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honestly I'd rather drink paint

In the middle of a segment where they're complaining about media coverage, no less!

Top 5 dumbest things ever said on this forum. Ever.

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You're right from the perspective of growing wrestling media in general and the competition should help yield a better overall product. It's just that the fan now has a more complicated and expensive way of trying to gain access to it all. I think this opens up an opportunity for an aggregator/middle man to step in - simplifying it into a single price and then each offering becomes like a channel

Checking the HATER METER for Keegan O'Toole. And, and, and, it's empty. He's a stud. Congrats to stupid Missouri for coming out strong in every match, looking for takedowns and mostly getting them. The bright spots for the ILLINI were the two true freshmen, Kannon Webster and Chris Moore. Coach Poeta said at intermission that his guys were "respecting them too much." As usual, he was right. Great production, Jim Gibbons and David Taylor did a fantastic job, no buffering, high resolution cameras, good replays at the end of matches, no commercials during the broadcast. Zero complaints from me about the show they put on. This is how we grow the sport. I hate Missouri. #FREEJORDAN! .

Major props to O'Toole for bumping up facing a tougher opponent

Not possibly, 100% was the plan for him to redshirt. I believe after he won his first in an interview he said if it wasn’t for the “free year” he was going to redshirt.

And it's not Nos. 2, 3, 4 or 5.

Huh? That would seem like a good thing these days.

Rogan is the #1 Podcaster in the world. Polarizing? Perhaps. If you are sensitive. I seriously don't think you listen to all of Rogans podcasts, because he doesn't belabor most of what you said. I listen daily and he doesn't go on about the Covid and vaccines for 30 minutes. Bo isn't new to Joe's radar. Joe has discussed him on several occasions with multiple guests. He interviews people he finds interesting, Rogan has guests from all sectors, entertinment, comedy, business, environmental, philosophy etc. as well as political. Theo Von, Shane Gillis, Elon Musk. Askren, Jocko, Cormier, Jordan Peterson, Bill Maher. Foret Gallante, Glen Villaneuve. etc. He extremely articulate in most areas. Much of his content is taken from current events. He talks about Biden because he's a babbling idiot who has some news worthy mishap on a daily basis. He also talks about Trump becasue he's just the opposite. For Instance Bo spoke about his day spent with Trump.

racist behavior is bad. they discriminated against any white person who wanted to be in the picture

That doesnt make it racist. Being racist is being prejudice towards a different race. Regardless of how "united" you think we all should be, people of other skin color will ALWAYS exist and some races history aren't as long as others. For them to be proud of their progress, again, isnt racist. What an absolutely horrendous take.

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If you're going to call people stupid, you probably shouldn't make basic grade school errors, Obi Wan Jabronie.

There is none. He cut taxes, took deficit spending to a whole 'nother level and put us on our path to insolvency. Happened to be president when Gorbachev was in office, so they milk the sh** out of that.

Too. Much. Government.

Agreed! I'm 41 so I won't be surprised if it doesn't exist by the time I qualify for it. Not planning on needing it either way. But it would be nice to get some of my money back.

The wrestlers seem to care a little, like when they took that picture a few years back of all the black national champs, which I thought was a cool thing to do. Yes, people should all be treated the same but it’s still okay to be aware of your own/other people’s heritage.

O'Toole is awesome man. I always liked him, but only rooted against him because he just happens to always be the favorite and I liked underdogs (see the avatar)

Kind of reminiscent of when his club coach bumped up to 184 and beat Roger Kish at National Duals

“Once the gov got involved”. So, since the beginning of publicly funded education in the US? The 1700s? US attainment relative to the rest of the world has dropped because our public funding of education has actually dropped (as a percentage of GDP) while other countries outspend us and/or keep increasing their funding. Then, combined with cultures that actually value education, they magically get better results. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Why are some people hating on the UFC....or for that matter Flo, Rokfin, Espn+, Big10, ACC network, Big12 network, etc.? The UFC joining the streaming game actually makes sense....and is potentially a great way to grow the sport as far as worldwide viewership. Its no different then Amazon Prime, Netflix, Hulu, Disney, etc. Fight Pass offers a different production quality with unique venues....a barn in Wyoming got over 10million views on social media....pretty impressive. Do FLo, Rokfin, UFC join forces???? Who knows but with the UFC entering the platform it cant be anything but good for the sport, athletes, and coaches.

