Mr. PeanutButter

I think, on balance, this has been his best year. His dismantling of Kai Orine earlier in the year really stood out to me, for example. I must admit though he has been fading a bit late in matches more recently. Could that be related to him keeping his weight down for Olympic trials?

Hahaha. Nice nicknames. Who are you referring to?

Agreed. The show has been going off the rails a bit too much lately. Sometimes, I don't mind the banter and the side tangents Other times, they are brain rot

There was some controversy about "Naggo's" top riding last season, particularly at Big Tens. RBY in particularly seemed to have a reaction towards it

Uhh... Wat?

I did not go full jaja, no. I was generous to Nebraska (and Iowa obviously) in both scenarios

Brett Ungar

First time I filled out the brackets I got: PSU 151 (9AAs) NC state 90.5 Iowa 85.5 I then leaned into my Iowa bias hard and took a very pessimistic approach towards PSU and got: PSU 134 Iowa 97 (Teske AAs lol) Nebraska 84

Bro, this is getting old. We get it, Iowa is on the decline. Do you get out much and talk to actual fans? Because I don't know a single Iowa fan (and there's a ton in my family) that thinks that things are just peachy right now. This extends to the metaverse as well. The overarching theme I've seen all over the internet is that the status quo isn't getting it done so you're not saying anything new here. What do you think needs to change?

Shapiro vs Lewan. I know, sounds weird but I want to see if anyone can get past his stout defense and make him fold a little

That's really good insight. I didn't think about that. I've only had the pleasure of being seriously invested in the sport since the late 2000s, and a bit later than that as an adult. I didn't get a chance to have any sort of meaningful interaction with top level (active or recently active) wrestlers until the previous decade so I didn't think about how "gritty" the characters from the previous era were. This gives me a lot to think about and explore. Thank you. I was willing to give Carter a lot of slack for his words because he walked the walk and I thought it was all part of a self promotion bit. But this weekend's happenings didn't sit right with me. I imagine trying to dip out on my teammates during a major tournament and the thought makes me uncomfortable. Then again, I've never been on my way towards goat status.

I've taken some beatings. I think that's beside the point though. There's no end of excellent wrestlers out there that I respect. None (most?) of them don't act like Carter though. He's a punk. I respect his work ethic though. Everyone from PSU that has ever spoken about him has highlighted his work ethic. So there's that.

You can suck down as much copium as you want. Fact is, Carter bailed on his team in the middle of a tournament and deliberately made a "look at me" spectacle of a tweet. Rather than support them, he felt the need to make. It all about him. That's in addition to all the BS he's spewed over the years. Carter could kick a baby out of a stroller and youd probably argue how that was great physical therapy.

Self fellating drama queen that doesn't care about supporting his teammates, tsk tsk

He's been a punk his entire career and there's been a lot of hypocrisy from the fans regarding his behavior.

It's simple, really. Just use the Bob button for likes and the fire reaction for thanks. Stalling reaction when someone isn't answering the question or when you're just feeling snarky, poopy button for takes that stink and the clown button for when the poster is acting a fool. I like the new setup

I would like to see Iowa get better at getting their top recruits over the top. One of the most consistently disappointing things as a fan is seeing, year over year, their finalists (and other contenders) fall short. There are other issues of course but that stands out. I'm all for change, as long as it could lead to better results. Which head coach could step in and do better? I'm not sure there is a vetted and available option right now. I do think Iowa is in nerd of new assistants though...

so you're dumb, angry, and blind?

Don't really know about that but he did most definitely abandon his teammates, went home mid tournament, and had to make everything about himself with that cryptic tweet.

Yeah, doesn't look like this one is going to be close

Franek with a big ole bruiser over the right eye. Probably why he "ducked"

To top it off, do nothing Amine loses as well

Holy **** just like that

Length seems to be an issue for MM

I would love to see Mesenbrink vs Lewan