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Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes. Turn and face the stranger. And let's start by greeting those strangers. Intermat welcomes a host of previously unranked wrestlers to the land of the ranked. Welcome to the club gentlemen. Take a seat anywhere. The meeting will start on March 21st. In addition to the 13 new wrestlers joining the ranked club, there was a pretty good shake up at 125, 174 and 157. This late in the season it is not normal to see this kind of volatility. As expected we have a sixth team expected to finish second. Iowa has rallied hard from a weak sixth to a strong second. And still no Ben Kueter in the 285 rankings, so we have that to look forward to, as well. And finally we get to the race for the big trophy. While better than the post SVN fall out, things keep getting tighter for PSU in spite of the additions of Davis and Kasak to the rankings. That is a testament to how far Iowa has come. It is still an expected runaway victory (48.5 points), but Jimmy will be happy to see that PSU is clearly on a path for misery by late March.

Polls showed that about half of haley’s Iowa voters were democrats and would vote for Biden over Trump.

Of course it's not a controversy. It's just hard to imagine why he was hired. He is painful to listen to. I think Flo underestimated its viewing audience and hired somebody that is better suited as a CNN anchor than an amateur wrestling analyst. He comes off as a sad version of Mr. Rogers looking like Clark Kent in horned-rim glasses.

How is there an entire thread on this, but nobody bothered to even google it to see that this hasn't passed and the Governor is against it?

I collect passport stamps. I have filled out my last passport to the point of no blank spaces and needed to request additional pages. This is not some sort of wealth braggery either. Traveled with humble means to 40 countries and hope to keep growing the number

its cause he's trying to sound profound, which doesn't work when you're talking about something completely obvious or based on a rumor that you refuse to substaniate. The whole purpose of these videos is to remind us that he's supposed to be the voice of flowresting, because, you know, they decided he is.

The expression, "dumb as a rock" somehow comes to mind. He could be onto a whole series of endorsements here.

When I watch FRL I think Pyle does a fine job. He has things to say, points to make, and steers the conversation. Then I watch these clips they put out on Twitter of Pyle sitting in front of the window talking and I find it hard to believe he is the voice of Flo. They seem very poorly thought out, rarely make a strong point making me wonder why I took the time to watch, and the verbal ticks (um, uh, you know) drive me to distraction. It is as if he does not talk on camera for a living.

All worthy candidates but I vote Snyder for dropping his redshirt to beat a guy on an 80+ match winning streak who was 50 pounds heavier in a classic overtime match at Madison Square Garden to cap off a night of great matches.

...that results in a stalemate, nay, is executed to result in a stalemate, is just stalling.

nice

i love you all. but using your free time to discuss tax code is lunacy, i tell ya.

and add to the list - guys putting their foot on the wood floor to get a restart so they're not taken down.

Watching softies whine makes me smile.

dual-meet vs. tri-meet

Ok, but why was there an entire page of posts acting like it had already passed and wondering how California would deal with collecting from people who had moved away? Nobody bothered to even see if the original post was true when it was obviously misinformation. The title of the thread is literally that the wealth tax starts now.

Surprised Wkn hasn't chimed in, nothing he loves more than a dualduel full of pinfalls.

According to my dad, his dad was very inventive on the farm and invented tools to do the job he needed done. I don't know what these would be, and they are gone now. My grandpa died about 20 years before I was born. I only have stories about him. The tools I have of his is a notebook with his writing, a shoulder drill, old style drill bits, hand planers, and measuring tools. My dad kept his old shovel and I have it now. Still works. mspart

Ha. Every one of us got the thread title wrong. I have non-B1G, the other guys have non-2010 wrestlers. At least we are consistent in our inconsistency. Or I could say, "hey they didn't stick to the decade, why should I stick to the conference?" But, no, I did not read the thread title carefully is the real issue.

Different generation. The Frick/Frack was 2000s (maybe even late 90s)

@Interviewed_at_Weehawken says yes!

Ben was 237 during football and was 220 for the Nebraska dual. Last night I heard he was 229 but haven't seen the official weight. He's been in the room everyday for 2 weeks now so his wrestling shape isn't quite there yet. My opinion he's probably a R16 guy depending on his draw. Luffman IL in a few weeks will be a good measuring stick.

Michael Blockhus over #2 Jared Franek 5-4. Great to see the Iowa kid go into Carver and get the win.

I signed in to say this comment is gross. Cael is not the God of college wrestling who rules by word. Maybe if duels mattered penn state would duel interesting teams and not just try to throw soft balls till the end of the year. Duels are better for everyone. They are better for fans because tournaments are chaos for watching your faves, nd they're better for programs because they foster rivalries and loyalty.

Ugh, they let anyone in there…. My Paris 2028 dreams have been shattered. Like Cornell, I’m no longer making the walk.

Maybe. Maybe. Maybe it is not over yet. Maybe taking the rumored Brands advice to ORS this year and wrestle for Iowa next year.

This was a mental/physical test that I believe was a fail for your guy. But it's all good.

