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Need Ragusin's thoughts on this matter.

What an idiotic and pessimistic post, schools are adding wrestling, albeit at smaller schools, at a good rate. Be positive brotha!

Man, I hate having only 6 weights so bad!! A guy like Vito could be Olympic gold medalist, but there’s just no weight class that exists for his body size.

"Technically not wrong" is another way of saying "right." Ohio State has undoubtedly had people on their rosters who transferred in. They have not landed anybody from the transfer portal, but Ryan just admitted they have tried. So Pyles "stirring up rumors that they're going after these guys" is not stirring up rumors, they're literally going after these guys. He admitted it. This all hinges on Ryan accusing Pyles of making a demonstrably false statement...that he never made. So there's no "technically." And you can't credibly "insinuate" that they have had portal transfers on their team; it's a binary, easily ascertainable statement. And, again, Pyles never said that. This is all about Ryan being in his fifis about something. I believe the saying is "hit dog gonna holler."

"Not that there's anything wrong with that..."

Isn't it the other way around? Dake is supposed to look like a 13 year old. Maybe in a few years.

I'm sure that call was made last year.

The guy who won 6 world championships IN A ROW

He is flying under the radar so much that he is the #2 overall recruit in his class behind Marcus Blaze and in front Anthony Knox, Dee Lockett, William Henckel, etc.

Just kidding, couldn't resist the chance to play Cinnabon.

The new tally for the student loan forgiveness !53 Billion dollars. Buying should be illegal. As a private citizen running for president can I go around and offer to pay off car loans or mortgages if you elect me.? Where in the real world can you get an unsecured loan for 120,000 dollars, with no credit, pay (a minimal low amount) on the loan for 25 years? When you got the loan, you had a non-existent credit rating. After 25 years you still owe 70,000 dollars and the bank says we are going forgive your loan and this won't affect your credit. Biden just gave out another 7.4 billion dollars yesterday. Whether Biden wins or loses this will be the most corrupt election ever.

You just ooze positivity with all your posts …

There is a video from Vito with the announcement if you can access the link: https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/12432779-world-champion-vito-arujau-will-not-wrestle-at-the-2024-olympic-trials

um anyone here illegally committed a crime... so 100%

I really sucks... there are decent wrestlers that are virtually stuck between weight classes. Bring back the ten weight classes, dammit!!! D3

Schools in these States really need to be pushed. Texas Georgia California Alabama

Anyone else miss Slippery Rock?

Please do some research and come back to us with a one pager on India. When did India fall under British control and how did that occur? When did the USA become independent of British control? Why did it take two centuries for India to gain its freedom in relation to the USA? What impact did the American Revolution have on British colonism and how it managed others like India? What impact did the USA have on India gaining its freedom?

I was really under the belief he had one more good season left in him as the head coach. The team still looks decent, doesn't have the headache of Ferrari anymore, and had Scott riding shotgun to help take on some of that daily coaching grind. In true "Cowboy" fashion he just decides to ride off into the sunset of the off season rather than taking one last farewell tour. Still one heck of a career as a competitor and coach.

Hard to see definitively given the lighting but when the commentator started saying one knee down (during the replay) then said right knee down, the right knee looked slightly up to me. On a different note- the actual clock and the graphic clock were 0.1 seconds different.

Last Worlds, it looked like he thought the name of the sport was "chest-wrapping" and forgot about the whole "wrestling" thing.

You beat me to it... I'm not a superstitious person, except when it comes to this topic.

It's not Askren's wrestling knowledge that would sink him. A major D1 wrestling program requires a guy who can not only coach and attract talent, but also knows how to win the favor of the alumni and get donations. Sad, but true. Askren doesn't have the discipline required to control his big mouth, it would be one idiotic controversy after another.

Can we assume that basically the entire roster shifts up a weight class or two for next season?

Looks like Ruth of Illinois intends to go 184lbs next season for the Illini.

Good ride, Cowboy. https://okstate.com/hidden/news/2024/4/11/cowboy-wrestling-oklahoma-state-legend-john-smith-announces-retirement

Nope. Those masks were no more useful than tin foil hats helping out crazy people defend against space rays. Your point is refuted.

I will also miss Askren's impression of John Smith. Perhaps we will get that one last time when they inevitably discuss this on the show next week.

I, for one, will miss Coach Smith's interactions with the media. He wasn't one to pull punches!

That's plenty tough enough. And you made my point for me. Just like the operating room surgeon, you wear a mask to do your job. Not because it is comfortable. Anyone whining about wearing a thin easy mask to help each other out needs a swift kick in the ass.

