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This is a big decision. Do you not do some research around rules, process, responsibilities first? At least acknowledge a higher amount of personal responsibility here. Sounds like he feels that he is not the starter. If that is the case, not sure why the school would hold him up. Perhaps they don’t want to set a precedent.

Hamiti hype suddenly got white hot last season. What prompted it? Memory sucks. Can’t get to record in wrestlestat.

Ok - gotta ask - Why is this Burroughs for wrestlin? Anyone think he is our best amateur wrestler for 2022? 2021? Or is this a lifetime achievement award?

Thinking about Ford Focus. You are a D1 coach. You have a guy or two on your team that has a big personality and is embracing social media. Can tell he isn’t the super focused athlete. Likes to divert. Likes to have what he calls fun. See / hear about some stupid / weird / stuff you’d rather wasn’t happening but not illegal. Perhaps guy is working NIL — building a brand to make $$$$. couple questions … What do you do? Did Coach Smith handle Ford Focus correctly ahead of the blow ups?

Was Stanford a likely admit?

Some would say the same about Cox. Didn’t go well though. Snyder is outstanding. Would love to see the match. Not sure which way I would bet.

My wife is already in favor of going if Istanbul. Can see making a real vacation out of it. Thanks @mspart

DT won’t win. I think Sad is too fundamental and frankly too strong. His core is crazy. That said, recent pics of Sad look like he may have a damn hard time getting back to 97kg. LOL

Boooooooo!

Love the portajohn linkage to cesspool. Purposeful?

So - this is implying that you were looking at hard paper brackets printed before each NCAA tourney to get his record. Not digital brackets that you looked up online. Since digital brackets you are looking at online were not, in fact, printed before each tourney. I am betting that you are looking at digital brackets. Not printed brackets that you printed off before each NCAA tourney. Did I win?

Wow. Would make total sense. Is informed to be wrong again and again but doubles and triples down again and again.

The Cornell site says Yianni, as a Sophomore, was 29-0 and capped it off with an NCAA championship. Where are you getting your info? https://cornellbigred.com/sports/wrestling/roster/yianni-diakomihalis/69868

That may be but most will think you are a Penn state fan from it.

Bo has turned heads. Can’t wait to see what he will do in the UFC. For a bit it seemed like there was a big pipeline into MMA from college wrestling. Perhaps I’m out of touch - but seems like the pipeline is low flow / erratic now. Who are the names we expect to jump to MMA from college wrestling in the next 3 or so years?

The guy is tough, and — pretty freaking good at making money. He doesn’t deserve scorn …. He is an entertainer. He has attracted masses that willingly part with their money to watch what he is offering. Plenty of ‘the masses’ have enough disposable income to spend it on his product. Smart guy.

Turkish Airlines has a lot of flights to Istanbul. Generally good prices. Also pulling for there.

If we build it, perhaps they will come. This is a more natural place than an Indiana board. Nothing against Indiana!

I was always amused by Troy’s pick of a hairstyle for this pic. I convinced myself that he lost a bet. Angela Landsbury is another good comparison.

Kid who beat Karchla has a pedigree. Why have a wrestle off if it doesn’t mean much? Will be curious to see how this plays out. Now I just need to remember the guys name ….

95% of the time, I really enjoy listening to Ben. His attitude about coaching, his focus on mental aspects, his desire to focus on facts and data and being willing to admit errors. Good sense of humor. Incredible wrestler. Seems like a sharp guy. His speculation with Crypto and desire to get people, who really don’t understand it, to put money into it, goes counter to the sense of moral courage he seems to champion. You can’t shill speculative investments to the masses and look yourself in the mirror and say ‘I’m doing the right thing for society.’ So that confuses me. As does his willingness to jump on conspiracy bandwagons with little hard evidence and court after court calling BS - never seeming to pause and say hey .. am I an objective critical thinker or simply a semi-blind believer in what I want to believe? That also flies in the face of the intelligent and deep thinker I hear on Flo. He is an enigma. I guess I will continue to enjoy his takes on wrestling and athletics. Really enjoy it. Need to buy his book. Anyone read it yet? Thoughts?