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Carr is too small. Griffith maybe, depends on what his cut has been to maintain 165 but Starocci is every bit of 174 despite claiming he is going to make it down to 74 for OTT. KOT yes plz see ya Starocci

Headgear, singlet, Tsargush… Nicky +2 don’t care he’s grabbing it and not letting go

Seth Towns is 26 years old and will turn 27 in November during what will be his eighth NCAA Division 1 season and there is serious potential to return for a ninth season in 2024-25 depending on the granting of a medical redshirt. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/37685576/seth-towns-committing-howard-eighth-hoops-season

Starocci is everything Ferrari thinks he is and Ferrari is everything Starocci poses as. Chew on THAT one for a while

I wish the ten NCAA weight classes matched MFS weight classes but that would just make too much sense.

Bingo. DT did him dirty.

She’s damn sure Illinois royalty. Hater ass squakeyes be gone!

The cupboard is less bare, but not by much. There are big glimpses in the next two recruiting classes with Webster being a shining star that will course-correct and the new training facility will expedite the return to prominence for Illinois. 125: Cardani - Will forever be too small and lack the technical prowess to over come the size differential necessary to finish against anyone R16 and better. The W/L column will once again be overly harsh to B1G 125s but will hopefully earn an allocation that he actions into NQ. Renteria would have been a 4x CA champ if not for covid but that doesn't hold as much weight as one would presume given his brutal showing last year even after spending his freebie year in the room. I wish him luck at his next stop. 133: Byrd - May move up to 141. If he can stay at 133 not only should he remain in the AA conversation but also top 4. The weight has really cleared out, especially if Aurujau and Fix take another ORS. 141: Pucino - Brutal snap back to reality after a bright beginning of the season with a couple standout upsets that flashed his potential. Hopefully Poeta is coaching up how to leap in year 2. Has peak-potential for R16 if the bracket blows up just the right way. 149: Harrier/Fifield - .500 at best. Not counting on it. 157: Dr. Mikey Carr. Pysch! If this weight can break .500 it will be a huge moral victory but don't count on it. 165: D Braunagel - Mixed results as per usual. Should NQ and win a match or two, wouldn't be surprised by 0-2 at B1Gs. Took 7th at the Open in greco and will be at WTT this weekend so there is that. 174: Ruth - I hate all things Brands, including when the stupid biter Nelson Brands beat Ruth in the blood round. I expect low-range AA next year. 184: Connell - should take another step forward and improve on last year. R16, maybe R12 is the likely ceiling this year but I wouldn't be surprised to peak as an AA. 197: Z Braunagel - only a couple seconds away from making the semis to getting beaten up by Cardenas in the blood round. Mixed results, might not NQ, might be mid-tier AA. I have learned to not have any expectations with the Braunagels and you should do the same. Took 3rd at the Open in greco and will be at WTT this weekend so there is that. 285: Luffman - R16/R12 gatekeeper but just too small to be successful in folkstyle. Took 3rd at the Open in greco and will be at WTT this weekend so there is that. So two AA hitters, three other potential wrestlers that could sneak onto the podium if things works out.

Had a bad cut trying to get back to his college weight of 70kg for US Open and surgeons had trouble reattaching his left leg in time for WTT

The Bradley match I revere the most: Wyatt Hendrickson v Dom Bradley 2023 US Open. Bradley scored his usual 1 pushout. https://www.flowrestling.org/events/10272040-2023-us-open-wrestling-championships/videos?playing=10922894&limit=60 I do wonder if Gwiz would big brother the crap out of Hendrickson or if it would be close? He will need to upset Parris this weekend to find out (nearly teched him at the Open before giving up 68 straight points).

Everyone has a 1-0 or 1-1 sumo match with Bradley though

Here's a fun one to ponder and the same I wondered in April 2021 at OTT. Why doesn't Cox bump up to 125 to give it a run? Does he do it this year after the presumed Snyder losses? How do live goes between he and Parris look in the room?

The conversation is about how styles make matchups. Parris (offensive) and Gwiz (defensive) have very different styles with typically very different results on the international scene. And besides, everyone knows Taylor was never better than 3rd best domestically at any given weight until others vacated (JB>Dake>Taylor, Cox>Dake>Taylor, Cyler>Bubba>Taylor)

I'm with you (was my latter point). You feel that Parris is like pre 2022 Yianni [2021 worlds doesn't count don't @ me] - better for international comp but unable to break through domestically. Until Gwiz loses to Parris we will have to agree to disagree, but I'm definitely nodding my head silently.

We find out this weekend. Gwiz is still the prohibitive favorite although Father Time remains undefeated. Hopefully Parris doesn't suffer another herniated disc and withdraws because I'm sure that will go over well. +1 for the Kawhi reference

Gwiz is 3-1 against Parris including handily going 2-0 at 2021 WTT. Unless you mean even though he isn't the second-best and only that Parris would produce the second-best results on the international scene which I guess I could see your overarching point? But not really since Gwiz is still a world bronze match level of gatekeeper (i.e. you will have to beat him in repechage or 3rd place match) and Parris has yet to get past him.

You’re looking at this all wrong and need to approach with an IDEA mindset I (inclusive) because it welcomes all ages since it’s a high school gym D (diversity) because underrepresented wrestling groups are participating e.g. greco-roman to grow participation among high school attendees E (equity) because everyone is stuck competing in the same high school gym A (accessibility) because it’s a high school gym and therefore meets ADA requirements which is better than some world seniors events can say…

They are all at the same high school gym though…

Mapping out nine days of April 2024 is super fun. April 13-16: Boston Marathon. Went over budget again this year, will probably make the same mistakes again next year. [April 15: tax deadline] April 17: "Work" from home but make everything the client's fault for not meeting deliverables while I am wholly offline during this stretch April 18-21: Olympic trials. Solo no family. Still budgeting $7k to do my part supporting James Franklin's coaching staff salaries. April 22: Divorce court. This will be the most expensive part of all. If I somehow can survive April 2024, then Los Angeles in July 2028 has me dead to rights.

$5 of each ticket goes directly to USAW. The other $245-$495 goes to Penn State football athletic department

Whoever voted for Nolf needs to fess up

My heart says Zane Richards but my mind says Nick Lee. Marsteller also has a small puncher's chance but JB has felt him a few times now and I believe permanently made adjustments to avoid dropping a match again.

Sorry I thought I was being under the radar when I meant there is only so much NIL money to go around for each university

Zane Richards will take out Gilman two matches to one and earn his long-coveted senior world medal

Sometimes you gotta clear salary cap space to land a blue chipper like Hopke. Nagao leaving is on him. Would he be an AA talked about riding RBY hard 2x if he went elsewhere? He saw greener grass and dollar signs. I support it at an abstract, but I would be pissed if I were his teammate.