I collect nuts and bolts just in case I need them some time. Same with electrical wiring and doo dads. I wouldn't say I collect them rather I hoard them. That's probably a more fair summary. However I do have 2 guitar amps, 1 bass amp, 1 bass, 2 electric guitars (one is on the market), and 2 acoustic guitars. None are high dollar units. The 2 guitar amps are Marshall, Code 50 and Origin 20 head paired with a speaker cabinet I bought and upgraded. One electric guitar is an Epiphone Les Paul (very nice I must say) but not high dollar. I also have an impressive amount of tools, most of which get used. Table Saw, Mitre saw, a bunch of hand tools. In fact, when it was below 20F on Saturday I was in the shed cutting boards for my wife with the mitre saw. Fingers nearly froze off. It is tough to work when your fingers fall off. mspart

100% flatulence, no controversy!

You know a dude is down bad when the only friends he has left are his pet rocks

I know going past a year, but the ‘15-‘17 run by Snyder has to be an all time great right? Beat the defending Olympic champ to make the world team, where he would go on to beat the defending world champ to win gold. Come back for an NCAA title and Olympic Gold, come back to bump and take out Gwiz, then Sadulaev.

Technically that's a shart...

I thought the Minnesota wrestlers did a great job of preserving the 2-3 point losses they had going into the final minute of the matches

Sotelo (Harvard) over Noto with a late 3 point near fall. Noto looked starched losing 11-8. Sotelo was 0 for 2 BBQ last year at Nationals and has 6 losses, including one to Ramos in SV.

Also we are all assuming you get money back when your net worth goes down correct?

I'm not a partisan shill like some people, i don't get sad at such things. Some of us are here for the wrestling.

Ayala: He lacks physical toughness (injury proneness mostly) but his mental toughness is truly elite. He never panics when down and routinely pulls off comebacks. I love that in him. I just hope his body can hang

his next model is gonna be one that keeps away the creepy vibes of FBI agents.

I was hoping he'd do the splits and give emf radiation the double birds. Video does not deliver.

I've heard the Apollo multiball is something else! I was able to play these pins on Friday night during down time for my daughter's wrestling tournament... I didn't feel a compelling need to buy any of them. Many people like Godzilla. Deadpool was okay. Rush was horrible like Led Zeppelin. The Big Lebowski game play was so so but the music and artwork were great. Godzilla Iron Maiden Foo Fighters Deadpool Monster Bash The Big Lebowski Rush Stranger Things The Mandalorian Guardians of the Galaxy High Speed Pinbot Elvis Star Trek These are the next pins I'd like to own: Metallica, Medieval Madness, Attack from Mars, Stranger Things, Addams Family, Iron Maiden, No Good Gofers. It is a good time to sell pins and not a good time to buy! Each of my pins have ~ doubled in value.

... tables & pie charts?

Not a collector of anything, butI do have an Apollo 13 pinball machine that I love. What is your favorite.

I buy magnets like others do spoons. Whenever I go someplace interesting, I buy a magnet and put it on the fridge. They accumulate until the wife gets frustrated and disappears them. The latest captures a moment from December 28th... 39 degrees outside.

Mini college football helmets. I have all the Division 1 teams. 130+ teams

Pyles is not a good look for Flo or the sport. The Clark Kent horned-rim Tennis coach thing doesn't work for wrestling. It's never quite clear what he is trying to say. His message often gets lost after having to get through the wishy washy moralistic and apologetic nonsense.

I think it still makes sense to choose down unless you're bad on bottom or the other guy is good on top. End of 1 you're up 3-1. You choose neutral and no scoring, 3-1. Other guy escapes, takes you down, you escape, lose 5-4. Should've chose bottom.

My household plan is to enter as many lotteries as we are allowed. If we get selected then make some trades. The the real plan takes effect: I plan to bite the bullet and pay whatever it costs on the second-hand market if I don't get lottery for men's freestyle, women's swimming, and luckily the marathon on the final morning will be free to stand along the course. I just need to figure out if they will be on TicketMaster or somewhere else. I may also try to get tix to men's rugby sevens if it doesn't conflict. Not sure how many times I will get the chance to take the kiddos to a World Cup game in 2026 and a US summer Olympics so I'm not going to miss the opportunity even though it's going to be insanely expensive.

My understanding is for many Olympics the general tickets are often acquired by host country citizens by putting your name in a lottery system and hoping your name get pulled. Or you can purchase the tickets form someone who’s name did. Some people will put in for whatever events they can and then go to the games and try to swap them out with someone for specific event tickets.

If he goes, Stanich

CKLV provided a lot of information for Intermat to update their rankings. Some moved up, some moved down, and some even had the spelling of their name changed (fair thee well, Ryan Crooham. We hardly knew ye.) The result is that there is a fairly substantial shake up in the podium positions. Most notably, NC State moves up a spot to second, while Michigan freefalls from second to ninth. Missouri replaces Michigan on the podium by leapfrogging Nebraska into third. The difference between second and ninth also grew substantially. Last week it stood at a mere 10.3 points. This week it has grown to 18 points. Iowa State was the other big beneficiary at CKLV, but coming from twelfth place meant they only moved up to eighth. Meanwhile, Oklahoma State is getting very close to crashing the podium, having improved two slots to fifth. And as @Jimmy Cinnabon was first to notice, Penn State is looking very vulnerable. They are no longer expected to double second place points. At this rate if the NCAA tournament was held in mid-February PSU would lose to NC State. Sanderson is officially on the hot seat.