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All I remember from that movie was Large Marge. mspart

Yes, he turned it around at Iowa, but it was not all roses. There was one incident where they had to pull him off the mat. I think there was a serious discussion after that about how much he wanted to wrestle at Iowa or anywhere. Since then most of his aberrant behavior calmed down. Hopefully he is now in full control of himself. He's been to two international competitions and seemed to handle himself well. I don't think he had the self control to be champ. But if he started there earlier, maybe his adjustment would have happened earlier. Another interesting question is how did Lee handle him in practice? You know they had to spar each other from time to time. Who got the better? mspart

The Serbian National that killed the arch duke and started WWI is considered a national hero in Serbia. Perhaps Serbia should give up its aspirations of Olympic-hood. I found this out while speaking with a few Serbs a year or so before the Balkans War. It was still Yugoslavia at the time. They were hating on Croatians at the time for being war mongering during WWII. I asked if it wasn't a Serbian that killed the arch duke starting WWI? They heralded the guy, he was a national hero and stuff. I couldn't believe it, they were applauding the guy that started WWI. These were just average guys there in Belgrade. Wrongly or Rightly, I assumed this was the thought of most Serbs. mspart

I missed the news on this event. Can someone please recap for me? Time, place, rapists, victim etc. mspart

That is really pretty wild. Has that ever happened before, that the returning finalists not seeded to AA the next year. mspart

I'm telling you Roman will fall. mspart

Warner was #6 last year and made it to the finals. Only slightly tougher this year at #14. I think he can do it. Murin may surprise too. Or maybe both won't. mspart

It hurt Terry Brands that Tom got a gold Oly and Terry only got a Bronze. He stated that he just must not be as good as Tom. mspart

Interesting, PSU is saying the same thing! mspart

It would make it interesting and might, after the zap, create more offense for the other guy while the zapped guy is concentrating on something else. mspart

Mike, in your first sentence you essentially say these were all isolated events, having nothing much to do with each other. It only took you 4 sentences to say that due to COVID and its effect on the financial sector, now the skeletons are exposed. I'd say that statement pretty much agrees with what I said. SVB going down affects a huge number of other entities. This will reverberate throughout the economy. Hopefully these recent events are isolated and we can all go about our business. But with First Republic now in trouble, I don't see much of an isolated event. But in 2008, it was all isolated until it wasn't. I think your last sentence points to that. It would seem not much was learned form 2008 except new ways to skin the cat. mspart

I realize there are few wrestling teams in the PAC-12, but I am not aware of the PAC-6 ever being a thing . mspart

With the Signature bank failure as well as SVB, and First Republic stock price losing 73%, can we honestly say all is well. And let's not forget the utter tanking of FTX. Everyone figured that was an isolated incident. But now there seems to be a wave brewing. This seems eerily similar to what I was hearing in 2008. Market is up today but I am not so sure it will be for long. The recession may be here sooner than everyone thought. mspart

Does anyone expect that a member of this committee know what they are talking about? Or do we expect they are spoonfed their info by their staffers? I would hope that staffers say the video is very damaging to Trump etc and the congressperson would say, let me see that. I expect the committee person speak from knowledge rather than hearsay. Alas my expectation is dashed to pieces. mspart

He's not as old a timer as me. I would have said Pac-8! mspart

I thought you were going somewhere else with this. First Zap is a warning, the next is injurious, and the next is..... mspart

As was stated here several weeks ago on this board, no one who has won 3 NCAAs has failed to win the 4th. So if that is true (like a physical law), then Lee and Yianni cannot lose, period. Not happening. So they are out of contention in this discussion. Unless the law is flawed somehow. Wouldn't it be something if either of them lost anywhere along the line? The GOAT woman UFC fighter got choked out two weeks ago. It can happen, what an earthquake that will be. Here's another question. Will the person that knocks off a #1 guy before the semi's end up in the finals? mspart

They would be banning the US because of ABC? Good thing we have CBS and NBC to boot. I never thought ABC was all that bad! mspart

I agree. mspart

What if Lee gets knocked out of the first round? It has happened before, but not to a 3 timer. Same for Yianni. Unthinkable right? mspart

Sounds like a job for WrestleKnowNothing!! mspart

This is based on the Rs being against 80k additional IRS agents and increased funding for the FBI after they have been shown to be political. It is an eggregious statement to make because it is 100% from the truth. It is the Ds who want to defund the police. They have done it all across the country. The evidence is there and not one R has participated in any of that. Any calls in Congress to defund the police come from Ds, not Rs. That is demonstrable. Just stating the facts ma'am. mspart

If you are going to win, you have to beat everyone there put before you. There is only one person that can do that per bracket. I believe Rob Rohn was seeded 8th and pinned his way through the tourney beating Josh Lambrecht in the final with a massive cement mixer. It was a hail mary shot because he was getting worked hard, but it worked. He just beat everyone placed in front of him. That really is a great story. mspart

Mike, is this based on Russia invading Ukraine, or general PED violations in the past? mspart

Apparently, the video of the Shaman was not available to the shaman at the time of his trial. His attorney apparently was idiotic and got a plea deal that included no appeals. He got 41 months for walking around in the Capitol in a strange costume. It is mandatory for the government to provide this evidence that they knew they had and did not provide it. The Shaman has a great basis for appeal if they can figure out how to make that happen. His trial was patently unfair due to lack of esculpatory evidence that was withheld from him and his attorney unlawfully. I know some of you are not concerned about that but this is legal malpractice on the part of the Federal Government. If you (speaking in general here) are one who doesn't care about the Shaman, is this really how you want the Federal Gov to work? It can easily be reversed to apply to you or someone you support. Isn't it much better that justice be applied evenly across the board? Isn't that what we should all want? For my part, I do. If an rioting arsonist was imprisoned and the prosecution did not provide all evidence they had, that is a breach of legal ethics and that case would be ripe for appeal. From a legal standpoint, there is no difference here. mspart