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Maybe people can't hear reasoning over the sounds of insolence.

Yea the Wrestling Hall of Fame NCAA records had falls stats but the value 0 by a NCAA champion indicates they don't have the information. Henson had 5 pins... per Clemson. Example: https://www.scmat.com/Clemson Wrestling 1994-1995 program.pdf

McCoy had the wins (47) with limited falls (11) (undefeated) | other seasons indicate lower number of pins/majors Sharratt had two losses. Morrison had three losses. Branch had nine losses. Smith had 13 falls in 30 matches and won a tough bracket. (undefeated) McIIravy had 1 fall in 27 matches. (undefeated) Fried had ? falls in 31 matches. (undefeated) | can't find pins but none in NCAA tourney and not on OSU top pins list Jaworsky had 4 losses. Hirsch had 3 losses. Henson had 5 falls in 37 matches. (undefeated) ----------- Have to go with Smith for wins, pins, and winning the bracket that defies logic. https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/10985424-the-158-pound-bracket-at-the-1994-ncaa-championships-defies-logic

...but if we imagine an open weight class intramural within a team... In high school, I'm taking the 174 pounder as a whole over all other weight classes. These guys tend to be prime athletes with enough size to dominate the lower weights and enough speed / technique to beat the upper weights that are more often duds on smaller teams. A full sized upper weight wrestler with skill will reign supreme. In college, I'm taking the heavyweight. David Taylor was initially effective with take downs against Pindrickson in the practice room... and then Pindrickson took over. If we're talking women's college, I'm taking the 160 pounder on average. (for reasons similar to men in high school)

I've always considered 145lbs the toughest high school weight and 157lbs the toughest college weight. It seemed like there was a deeper pool at those weights. It also fit the average weights of young men both naturally and within weight cutting range. Naturally it's harder to dominate in high parity weight classes.

Tariffs won’t ruin the average person. Most adapt: buy used, fix what we have, seize opportunities. I’ve driven beaters, done repairs, overspent on credit, saved cash... not ‘out-of-touch.’ I don’t swap cars yearly; I just replaced my wife’s and got my kids their first ones. Rural life demands wheels. Success takes grit and bold choices; I respect leaders risking it for the big picture. There is empathy here, but I am too hard and positive to support those who wallow in it.

@scourge165 -- The problem with Canada's milk. The agreement says Canada must let a certain amount of U.S. dairy at a low tariff (7.5%). This is the tariff-rate quota (TRQ). Anything over that gets hit with the 241% tariff. The quota is an agreement about volume, not about who handles it. Canada controls the permits and gives them to its own processors, not U.S. entities. Think about a chef with his own chicken farm. Why is he going to hassle with importing cheap chickens from another country? Canada gives the permits to processors that don't need US milk. So yeah the US is not paying the 241% tariff but this is because Canada will not allow an open market for US milk. Does that help?

Note: for common names, there could be some false positives matching college to senior results. I did not go one by one to validate.

...After 9 years the world decided for me that I should become "rich" in 2004. /s

Fixed it. Being a stay at home mom is still a choice on lower incomes.

A 2021 Deloitte report projected 2.1 million unfilled manufacturing jobs by 2030, and construction’s been short tens of thousands of workers yearly. These gigs often pay $50K-$100K+, well above minimum wage, no degree needed. That's opportunity for many...

Beginnings What I've shared about my job and station, and your labeling it 'bragging', says more about you than me. How you hear it reveals where you stand, not where I do.

Ignoring the trades shows you’d rather stay broke than break a sweat; no degree needed to cash in.

Refusing to make temporary sacrifices to upgrade your life implies privilege.

Or... you could say I have a larger family and own four used vehicles worth less than the average price of one new vehicle. And I was able to do this by saying yes to saving at the expense of other options, and a wife that returned to work after a decade off. The three vehicle purchases all required sacrifice/tradeoffs. I've earned knowledge of the used car market and its increases. A step up from some of the beaters I've owned as a young man. You know the 1200 pu truck, the 500 crown victoria, then 5000 honda civic... glorious cars... the eating pork for all meals as a step up from eating ramen and free gas station pizza for most meals... You want to know how I know I'm doing fine? I will retire early without government assistance, and I can pay for unexpected repairs without being late on a bill. An earned privilege through diligence.

I've bought three cars in the past four years, all used. Real world.

What do horny poor teenagers have to do with a regressive tax? I can't think of any other demographic that wants to nail poor people.