Bloomsburg, Lock Haven, and the PennWest schools (Clarion and Edinboro) all have the option of simply dropping to D-2 if they so desire, they don't have to drop the sport entirely.

I hadn’t heard of this, seems like old news, but still love to hear it! https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/college/wrestling/2023/02/01/felician-university-to-add-mens-and-womens-wrestling-in-2024/69855955007/

Ryan has some serious michael scott vibes...mixed with mike pence and the guy james woods played in casino.

I know you are joking but Hamiti and Olejnik both look like they could afford to eat a few burgers Hey, maybe Hamiti is transferring to OSU because he ate a canadian bacon pizza at Hideaway and he wants to eat it daily?

I listened to this just now, and disagree with the representation in this thread. Ryan was being weaselly and assigning statements to Pyles that Pyles never said. There might be some merit to a discussion as to the value of Pyles' original statement that ruffled Ryan's feathers, but on the points of discussion here, Pyles was right, Ryan was wrong. I think Pyles did ask something about this but Ryan demurred. Also, Pyles gave him the opportunity to make clear his vague allusions to other programs and how they handle it vs. Ohio States "beliefs."

You left out Pat Downey.

A separation of announcements may be out of courtesy to the men involved. The end of an era and the beginning of a new one. Thanks for all you did, John Smith.

Jesus. That was back from my day, lol. Thanks!

The US of A. The end of black enslavement in America. The removal of the wehrmacht from Western and Eastern Europe. I know those things are only about 250, 160, and 80 years old so it is kind of early to tell if they will last. But each was gotten when the good guys wielded not only the barrels of guns but also the high velocity projectiles emanating from the ends of those barrels. Asking the British parliament and monarchy, asking the slaveholders, and asking the wehrmacht to see the light was spectacularly unsuccessful. Maybe no one said the magic word. Please.

Essentially Pyles tweeted that all the top teams are involved in the portal. Someone replied and said not tOSU. Pyles said that's wrong. Tom Ryan took that as Pyles saying tOSU is doing shady things and basically called Pyles out for it.

I don't always throw chairs but when I do...

Slightly off topic but got me thinking, ‘86 started a bad run for Iowa at 118, particularly by their standards. No qualifier in ‘86, Regan seeded 5 but DNP in ‘87, then 3 years of Steve Martin = DNP in ‘88, 7th in ‘89, and DNP IN ‘90. 5 years and best to show is a 7th place. Abysmal during Gable era. Zap got it back on track the next 3.

I don’t always interlock fingers, but when I do, I shake my hand like crazy to make the ref think it’s the other guy.

Its not a free market. We cannot be trusted to regulate ourselves. Hence why the laws had to be passed in the first place. 12hour days. Children laboring in mines and mills. Can you say with a straight face that companies wouldn’t(and in Arkansas they have relaxed child labor laws already) angle to get back to those days for the sake of profit? We work to provide for our families and loved ones. We work to protect what we’ve built and to grow it to ensure our lineage. Power and influence begets power and influence. Its not easily relinquished once given/taken. Ask any dictator in history. Power is not peacefully transferred after violently acquired. Companies do this on a regular basis. Buying smaller competitors so as to limit competition, retain market share, or maintain profit margins. https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/RL32844.html#:~:text=The%20Commerce%20Clause%20of%20the,persons%20outside%20of%20that%20state. Congress can regulate commerce. If someone doesn’t like the law they can challenge it. But I imagine it was and survived. https://www.enzuzo.com/blog/biggest-compliance-fines A few of the many things that happen in a ‘quasi-free’ market despite laws to regulate these actions. If there were not laws to combat this behavior would it be better or worse? https://www.statista.com/statistics/224577/hsbcs-profit/ HSBC fine $1.256B for aiding Iran, Cuba, Libya, Sudan, and Burma launder money. In 2012 alone they made $15.33B in profits. Was it a big enough fine in your opinion? Also, if there weren’t laws on the books and agencies to investigate and hold them to account, would any light be shone onto their misdeeds or is protecting $15B+ in profits a large motivator to keep things covered up?

