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A possible matchup second round between the Stout brothers at 197. #6 vs. #11. Sibling rivalry action:

Penn State's women's volleyball team won the National Championship this year. En route, they beat Nebraska in the semifinals. They also have the NCAA record for the sport with 107 consecutive match wins from 2007-2010 (36 more straight victories than the PSU wrestling team by comparison). https://gopsusports.com/sports/womens-volleyball

"Nebraska to Win it All ... Well not in wrestling, but I am sure in something" The Good: Nebraska is the leading producer of popcorn in the United States. The Acceptable: Nebraska is the number one producer of Great Northern beans in the U.S. And the Horrible: Nebraska leads the nation in cattle slaughter, killing 6.8 million each year. (As a near life-long vegetarian, I'm horrified.)

It is surprising to see this from Ryan, who was in a bad car accident recently that almost took his life: https://abc6onyourside.com/sports/ohio-state-sports/ohio-state-wrestling-coach-tom-ryan-thankful-to-be-alive-after-significant-car-accident One of the biggest problems in sports and other areas, I think, is when (blind) loyalty and emotional attachment to one's team (family, community, country) override truth, reason, and facts. It's also why some people should never enter journalism, science, or academics (or even referee-ing) which require commitments and obligations to a striving for objectivity (even if complete objectivity is difficult to attain).

If a wrestler plays opossum, shouldn't his opponent get back points or, minimally, stall calls in his favor? Btw: has a wrestler ever actually died on the mat? Any known cases? Thousands, of course, have given up and acted like they were dead. Real opossums are very good to have around. They don't carry rabies and they eat things that could harm us. I have a few living under my porch. They sometimes eat the leftover food at night that I put out for stray cats during the day. I had a baby opossum who would sleep on the porch chair.

3 of the above names will certainly be eliminated from the realm of the undefeated by the end of the season. Either Keck. or CStarr (or as a longshot both) Two from Steveson, Hendrickson and Trephan. In addition, we may conceivably see KOT, Henson, and Ford Pinto fall since they all have serious fellow competitors at the weight. It's like an Agatha Christie novel: And Then Were None ... though I'm pretty sure MM and Steveson will survive the bloodbath.

When you destroy every team in the toughest conference for the last five years, you don't need to go anywhere. When you out-distance the closest (2nd place) team at NCAAs by 100 points, you don't need to go anywhere. When you've won 71 straight duals and 11 out of the last 13 National championships, you need to go anywhere. When you get better matches in your own wrestling room than traveling long distances, you don't need to go anywhere. When you are thriving, smiling, and having fun at home, you don't need to go anywhere. (Feel free to shorten any of these Penn State advertisements for bumper stickers, shirts, and hats)

I can't see any scenario where Keckheisen gets #1 over Starocci. What kind of schedule did Trephen have? Can't imagine his wins are as good as Kerkviliet. I also don't like Ramos over Llilledahl, especially since LL just majored him. Fresh in folks minds. Kharchala at #4 is weak. But there is a big drop off after the first 3

It looks like the seeding will be: 1. KOT 2. Haines 3. Hamiti

Thanks for the write-ups. I thought Hamiti would have him. OKST is 0-3 so far in the finals and will likely go 0-4 after 184.

Can somebody give a play by play (or at least short period summaries) of 174 (Hamiti vs. KOT), which starts now. I'm unable to watch it. Thanks in advance!

Another #1 ranked and/or undefeated guy goes down in this tough as nails tournament: Ramos, Bartlett, McEnally, and Buchannon and one more is about to go down at 285. It's a war of attrition.

Good match. Looks like Kekeisen will get McEnally in the semis.

Caiiendo was in the match until the end. MM's first non-bonus win of the year. Looks like the only chance of a guy bonus-ing his way through the entire season is now Steveson's

Manning with histrionics again. I think he takes lessons from the Mongolian wrestling coaches

Kasak needs to see Dr. Zizmor, who used to advertise everywhere on New York City subways

There should be a moratorium on showing the family of wrestlers during the action.

Strange finals so far. Two pretty quick pins. A 1-0 win and a 4-3 win with lots of (often gratuitous) stall calls. Hopefully, the rest get more interesting or entertaining. 184 and 285 have finals with all undefeated guys. 165 has PSU vs. Iowa redux redux (yes, the Squad Squad for eliminating redundancy should intervene).

Van Ness just eviscerated Parco. 13-0 and 3:50 of riding time. It was like an NCAA champion destroying a high school JV guy

Parco vs. Van Ness for third should be fun

They allow bathroom breaks, trips to the refrigerator, and even time to do your taxes. And often time to get in a half hour run or workout

These challenges are wrestling's equivalent of the last two minutes of basketball games, which take 20 minutes

Davis finds himself constantly squirming off his side and back against better opponents. It's almost like he has terrible balance.