Jason Bryant

It's unlikely to have ever happened in the Division I tournament since the wrestlebacks fully expanded to include every first-round loser. In 1984, there was still the follow-the-leader system that would look like a full international repechage, but where the entries got pulled back in if their opponent made the semifinals. I saw a kid in D3 (18 wrestlers in the bracket) get two medical forfeits on the backside to end up placing, but that 1984 thing was surely an anomaly given that two wrestlers got hurt on the front side in that quarterbracket where Isom came back through, including Melvin Douglas.

Team Sheikie! RIP THE LEGEND, BUBBA!

My hometown didn’t get one until 1995 and it was the smallest McDonalds (it seemed) ever. I worked there 2 hours before bolting to fry chicken at KFC for a summer. Kids want happy meals periodically… so there’s that.

So does that make those who get takeout orders as doing something “sack religious?” I’ll show myself out.

#WrestlingThreadADayInJune

Word is the bag to win was bigger than the bag to lose.

This helps with context, especially when realizing how freak of an accident this really was.

… you’re HIGHLY regarded if you’re the #12 recruit in an entire class. I did the rankings in that era for InterMat so I know JC is just coming up with typical JC weirdness.

“Wasn’t heralded as a top recruit?” Where do you come up with this stuff?

Tim Hands is an awesome dude and a great asset to the sport.

The term itself is redundant.

Part of the issue, IMO, with guys like Jones and even further back in time like Simons, is wrestlers from non-power programs don’t have the vocal fanbases to continue to talk about them as much. Most of the legends in the pre-internet era could be deemed under-appreciated.

Then you’d have (hypothetically of course) to tack on a few more since he also MFF at Midlands a time or two, right? As far as the question, yes, Zain had the better college career.

I mean, that’s Family Feud …

Also correct.

Gray Simons.

ChatGPT sports lists are about as good as that Twitter account that trolls the hell out of every CFB fanbase annually. Wrestling folks revolted (predictably Karen-like) when it was posted on twitter a few months ago. These discussions are fun, though. I had to correct Ben when he was calling out the D1 win streak leaders and skipped over Gray Simons, who had "NCAA/NAIA" in my screen shot. The GOATS need not be forgotten because they competed in an era with dual affiliation and before NCAA divisions.

For a guy who hates pro wrestling so much, he certainly likes to use its parlance to annoy me - and yes - he does it (or at least started doing it) to annoy me. Commitment to the gimmick I guess. The moment I say it at the NCAAs is the moment I quit doing what I do. When you hear me say it at NCAAs, it means I've given up on all hope and just don't care about the quality of work or respect for our sport.

Don’t you try to bring me into this warped political landscape!!! It’s an apt bowling term and an apt “pro wrestling” term. Find it in just one official NCAA document in the last half-century. It has been written incorrectly for generations. But much like many a political discussion, facts don’t always matter …

DNP-3-1-1 is statistically beaten by more than 10 folks since 1973. International credentials really shouldn’t be taken into account IMO unless they were earned while in college. It’s ChatGPT, this is not exactly any type of AI expert in niche sports compilation.

It's clickbait and has zero value. Here's a question I put in the other day. Why is Gray Simons one of the greatest American wrestlers ever? ChatGPT I'm sorry, but as of my knowledge cutoff in September 2021, I couldn't find any information about Gray Simons as one of the greatest American wrestlers. It's possible that Gray Simons is a relatively new or lesser-known wrestler who gained prominence after my knowledge cutoff date. Without additional information about Gray Simons or their achievements, it is challenging to provide a specific assessment of their status as one of the greatest American wrestlers ever. Wrestling has a rich history in the United States, with many exceptional athletes who have made significant contributions to the sport. If you have any specific details or accomplishments about Gray Simons, I may be able to provide more insight.

As Gimp pointed out, Old Steve is Steve Barrett. The "80 Olympics" thing may be an embellishment of sorts for the sake of the story, but he was on the ladder and had heavy international wrestling experience at the time. It's a nuance that really no one but us cares about. I don't think Barrett is out there saying he was on the team. It's like if someone messes up a fact in a retelling. It's entertainment, so that's not one I'm going to be like "LIAR" on, for example. Warren legit beat Bormet in the bloodround and he's also cited Dort Mayabb in his last special by name about her running a marathon. I once found a picture of Steve Barrett in an old AWN and sent it to Greg. He replied with "oh the hell he put us through"

I don't mind ads that much, considering that's how some of the sites make some money back on their expenses. Although I do find it interesting when wrestling folks have complained about content behind paywalls, saying they should get advertising to cover that, then they use ad blockers to browse the web. I use Brave to block most ads. I know when I develop the newsletter, I see some of these news sites not with ads, but with 50-60 tracking cookies in their code. That's a hard no. Here, there's 3. I have no problem allowing those ads and trackers when I post from the computer (like I'm doing now).

Don’t have any. Use the paid version of the Tapatalk App to browse the forum - also works with a few others I read.

That place in Norfolk. Wood Selig still sucks. </End honest opinion>