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The PPL Center (capacity around 8,200) looks to be sold out. We kick off with one of two bouts where Lehigh has the higher ranked wrestler. 125 Lilledahl (16) v Seymour (15)

Barr looks like a serious NC contender. I can't wait for him to get into the meat of the schedule. He has a chance to wrestle Buchanan, Cardenas and even Elam in duals this year.

That is a fun fact

Fun fact: Levi Haines' two state finals losses (he went 2-2-1 in his 3 trips) were to Lehigh's 125 and 133 lbers.

If you're a nit fan, you would be ecstatic! However, IF YOU'RE A LEHIGH FAN... D3

Every year in December: "Penn State is showing vulnerabilities!" Every year in March: "Penn State has broken the sport! Nationals aren't even fun anymore!"

My top three, in order: Kemp, Terry, Dake. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

We obviously hate Northwestern. I mean, come on! But signing that tweet Col. Storniolo was very cool. Some of the responses to the Colonel's tweet rubbed it in some more:

The ILLINI lost the dual to the Army of the Northwest on a cold January 29, 2022 day by the score of 13 to 26. Shortly after the defeat, the following message was sent:

This classic Matt & Hobbes comic strip comes with a story. We included it in a preview of an upcoming ILLINI/Northwestern dual that would take place on January 29, 2022. Little did we know, enemy spies were lurking.

The Cougar Clash is definitely trying to cash in on the dangerous women theme.

125 seems solid also

Thanks. No one here knew this had happened

He's the bright spot for the Badgers this year

Fuggit might be asserting himself as an AA contender with a dominate win over a tough Kurt Phipps and now this win over Noto

Would you say, Noto should "fugitt about" 133?

Same. I figured Beard would win, with the odds of a Barr upset about the same as Beard putting up bonus. I didn't have Barr winning by bonus on the radar. Per Wrestlstat, that's only the third time in 7 years of NCAA competition anyone's put up bonus on Beard, the other two being majors by Buchanan and Hidlay. If that's any indication, Barr is going to be a load.

The media is loving every minute of this. There’s your answer to why it’s a story. https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/what-the-murder-of-the-unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-means-to-america

You're surprised that the murder of the CEO of the largest health insurance company in the country, which happened in the biggest city in the country, was caught on HD video, and the killer being a complete mystery and now on the run, is a big news story? This might be the single most notable assassination in the U.S. since John Lennon, and definitely the most notable since Tupac/Biggie.

I’d add Gene Mills in 1980. Tech falls were very likely introduced due to Mills. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Levi Haines (2) v Rylan Rogers (UR) 1st - Haines misses a leg. Rogers reattacks and they scramble. Rogers in good position, but stops trying to improve. Stalemate. Haines goes for a leg again and Rogers makes it disappear again, but does not reattack. Haines finally finds it for the TD. He clearly has worked on his pull ups And the period ends 3-0 Haines. 2nd - Haines down and out. 4-0. Haines gets to the high leg and works for the TD. He turks Rogers and walks the foot to the head and gets the pinfall. 24-3 PSU

Mitchell Mesenbrink (1) v Thayne Lawrence (UR) 1st - MM shoots in 1 sec again in 5 and gets the TD. MM cuts. shoots, scrambles and TD 6-1. 2 minutes to go. MM riding, and looking for the cradle. No deal. Stall on Lawrence. And it ends 6-1 with 2:30 of RT. 2nd - MM down and out in 7 seconds. On a leg right away and finishes. 10-1. 90 seconds to go. MM has the legs laced and gets 4 NF. 14-1 MM working for the pinfall, but only gets the NF. 19-1 TF. 18-3 PSU

Being loud and mentally ill is not a threat. Penny had no cause to lay hands on him.

Not too surprised myself. I will believe it when I see it regarding Bartlett opening up. I have not seen it.

Hope they don't drug test there. I got a contact high just walking down the strip.

Flexcam in the arena. Wish I was there.

Crookham’s trick knee thing makes my stomach uneasy. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Crooham has some crazy twisty knees. Makes my stomach curl watching those positions sometimes

Yeah. SEN, local network. Super high res. More of this please. Everything about this broadcast is great so far. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Taylor interviewed by Pyle and says that Travis is going to get a medical RS

I completely agree. But to be fair, you want to test bottom here rather than in march. Winning CKLV is big, but knowing where you are might be more important moving forward. But like you said, Norman looks like a legitimate top 3 contender that shouldn't be taken lightly. He looked really powerful. Interested to see how he progresses in the next few months.

Wasn't that like a hundred years ago, she was white but a woman? And didn't we make a big deal of Malcom X and MLJ. Pretty sure there was a Civil Rights Museum build near by. I've been thru it, very educational.

You’re beyond delusional. lol. I really feel sorry for the crazy that must be in your head on a daily basis.

who?

You’re going to have a long 4-8 years. Salty tears.

He's said "punchers" ... c'mon maam shirely.

Great tourney for Mitt's grandson

Cody Chittum goes down 10-6 to Brandon Cannon of Ohio State at Cleveland State Open

Haha... I don't know which ones you have gone to, but the ones I have been to up until Tulsa two years ago, the first session on Saturday morning is about 1/4 full and the least attended session.... that's my point.

You been to the NCAA's on Saturday morning?

That's a more diplomatic explanation than the truth - some coaches (and wrestlers) just need a stripper and coke fix before the holiday grind

We definitely should have done some better studies on masks. I believe the one you’re referring to was in Bangladesh, and it found a statistically significant impact of about 11% - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9036942/. By definition, a statistically significant finding is a “meaningful difference.”

BoilerUp!

I'll take that back seeing as how Vincent Robinson seems to be doing a healthy MFF out of the rest of the tournament. The fans were pinned.

More of an Atlantic City guy, perhaps?

Would really like to see Ohio St land the Raney bros.

I only jumped in the conversation because I thought your argument was disingenuous, not because I would say Kolat is the best on the list. Anyways, 1998 was just straight overturned. 1999 and 2000, he had to re-wrestle matches due to decisions made behind closed doors after he won those matches on the mat. And there were some other shenanigans afterward in 2000 to ensure he didn't make it out of his pool. Seriously, he had some egregious refereeing in 1997 followed by three consecutive years of having been declared the winner of a match only to have those results changed after the fact. Sure, he had the opportunity to re-wrestle the last two, but that's a pretty big mind-***duck**. I can't even fathom the level of resentment I would still harbor for the sport.

Concussions are just one of those things you don't mess with. Saying a kid is faking is 1) impossible to prove, and 2) extremely bad faith and the ultimate adult child response. We had a kid on our team in college, absolute world beater, built like a brick sh*thouse, total monster in the room, and on the mat for the two occasions we were able to get him out there. Problem was, he had an issue with concussions. Flick him in the forehead the wrong way and congratulations, he can no longer retain anything that he reads for the next six months. This is not to be messed around with. Wrestling is a sport. It is of zero significance against the livelihood and wellbeing of the people who participate in it as athletes.

This is the kind of thing you say to kids in grade school. The way Kolat got screwed multiple times represented some of the most blatant corruption we've seen in wrestling. He did what he needed to do, and they went behind closed doors and took matches away from him.