The Kid

He will only win if the big dawgs are banned from competing imo. He is too one dimensional with his attacks from neutral. He has a weak par tarre game. He has no gut wrench or lace series. He really only focused on freestyle in his entire career. Having very little variations and improvements in his game after winning the Olympics and then 2 straight world titles. He is an all time US great who I thought would surpass Burroughs. Brooks will most likely beat him for the 97 kg spot. Sad to see really.

Losing Cornell.....

I'm surprised the Ivy League has more qualifiers than the EIWA.

He didn't fight the leg lace very well. Zahid teched this guy previously.

Dake bomb

It doesn't count as a takedown in freestyle. It cost him the match!

Fatigue. It's the only thing I can think of. He looks like a shell of his former self.

It was a sign of fatigue imo. Why did he try a merkle when it's not td in freestyle?

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Igali. a Canadiam was a great wrestler who beat McIlravy. Broke my heart, but that's how it goes. He was Canada's only Olympic gold medalist.

Yoshida just beat Snyder in the uww ranking event. 15:25: Arash YOSHIDA (JPN) has done it! He beats Kyle SNYDER (USA) in the semifinals at 97kg. Yoshida, who seems small for 97kg was in all sorts of trouble for five minutes and 30 seconds of the match. The match saw Snyder score a takedown on the edge and as Yoshida was trying to sneak out of the hold, Snyder scored a pushout, all while Yoshida was on activity time. Snyder led 4-C before giving up a stepout. Both wrestler continued the pressure in the second period but Snyder's strength and positioning didn't let Yoshida get his on his attacks. However, Yoshida managed to get a cut-back and a turn to lead 5-5 on criteria with 30 seconds on the clock. Despite Snyder's efforts, Yoshida managed to remain in contact and not get scored on. A stunning win for the Yoshida.

Bruce's 1984 gold is similar to the Snyder's gold when Saduleav was banned from wrestling.

Bo Nickal is an ego maniac. Why isn't he wrestling?

What does Nolf know about freestyle except for getting dominated by Dake? Even Cael knew he had to recruit over Nolf for the nlwc. And Nolf retires without ever making it. Kinda like Bo.

Snyder getting pinned with an elementary move in the finals against Sadulaev was really bizarre. Bruce never had a melt down like that on the international scence. Kyle's best days are over. He too one dimensional. He never improved in par Terre. Did he ever gut wrench anyone?

Jersey Strong!

Never underestimate the heart of a champion.

The talent pool in football is deep. The 15th ranked running back could make the NFL. The 15th ranked wrestler at 133 or whatever weight class will never be recruited by the elite programs. It's night and day difference.

I have no idea on what Basset plans on doing next year, but he should graduate early and enroll at Iowa next year. He is past high school in terms of competition.

I heard Mitch Clark was a decent leg rider.

I guess Iowa is still tougher and more resilient than okie state. Some things may never change.

I could stream just about meaningful dual meet. I watched penn state vs Michigan at Michigan without any announcers. Just video. Is that option still available. I never said you could stream big tens or NCAAs for free. I'd pay for those events. $40 each. But, there's no way I'm paying flo or any other pay service outrage fees.

It was easier to stream a dual meet 15 years ago. Most of the time it was just video provided by the host school for free. Now, if you don't have cable, satellite, btn or flo, you're out of the loop. Paying $2000 to watch wrestling is just too much. On a side note, I just watched a TV show that has two guys fight in a car. That's on free TV. But, amateur wrestling is pay per view?