boconnell

I think I'll draw big conclusions now. I don't get why everyone should wait until after the fact to draw conclusions. We aren't a bunch of analysts going over past data. We are message board fans commenting on what's happening right now. This would be a really boring place if we all just waited until after the season to have any conclusions.

I would think it matters exactly the same as the post I'm replied to and the post that one replied to. And yours.

Your original take came before the one you are calling outlandish.

You implied it was likely. 5/1 says you don't really believe what you wrote.

You think he'll beat him but you want 5/1 odds? I think that means you don't think he'll beat him.

Was it more dominating if he lost more and pinned less than other guys?

What are you doing with capital letters? Or the English language in general? I thought I was middle aged and then I read this post and I'm convinced I'm a million years old because it makes zero sense to me.

I do that on days that end in Y.

He has zero offense. I think there are far more likely ways for Messenbrink to lose than Barraclough stalling for 9 minutes to get to ride outs.

Pac 12s was my only previous trip. I think that had a bit more attendance than a dual and we still got great GA seats and had a great experience.

I'm bringing my son Sunday. He was always more of a football guy (probably from growing up in Texas), but we made the trip to Corvallis in March for Pac 12s and he had a blast. He can't wait for Sunday.

Does competing in college somehow prevent him from competing in freestyle against grown men? Did competing in college in the past stop him from beating those same grown men? Is there a reason his return to college wrestling would have a negative impact on his return to freestyle?

Sorry for being unclear. I will not be going to Utah. But I'll be in Corvallis to see the new look Cowboys.

Yep. Taylor will technically debut at Utah Valley, but this is his opening weekend and I'm thrilled to be there.

It's not the most competitive matchup but I'm excited to go watch OSU vs OSU in corvallis. It's an easy drive from Seattle for me and it's about the best wrestling that we can watch in the Pacific Northwest.

It's fine if you think it's not narratively relevant. It's fine if you think his self importance makes him less interesting. It's great to have opinions even when they are wrong. He is clearly relevant. We have pages of comments across multiple threads. We have multiple people taking the time to post how much they don't care. It is clear he isn't irrelevant to the 2024-2025 college wrestling season. I also think it's hilarious that you think his self importance makes him less interesting. Everything in sports tells us that the more self interested you are, the more people care what happens to you. If Gable could get his self interest up to Ferrari levels, this thread might be twice as long. But if you mean that you won't root for him or you will try to ignore him, then that makes sense. But you repeatedly and passionately posting to tell us how you don't care doesn't send the message you think it does.

What? Like seriously, what?

What a ridiculous way to look at things. Because he's the best he's not interesting. I think everything about sports tells us this is not true. There is a pretty direct connection between how much an individual or team wins and how many people find them interesting enough to watch/click/follow/etc... But if you think the best wrestlers aren't interesting, that's okay. There are lots of guys who aren't the best that you can watch.

Being the favorite for a national title isn't relevant? I seriously don't understand this.

This is super exciting. I'm not sure how one of the best young guys of all time returning could be less than exciting. Especially with a defending champ in his weight. And it probably indicates he will resume wrestling for the USA at a time when we didn't have a single champ. And somehow people want to downplay it?

To take this overly emotional analogy a step further, can he immorally sneak in and steal her if she was getting what she needed in the first place?

Good for Cornell. I think everybody else's recruits are fair game long after they step on campus these days.

Isn't like half of the Cornell team enrolled in the Ag program?

My favorite college football story is Eric Dickerson getting a corvette to commit to A&M and then driving that car to his signing with SMU. A&M had no recourse to recover the illegally gifted car.

It's just that kids never flipped their commitments in the past. This is a new problem that has everyone concerned.