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The hits just keep on coming. Nice Warrior 2 from that Stang.

Plenty of time. Weigh ins aren't for another 14 hours. Now take a lap.

https://pennstate.forums.rivals.com/threads/psu-team-points-at-ncaas.349228/ 25 of 42 PSU fans have them breaking Iowa's team points record. I say they come up well short.

He doesn't have the kind of collateral bond companies take (see my prior post), so he would have to involve another intermediary.

you too. wanna play?

If you are still interested, there is still time. Would love to have you.

Wow. How did I miss that? I might need to retire from the board.

@Pinnacle still want to ride or die with Bubba Wilson? Or wait until you see if he makes weight?

That is where collateral and recourse come in.

There are certainly frictions involved. The insurers who post bails typically do not accept real estate as collateral as they do not have the methods in place to place liens and to liquidate like a bank does. So to use real estate it becomes a two stage process. Borrow money from banks against real estate collateral, pledge resulting cash to surety company to post bond. That takes time and is pretty expensive with all those mouths to feed. That is why DWAC is so important. As a marketable security, that is something surety companies are used to dealing with. But issues of liquidity, meme-ness, lock ups, etc. would have to be dealt with.

Caliendo is from Illinois. The guy who picked him is from IllinoisMatmen.

I am surprised nine of them left NC State out of their top 5 team placements.

I think that is standard. https://www.americanbar.org/groups/judicial/publications/appellate_issues/2019/summer/staying-judgment-with-appeal-bonds/

Bonus points are less correlated to seeds than other ways of scoring. So, if they are including bonus points in the scoring then the higher seeds are slightly over priced. It looks like this with bonus (negative means overpriced): Now you need to figure out which of the ten #13 seeds will bust the bracket the most.

Developers always put debt on their completed projects. Real estate is built on leverage. And there is no putting your (lender's) head on the chopping block. The court has no recourse to the lender. They only have recourse to Trump, which is why he needs the loan. Which is why the lender wants collateral and recourse.

But speaking of names that are on the nose... Gunner Filipowicz? Army? Yes, please, and thank you.

It is a shame no school has a stallion as its mascot. That would have been pleasingly on the nose for one of these schools. I guess a cowboy on a dark horse is as close as we get?

Ok, fine. It's Cole Matthews (but man he looks old there, must be a COVID thing):

And here is our first surprise. There is a clear favorite at the weight with no clear favorite We all love ourselves some Michael DeAugustino to rise from the bottom half of seeds like a glorious Maize and Blue Phoenix. 133, 197, and 149 (in that order) have the least consensus. This is where titles are won and lost.

No, real surprise that the most popular dark horse pick comes from the 18 seed, given the easier(?) potential round two match: Meanwhile, no one wants to take a flier on a 32 or 33. Have we forgotten about Wyatt Sheets already?

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I do not see any other changes

Alternative interpretation. This is an example of risk management and pragmatism writ large. When asked to testify that they were harmed by Trump inflating the value of his assets, the banks made a very pragmatic choice. Having been paid back in full there was no point, and a lot of business risk, to poke at the presumptive Republican nominee for President. Kind of like testifying against Santa Claus in Miracle on 34th Street. So they declined to testify against him. There was no upside, only downside. But now that the question is, do you want to lend him money again against what he says his real estate is worth? The answer is a resounding no. Kind of an endorsement of the verdict. Are you upset he did it? No. Are you willing to do it again? Also, no.

Jacob Brya (NIU) your table is ready.

@Idaho, @JimmyBT, @Harpyeagle Vince Cornella (#24 at 141) is apparently out of the tournament. That means 1st alternate is in at #33 and #25 through #33 move up a slot. You have each picked wrestlers at a lower seed, so it impacts your first round match ups. Everyone else, maybe you have modeled out every match at 141 and can see the future with clarity, so this messes you up too? I don't know. But if anyone wants to change their pick, let me know by tonight.