation has historically been 2-3% so you need more than that to break even.

Very nice

This whole thing has been a train wreck. Bad decisions at every turn. — Gable’s original decision to go WWE was insane; on a part with LeBron dropping out of the NBA after one year be a mime. I’m all for pursuing dreams, but at least make it a real dream, not what you wanted when you were 7. Gable had a chance to be a US legend, a household name at the level of the “other” Gable, synonymous with US wrestling. And alt that level of fame, the dollars follow. — Why did Gable do WTTs last year, then drop out? What possible good was going to come of that? All it does is sap the confidence of the back-up who goes. Was that Gable’s call or the WWE’s? Garbage call either way. Either don’t do it, or do it and come away with the mutual benefit of a world title, and the WWE can introduce him as the “reigning world freestyle champ.” — This times 1000 for the 2024 Olympics. Both Gable and WWE knew months ago, at least since his disastrous debut against Corbin in 7/23, that Gable wasn’t exactly knocking it out of the park. Gable got booed, his gold medal faded from memory. The logical play would be for WWE to insist, or Gable to request, or both, for Gable to go out for OTTs in April. He would be the favorite for another gold, and if he won it… holy cow, he could hit the ground RUNNING at the WWE! Within a couple weeks he could be all over the every WWR event, parlaying the media hype into new fans and new dollars for the WWE, enriching both. — Instead of the above happening, either Gable asking to go or the WWE pushing him, they did NOTHING, Gable never saw any more WWE events, never trained freestyle or signed up for OTTs, and the WWE cuts him a 2 weeks after. Essentially the WWE destroyed their investment and then salted the earth, making sure Gable’s future prospects are toast too. — The next thing to be bungled? Gable’s last year of NCAA eligibility of course. I’m sure the talk of 1.25M for Carter is BS, but you have to think Gable could make top NIL dollar for a return before his eligibility expires. But fear not, the genius handlers that Gable looks to will screw that one up too, and I would put the odds of him ever being on another world freestyle team at sub 5%.

We'll certainly know a week from today... qualifying the weight is tough business, but the USA FS team should qualify all their weights for the Olympics... pretty much all the time. (Just wish the Olympic committee just cave in and have ALL the weights included. Nagonnahappenthough... but we all wish it would! ) D3

Looks like Schultz and Parco are close.

If Taylor gets hired, can OSU land Jax Forrest?

Schultz might wait to see where Wyatt goes. If Wyatt doesn't go to OSU, Schultz might come in. He probably will go to Michigan Iowa or OSU. Wyatt has OSU, Missouri, Minnesota and Michigan.

This is a bunch of crap. Is this Turkey not letting them in, or Israel being overly fearful? The dreamkillers making these decisions should be identified and shamed.

Figs and Schultz live together and are very tight.

Why is any of that wwe’s fault? He could have entered the trials while working there. Do we not remember the knuckle head in question won the trials last year and just skipped worlds? People commenting that the wwe had any part in him not entering the trials… I mean I just don’t understand that perspective.

Yes, ethnically cleansing Palestine is not a long term sustainable solution because it only empowers groups like Hamas. It would make Israel and the rest of the region less safe. Thank you for adding this context.

for those concerned about violence on campus

Reading the comics this morning it go me wondering: what would Jombo say about OSU talking so long to announce their new head coach?

Risk free ~5 to 5.5%.

My Keckeisen comment was mostly sarcasm (although that’s certainly a tossup match IMO), I was more asking if people think Barr would be better than Cochran next season. Cochran beat an AA, Barr hasn’t beaten anyone with a win at NCAA’s

Tom Brands.... $700,000 for '24-25 $725,000 for '25-26 $750,000 for '26-27 $775,000 for '27-28 $800,000 for '28-29