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I have no ill will for Cox. But he is perfectly positioned at 92Kg. Why the Oly's only allow 6 weights is incomprehensible and a crime. Yes I know they want to limit the medals and the time spent on the mat, those are not good reasons in my opinion. Thankfully, UWW added the other 4 weights back for off Oly year competition. He has medalled every time he has made it to the big dance and that is saying something. I just do not give him much chance in beating Snyder much less medalling at 97Kg. Too many horses there. But who knows, maybe he will be the new Horse. But I honestly don't think so. mspart

With this I agree. Cox has the tools, sometimes underperforms. Snyder has the tools and hardly ever underperforms. I can see working a full year on getting to size and all that. Everyone has their own way of looking at things and he obviously thinks he can be successful at 97Kg so kudos to him for making the move. I just don't see him being successful at it barring a Snyder injury or lack of focus (which rarely happens). mspart

Interesting idea. He completely dominated college wrestling as a coach for years. He may have done better these days but his mindset of nose to the grindstone doesn't sit as well these days with youngsters as much as having fun. Maybe having fun is all in the attitude. Obviously the PSU guys grind it out but they think it is fun. Perhaps Iowa's guys think it is hard work. Both are the top 2 teams in the nation with two different philosophies. Cael somehow has made it work and made it work fairly quickly. Prescient he was padawan. mspart

The Huskies did very well. mspart

Not my strongsuit, counting five. mspart

Discuss. For me, I have heard this, but don't know for sure. If he does, who will take the 92Kg spot? He wrestled head to head with Snyder and lost 5-5 and 7-1. I think I would go for another world crown and wait until 2024 to give it a go. No sense losing the chance at going to Worlds next year too. Arguably, Snyder is top 2 in the world with The Tank being #1. I just don't see Cox's chances of taking out Snyder as all that high. Tough being an Olympic Tweener with the world Champ above and below you in weight class. mspart

My response is above in RED (for my commentary) and blue (for quotations and web links). mspart

Even bums need to make money. The question is why is there a guy that has a record of 3-21 still in the game? mspart

Back to PSU, the current PSU team might not place in a Senior World Championship, but they do quite well at an NCAA level. We should not expect college age folks to do well at senior worlds. But, we do have some outliers that have done well. But generally speaking no. PSU has put together the NLWC which has attracted half the world team. They must be doing something right. Maybe they have more fun there. mspart

Why was Lindland let go? mspart

Very interesting. The Hunter story appears to have been "deleted" from Twitter based on hacked info, yet they could not determine that it was hacked info. READ: It was not information they wanted on their social media platform. mspart

I don't believe you. Who is against equality? Please name some. Please expound on equity and what it means. Level the playing field is not a definition. Do you want equity in sports or do you want the best there is in sports? Does equity mean people with not as much skill should play on pro teams rather than those with the most skill? mspart

Better training coaches and partners? mspart

Yes, this is true. mspart

When a fact is known and taken as one thing by one group and another thing by another group, the worth of facts becomes diminished and the search for truth much more difficult. mspart

I think you would have a hard time finding anyone, including Willie, who would be opposed to equality and respect for others. Equity is a different animal. Please define equity so that we are all on the same page. mspart

I think a better measure of PSU is look at who on the world team is associated with it right now. Gilman, Retherford, Dake, Taylor, Snyder. Of those, three are transplants from other areas. That there tells you they are doing something right over there. mspart

Generally speaking, most people in the world are kind and generous. Iranians are no exception. mspart

If you look at Cael and his brothers, both older brothers and his younger brother are much smaller than he is. He is the outlier in that family. Looking at the parents would probably have been a misread on the smaller brothers. mspart

Back in the day, you would ask who wouldn't be an NCAA champ from Iowa. That was a shorter list. mspart

Ha!! That's a good one. I don't smoke but I smoke. I'm not a smoker, but I use a smoker. mspart

USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA,USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA. I'm rooting for the USA in this game against Iran. I would rather we get to the final rather than Iran. Period. I do the same when we wrestle them. mspart

I'm a Bama fan through and through. Grew up there and they have always been my team. But they should not go ahead of anyone there currently. Those two losses were completely avoidable if Bama played like Bama. They did not. Even in their win over Auburn, defense did not look that great. Offense looked better but not stellar. Doesn't take much to beat Auburn this year. Plus the refs gave them a break and that was one touchdown at the end of the first half. I was hopeful, but not anymore. Bama is out, and deservedly so. But they won the Iron Bowl. mspart

Hey, good to hear from you!! Yes, he has shown that he is good, but I don't think he would be nearly in contention in the pros. mspart

Thank you, we did. I hope you did too. We smoked our turkey and my wife doesn't want to cook turkey any other way from now on. mspart