Wrestling needs real journalists to ask tough questions, not just be fans

[cl415]

49 minutes ago, Ragu said:

This topic is more true now than ever. Wondering how Basch and Willie will react to the recent news. Hopeful they aren't like the gall-less FRL guys. I know for a fact the Quad Pod guys will 

the odds of Basch saying anything remotely negative or truthful regarding this are slim to none 

[Ragu]

1 minute ago, cl415 said:

the odds of Basch saying anything remotely negative or truthful regarding this are slim to none 

Hopeful Willie goes on a rant that really can be felt in the community 

[1032004]

Well on the subject of Starocci, gotta give credit to this Evan Smith guy.  Looks like he put a lot of research into this.  And looks like he has been part of a PSU wrestling podcast and has written other positive articles about PSU wrestling, so he’s not an ambulance chaser.

[Mr. PeanutButter]

5 minutes ago, Ragu said:

Hopeful Willie goes on a rant that really can be felt in the community 

The only rant he'll go on is how everyone that believes this is part of the deep state/climate change gate/epstein-weinstein pedo pizza galleria 

I kid, I kid. I expect the response to be in line with their response to the Gilman, Snyder, and original Beau Bartlett news

[bnwtwg]

12 minutes ago, cl415 said:

the odds of Basch saying anything remotely negative or truthful regarding this are slim to none 

Hard to say anything when you're gargling nittany lion balls

[MPhillips]

12 minutes ago, Ragu said:

Hopeful Willie goes on a rant that really can be felt in the community 

He, "poo, poo'ed" it as soon as Bartlett made the allegations...

[cl415]

4.5 hours since the article came out and all the major wrestling media members are so quiet that you could hear a mouse fart

[Ragu]

Just now, cl415 said:

4.5 hours since the article came out and all the major wrestling media members are so quiet that you could hear a mouse fart

They are scared. Really bad timing considering what just happened with KS. Also really bad that it’s a NLWC athlete…again. And don’t give me that he wasn’t signed BS either 

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

23 minutes ago, cl415 said:

the odds of Basch saying anything remotely negative or truthful regarding this are slim to none 

"BTW Cael (pronounced almost like Kyle) had my guy Carter on a training regimenT that had him winning VERSE anybody in collegIANT wrestling.  This is a nothingburger of the highest caliPER.  BTW did I tell you that Carter is my guy?"

- Some of my favorite Baschisms

[cl415]

4 minutes ago, Ragu said:

They are scared. Really bad timing considering what just happened with KS. Also really bad that it’s a NLWC athlete…again. And don’t give me that he wasn’t signed BS either 

Rudis is so happy it wasn’t another one of their guys in the drama this time lol

Edited 4 hours ago by cl415

[Voice of the Quakers]

These stories break when someone is willing to come forward and put their name to accusations. Often, one person is enough to create the cracks in a dam of a story.

Beau Bartlett putting his name to these accusations is not a "nothingburger".

[Fletcher]

On 6/25/2025 at 9:05 AM, nhs67 said:

The last journo to ask a tough question got tea-bagged by the entire fanbase.

Isn't getting tea-bagged a good thing?

[Dogbone]

1 hour ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

It has been reacted to,

Basch said "nothingburger"

I thought Beau was a Basch guy too.  Re watching it, I was surprised how much he dismissed Beau making an allegation because he was leaving NLWC in favor of CStar.     Willie asked him to set up what happened and before even saying anything related to the allegation or what was posted, he just says "nothingburger"   

[1032004]

Oh snap, I hadn’t seen this article about Snyder ducking the media at Final X.

https://brobible.com/sports/article/kyle-snyder-wrestling-ducks-media-final-x/

[bnwtwg]

On 6/25/2025 at 9:05 AM, nhs67 said:

The last journo to ask a tough question got tea-bagged by the entire fanbase.

Don't mind me I'm just an idiot - what's this referring to?

[nhs67]

1 hour ago, Fletcher said:

Isn't getting tea-bagged a good thing?

This is a trick question.

I cannot allow myself to be baited in a manner such as how Minnow was baited this AM on the Twatter.

[nhs67]

35 minutes ago, bnwtwg said:

Don't mind me I'm just an idiot - what's this referring to?

The kid who asked Cael if he should be sequencing better - paraphrasing.

[1032004]

5 minutes ago, nhs67 said:

The kid who asked Cael if he should be sequencing better - paraphrasing.

You’re making a joke here, right?

[nhs67]

2 minutes ago, 1032004 said:

You’re making a joke here, right?

Some journo asked if his guys need to sequence better, did he not?

[Dogbone]

To be fair, the wrestling media has been very quiet today.  Maybe they are all out asking the tough questions in regard to this CStar news.  Willie (although he might be sleeping), Basch, Pyles, Flo main account have been too busy to even repost, mention or comment about the existence of the Daily Collegian article.  

[MPhillips]

Just now, Dogbone said:

have been too busy

Stop it...

[happyvalet]

4 minutes ago, Dogbone said:

To be fair, the wrestling media has been very quiet today.  Maybe they are all out asking the tough questions in regard to this CStar news.  Willie (although he might be sleeping), Basch, Pyles, Flo main account have been too busy to even repost, mention or comment about the existence of the Daily Collegian article.  

Willie has tweeted today (proof he's awake) but not a peep about the Carter news.

Nothing(burger) from Basch.

Pyles was actually worse because he seemingly dismissed the reporting, saying that we "lack facts" and "lack first-person sourcing" which isn't true. 

Disappointing, but not surprising. 

[1032004]

30 minutes ago, nhs67 said:

Some journo asked if his guys need to sequence better, did he not?

I’m sorry I still can’t tell if you’re joking

[Dogbone]

5 minutes ago, 1032004 said:

I’m sorry I still can’t tell if you’re joking

He is not. You don't remember this?  

[1032004]

7 minutes ago, Dogbone said:

He is not. You don't remember this?  

Yes, but
 

1) That wasn’t a tough question (I thought this was the joke)

2) Cael didn’t care