Simpleman424 Posted October 6 Posted October 6 1 hour ago, ionel said: Is it true Ben Askren said LJB is an anonymous forum nerd? Wouldn’t matter, Ben never was man enough to dedicate himself to Greco. He chose to join the ranks of masculine and mental mediocrity because he clearly isn’t built that different. Only the Greco guys know what that’s like. He’s just lucky LJB and the boys don’t take him behind the woodshed. 1
ionel Posted October 7 Posted October 7 4 minutes ago, Simpleman424 said: Wouldn’t matter, Ben never was man enough to dedicate himself to Greco. He chose to join the ranks of masculine and mental mediocrity because he clearly isn’t built that different. Only the Greco guys know what that’s like. He’s just lucky LJB and the boys don’t take him behind the woodshed. But he is a disk golf nerd correct? .
Simpleman424 Posted October 7 Posted October 7 23 minutes ago, ionel said: But he is a disk golf nerd correct? I’m sorry I have no idea where the goal post are being moved anymore…
Simpleman424 Posted October 7 Posted October 7 3 minutes ago, LJB said: all i picture when you guys try soooo hard to be clever... Not what I pictured… 2
bnwtwg Posted October 7 Posted October 7 Gun to your head Would you rather see NCAA weights align to UWW freestyle weights which would introduce a 213ish weight class OR For five years the only wrestling you're allowed to watch is greco i am an idiot on the internet
Interviewed_at_Weehawken Posted October 7 Posted October 7 I can't believe this discussion is still going on! I used to really enjoy Greco and had some great experiences: trained regularly with a US Open champ, trained a couple times with Olympic medalists, participated in a World Team camp at the OTC,ran a club that taught Greco, etc. I know that I am just an anonymous forum nerd, but I am not a fan of the current rules set. Maybe I am just nostalgic, but I think 30 years ago was a much superior and I had olf heads (Olympians) tell me that the "golden age" of Greco was 50 years ago (as far as the rule set and the entertainment value of matches.)
JMill Posted October 7 Posted October 7 9 hours ago, bnwtwg said: Gun to your head Would you rather see NCAA weights align to UWW freestyle weights which would introduce a 213ish weight class OR For five years the only wrestling you're allowed to watch is greco How about we push eight weights of each men’s and women’s freestyle and Greco? Is it crazy to think “fans” don’t need to advocate for the elimination of the sport? 1
Caveira Posted October 7 Posted October 7 5 minutes ago, JMill said: How about we push eight weights of each men’s and women’s freestyle and Greco? Is it crazy to think “fans” don’t need to advocate for the elimination of the sport? Somewhat…. Medal / weight count is driven by popularity and tv ratings and global interest in the sport. You are better off dropping Greco and lobbying for 10 Oly freestyle weights. Now that isn’t likely to occur either but it has higher odds of occurring than getting more in both.
JMill Posted October 7 Posted October 7 2 minutes ago, Caveira said: Somewhat…. Medal / weight count is driven by popularity and tv ratings and global interest in the sport. You are better off dropping Greco and lobbying for 10 Oly freestyle weights. Now that isn’t likely to occur either but it has higher odds of occurring than getting more in both. It’s more about getting non-traditional medalling countries to get medals at the lowest cost. Women’s Greco could do it. 1
Caveira Posted October 7 Posted October 7 1 minute ago, JMill said: It’s more about getting non-traditional medalling countries to get medals at the lowest cost. Women’s Greco could do it. A random woman from Ecuador getting a medal in the 87KG Greco Olympics helps tv ratings how?
JMill Posted October 7 Posted October 7 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Caveira said: A random woman from Ecuador getting a medal in the 87KG Greco Olympics helps tv ratings how? Would it get more eyes than a Mesenbrink winning 74kg? I don’t know. But the IOC is big on getting different countries medals. Edited October 7 by JMill
Hammerlock3 Posted October 7 Posted October 7 8 minutes ago, JMill said: It’s more about getting non-traditional medalling countries to get medals at the lowest cost. Women’s Greco could do it. does womens greco even exist? "Half measures are a coward's form of insanity."
Caveira Posted October 7 Posted October 7 (edited) 3 minutes ago, JMill said: Would it get more eyes than a Mesenbrink winning 74kg? I don’t know. The ioc has a popularity score it uses to rank all its sports. It’s called the popularity index score. That score helps them determine what to add drop. Greco is in third from last. They get the bronze medal for the literally least popular sports at the Olympics. They are only above: modern pentathlon And breakdancing. I thought BJL said it was popular world wide. It’s weird no one across the world is watching it either it seems Edited October 7 by Caveira
JMill Posted October 7 Posted October 7 Women’s breakdancing has a Netflix special… folkstyle wrestling does not.
Caveira Posted October 7 Posted October 7 (edited) 1 minute ago, JMill said: Women’s breakdancing has a Netflix special… folkstyle wrestling does not. Because of the dip shit one hit wonder aussy lady. Not cause it’s popular. we have foxcatcher from the same docu makers I think you deny Greco is the third worst sport at the entire Olympics? Edited October 7 by Caveira
JMill Posted October 7 Posted October 7 4 minutes ago, Hammerlock3 said: does womens greco even exist? I think it’s growing… I could see it taking off in Latin America/South America if there’s a future.
Caveira Posted October 7 Posted October 7 3 minutes ago, JMill said: Women’s breakdancing has a Netflix special… folkstyle wrestling does not. I amend my comment. We had a multi episode documentary on folkstyle on ESPN called the Cy hawk rivalry. So you’re wrong there too.
Caveira Posted October 7 Posted October 7 6 minutes ago, JMill said: Women’s breakdancing has a Netflix special… folkstyle wrestling does not. I’ll amend it again. There is a second documentary on folkstyle on espn The Streak: This gripping ESPN original documentary profiles the legendary Brandon High School wrestling program in Florida, exploring the immense psychological pressure of maintaining their historic 459-match unbeaten streak—the longest winning streak in high school sports history.
Hammerlock3 Posted October 7 Posted October 7 18 minutes ago, Caveira said: I’ll amend it again. There is a second documentary on folkstyle on espn The Streak: This gripping ESPN original documentary profiles the legendary Brandon High School wrestling program in Florida, exploring the immense psychological pressure of maintaining their historic 459-match unbeaten streak—the longest winning streak in high school sports history. Man it was awesome that Brandon was the best highschool team in america that long! "Half measures are a coward's form of insanity."
1032004 Posted October 7 Posted October 7 10 hours ago, bnwtwg said: Gun to your head Would you rather see NCAA weights align to UWW freestyle weights which would introduce a 213ish weight class OR For five years the only wrestling you're allowed to watch is greco Man you are stooping pretty low in order to get people to say that there should be an NCAA weight between 197 and 285. If these are the only two options, of course. But in general no. Not needed in the slightest.
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