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Interesting.

Good writeup. It seems that, based on past experiences, that 57kg has been a bit low for Vito. This might be the reason why he has seemingly improved so much this year.

Hope Nelson keeps a lock on his stuff!

I just can't deal with the vinegar based. Even when in eastern NC, I generally go just with the tomato based sauce. Mustard based is pretty good, though.

Yep. For some reason, some people want to drop this subject whenever it arises...

If only Iowa fans knew about these a few months ago! They could have been used to partially rebut the screaming Jacob Warner meme!

Such a mecca that they don't even have all their home matches there.

“I didn’t want to tell anyone because F excuses,” Lee said after his final match when he revealed what he had to go through to win. “Excuses are for wusses. That was a tough tournament for me. I could barely wrestle. I could barely shoot. I can’t sprawl. I believed in my coaching staff and everyone that believed in me and here I am so here you guys go.” I don't think most of the haters, really understand the context behind the "wusses" comment. Lee probably only addressed it because Brands told him to post-match.

What was his placement at Big 12?

Yeah, because this is the guy who had to get a little taunt in for Spencer late in their match while Lee was wrestling with no ACLs. Context Jmoney. Context.

“I didn’t want to tell anyone because F excuses,” Lee said after his final match when he revealed what he had to go through to win. “Excuses are for wusses. That was a tough tournament for me. I could barely wrestle. I could barely shoot. I can’t sprawl. I believed in my coaching staff and everyone that believed in me and here I am so here you guys go.” I don't think most of the haters, such as Lionel, really understand the context behind the "wusses" comment. Lee probably only addressed it because Brands told him to post-match.

No one did, but I don't think it started with Patrick.

No one loses in an individual forfeit.

Thanks. Remembered the true freshman year (7th), forgot about the redshirt after. Kinda a Zain thing, too.

Yes. Also hit a lot of guts in his US Open performance. I honestly would not be surprised if he has been working almost exclusively on freestyle for the last six years, at least as far as par terre. It is not like he showed any evolution in his folkstyle top game.

I agree to a point. How many of those guys you mentioned took a redshirt or greyshirt? Just curious. I know Joe Williams didn't redshirt. Amazingly, Lee has better placements than Joe Williams and likely more bonus wins.

Yeah. I doubt he goes around bragging that he's a racist.

Abas, pretty good.

My understanding is that when he does clinics, he leads off with something like "When you wrestle me, there's a deal we make: One of us is going to our backs in the first thirty seconds..."

Steveson said that Lee was the one wrestler he always made sure to watch. He admired the dominance.

Has had domestic success. That doesn't make him a generational talent, but it is a fact.

Better than I ever did! I still have Lee over wrestler, though!

Didn't Nino's dad coach Mr. Truax or something similar?

Thanks for your response and all you have done. I am in awe of people who make it through these schools. The lack of sleep and the exposure to the elements would do me in early. (And this is coming from a marathoner who has done most of his training in the northeast, and doesn't miss a run if its 0 or 100. At least I get to go at my own pace and also choose what I am wearing.)

I have seen it from NC State sources as well as from the father of the athlete that the slur was directed toward. Also, seems to have a bit of an attitude problem. Started chirping to NC State staff after his win vs. NC State this year. Was still on the mat. Multiple people held back/restrained, including his dad (I believe.) Find the video. It is out there.