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Tom Brands?

I just wrote up a big bashing of Brands but to be fair one could ask why were Northern Iowa or any of the non-D1 schools not targeted as well?

Yeah literally saying it was the media’s fault was odd. I usually love Brands interviews, but the whole premise of “you’re not asking the right questions” was also odd because the question that prompted that response was “what are your thoughts on the ruling” which would have allowed him to say just about anything. Then after his ramble he doesn’t really allow follow-ups to perhaps “ask the right questions” and says “let’s talk about Oregon State.” Then someone does try to get clarification on the specific wrestlers and he just goes back to “you’re asking the wrong questions.” I would think getting official confirmation on who’s suspended and for how long would be a “right question” but apparently not. He earlier had made comments about 174, 184, and 285 “not being the guys on the poster” for Oregon State, and did say that 2 of the suspended guys still have open appeals.

Princeton doesn’t have a team do they? Ayres is listed on the mens roster

I did't realize he was teammates with Bryan Synder...I guess that explains the username?

I do think Fix should be #1

Gable wrestling in a non-Olympic year WTT got them headlines? Who besides (real) wrestling fans even knew he was in it? What exactly are they looking for as far as "progressing"? Charisma? I think most people could've told you before he signed with WWE that he didn't really have charisma, which most people don't but it's not usually something that is learned. I have a hard time believing he's having much trouble with the athletic aspects of the WWE but I guess it's possible. When I've read some of the social media posts following his appearances, not sure if WWE cares (or maybe they like it if they want him to be a heel or whatever), but there certainly seems to be a large contingent of WWE fans that don't like him because of his previous criminal allegations. I would've thought AJ Ferrari would be a natural for WWE (and a rivalry between him and Gable could've been cool), but I assume fans will make the same comments about him as well.

Possibly. Nothing wrong with a little speculation, that’s what message boards are for. Maybe he’s redshirting because he got a sweet NIL offer after winning the Clarion Open?

Cutting down from 133 to 125 and then redshirting in your 5th year of school seems unlikely, but I guess it’s possible.

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Intermat

LOL, honestly this is probably a better question than why is Crookham #1

I think the overall question is how exactly do last year's wins get factored in? I'm sure there are different schools of thought but I thought typically they form the basis for the preseason ranking, but shouldn't really be factored in after that, but it seems that's what Willie's doing for example, as he mentioned Crookham's loss to Cannon. But that was in response to a good point by Kozak, who pointed out that just based on Crookham's season last year, he would have been ranked 10 or 11 to start the season, so him jumping to 1 after beating #6 and #1 isn't all that crazy.

Maybe. I personally think it makes less sense to only have him at #5 as Intermat does than #1. #2 with Fix #1 probably would've been the right middle ground.

Maybe? Fun fact, McGonagle's only (non-injury default) loss last season to someone in this year's 133 field was to Fix

He's #31

He is?

@Husker_Du looks like your ranker forgot to include Palmer in the 125 rankings completely this week

Looks like Intermat went with the other extreme and only put him at #5

Thanks, although I’m not quite following the math in regards to how 35% higher housing only contributes to +13% overall when the only things cheaper based on this are energy and tire balancing.

Are there any other D1 schools in the DFW area that I’m not thinking of?

Yes and no. The lawsuit caused them to add a women’s sport. But it didn’t need to be wrestling

Sorry yea the Infection was different. But he still made the national finals that year… what injuries has he had internationally besides testing positive for Covid?

I definitely don't blame him for trying. Heck he could quit after a year of WWE and still get the large majority of the wrestling money I mentioned.

He wrestled 125 as a senior. What injuries did he have besides the ankle injury against Picc and infection he got recovering from it?