BruceyB

It was just a joke about your excitement. Excitement often triggers the python.

I don't this doesn't come out as off-putting, but IMO we should just keep this thread to actual updates on Ben's health while avoiding playing doctor by trying to explain why, how, or what is going to come of Ben's current situation. I know that we are all on the same team, but we should stick to what we know based on the information that has been made public. I know that's not typically the spirit of a forum, but in this critical time, I don't think any of us want to give "opinion" on what may or may not be transpiring. This is an absolutely horrible situation, and I think we would all be best giving it space. Please continue to share updates, but let's not bring opinions or speculation into the picture anymore than necessary.

Keep that python in your pants, Mr. PB.

As someone who has wrangled carts in his life, I didn't mind it. It gave me something to do, I got to get outside, and it changed the pace. But do not lie to yourself and act like you're doing anyone a service by being lazy and self serving by ditching your cart wherever is convenient for yourself. It's not something that would ruin my day, but every time I grabbed a cart from somewhere it didn't belong, I thought the person who left it there was a lazy a**hole. You know that old adage; grocery carts are the greatest litmus test of whether people are capable of self-governing. Everyone knows the correct thing to do, and there is no penalty if you choose to break the societal rule. You can convince yourself of whatever justification for breaking the rule you want, you're still breaking the rule because you're a lazy a**hole.

This just isn't true. My birthday is in mid-September, my cousin's birthday is August 30th. I started kindergarten in 1996, and he started kindergarten in 1995 because he turned 5 before the school year started. He was among the youngest in his grade and I was the among the oldest. Summer birthdays (like Bo has) make things more ambiguous when it comes to the proper start year. You're saying that my cousin would be a "hold-back" if he started kindergarten the same year as me despite us being two-weeks apart in age? Bo is 1 year and 1 month older than what would be considered a normal high school age. If he was born in September, then he would be a traditional 1 year hold back that just happened to be old for his grade.

I don't know that I'd necessarily count him out against Ech or Paniro. He didn't lost to a single non AA last season and seems to be getting better and better.

PSU athletes wrestle 20 matches a year without a modified schedule.. One would think a modified schedule would be easiest to make happen at PSU. @The Kid just can't help but find a way to have a cynical opinion about any and every topic.

Barr is 21 as a RS freshman. Most redshirt freshman are 20. Oh no, he's a year older than normal for his grade.

Until the last line I thought you were suggesting that could be their potential line-up.

My parents didn't feel that my youngest brother was emotionally mature enough to start kindergarten when he was 5, so he started school a year later than most. The same happened with one of my closest friends. Also, high school wrestling was the most fun I ever had as an athlete. My child would likely be undersized for 106 as a freshman seeing as I was very undersized for 103. I would strongly consider starting them a year late in school so they have a chance to enjoy 4 years of high school sports. And if I didn't start them late, and going into 9th grade my child was undersized and wanted to repeat a grade to maximize their high school wrestling experience, I would gladly let them.

I have no problem with a 1 year hold back. There are reasons for it that I agree with. I do agree with you that double holdbacks and PG years that aren't a "greyshirt" are ridiculous.

Name one wrestler that graduated high school at 21. You're exaggerating what is taking place in high school sports. Bo Bassett is the most criticized hold-back and he will be 19 when he graduates high school, and turn 20 in August as he begins his true freshman year. He is one year older than typical for his grade. People create way too much drama around a kid being a year old for his grade. Who cares. Once you get to college you have guys in the 6th and 7th years now with RS, Olympic RS, free medical RS. Being 1 year older than your peers entering college has literally never mattered less than it does now.

Worst team in a while? 2024 2025 57kg Spencer Lee (silver) Spencer Lee 61kg Vito Arujau (silver) Vito/Forrest 65kg Zain Retherford (no medal) Real Woods 70kg James Green (no medal) PJ Duke 74kg Kyle Dake (bronze) David Carr 79kg Jordan Burroughs (no medal) Levi Haines 86kg Aaron Brooks (bronze) Zahid Valencia 92kg David Taylor (bronze) Trent Hidlay 97kg Kyle Snyder (no medal) Kyle Snyder 125kg Parris (no medal) Hendrickson Last year we had 0 golds, and 5 total medals. This team may not have the big names of last years team, but I'd argue this team brings home more hardware than last year's.

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