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ap·o·plec·tic Overcome with anger; extremely indignant. For the dummies in the back.

My favorite is being on a monthly paid service with Flo and still getting force fed ads during every stream.

We are a simple people. We laugh and we wrestle.

Sammy Sasso to Ohio State! https://www.wfmz.com/sports/sammy-sasso-commits-to-ohio-state/article_922a068d-3dfb-569f-a66e-4a8e32bca978.html

Very simple, huh? I guess that's why a half dozen of the smartest people I've run into on here have discussed it for almost two pages. I'll paraphrase your statement: I'll sell you this cup for $100. Then you'll have to pay someone (?) to fill the cup with what you want to drink for an an additional cost (?). Crystal clear.

The cornerstone of "Total Quality Management" as defined and taught by W. Edwards Deming was to meet the customer's requirements. This has been replaced in many of today's companies (especially the "cool kids" typified here), who are concerned only with meeting their own requirements. Customers? We don't need no stinking customers. I simply refuse to play the "bait and switch" game so common with the "content providers" anymore. Clearly and concisely define the cost and the product for the dumb guys like me who are not so good at the fuzzy wuzzy stuff. Oh yeah, and also who dislike surprises

It's also a barrier to entry. How many people would have paid a higher base monthly bill and watched more wrestling? How many people pay the base but balk at paying the PPV for events? If they had a smart model, there would be a revenue sharing agreement that the consumer was blind to. With this stuff, the consumer sees everything and may decide not to purchase. Fewer events make money this way.

That sounds to me like the initial estimated economics from the platform did not work as well as hoped (it happens with projections), so individual channels requested the PPV option?

sometimes the "nothing" ain't so "silent?"

Lock Haven, Lehigh, whatevs.

Word from dad is things went well and he’s resting up.

I don't care if he is 5'2" tall. Kharchla needs to be 174.

Announcer calls VT the Cavaliers. Really? Come on. Must be purposeful. Has to be right?

Was kidding about the OSU shutout guys

Sure. A small number of people will pay for the PPV for each tournament. I would argue this is a worse outcome and business model than having everybody pay a bit more and having all tournaments available to everyone.

Is that Bronco? Wasn't he our "west coast correspondent."

They obviously believe only us expert wrestling dummies will pay, so why even give 'Joe wrestling fan' a chance. Double Paywall/Double Secret Probation...it all seems sneaky.

And sometimes it shouts from the mountain top.

I'm looking forward to the 197 bracket with Rocky Elam, Bernie Truax and Zac Braunagel. Michael O'Malley, Peyton Mocco and Edmond Ruth at 174. Lucas Byrd ragdolling everyone at 133 because he's pissed off, the 165 semis, and Brock Mauller versus Kevin Davenport. Cheers!

You're missing what I'm saying. In terms of numbers of wrestlers that compete, on an annual basis, at the NCAA level, the weights that have the most numbers are 141-149-157, which is exactly where you're thinning out. The weights with the least numbers are 184 and 197, which is exactly where you're adding more weights. (I've literally been looking at these numbers every year for the past 12 years or so, with the exception of 2021, where everything was screwed up due to the truncated schedule)

350 lb.ers on scholarship too expensive to feed for cash strapped programs!

Shane looked like who I thought he was. He’s gonna be fun and explosive.

Dean pins Lehigh's Morrison. I think Beard ducked him.

yes i am tbar1977....and maybe every other variation hence forth.

he is friggin huge for the weight

Looks like a good crowd for Ohio State. Good for them.