New Car remain high, regardless of flat household incomes and ever increasing car prices. The average monthly car payment for new vehicles in the U.S. is $742, while used vehicles clock in at $525, according to Experian’s State of the Automotive Finance Market report for Q4 2024. So, who’s buying these new cars? Generally not folks sweating the price tags. Think people with deep pockets or those that shrug at rising costs, plus a few knuckleheads who haven’t cracked basic finance. The average credit score for new car buyers increased from 737 in 2019 to 755 in 2024, per Experian, hinting that slightly more disciplined buyers of new rides. Most new car loans (70.8%) go to prime (661-780) or super-prime (781-850) borrowers anyway; solid credit, solid cash flow. Meanwhile, I picked up a 2012 Audi Q5 with 75,000 miles for $12,000 cash in December 2024. It’s a solid deal, even with used car prices still high from the post-COVID jump. Goes to show some of us are handling this craziness... I appreciate people that make tough decisions with the long term in mind.

Looks like Cornel posts the recaps https://cornellbigred.com/sports/wrestling/schedule/2012-13 Example: https://cornellbigred.com/news/2013/1/1/WREST_0101134618.aspx Southern Scuffle 165 - Kyle Dake Champ. Round 1 - Kyle Dake (Cornell ) received a bye () (Bye) Champ. Round 2 - Kyle Dake (Cornell ) won by pin over Marshal Willet (Ohio ) (Pin 1:23) Champ. Round 3 - Kyle Dake (Cornell ) won by major decision over Paul Duggan (Campbell ) (Maj 13-1) Quarterfinal - Kyle Dake (Cornell ) won by pin over Nijel Jones (North Carolina State) (Pin 3:50)

2010 Jayson Ness 31-0, 19 pins, 1 injury default, 11 decisions Did not wrestle a stretch of duals between Jan 10 through the end of Jan. Missed 6 matches. https://gophersports.com/sports/wrestling/schedule/2009-10 https://gophersports.com/sports/2018/5/21/sports-m-wrestl-archive-minn-m-wrestl-2009-html

WIN article on Ness explains why Pindrickson won the Hodge this year. https://www.win-magazine.com/win-awards/hodge-trophy/jayson-ness-2010-hodge-trophy-winner/

The six unaccounted for matches in the early season are identified @Wrestleknownothing Central Missouri State University Open Tournament (not on Missouri schedule and no brackets to be found...) November 12, 2006 Fall vs. unknown Fall vs. unknown Fall vs. unknown Fall vs. unknown Major Decision vs. Jeff James (Oklahoma-unattached): 17-7 Fall vs. Joey Garrity (Orion, Ill.): 36 https://mutigers.com/news/2006/11/13/Missouri_Wrestlers_Earn_CMSU_Open_Titles Wrestling unattached, two Missouri grapplers, senior returning National Champion Ben Askren (Hartland, Wis.) ... Three-time All-American Askren added five pins to his previous Missouri record-setting mark of 62. Securing six victories on the day with only one, a semifinal bout with Jeff James (Oklahoma-unattached) decided by major decision (17-7), Askren met with Garrity in title match to wrap up the day. Garrity advanced through his side of the 174-pound bracket tallying three decisions and a technical fall victory over Tom Edwards (McKendree College) in 5:33, before squaring off with Askren. In the end, Askren came out the victor (fall, 36 seconds), handing Garrity a runner-up finish. 2007 Ben Askren Reported 42-0 29 Pins (23 first period) - 69.1% Confirmed (updated) 41-0 29 Falls by Pin (70.7%) 2 Technical Falls 6 Major Decisions 4 Decisions (9.8%) This leaves one match unaccounted for late in the season. One can infer it was not a pin because the confirmed pins matches the reported pins. One can confirm it was not the scheduled Old Dominion match that he missed from being sick, because his back up lost.

@Wrestleknownothing 2007 Askren - Unaccounted for match update February 14, 2007: vs. Old Dominion Missed with the flu February 18, 2007: vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga (not on MU schedule online but is in the paper) Major Decision vs. Lloyd Rogers (Tennessee-Chattanooga): 10-1 An article on March 11th says 70 wins in a row. 45 from 2006 and we can infer 35 in 2007 as of March 11th (after Big 12). This aligns with my confirmed matches, if we accept the unaccounted for 6 matches in the early season. An article on March 13th says 34-0 heading into the NCAAs. (clearly missing the Feb 18 match) An article on March 14th says 36-0. (was he gifted the Old Dominion match that he didn't participate in) The papers do not agree. I still can't figure out where he wrestled 6 extra matches compared to his team before the season opener against Ohio State.

You are spot on for FS