Off the top of your head. What are the different things that need to be figured out before moving from one side of a state, say California, to the other? Lets say you had a child between 2 and 5 or between 5 and 17. Lets try to list the areas of concern(this is by no means an exhaustive list): Where to move, town/city which area is best most affordable best schools, job prospects house or apartment rent or buy Rent: what do we need, what can we afford, need to fill out applications, put down deposits, pet or no pet, do we rent now, is there a penalty for leaving early, do we still need to pay out the rest of our lease Buy: where, how much, set up financing, put down an offer, offer accepted(far from a lock today), set up closing, sign paperwork, wait for however long before the sellers move out, can take months, do I own my house now, need to sell it, put it on the market, how long can we afford to wait for it to sell, Do I/we have job prospects there? Apply online, maybe interview online(if it’s a restaurant job, that might not be possible until you arrive in person, that might add some stress to the move) Do we have family that can help cover costs or offer a place to stay while we settle? School Daycare; cost, location, availability, Public school: enrollment, what paperwork needs to be filled out, can it be done online? Transfer records/grades/classes Private school: if this is an option, reach out to start the process, pay the app fee, get accepted, pay the tuition *I have a feeling your first instinct will be to poke holes into each area that a restaurant employee might(and that is going to carry a lot of weight I imagine) not typically fall within. But the point is its not as easy as you might want it to be to make your suggestion possible. * The move: Moving our stuff, by car or by truck. Can we afford a truck on a restaurant employee salary. Move furniture and appliances or sell them to raise money and save on moving cost. Will we be able to move right in to wherever we have found to live? Will we need to stay in a hotel/motel to transition to a new place? Now lets imagine its to another state. What other things might we need to consider now that the move has gone from, say 100-200 miles, to 500+, how to arrange all these things while working a fast food job and trying desperately to feed your family and better your situation. While these obstacles can be overcome. It does take quite a bit of time and energy to check all the boxes off the list before confidently making a decision so momentous for your family. This task is made that much more herculean with fewer resources to pull from. As might be the case of someone you suggested to ‘just move’ as an employee of a fast food restaurant making, up until recently, $15.50/hour. Seems as if your comment, ‘just move’ is overlooking all the things that actually go into moving. Especially if you have a family, even a small one. You’ll probably come back with, what you think is a funny quip that renders my point moot, while also not addressing the gaping holes in your idea. I know using the word ‘privilege’ sends you into a white-hot rage so I doubt you’re even reading anymore if you’ve made it this far in the first place. But that your first thought/suggestion is something so myopic and ignorant yet not at all surprising coming from you in your place of PRIVILEGE! Other issue Math: 59 stores at $15.50/hour with, let’s say 30 full time employees = $57,064,800 in yearly wages alone 68 stores at $20/hour = $99,008000, nearly double From a corporate perspective, that would be a lot of the bottom that needs to be made up by just 8 or 9 stores. By making those cuts you save $40m+ in wages alone, not to mention maintenance of 8 or 9 buildings. Maybe you lose out on 4/17s of previous year’s profit but if its as much or less than $44m, you’ve just increased your profits from having to pay people more for the same job. Execs don’t need to take a pay cut and probably get bonuses. Investors get their checks. Its win/win for everyone except for the 240-270 people that now don’t have a job. Upside, they can just move.

You're really going all-in on hating Israel.

Here are the masks my colleagues and I wore every day. The last picture is the helmet my mask attached to and other gear I wore every day. I no longer have my mask from 35 years ago as I gave it to the aviator in picture 3 who is my son. Tough enough for you, RL?

I have been reluctant to respond to some of the comments on here. Many of you have different thoughts on this matter. My grandfather served in combat World war 1. My father served in combat in World War 2 and passed away at the age 41 . 5 of my Uncles also served in World War 2 .All of them passed away from Huntington's Korea at he age of 40 to 43. My older brother passed away at the age of 18, 3 weeks after he had enlisted in the Navy. I had 7 cousins who served, most of them in combat. One of them after serving in Vietnam was killed 3 weeks after returning home in a car accident. The driver ran a stop sign. My son and 3 son in laws have served in combat. On was injured with an I.E.D but made it home. 2 are still actively serving. My daughter in-law served in the Army. I'm not telling you what you should do as an American that is your decision. But I for one will stand for the National Anthem with a ( sense of pride and sadness) knowing the sacrifices of these men and women and their families have gone through. Side note. None of these men or women expected recognition or special honors for their service. They are very humble and unassuming. The last 12 words of the National Anthem have a special meaning to me.

Just a reminder that Pat Downey Jr. aka BlueDragons owes $100 to a Champaign, IL women's and children's shelter for losing a bet. I matched his outstanding gift in good faith and maybe that scumbag family can come through because better late than never to do the right thing. If he does show up (he won't) then I hope he gets a rematch with Aaron Brooks round one and the tech fall limit is raised to 100 points.