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I will make all the 4 th place trophies for 1 million dollars. That will save them 3 million . I will also put in a bid to do the other trophies. If the other 3 trophies are 12 million dollars I will do them for 4 million dollars.

Simple solution: adopt the international model and just give out 2 third place trophies.

I wouldn't worry about it, they are probably just testing their crashes before the big tournament.

Man, I've probably either gotten that wrong, or unintentionally gotten it right, a zillion times over the past four years. Good thing they don't let me within 50 feet of a microphone.

If you know right from wrong, if you are a hard working American, If you provide for your family and you pay your bills you are a person of privilege.

I haven't seen Allred throw much. He has a good leg attacks and finishes but I don't see him tossing Hidlay. Most of his pins have come from top position, if I recall. Give me Hilday to win the whole tournament.

Yes. They are two very different things.

Reported a few months ago on a similar one from OSU, pretty sure when came back wrestled Hodge. I'd have to look it up again. Was easier to find this stuff when wrestlingstats.com query was still functional.

I have been wondering why Joe would run for president again. Does he love his son enough to retire? Does he love his son enough to stay in office and pardon him? The GOP may be slow playing… drip… drip… as political strategy. Wait to act closer to the election… ensure Biden is running again to assure victory.

I love a good day trip up to Cincinnati, hitting up Jungle Jim’s, IKEA, and stopping for pizza next to campus. Bellarmine’s biggest issue will always be its cost and academics (to get in). However it’s a great campus, located pretty much in the heart of Louisville and right next to the Highlands, their wrestling room has upgrades in the future, and I think they are in a great spot for recruiting (you have the Indy/Cinci/Nashville sorta triangle) I don’t have much to say about Lindenwood, we always got the short stick at the other Lindenwood campus when it was still around.

Last year they had Lindenwood at home, came down to the last match with Huff (current HWT) getting the win for Bellarmine They beat Kentucky Wesleyan, a D2, a few weeks ago for the home opener and have been on the road since Coach Shuck is building great things in Louisville

I actually saw a suggestion on HR which wasn’t horrible and would help with the alleged defensiveness - TD is worth 3 if you initiate the move and 2 if you don’t. Makes sense in theory but does add more complication and ref subjectivity

And when the government is advising the business of which content should be censored? Then that becomes part of the question. And that is what happened as demonstrated by the Twitter files. mspart

Flo is indeed down wit OPP* *Other People's Pinfells

Surprised if? I still believe it's literally true

There is an argument that we've tackled before about where and when is it appropriate to limit information to the public. When the government or a government organization limits, by force, the dissemination of information(other than that which would or could be considered dangerous, pornographic, or in other ways objectionable) it is censorship and/or a violation of free speech. ei banning certain books from public libraries. When a business does it, its neither censorship or a violation of your free speech. You have no right to Twitter. If they want to make money by plastering swastikas all over, they can. Its been done before. If they choose not to, kick rocks. That you're trying to frame it as 'they just don't like the ideas' is a bit of a stretch. That their economic policy is different is not the issue. Its wanting hatful views to be considered run-of-the-mill because the only other places they can spout those ideas are tiny corners of nowhere and they want more exposure. Dislike doesn't begin to describe it. Dangerous, yes. If we are talking about economic policy or how best to provide free health care to everyone or the best way to pave over pools so the less fortunate can't enjoy them, then sure lets talk. But your argument seems like a pretty typical straw man and an twisting of the real issue. Regardless of whether or not its censorship. If racists and white nationalists are happy about the direction twitter is going, I'm skeptical of someone who agrees with them. Businesses have at least the sense not to wade too deep into that pool.

I was paraphrasing what he told you, but would anyone be surprised if that was factual?

Probably one of the most consistent guys in the country that's never won a title and people love to hate on the dude. 109-13 career record, outside of being pinned last year by Keckeisen (which most people would consider an outlier) and losing to Zahid 12-4 in Dec. of 2019 (RS Frosh year), the WORST loss of his career is 6-3 to Aaron Brooks. So yes, to back the Brain here, he's really freaking good and very underrated.

Pesky facts

Paper Tiger? WTF does that even mean? anyone who hasn't won a title is a paper tiger? 2x AA w/ lowest being 5th? every single loss of his career was to an All American. What in the sam hell are you talking about? He's lost two in-season matches in the last three + seasons. One to Keckeisen who he beat two weeks prior, and one to Hunter Bolen who he beat 4 times.

