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Really? I feel like this comes up often.

Lucas Oil is where they have the state finals every year. The place is always packed a nd they always do a great job. Several years ago, and for several years in a row, they had the NFL scouting combine the same weekend and the hotels and restaurants had no problem with both.

There are a lot of ways to make money.

That reminds me of a kid who played football and wrestled for Wheaton Warrenville South HS in IL. He wrestled 152 as a Sr and was a state champ. He was also the nose tackle on two state championship football teams. One of those years he wrestled 142. I remember watching him play. He would get really low and submarine his way into the backfield and just mess everything up grabbing at shins, ankles, feet, whatever. Tough as nails. And a great name to boot. Spartak "Sparty" Chino. I looked him up on Wrestlestat. He wrestled at Ohio and was a 3x NQ with a round of 12 finish. But I don't think he played football at Ohio.

I have seen the discussions here and on other boards about guys like Iowa's Ben Kueter and Koy Hopke possibly doing both. How often does this actually happen at the D1 level? And with what degree of success? I am aware of situations like Stephen Neal and Carlton Haselrig who did not play football in college, but went on to all-pro careers in the NFL. I am unaware of any who did both in college though. Is it more common in D2, D3, NAIA? Finally, what is the lowest weight this has happened at?

In my fraternity we had a response for situations like this. Him, him, fck him.

AJ and Anthony

According to HR the Ferraris were visiting Iowa today.

Wanna let me in on the joke?

Is this upcoming year the last year he can use it?

At least before the covid rule changes, a year away from school is treated as the same as a red-shirt. Assuming the five calendar years to complete four eligibility years still applies with a plus one for both numbers (6 to complete 5), then this would be Steveson's last chance to compete in the NCAA, I believe.

Didn't you get the impression that he was working on some of the tips and tricks he got in WWE media training during that interview? I sure did. And it seemed like it was kind of half-hearted, or maybe just too much against type to appear natural. Contrast it to when Chael Sonnen is on FRL and playing up his persona. P.S. when you lead with Obviously I have no inside info...I absolutely feel like you have inside info.

While I enjoy the gentle humor and the absurdity of the joke, it is making the board very hard to read. I keep thinking every post is from @BobDole

Bob is getting a bit cheeky.

I just looked him up on wrestlestat. They have him listed as a sophomore eligibility-wise the year he won. Red-shirt, two medical red-shirt years, freshman (fourth) year as a non-starter, then sophomore (fifth) year as a champ, then a three match long junior (sixth) year. I forgot he came back in 2020 and destroyed his shoulder after three matches.

Can Twitter be better if Twitter doesn't exist anymore?

I am considering adding a profile pic.

So, AJ at Iowa huh? Thanks for bringing this up.

Not really. My point was that it was a bad point. The Michael Jordan of developing talent is a stretch to begin with. But Even if you are the MJ of something, why would you rely on that one thing? Seems pretty un-MJ like. He was the best at going to the basket when he entered the league, but he did not rest on that laurel. He developed the best post up game, developed the best turn around jumper, developed the best one on one defense, developed the best smack talk, brought in the best teammates. No one gets to the top of the mountain by ignoring facets of success.

Michael Jordan went through spot up three point shooters like water. Craig Hodges, BJ Armstrong, Steve Kerr, John Paxson. And for his second three-peat he blessed the acquisition of the ultimate transfer, the hated Dennis Rodman. So, yeah, like Michael Jordan.

My view on this is that what we have now is a much more level and honest playing field. Prior to the portal, NIL, and freedom of movement for athletes we had a very unlevel and very dishonest playing field. All the power belonged to the administrators and all of the product was being produced by the athletes. And make no mistake, it is a product produced for profit. Even the non-revenue sports exist to distract from the profits made from the revenue sports. The administrators relied on an antiquated and foolish notion that it was somehow manly and a life lesson to stick with a bad situation. But this was such a cynical view and relied on fans being fans, first and foremost, and athletes ignoring the profits derived from their efforts. In that system it seemed unfair for a coach to recruit over an athlete if the athlete was expected to just play the bad hand they were dealt, then shouldn't the coach do the same? Of course, that view ignored the cynicism of the system which was plain for all to see. Or for most. Now with free (or near free) movement for athletes we have a more symmetrical system. The nostalgic among us will long for the days when athletes did not move around, but that was in service of a dishonest system. Sure, it wasn't always that way, and the NCAA certainly promoted an old school view of the amateur student-athlete at the same time they professionalized the profit mechanisms, but it evolved over time to be that way. So to my way of thinking, the whole concept of recruiting over is outdated.

sadly, all too well.

Unless they feel they belong wherever bags of cash are. Kind of like me.

Attention to these kinds of details is why you feel they are so unbeatable.

Testing free agency seems about right. I heard on ESPN today that 20% of basketball players are in the portal.