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Battisto is really good. He needs to be on the NCAA Championships broadcast.

he is an ncaa champ. did you forget that part?

Ferrari is not in the bracket. Damn. Was looking forward to some antics.

gulp.... If he doesn't enter, the bet is voided. just like player prop bets.

A lot can happen between now and March. Predetermined matchups at NCAAs rarely happen. The brackets are filled with landmines. Bartlett could win NCAAs without having to beat either of these guys. Mendez sure looks dominant right now, but its December.

I like it. Deal. Virtual handshake.

Even more rare is an injury to one of Cael's guys that Cael can't heal by thinking about it.

I guarantee you are right about this. There is NO WAY that he is eating 6K vegan calories.

I'd bet on him making the finals. Let's not make it dependent on your luck in Vegas. Let's just make a $100,000 intermat bucks bet.

you know how you tell if someone is a vegan? don't worry, they will tell you.

I'll take that bet. How much you in for?

Harbaugh wears cleats. I'd like to see wrestling coaches in wrestling shoes. Better for the mats.

the dims have nobody who is a decent candidate. gavin slimey newsome? big mike obama? they have nothing at all.

great share. ty

https://nwhof.org/hall_of_fame/bio/8057 Tadaaki Hatta came to the United States from Tokyo, Japan in 1961 and became an NCAA champion, two-time All-American and two-time Big Eight champion for Oklahoma State University. He helped OSU win NCAA titles in 1964 and 1966 while finishing second in 1965.

I wonder if it is possible to put theoretical values on being on top like the guy who wrote the paper who influenced the coach who never punts? https://eml.berkeley.edu/~dromer/papers/JPE_April06.pdf Someone smarter than me with numbers could probably do a theoretical model.

I'm sure many of you have heard about the football coach who never punts and always onsides kicks. For those who haven't: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1849595-high-school-coach-who-never-punts-explains-his-strategy In MLB, there has been an emphasis on home runs and a de-emphasis on batting average because of analytics. In basketball, there is an emphasis on 3 point shots because of analytics. Is wrestling lagging behind the analytics revolution? 3 point takedowns have started to balance out the value of certain scoring events, but I have a hunch that there is a huge edge that is being ignored because of traditional thinking and because its risky - top wrestling. Hear me out. What % of matches does wrestler A win when he turns wrestler B for a 4 point near fall? How likely is it that after turning someone once that you are able to turn them again? How much time do we spend on top wrestling during practice? If your partners in your room are beasts on top, will you become really good on bottom, negating the risk of being turned? What if a program spent 90% of their time mat wrestling and 10% on neutral? I think neutral is the emphasis in most rooms, it certainly was in mine. Should wrestling coaches consider choosing top every time? The other possibility is a pin, which in duals has a HUGE value. The risk is an escape in most cases, so maybe the upside is greater than the risk? In basketball you only have to shoot 30% from 3 to make high volume 3 point shooting make sense. I wonder about the rates in wrestling. Long post, I know, so the summarize - is wrestling overlooking the high potential value of top wrestling while also under developing top wrestling skills?

I met him a couple times and was impressed that he levitates without touching the ground when he walks. Never seen that before.

This is one of the most disturbing posts in the history of wrestling forums. I am disgusted, but also impressed you found a way to be more vile than a bunch of insane wrestling fans.

President Trump is a 2:1 favorite in the Vegas/Offshore books right now. In fact, he is now more of a favorite to win than at any time while Biden was the candidate. Interesting times!

you are getting me excited at the prospect of a healthy Sasso and a real feel good comeback story. Fingers crossed!

Certainly a possibility, but as an optimist, I think Provo, Knox, Norman, Abas, Stemmet and Monteiro are all day 2 guys at NCAAs and that is points and the possibility of AA. I was more referring to them as a dual team in the sense of their best team ever. People are sleeping on Knox, but having 6 or 7 guys in the top 20 is pretty dang good for them. With Valencia and Cardenas taking redshirts, it sure changes things. A lineup with Cardenas, Garvin and Valencia is a good dual team, especially when you sprinkle in those other guys. Now, I am far less optimistic with the info that NHS67 graciously shared. Program insider?!?

His dad was a late bloomer as well. Matt Monteiro was a beast.

wow, thats big info. who might not be the #1 at that weight?

Stanford should have one of their best teams ever. 125: Provo (good chance to AA) 133: Knox (beast of east champ and 2X NHSCA champ) 141: Aden Valencia (AA threat) 149: Abas (AA a couple years ago) 157: Cardenas (returning AA) 165: Garvin (returning AA) 174: Norman (beat Shane Griffith last year) 184: Not sure 197: Stemmet (3X qualifier) 285: Not sure