Edmond Ruth (#3 174lber on every rankings service except Flo - #5) just lost to some guy not even ranked at 174lbs.

i dont know.. but TJ jaworsky,O 'connor, and Rob Koll have to top the list

Yep. Grammar Nazis are everywhere

True in most sports

Yep, I would definitely put that in the category of racist for sure...... my response was specifically about the phrase "ban him from wrestling"

Sure would be nice if UFC bought out Flo a streamed most of wrestling.

I wonder if UFC suggested Mizzou go with the 2-piece uniforms here?

I don’t really follow the UFC but don’t they have some fights on ESPN+? That would seem like the most likely merger. Plus there is also some collaboration with ESPN+ and ACC/Big 12 so ESPN seems willing to partner. Flo used to have a deal with BTN but seems like BTN was the one that broke that off. Yeah I highly doubt Flo and Rokfin will be joining forces on anything. Sorry @Husker_Du Rokfin seems like the most likely to be the odd man out…it’s the most expensive subscription, including a recent 50% price increase despite less live college/international wrestling content than it had when it first started not to mention the live events it does have often requiring an additional cost (seems like they’ve been having more HS events but that’s probably a different audience). And the presence of all the weird non-wrestling content will likely also prevent collaboration with a sports-focused streaming company. Although if it’s true USAW is coming out with its own streaming service, Flo could be in trouble too as they seem to be getting less and less access to high profile events.

I’m slow as molasses, but I did finally get it

My dad paid like $360 per semester for tuition at Penn State in the early 1970s. He literally paid for each school year (including housing) in its entirety, by working for the athletic department, at minimum wage, each summer. Also, as an Illinois graduate, that tweet pains me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Impressive.

I have no idea what other words may or may not have been used. I am not on X/Twitter. But I'm sure that you're aware that people can say and do racist things even if they don't intend them to be racist, right? A person can say racist things and have no idea that those things are racist because their life experiences haven't shown them that they are indeed racist. It might mean that there isn't malicious intent, but those things are still racism. Some might view a situation like this as an opportunity to learn about the historical use of the words of phrases they write on their favorite social media platform and change the way they react to future events, others will brush it off as no big deal. Some will be inclined to give the benefit of the doubt to passive/subtle and not-so-subtle uses of racist language, others won't. It's up to each person to make these decisions for themselves. I personally try to treat people with the same respect and dignity that I'd like to treated with. I'm going to give grace to people and allow them to be human and make mistakes, but I can still identify when people are using racist language and condemn it regardless of their intent.

Question for anyone that knows. Did KOT weigh in at 165 or 174? Asking because with the restrictions on weight cutting, if he weighed in at 174, when would be the next time he could go 165? Without checking dates, Mizzou has the Soldier Salute, Midlands and a first week of January dual.

That’s a whole lot, but something we agree on. SS is not something I have factored in one iota in regards to retirement. It’s just something that’s not in my control and I gave up on bothering with it. Whatever my benefit when the time comes, money for toys and travel.

Agreed 100%...thats why Im wondering if the 3 "outliers" (Flo, Rokfin, UFC) can find a way to come together....obviously FLo and Rokfin would take alot, but with the UFC entering the space....can there be a merger?

Mizzou bumped KOT to 174 to face Ruth. That’s badass

Thats the problem these days. There's a bunch of people I didn't even know were ... fill in the minority ... should it matter, isn't it good if we don't know, don't care or don't focus on that aspect?

this the cringiest, posturing, racist, pseudo intellect nonsese I've ever read. You'll never be funny again.

This is an award I can use. As winner I'd just like to say to Wkn: its a pin ... I say again a pin!! 3rd place gets no say in the matter ... up your game or be quite, Schalles is on my side here.

Why not both? Parents are the worst thing about youth sports - regardless of the sport.

Olympic Redshirts I think are: 125: None 133: None 141: Andrew Alirez 149: Colin Realbuto 157: None 165: Dan Braunagel 174: Alex Facundo 184: None 197: Zach Braunagel 285: None

Byrd is on medical redshirt along with the following: 125: Jacob Houpt 141: Clay Carlson, Jesse Vazquez, Jordan Decatur, Anthony Glasl 149: Shayne Van Ness, Trae McDaniel, Jacob Butler 157: Sammy Sasso 165: Luka Wick, Nick Fea 174: Mickey O'Malley, Lance Runyon

He is wrong on the second two points on president!

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