Dumb idea. Those national trophies in a school's trophy case probably do some amount of good for recruiting, and they certainly enhance then NCAA brand overall. Also, theyve been adding sports over the years and even increasing the number of athletes in various sports who would be considered "all-americans" (another great brand/recruiting/marketing tool). Why take honors away? again, dumb.

My reference to Caliendo's strength was only in reference to his actual strength, not size. I believe I've seen it out there that he is very gym strong.

I won't say I "made" my son swim. I did tell him certain life skills were mandatory: swimming and self-defense. (He has a youth black belt in jiujitsu. I wish he had the mentality for wrestling. He's simply a much nicer person than I am.) My kid 'quit" swimming many times. He would conveniently "forget" his swimsuit for practice when he was first learning to swim; I, of course, would always carry a spare. After a while, we continued to make him swim because he would not play any other sport and, by golly, he was going to do something for exercise. In 8th grade, he made the county all-star team. He told me, "Hey, I think I'm pretty good at this." To which my sarcastic response was, "You think?" Still took him a another year plus to recognize his talent.

I thought Caliendo looked small compared to David Carr (who looks big at 165 this year). Caliendo is very muscular but not tall/long limbed. I could see him slotting into 157 next year. As a senior in HS, I wrestled 189 and bumped up to wrestled heavyweight for the team a handful of time throughout the year. I started the season around 200 and by midseason was weighing in around 186 after a hard practice. After +2 pounds for Christmas I had to weigh in over 191 to wrestle heavyweight. All you have to do is drink a gallon of water on the bus ride and you can put on 8 easy pounds of water weight to wrestle up at the next weight class haha!

Twitter is no more, there is no such thing, its gone by the way of pinfall. Do some eXtra research.

Twitter's old-guard supporters talk about inclusivity and being open to different ideas, but in practice, they are exclusive and silence those who do not agree with them. #Paradox

Yes, the guy who is 2/4/5 is 3 NCAA attempts. The guy who majored Michael Beard and has a 100% bonus rate on the year. Hilday is a very physical wrestler, hardly a "paper tiger".

I’m going to call out a bold prediction and say Troy Spratley from Oklahoma State wins this tournament at 125. This will be his coming out party as a title contender. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

my point, unlike the author of that tweet, was about the practice, not the administration it's under.

Idk. I just watched Hidlay win the Bill Ferrell beating a world silver medalist in the process

Of course! (admit when wrong and apologize where warranted) There is no question that X is better (for me) than Twitter, which I measure by my own personal usage and satisfaction. I am willing to pay for X but not for Twitter. And I will believe that X is worse for you by whatever means you value. Many corporations have found it is worse for them, as they reduced their advertising spend. I believe 'worse' for them unspokenly relates to power and manipulation. I am skeptical about the 'social responsibility champion' speech by corporations whose actions are anything but. Apple device manufacturing, environment impact, repairability, ... etc. Or perhaps they, too, are being held prisoner by woke customers and funders.

How about this rag? CNN - Disney is in trouble. Bob Iger has 5 big problems to solve https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/11/08/media/disney-iger-uncertainty-earnings-preview/index.html

