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I still prefer folkstyle, but I’ll admit there are some things freestyle does better. I know the most common requests to bring from free to folk are probably, in no particular order: 1) criteria 2) push out point, and 3) shot clock. I’m not necessarily opposed to those, particularly 1 & 2, but those would be significant changes. But what about some things that would be relatively easy to implement? Such as 1) Losing a point for a lost challenge. Would really help lung bricks 2) Home and away singlets - we need to get rid of ankle bands 3) No headgear required. Cauliflower ear is gross, but I don’t think wearing headgear during matches really prevents it, and often gets in the way or caused delays. Headgear should be required for practice, but not matches

So do we know if Anthony not enrolling in the spring was his decision or Iowa’s?

I hadn’t really thought of the impact to women’s wrestling. It seems the biggest thing it had going for it was helping with Title IX compliance. I know it’s been speculated that some schools not in the Big Ten/SEC could drop football which will make Title IX compliance much easier…

Ya called it. Also bumping this thread for some good discussion about who could have challenged for the spots

Will he pull a Mesenbrink?

I don’t see any actual chatter that he’s gone from the WWE? Usually media outlets pick up on stuff like that if his social media has actually been scrubbed. In fact most of the recent conversation seems to be bringing him up because some female wrestler also got booed. And here’s an “article” from just a few days ago recapping Steveson’s match, they mention they think he’s a “lost cause,” but nothing about him maybe already being gone. https://www.wrestlecrap.com/inductions/gable-steveson-debut/

When in April? Are they before US OTT’s?

Yianni did challenge him and lost/got injured

Interesting, thanks. And he can’t use a redshirt during it, correct?

I mean I don’t hate the idea, but I’m not sure it would be an “identical analogy” unless you had 3 chances to qualify for NCAA’s, 2 of them occurred 5 and 10 months before NCAA’s and one was in fact after the wrestle off?

Yes, exactly. You act like refs call every penalty exactly by the book. There probably could have been 5 team points deducted during the recent Iowa/OSU dual with the number of times Brands and Smith came on the mat. But none were.

It occurred after the race was over, including the lane he went into, so kinda, yeah. This seems comparable to the high school “taking down your singlet straps” rule (although at least it’s just a team point and not a DQ). It can be called a lot more than it is even though it’s technically “no judgement allowed”

Meh, didn’t most of the top guys have the opportunity to challenge for this (and of course Yianni did)? One notable exception I believe being Spencer

What do you suggest as far as changes?

I honestly don’t know how the scoring works. Would that outscore a gold from Micic and bronze from Amine? Regardless, I guess if Dake wins that might give it to NLWC. Would a silver from Dake outscore two bronzes from Parris and Gomez? Although I know Kerk could also be the US rep

Looking like CKWC might outscore NLWC at Olympics?

Didn’t this already happen at worlds with Micic and Rivera?

Swimming, apparently

The court doesn’t like tough wrestling. j/k, yeah as mentioned I don’t believe there were still any with charges remaining. There were some that pleaded guilty to lesser chargers earlier though, I bet they’re pissed https://apnews.com/article/sports-wagering-cyclones-hawkeyes-56d9ced5e9b21d2800ce87de57c771c7

And apparently it was for all the Iowa State athletes

Was he ever even suspended by the NCAA? I could be wrong but I thought he wasn’t because the allegations were from before he was a student

Yup, definitely makes sense that he would chicken out. But I gotta agree with Askren…if Palacio was afraid of someone showing up that could actually take him down, he probably shouldn’t have done it

Yup. I will say I have enjoyed the Ben/Dylan Palacio beef though

Here is the video linked in the article, was good but didn’t notice any wrestling talk. I didn’t realize NASA was so active on YouTube.

You might like the series JD & Tyler did when they visited a bunch of colleges and stayed at wrestling clubs to raise money for wrestling clubs in Maui