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All this transgender athlete fuss lately. . .
JimmyCinnabon replied to Wrasslin's topic in College Wrestling
I am not sure why, without the actual research into this, you can say with any conviction where the line should be. I don't think we know at this point where the line should be, but we should certainly put in the time and research to find out. Because again, I think there are too many variables to consider such as the specific sport, the hormone levels of someone who has transitioned, and any other measurable that may apply that could be different in each individual who transitions. I am probably Ok with pulling back a bit and putting in some guardrails while we figure it out, though with the caveat that the guardrails make sense for everyone. -
What our good friend and esteemed colleague is saying is that if PSU rosters 30 guys and those 6 guys in the portal who did not find a new landing spot want to stay at Penn State they will simply become exempt and PSU will have a roster of 36 guys. At least this is how I understand it. It makes me wonder if anyone is going to game the system here and have like 20 guys enter the portal with the plan to fill those 20 spots with transfers, and then just have those 20 guys return as exempt from roster limits and roll with a roster of 50.
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All this transgender athlete fuss lately. . .
JimmyCinnabon replied to Wrasslin's topic in College Wrestling
You bring up fair points. The reality is that this is a far more complex situation than most people want to admit. It's not just, "pull down your pants" and we are all good. It's a nuanced topic and certainly not the widespread epidemic that some make it out to be. Of course, like I have already pointed out, the right has completely moved the goalposts on this one. They went from trying to pass bills that would require genital inspections as the end all be all of this issue until they realized it's not that simple and have pivoted to a new approach. Now anyone who is too masculine is just trans to these people. This topic needs much more research to figure out exactly how this effects athletes. We may find out that it's fair in some sports to allow trans women to participate once their hormone levels meet a specific criteria and we may learn that there are some sports where someone who was born male (by the traditional definition) will simply always have an unfair advantage that hormone therapy won't alleviate. Only when we have enough data on this can we really determine how to move forward. -
All this transgender athlete fuss lately. . .
JimmyCinnabon replied to Wrasslin's topic in College Wrestling
I am relieved to learn that a guy on the Intermat wrestling forums has figured it all out! This is truly amazing man. The history books will talk about the Intermat wrestling forum and the great Scouts Honor who led the world into an age of enlightenment. Praise be to Scouts Honor! -
All this transgender athlete fuss lately. . .
JimmyCinnabon replied to Wrasslin's topic in College Wrestling
I'm not sure you understand what virtue-signaling is. -
He can qualify for deez nuts.
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I have never seen someone like senior Robles at 125lbs, not even Spencer Lee. He was built like a 165lber. It was absolutely insane watching him ragdoll everyone. I don't think any 125lber in the history of the NCAA can beat that senior Robles.
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I have never been a fan of Flo and their illegal bate and switch tactics. The whole PCN thing has always just been icing on the sh*t cake that is Flo. Pennsylvania residents should be able to watch all PIAA broadcasts for free on PCN no matter the sport. I'm not even a senior, I am 44 years old, and I think selling the rights to Flo was awful. I can't believe a bunch of people here sided with Flo, but then again maybe they are Flo subscribers and don't live in PA so they welcomed the opportunity to watch the PIAA finals.
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All this transgender athlete fuss lately. . .
JimmyCinnabon replied to Wrasslin's topic in College Wrestling
The part where it says she supports trans rights? Do you think everyone who supports trans rights is a trans person? -
Holy sh*t this is your account? I have watched plenty of your videos. I especially enjoyed your 1999 PIAA videos. That's the year I graduated so I wrestled some of those guys over the years. It reminds me of one thing that the legendary Willie Saylor and I have in common, a guy named Harley Anderson (PIAA champ in 1999) whipped both of our asses at one point.
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All this transgender athlete fuss lately. . .
JimmyCinnabon replied to Wrasslin's topic in College Wrestling
What about this post leads you to believe that Syd Bartlett is a trans woman? -
All this transgender athlete fuss lately. . .
JimmyCinnabon replied to Wrasslin's topic in College Wrestling
You have to understand that this does not matter to the conservative bigots. They'll just move the goalpost. They already want to inspect athletes to make sure they have the right genitalia to participate. It turns out it's not as cut and dry as making people pull down their pants, which is exactly the cut and dry method they wanted until they needed to move the goalposts, like this guy is doing. Now it doesn't matter what genetalia they have, if they look too masculine they are just trans to these people now. -
All this transgender athlete fuss lately. . .
JimmyCinnabon replied to Wrasslin's topic in College Wrestling
Yeah but it's on the internet so you know it has to be true. -
Flo's Quarter-Century Team (Recency bias?)
JimmyCinnabon replied to BAC's topic in College Wrestling
Based on what?!?!?!? Bro come on. -
Flo's Quarter-Century Team (Recency bias?)
JimmyCinnabon replied to BAC's topic in College Wrestling
Are you telling us to ignore data? Why would we ignore Gable Steveson losing and pretend like it didn't happen? -
Flo's Quarter-Century Team (Recency bias?)
JimmyCinnabon replied to BAC's topic in College Wrestling
So you went with "we have no actual criteria" for this? What exactly are you hoping to accomplish by having people vote on something that leaves the rules up to the person voting? -
Flo's Quarter-Century Team (Recency bias?)
JimmyCinnabon replied to BAC's topic in College Wrestling
I guess it matters how you are grading these guys. Are we talking about the best college folkstyle wrestlers? Best freestyle guys? Do we combine the two? Because quite frankly I don't like to compare freestyle with folkstyle success. They are too different. A guy can mop the floor with a guy in freestyle and that same guy can mop the floor with them in folkstyle. If we are talking about the best at each college weight class then I am only going to use college folkstyle results to grade guys. -
All this transgender athlete fuss lately. . .
JimmyCinnabon replied to Wrasslin's topic in College Wrestling
That's probably because transgender people make up less than 1% of the population. And then when you factor in how many of that insanely small group are good athletes you end up with a literal handful of actual people who are trans athletes that we would even need to consider as to whether they can compete or not. It's yet another non-issue blown up to be a boogeyman. -
All this transgender athlete fuss lately. . .
JimmyCinnabon replied to Wrasslin's topic in College Wrestling
I doubt it. -
Will the downfall be as much fun as the rise to the top of the mountain?
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You broke it you bought it, pal.
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Absolutely not. Accusing a PSU wrestler of not having fun is cause for ejection from the park. It's right above "line jumping" on the sign.
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This is borderline slander.