Voice of the Quakers

Like white smoke from the Vatican, we have a new yokozuna: Hoshoryu! https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250127_22/?utm_source=semafor

Comcast has actually been running promos for NHK's coverage in the DC area, and a local sports net has picked up summaries of past tournaments. Great fun. And, always interesting to see the non-Japanese wrestlers; one recent program featured a now-retired wrestler from Georgia (the country). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tochinoshin_Tsuyoshi

Team titles seem to be dominated by streaks - earning one often could be as "easy" as walking on to the right team. Individually, every AA has to earn it the hard way.

Can confirm allocations are being released to teams shortly. In the meantime, individual sessions are for sale on the NCAA site. Thursday night is pretty inexpensive. https://www.ticketmaster.com/2025-ncaa-division-i-mens-wrestling-philadelphia-pennsylvania-03-20-2025/event/30006150C6B83BA1?utm_source=NCAATickets&utm_medium=ticketoptionsbutton&utm_campaign=MWRSession2&_gl=1*csivxs*_gcl_au*MTA1MDIyNTEzNy4xNzM2OTY1NjEz

I'm still confused - I thought Scott was at OREGON State.

Can't we just get a USA-Japan dual meet at this point? That would be awesome.

Footwork is vital in GR, but you typically don't need the deep penetration steps of a leg attack. I was comfortably able to wrestle GR without an ACL in my left knee post-college. Hopefully DeSanto finds similar good health.

Agreed. I do not agree with Coach Haight that it takes years to learn the hand fighting and positioning needed at the elite GR level. What we need are better athletes in the elite GR system - period.

Garrett Lowney was on an amazing heater in 2000.

https://www.eiwawrestling.org/sports/wrest/2024-25/releases/20241120cwsrxp?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email After the departures of Rutgers, Syracuse, Wilkes, etc., for various reasons, I thought the EIWA had great balance as a combination of the Ivy League and the Patriot League wrestling schools. This new format almost seems to invite the Patriot League teams to follow the Ivy League right out of the EIWA. Note that F&M is the only team in the Independence Division that has been in the EIWA since 2011. Independence Division Patriot Division Binghamton Drexel Franklin & Marshall Hofstra Long Island University Morgan State Sacred Heart American Army West Point Bucknell Lehigh Navy

Gable Steveson wrestling in college is wasting everyone's time. Yes, he will win NCAAs - good for him. But, if he wants to focus on being the best wrestler he can be, he should be solely competing in FS. On another front, 7th year "seniors" do not belong in college sports. Unfortunately, I fear we're about to see a new batch of "abuse" of the Olympic redshirts coming to college wrestling shortly.

Billy Pierce had a 25 minute match via ultimate OT at the 2000 Olympic Trials in Dallas. Can't remember his opponent. The match was glorious - much more action packed than you would've imagined given the style and the weight class.

Dake will not age backwards forever. I think the only one who repeats is Snyder. Are we sure Spencer Lee wants to continue wrestling?

And yet, Sad might be done after tomorrow given injury and Snyder may compete for one or two more cycles.

Happy we are getting Taylor-Sadulaev in the first round. Wrestling needs more events like this. One of the greatest ever at 86 meeting one of the greatest ever at 97 for a catchweight fight, with a decent possibility neither will ever wrestle on the world stage again. This is wrestling's Hagler-Leonard. Who would've thought that a match of this magnitude would ever be possible? I'm actually more excited for this bout than I was for the Olympics.