197 Pre-Seeds ( 1 ) Tanner Sloan, South Dakota State ( 2 ) Trent Hidlay, NC State ( 3 ) Jacob Cardenas, Cornell ( 4 ) Luke Surber, Oklahoma State ( 5 ) Jaxon Smith, Maryland ( 6 ) Silas Allred, Nebraska ( 7 ) Nick Stemmet, Stanford ( 8 ) Luke Geog, Ohio State ( 9 ) Max Shaw, North Carolina ( 10 ) Evan Bockman, Utah Valley ( 11 ) Evan Bates, Northwestern ( 12 ) Wyatt Voelker, Northern Iowa ( 13 ) Julien Broderson, Iowa State ( 14 ) Levi Hopkins, Campbell ( 15 ) Carson Floyd, Appalachian State ( 16 ) Bobby Striggow, Michigan ( 17 ) Jack Wehmeyer, Columbia Now I don't think seeds hold, but from R16 (+1) on, this is what it might look like (using Wrestlestat)... Preliminary ( 16 ) Bobby Striggow, Michigan ( 17 ) Jack Wehmeyer, Columbia - WIN via DEC 7-3 Round of 16 ( 1 ) Tanner Sloan, South Dakota State - WIN via TECH 19-1 ( 17 ) Jack Wehmeyer, Columbia ( 9 ) Max Shaw, North Carolina ( 8 ) Luke Geog, Ohio State - WIN via DEC 6-5 ---------- ( 5 ) Jaxon Smith, Maryland - WIN via DEC 6-5 ( 12 ) Wyatt Voelker, Northern Iowa ( 13 ) Julien Broderson, Iowa State ( 4 ) Luke Surber, Oklahoma State - WIN via DEC 10-4 ----- ---------- ----- ( 3 ) Jacob Cardenas, Cornell - WIN via DEC 7-4 ( 14 ) Levi Hopkins, Campbell ( 11 ) Evan Bates, Northwestern ( 6 ) Silas Allred, Nebraska - WIN via DEC 10-5 ---------- ( 7 ) Nick Stemmet, Stanford ( 10 ) Evan Bockman, Utah Valley - WIN via DEC 8-7 ( 15 ) Carson Floyd, Appalachian State ( 2 ) Trent Hidlay, NC State - WIN via MAJ 13-3 Quarterfinals ( 1 ) Tanner Sloan, South Dakota State - WIN via DEC 7-4 ( 8 ) Luke Geog, Ohio State ---------- ( 5 ) Jaxon Smith, Maryland - WIN via DEC 9-5 ( 4 ) Luke Surber, Oklahoma State ----- ---------- ----- ( 3 ) Jacob Cardenas, Cornell ( 6 ) Silas Allred, Nebraska - WIN via DEC 6-4 ---------- ( 10 ) Evan Bockman, Utah Valley ( 2 ) Trent Hidlay, NC State - WIN via MAJ 12-3 Semifinals ( 1 ) Tanner Sloan, South Dakota State - WIN via DEC 7-6 ( 5 ) Jaxon Smith, Maryland ----- ---------- ----- ( 6 ) Silas Allred, Nebraska - WIN via DEC 5-4 ( 2 ) Trent Hidlay, NC State Finals ( 1 ) Tanner Sloan, South Dakota State - WIN via DEC 6-5 ( 6 ) Silas Allred, Nebraska

285 Pre-Seeds have changed - Captain Jr (Hendrickson) of Air Force is out. 1 - Lucas Davison, Michigan 2 - Yonger Bastida, Iowa State 3 - Tyrell Gordon, Northern Iowa 4 - Grady Griess, Navy 5 - Owen Trephan, NC State 6 - Taye Ghadiali, Campbell 7 - Konner Doucet, Oklahoma State 8 - Nick Feldman, Ohio State 9 - Hunter Catka, Virginia Tech 10 - Seth Nevills, Maryland 11 - Keaton Kluever, Hofstra 12 - Lewis Fernandes, Cornell 13 - Boone McDermott, Oregon State 14 - Cory Day, Binghamton 15 - Hayden Copass, Purdue 16 - David Szuba, Rider Now I don't think seeds hold, but from R16 on, this is what it might look like (using Wrestlestat)... Round of 16 ( 1 ) Lucas Davison, Michigan - WIN via DEC 10-3 ( 16 ) David Szuba, Rider ( 9 ) Hunter Catka, Virginia Tech ( 8 ) Nick Feldman, Ohio State - WIN via DEC 5-2 ---------- ( 5 ) Owen Trephan, NC State - WIN via DEC 9-3 ( 12 ) Lewis Fernandes, Cornell ( 13 ) Boone McDermott, Oregon State ( 4 ) Grady Griess, Navy - WIN via DEC 5-4 ----- ---------- ----- ( 3 ) Tyrell Gordon, Northern Iowa ( 14 ) Cory Day, Binghamton - WIN via DEC 5-4 ( 11 ) Keaton Kluever, Hofstra ( 6 ) Taye Ghadiali, Campbell - WIN via DEC 8-4 ---------- ( 7 ) Konner Doucet, Oklahoma State ( 10 ) Seth Nevills, Maryland - WIN via DEC 6-4 ( 15 ) Hayden Copass, Purdue ( 2 ) Yonger Bastida, Iowa State - WIN via MAJ 12-4 Quarterfinals ( 1 ) Lucas Davison, Michigan ( 8 ) Nick Feldman, Ohio State - WIN via DEC 7-4 ---------- ( 5 ) Owen Trephan, NC State - WIN via DEC 7-3 ( 4 ) Grady Griess, Navy ----- ---------- ----- ( 14 ) Cory Day, Binghamton ( 6 ) Taye Ghadiali, Campbell - WIN via DEC 7-4 ---------- ( 10 ) Seth Nevills, Maryland ( 2 ) Yonger Bastida, Iowa State - WIN via DEC 11-5 Semifinals ( 8 ) Nick Feldman, Ohio State - WIN via DEC 6-2 ( 5 ) Owen Trephan, NC State ----- ---------- ----- ( 6 ) Taye Ghadiali, Campbell ( 2 ) Yonger Bastida, Iowa State - WIN via DEC 6-4 Finals ( 8 ) Nick Feldman, Ohio State - WIN via DEC 6-4 ( 2 ) Yonger Bastida, Iowa State

