ScottishSteel

Yup - I have all 3 mats going

Looks like Lockett and then Duke a few bouts later are the next Americans up

Finishes 9 - 2 for Azerbaijan; not the best showing for the Pitt kid. Azerbaijan was definitely the aggressor; maybe a little "first time oversees" shock? Dunno

@D3 for LU have you played around w/ the new FloArena bracketing/alerts for this?

The Canadian coming up on B right after Duke is a Pitt commit

and PJ Duke off Mat B already - TD and lace'em up

Used the mini break between Lockett and Duke to step away and make my cup of tea - now we are really ready to go

The Russian Khaniev also won easily so that'll be Lockett's next opponent

I got it on; smooth sailing for Lockett (10 - 0) although I chuckled a little when the ref lightly scolded Dave Taylor for leaving a water bottle on the mat coming out of the break

Good Morning

I'm committed to Sunday; but beer league softball finals on Monday night so I won't join you then.

Rademacher likely gets Iran in the quarters - that's likely the "gold medal" match of the weight

Mrs ScottishSteel is making me sleep in the guest bedroom with that early of an alarm

I hope someone slipped their own real name into here somewhere - just slid it onto a list and everyone moved past w/o recognizing it

Are we sure this Ferrari is any good/worth the headache? He's on school #5 at this point and has amassed a record of 2 - 1. He wasn't even Long Island's post season starter last year (unsure if someone beat him for the spot or it was off-mat issues). If Morgan St is trying to build a program from scratch - dunno if he's the culture fit you want and I question if he'll deliver on the mat too

He was an alternate last year at NCAAs right?

Plus the way he interviews I question if his heart is really in it or if it's just something he does. That may be unfair way to judge but if you are injured and you don't love it that much . . . hard to dedicate to the grind

Hokit did NOT like Bo Nickal offering to help him up at NCAAs - not at all

Appreciate the knowledge; genuinely!

How bad did the bracket blow up Branch's freshman year? Feel anytime a guy w/ a losing record wins it there's a chance at chaos

As someone who has been celebrating for 20 years never having to make 119 lbs again - you are speaking my language!

That's a shame, any time you can pair Fry and Bacon together feels like a win

Stupid rules being unnecessarily complicated and confusing

Or a quick google and the first two years preceding tOSU on the list were hosted by Wisconsin and Illinois haha . . . whoops; it's early

Yes, I know that's much more common in the spring sports that also rotate alphabetically - due to a lack of facilities to host say Big Ten Outdoor Track or if championship weekend lines up w/ spring commencement etc. No inside info here but I could see Wisconsin historically have declined due to potential overlap w/ MBB/WBB/MIH since they would all operate out of the Kohl center (Big Ten tourney weekend for wrestling I think is opening weekend of Big Ten hockey tourney which is on campus by seed and also last week of conference basketball games)