MadMardigain

Been saying this about many video based wrestling commentary for years. Those watching know the basics of the sport. We don’t need the play by play especially when much of it doesn’t even end in a point. I’d prefer more wrestler background info, keys to the match for each wrestler, and strategy adjustments as the points go up with the occasional move hype when a big point shift occurs.

Just get me $4 and a can of spray paint per trophy and I got you guys covered.

Maybe emphasize Mike Mena more and I think you have something there.

I would like to see an improvement in recruiting with the Indiana program but that’s hard to do until the staff can prove they can developed multiple guts into NCAA qualifier that are getting a shot to AA. Recruit want to know they have guys in the room who can get them to that same level and coaches that have a track record for getting the none blue chips guys to another level. Once the in room guys can get there we will see how good Escobedo and companies recruiting skill really are. To me there a few more years on Escobedo’s progress clock before you can really start questioning if he’s getting enough out of the room and able to pull in solid recruits. Sure asking for IU to be a Top 10 national program anytime soon is a stretch, but the expectation should at least be consistently be in the middle of the Big10 with a a few AAs each year shouldn’t be.

WWE still hoping he developed his mic ability.

Riders not a bad team and ranked in a few weights that match up with some of Indiana’s better guys. But since I haven’t looked yet did Indiana mix in some backups for this early dual or is this their main roster?

The odds seem to be in favor of that occurring.

Rare but it’s happened a few times. It was freestyle but I recall the High School version of Jason Tsirtsis beating recent NCAA champ Darion Caldwell at Olympic trials.

You’re taking me back to the Flips Headphones marketing era.

I’m sure we will have some stuttering refs these opening weeks trying to retrain their brain to make the new call.

Turkey and Senegal come to mind with a specific national style.

Better question maybe: How do the Brands end up after the family is done there.

Yet. A few years back you would have said the sport doesn’t have anything to do with sand either.

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The Humphrey Era Downey is about as good as you are going to see with him. Not sure anyone else has or will be able to get in his head good enough to get both decent results and a somewhat in check demeanor on and off the mat. Sure not world beater but at least he added decent depth to the US ladder and could be competitive internationally for that short period of time.

I feel like you are on to something here.

I’ve said for awhile now I’d be fine if they pulled had a way to pull Quarter-Final loser from the opposite side. But as JB basically said wrestlebacks at this level are brutal so unless they do them over multiple days it’s hard to add much more.

I stopped having friend so I wouldn’t have to ask things for them like them.

Hope the travel budget is there or some of the none top tier 1 are close to being cut.

Day before MMA weight cuts are just scary. I’m shocked someone hasn’t been rushed to the hospital on deaths doors step or worse yet.

It wasn’t that long ago Stanford was on the brink of closing the wrestling room doors for good. Koll coming in was part of ensuring the program remained relevant. Who can come in to keep that going? And could Stanford consider ending the program again if that relevancy begins to fall off with Kolls departure? I don’t recall but did they at least get some type of endowment in place during the resurgence to help with keeping it afloat long term?

I’m down almost 20lb in last 3 weeks. But that’s been accomplished through getting back to work routine habits after summer break, eating better, running a 5K every other day, and drinking “the good stuff” on weekends only again. Plus, a stubborn attitude to not let these high school brats think for a second they have an edge up on me in neutral a month or two. I’ve been in wrestling too much of my life to believe any less than hard work and some self control will work over a long period of time.

What’s a Cadet? Must be some military school world championship. Let’s go Black Knights!

As BigTen expand across the nation so does travel cost, especially for minor sports that don’t bring in a major money. So is furthering conference expansion helping schools keep these minor sports viable or could it cause them to reduce some of their catalog in order to focus more on the main money makers? If anything I don’t see this as improving the state of wrestling in the Big10.

I’ve seen a few of those Bachelorettte parties turn into wrestling matches.