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I thought this was @ionel's job. Don't let the union foreman find out.

They oughta put that guy in the HOF for his views on stalling alone.

It is that last part that was the reason for the question. Which program is willing to take a chance? If there was a team that was close to PSU, then that team might be tempted. That certainly seemed to be the case last season with Iowa. While it is unfair to equate the opinions of GIA posters with Iowa coaches, there were a number who flip flopped on the prospect when they thought it could knock PSU off their pedestal. And his social media posts suggested that at least one booster was willing to pony up enough to put him in a lease (of course, we cannot discount that was just Ferrari going to Sixt for the day). Now with no one seemingly close, that particular motivation is removed, thereby limiting Ferrari's options even further than just what he did with his own behavior.

Not exactly. They argued that it depended on the circumstances. A technicality, perhaps. But still less strong an argument than a blanket "is an official act."

How did the conversation with Robert Eiger go?

My point is they will not lose sales because of this kid. As a matter of fact, they believe they will increase sales because of this kid and I find it very, very, very unlikely this will change that.

It would be an epic, massive, galactic over reaction and no one would care.

To Robert Earl Keen

Anyone claiming Biden did not do serious damage to his election prospects tonight is fooling themselves. And anyone who thinks Trump's comfort with lies does not border on the pathological is also fooling themselves. Before tonight I would have said there is a 0% chance that Biden is not the Democratic candidate. Now it is not 0%.

Good? This is great.

Oof

I wonder how much NIL is even coming from corporations or small businesses at this point. It seems like the big deals (say >$100k for a wrestler or use of a car for a year) is coming from boosters who are more interested in the pay to play aspect rather than the commercial aspects of the actual NIL of the athlete. I have no knowledge one way or the other, but it just seems like it would likely be that way for these deals to come together quickly and as a package.

I don't view it as selling his soul if his motivation is to help and mentor Ferrari. If he is in it just for the dough, then that soul is already sold. Then there is a whole spectrum of choices in between.

He was using my guess. 1 in 4 might be aggressive given my stated position that no one gets better at wrestling by not wrestling, but he did win once, so there is that. On the other hand, if Starocci and he are both 197 then I think I drop Ferrari to somewhere in the 1 in 10 range.

Quit harshin' our mellow.

The NCAA D1 removes cannabinoids from its banned drug class for championships and postseason football. “The NCAA drug testing program is intended to focus on integrity of competition, and cannabis products do not provide a competitive advantage,” Council chair and Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman said. “The council’s focus is on policies centered on student-athlete health and well-being rather than punishment for cannabis use.” Somewhere @WrestlingRasta is smiling.

So, we can both do better?

Good idea. Set up your excuses early.

My assumption is that it is due to the inflation rate prior to the recent relative stabilization. The stabilization in question is just for food and just for the most recent month. Prior to that overall inflation was running close to 300%. That will make a lot of people real poor, real fast. But putting that all on Milei is simplistic. He inherited a shit sandwich and is trying to solve the problem fast. That is a formula for pain, but sometimes medicine sucks before it makes you better.

Something said in the Sammy Sasso thread got me thinking about how the team race affects the recruiting of an individual athlete with the combination of a large amount of baggage / large amount of talent that AJ Ferrari has. If the team race were at all in question, would a coach be more likely to take a chance on Ferrari in order to put the team over the top? Put another way, is a potential individual champion (1 in 4 chance?) enough to make a coach want to add Ferrari to the team knowing that a team title is off the table?

Are there any crypto enthusiasts? Investors? Traders? If so, what tokens are you enthusiastic about? Investing in? or Trading? And what is your thesis? I am not any of the above, but I find the topic endlessly fascinating. And since there are several notable members of the wrestling community who are very active in crypto, I thought I would check here. Ben Askren, obviously, but also @Husker_Du via the Rokfin payments in their native token, RAE. Speaking of which, Willie are you willing to share your experience (not what you get paid) with transacting? I see that RAE is pretty stable (as these go) and trading around a dollar, but only trades on a few exchanges. Has it been relatively easy to do conversions, or do you just let it ride?

I get all my political advice from audio engineers.

You are trying too hard to make a dumb argument which is making you look dumb. For example, you do not pay any more for air conditioning if there is one more person in the house, ditto for internet. If you already own the games you don't pay again to use them. And his grandfather trained him so there is no incremental costs there either. And of course, you ignore that their decisions led to a scholarship, NIL, and other opportunities. But, but, but...eighth grade...but, but, but

Google quasi too. You are using it wrong. You are also wrong when you say he skipped a grade. He did eighth grade twice. The opposite of skipping. I am not sure why you have such a hardon about his grade school experience as it relates to his gofundme request, but try getting your facts straight.