Mr. PeanutButter

That first period stalling was a brainfart but Gabe otherwise looked very savvy out there

Gabe has the bulk but Feldkamp looks a head taller

That was painful to watch.

Wondering what Kennedy's cardio might be like given the time off and weight bump

I guess the rumors of Kennedy getting his knee scoped recently might be true given the very large padded knee sleeve that he is sporting

I wasn't expecting a win. I was hoping Caliendo would make it more competitive though

Why can't they call stalling like this all the time

This dual is insanity. Cyclones overall seem to be more focused out there

I kinda get it but I think that is selling Max short. He would have taken an actual shot in the 3rd period when down by a takedown

Never should have gone that far. Props to the wife beater

I'd like to say that, had Teske finished one of those shots, it would have been a different match but Frost knew how to use his length

That sucked

Frost has some good length on him

My predictions are wrong one match in and I am fine with that

What sort of talent do the respective programs have waiting in the wings?

I'm not sure Brooks is putting on an act. He seems very genuine. Although Brooks has said some pretty controversial stuff Ferrari has actually nearly killed people, has made death threats on video and has has made some pretty disgusting comments towards women, also on video. There is no comparison.

I'm surprised so many are picking Ayala over Terukina. I know Barnette can be like a rollercoaster with his performances sometimes but Terukina looked very good while Ayala just lost. 125 - ISU dec 133 - IA dec 141 - IA maj 149 - ISU dec 157 - IA dec 165 - ISU dec 174 - IA dec 184 - ISU dec 197 - IA dec 285 - ISU maj 16-16 tie to be decided by criteria

Why? The only thing he has said in this thread is that Carter is a punk and that Lewis does nothing but try to score. Where are the falsehoods? Carter has said some real dumb stuff and Lewis really does do nothing on the mat against good competition. I don't cheer for Carter but I have to get him credit. He actually came to wrestle and he wrestled damn good. Edit: Ah, I realize you were probably referring to the stalling thread. Fair. I think it's undeniable that Carter was very, ahem, strategic his first 2 years in college. As I wrote in that thread, he is much, much more aggressive nowadays (generally).

I haven't spent much time on HR (or PSU's boards) the last few years. How certain are you that ironbird is a parody account? That poster is... Quite something but I always thought they were deathly serious

Talking to coach Brands in person is a lot different than anything you see on video but holy cow was that interview a steaming pile of cringe

Why? He and his camp came up with the most ludicrous excuse for doping that I've ever heard and he is really boring to watch against decent competition.

This really sucks as a fan. I do think the punishment is a bit too harsh but I never found myself sympathizing too much given that there was never any ambiguity regarding the consequences. The wrestlers brought this on themselves. How the heck does a coaches' son do something so pointlessly assisine? Nelson's Twitter tantrum and Assad's pouty interview were a really bad look. I can say all that and still honestly feel that it's a damn shame that I won't see those guys wrestle again (probably) in college.

Chatter I heard from some dude that loves to toot his horn is that Tom was back on campus coaching the Bill Farrell crew with Dan Dennis

Perhaps a little more inflammatory than the OP intended but I think I get the drift. After his worlds performance I too was caught very surprised when John lost not once but twice to domestic competition. He might be overhyped or he might be the best prospect (by a small margin) in an unforgiving weightclass. I was recently told that there were, like, a ton of different varieties of tomatoes so I suppose all sorts of pronunciations are welcome.

You write about Swafford more than his own brother. You guys related? Used to lift at the Y together?