Did anyone think Schultz would show up after what happened last year? Zeke is going to protect him to a top 2 seed (either Kerk or illuminati Gable will do undefeated at B1Gs for the #1). If Hendrickson is as banged up as we think, Davison was likely going to not only ruin the rest of his season but there would be concern for career-altering further damage because he has a real mean streak on the mat and is a legitimate finalist contender this year even if no one is injured and needs to be respected as such. That's not to say he is a dirty wrestler because he isn't, but if you step on the mat then everything is fair game at this level and he will beat you up. I for one hope Davison meets up with the no-necked Pillsbury Throwboy at NCAA semis and runs through him with horsepower doubles from hell because I'm petty like that. (obligatory I hope he wins a greco medal and breaks the drought)

Shipping and handling?

Semantics ain't it . He was NOT a world team member. I don't care what article you post. He was a national team member.

Good- so we’re done here?

$4 million in trophies?!? I call bs on that figure.

I am very excited to watch Ohio State. The pre seeds provide a lot of exciting potential matchups. Whoever your team is, you probably feel this way. McCrone - good draw - Volk and Smith - and get to see how to weigh the VT win Mendez - possible matches against both Hardy and McNeil Paddy - Chumbley split matches with each other last year, excited to see how much he has improved. possible quarters with Teemer/Andionian/Shapiro Hoffman down at 184. Quarters against Foca. Geog vs Sloan in quarters Feldman vs Hendrickson in quarters

TV Schedule Thursday Bellarmine vs Lindenwood: ESPN+ Friday Iowa vs Penn: ESPN+ CKLV: Flo Rutgers vs Edinboro: Flo Oklahoma vs Missouri: Flo Saturday CKLV: Flo Kent State vs Gardner-Webb: ESPN+ Davidson vs George Mason: ESPN+ Cleveland State vs George Mason: ESPN+ Buffalo vs Gardner-Webb: ESPN+ Davidson vs American: ESPN+ Sunday: Indiana vs Princeton: ESPN+ Oklahoma vs West Virginia: ESPN+ Bucknell vs Wisconsin 2PM: BTN+ Illinois vs Pittsburgh: ACCNX Patriot Open at George Mason: Flo

I have not been able to find any confirmation of this from an NCAA source. Can anyone confirm?

https://swimswam.com/all-the-links-you-need-for-the-2023-u-s-open/ Thank me later.

I agree.

Can you explain this sport? Some people in latex underwear, bug eyes, and tight hats jump into a giant indoor puddle. They are moving their arms… flapping like giant wings… and kicking legs as if they are trying to shoo away an invisible swarm of bees… Just keep flapping and kicking. Then they get to the edge of the puddle… and stop… climb out… and pretend like nothing weird just happened.

Everyone always complains about the equipment of wrestling being a barrier of entry to the sport, but swimming is going to pull in 3x viewership on a number of aggregated live streams with half the clothes. Are you listening USAW? Peacock + Youtube + CNBC + NBC + USA Swimming Network. You know what I don't see? FloSwimming.

If you're going to throw out a cool term like Psych Sheet then it better have me ready to run through a brick wall. There is a reason we call it The Blood Round....

You don't know nothing about wrestling, your name is true. mspart