All times Eastern, with local times in parenthesis. *-indicates event is eligible for a one-pound weight allowance Wednesday, November 9: Elizabethtown at Franklin & Marshall, 7:00 PM Friday, November 11: Campbell vs. Michigan at Fort Bragg, NC, 5:00 PM Michigan State at Davidson, 6:00 PM Clarion at Rutgers, 6:00 PM Pittsburgh at Cleveland State, 7:00 PM Virginia Tech at Ohio State, 7:00 PM Lock Haven at Penn State, 7:00 PM Rider at SIU Edwardsville, 7:00 PM (6:00 PM) Campbell vs. North Carolina at Fort Bragg, NC, 7:30 PM Saturday, November 12: Air Force, Appalachian State, Edinboro, Gardner-Webb, Kent State, Ohio, Stanford, Virginia at Mountaineer Invitational, hosted by Appalachian State, 9:00 AM Northern Iowa at Grand View Open, Grimes, IA, 10:00 AM (9:00 AM) Cal Poly, Drexel, Illinois, Little Rock, Maryland, Missouri at Tiger Style Invitational, Kansas City, MO, 10:00 AM (9:00 AM) Minnesota, North Dakota State, South Dakota State at Bison Open, hosted by North Dakota State, 10:00 AM (9:00 AM) *Army West Point vs. Sacred Heart at Bethlehem, PA, 11:00 AM Lindenwood at Northern Illinois, 11:00 AM (10:00 AM) Harper College at Northern Illinois, 11:00 AM (10:00 AM) Utah Valley, Wyoming at Cowboy Open, hosted by Wyoming, 11:00 AM (9:00 AM) Queens at George Mason, 12:00 PM *Oklahoma State at Lehigh, 12:00 PM *Army West Point vs. Nebraska at Bethlehem, PA, 1:00 PM *Buffalo vs. Oklahoma at Bethlehem, PA, 1:00 PM *Rutgers vs. Sacred Heart at Bethlehem, PA, 1:00 PM Millersville at George Mason, 1:30 PM Queens vs. Williams at George Mason, 1:30 PM *Buffalo vs. Long Island at Bethlehem, PA, 3:00 PM *Lehigh vs. Oklahoma at Bethlehem, PA, 3:00 PM *Lock Haven vs. NC State at Bethlehem, PA, 3:00 PM Northern Colorado at Binghamton, 3:00 PM Williams at George Mason, 3:00 PM Queens vs. Millersville at George Mason, 3:00 PM *Arizona State vs. Rutgers at Bethlehem, PA, 5:00 PM *Long Island vs. Sacred Heart at Bethlehem, PA, 5:00 PM *NC State vs. Nebraska at Bethlehem, PA, 5:00 PM *Michigan State at Presbyterian, 6:00 PM *Oklahoma State at Bucknell, 7:00 PM California Baptist at Iowa State, 9:00 PM (8:00 PM) Sunday, November 13: *Arizona State, Army West Point, Bloomsburg, Harvard, Hofstra, Lock Haven, Long Island, NC State, Oklahoma, Penn, Sacred Heart, The Citadel at Journeymen Collegiate Classic, Bethlehem, PA, 9:00 AM *Binghamton, Cornell, Franklin & Marshall, Navy, Northern Colorado, West Virginia at Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open, hosted by Binghamton, 9:00 AM *American, Chattanooga, Davidson, Duke, Presbyterian, The Citadel at Battle at The Citadel, hosted by The Citadel, 9:00 AM *Bellarmine, Cleveland State at Bob Del Rosa Intercollegiate Open, hosted by Case Western Reserve, 10:00 AM Rider at Purdue, 12:00 PM *California Baptist at Iowa, 2:00 PM (1:00 PM) Michigan at North Carolina, 3:00 PM Linfield at Oregon State, 5:00 PM (2:00 PM) Clackamas CC at Oregon State, 7:00 PM (4:00 PM)

I would also be willing to pay more. If there was a 'tier' sort of setup I definitely would. Something like what is current with the $10 and the PPV option, but give me a $15/mo option to unlock all of it, and I am in as well.

Pretty uninspiring and lethargic performance from Alvarez. Got the win but hopefully he comes into better form soon.

are you using flo as an example of something sensible to compare to? data is powerful, but you have to know how to use it.

The handwriting samples are very similar.

it works better for both daily content creators (like me) and individual event promoters (like Frank Pop) that both are in play. i wouldn't say the single/initial plan didn't work. i think it worked quite will. but that this (from a creator's pov) was more equitable. of course, it's up to the event promoter to use the ppv or not. that's not determined by the platform.

I like your style...

You are correct. Lehigh in 3 weeks, Lock Haven tonight. Doh.

From what I have understood, along with the wrestler list, Rocky isn’t wrestling this weekend.

https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2022/November/10/Beat-the-Streets-LA-Gala-and-International-Wrestling-Event The U.S. women’s freestyle lineup is highlighted by Amit Elor, who made history this year becoming the first American to win three World titles in one season, claiming gold at the U20, U23 and Senior levels. She is joined by 2019 World champion Jacarra Winchester and two-time World medalist Mallory Velte. Add in U23 World medalists Alex Hedrick and Dymond Guilford and 2021 Senior World fifth-place finisher Amy Fearnside for an incredible USA roster. For Ukraine, it’ll feature Senior World bronze medalists Oksana Livach and Alina Hrushyna, who is also a U23 World champion, as well as U23 World bronze medalists Liliya Malanchuk, Anastasiia Osniach and Ilona Prokopeveniuk. Rounding out the lineup is Tokyo Olympian Alla Belinska.

@MPhillips m-Phil-lips m-philli-psst c-bus G-et-on-it-! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Recovering from surgery. Should be available later in the season. I've seen him at practice (don't know how much the doctors are still limiting him), but hopefully he'll be back soon. Cheers!

@Wrestleknownothing wrestle-K-no-nothing wrestle-known-othing wrestle-know-no-thing rest-like-no-won-thing ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Most of us!

Uncle Bernard is right. Rs should have slam dunked this one. The economy, the covid, the inflation, the debt, etc should have tanked the Ds. But my point remains, Ds and Is are deathly afraid of Trump or anyone associated with him. Some Rs are too. Trump is toxic and I think the result we have with this midterm is directly related to Trump. I don't know how all of his candidates did, but high profile ones didn't do well. I heard a guy on the radio saying that anyone that is R running for office will do the will of Trump no matter what. I think there is enough of that sentiment that it tanked the Rs tsunami. mspart

I bet you know how my apartment smells too.

Freshman and Sophomore year had a routine of faking an injury over Xmas break

I was with an old buddy at the NYS tournament quite a few years ago (his two boys were wrestling there). We were watching a match where the brackets showed one kid was 46-0 and the other kid was something like 22-12. The 22-12 kid was pretty much having his way with the #1 seed. My buddy said, "Apparently, that kid doesn't know he's 46-0." I still snicker about that.

Iran 5 Azerbaijan 5. Iran wins Gold.

One of my all time favorite Indy bands out of Pittsburgh......sadly they disbanded last year.

Great Indy band out of Indiana....love these guys!