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  1. Fletcher
    https://medium.com/@jessejantzen/my-olympic-dream-a-wrestlers-capacity-for-suffering-1dd4ee2f5411
  2. Fletcher
    Delete - misremembering stuff.
  3. Fletcher
    It's a subjective ref. call and often decides the match. Basically like stalling in folk, but even more punitive. Maybe I'm just an idiot, but it it always seems like they're putting the wrong guy on the clock.
  4. Fletcher
    This would be a good option for the softer, more feminine high schoolers.
  5. Fletcher
    And therein lines the problem. The scoring is arbitrary because I don't understand it and I don't understand it because the scoring is arbitrary.
  6. Fletcher
    The arbitrary scoring in freestyle makes it almost as exciting as breakdancing.
  7. Fletcher
    "Shot Clock Haters"
  8. Fletcher
    Olympics is always a good reminder of how dumb freestyle is and how we should force the rest of the world to wrestle folkstyle.
  9. Fletcher
    Pretty unfair that I am, by default, Unfunny Fletcher. But I guess these are the cards I've been dealt.
  10. Fletcher
    So if this ends up being the direction programs go in, which programs currently offering scholarships may go down to zero - so they can be used for football instead? it would probably be programs that currently are not at 9.9 (an indicator that the school already doesn't value wrestling) and obviously are serious about football. Stanford? Pitt? Northwestern? Most other Big Ten teams are probably safe and some may even increase their scholarships - PSU, tOSU, Iowa.
  11. Fletcher
    Just D1. And possibly just P5 conference schools only?
  12. Fletcher
    Up to 30 scholarships available, but schools still have to balance male with female scholarships in the aggregate. So it doesn't necessarily mean more for wrestling and could mean less - e.g. if the school wants to increase football scholarships, it may need to take them from wrestling to keep the overall balance between male/female scholarships.
  13. Fletcher
    I can't believe I didn't think of this joke first. Dammit!
  14. Fletcher
    Still can't believe Hamiti let that Big Ten match get away from him. Hamiti holds on and wins that, then he's opposite bracket from Carr and straight path to the NCAA finals, while Mesinbrink would have to go thru Carr and O'Toole. Back on topic - I'd probably say smartest would be any pre-med or engineering kid with a high GPA. I don't know Mesinbrink's major, but I expect classes at PSU are easier than at the Ivies.
  15. Fletcher
    Princeton/Cornell/Stanford have some admissions flexibility for the right recruit. Still higher standards than most schools, but not as strict on academic standards as the other ivies.
  16. Fletcher
    He's definitely not hogtied in the trunk of my car right now, if that's what you're hinting at.
  17. Fletcher
    Nope. Some dude named "FunnyFletcher" was on the old board for a short while and was a comedian, but I'm the original. And my posts are deadly serious.
  18. Fletcher
    Given his age, there's also a fair chance the kid's dad is doing all this in his name.
  19. Fletcher
    Did a great job with Northwestern and wish he was back into coaching.
  20. Fletcher
    The ACC has an airtight "grant of rights" agreement with all members. FSU, Clemson and Miami would have to pay around $100MM to exit. Doesn't mean they won't, but unlikely. Each year the exit cost go down, so they eventually will leave - just depends on when it becomes cost-effective.
  21. Fletcher
    No problem - happy to help. Now that I've taught you how message boards work, we can move on to Facebook and texting.
  22. Fletcher
    Nope - going off memory, so I don't have data on hand. It's also been a while since Borelli's coached.
  23. Fletcher
    It's a public message board - anyone can respond to anything. I was the initial poster anyways.
  24. Fletcher
    Clearly running a top-notch program in terms of recruiting and getting already good wrestlers to continue performing at a high level. Can he take an average kid and turn him into a stud? I'm not really a PSU fan - I don't have enough knowledge about their program to give examples.
  25. Fletcher
    You're welcome to your own interpretation. In my mind, it's relative. Turn a 3rd string kid into an above 500 wrestler, that's a success. Turn a top 50 recruit into a 500 college wrestler, not as impressive.
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