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You're right. "Serious" was probably me unintentionally exaggerating. CP basically argued with himself and couldn't understand why Duke wasn't allowed to initiate a new action when they had already clearly stepped out of bounds (and the whistle blown). Apparently he thinks you can (or should be able to) try to score AFTER a stepout has occurred. How many techniques does he think you should be able to try out of bounds? I know CP is not held in high regard as a wrestling mind, but he usually doesn't bother me. I was very surprised to hear him not being able to understand that rule. (I had posted on it last week) Maybe this is the referee in me talking...

I am not a Flo hater, but on yesterday's episode they were seriously debating as to whether Duke should have gotten 5 after hitting a thrown after action had been blown dead after a stepout. The stepout had already occurred, the action changed. The whistle blew. Then he hit the throw. I would have liked to have seen him get 5, but the right call was made.

*** that we are aware of

My thought was those IOC types love any income they can get from anywhere.

Exactly. He appears to want a catchweight that he knows Ferrari can't make. What a blowbag. Also offers to bet on the outcome. Nelson Brands had a great response.

lol But he probably knows that Flo is the American company that pays to broadcast UWW in the US. Does any other country have to pay? So that would make Flo somewhat important.

And I thought that was regarded as "negative wrestling" by UWW?

haha I listen to a lot of podcasts... MM does a ton of posturing every episode. But he does have some good guests and does manage to cover some interesting stuff.

I know there is a joke in there, but if you're genuinely curious, this is his coach. Coach Zo.

29:20 No, he doesn't come right out and say it, but I think it is pretty clear what he means. Schwab did not try to correct him either.

Athletor podcast. Doug Schwab episode. Mike Mal says to Schwab 'I won't mention any names... but he might have received a phone call and an offer of a good chunk of change to leave and go somewhere that "might sound like Penn State'" I don't think he means Kent State. He didn't take the bait; they went with Truax instead.

Absolutely, but he at least pretended to handle it like a second recruitment. Looks like he might lose his job this year, too. All part of God's plan, I'm sure. The difference with Rivera and Keck is that we have reports of PSU associates initiating contact.

Beat me to it. Also they allegedly contacted Keckheisen and offered him 'an obscene amount of money' to join their squat in '23-'24. Both cases seem to be done with proxies, which may have been legal (who knows what the rules are now, let alone in the past?). However, PSU is definitely in the poaching game. People associated with PSU are actively poaching guys, some of whom were definitely not in the portal.

Kueter was off to a slow start, but it became obvious that he just needed to create more wrestling exchanges. Ended up in a few common folkstyle positions which didn't hurt against an international heavyweight. He had better move a bit better against Massoumi, especially after seeing uncomfortable against Mongolia's underhook.

You are correct sir. Unprecedented for the US, I assume. ALL 10 WRESTLING FOR A MEDAL TODAY.

He cooks up steaks on his Traeger then they have red wines from the Napa Valley (if they partake.) Yianni. Nick Lee. Cenzo. Nolf. Maybe Carr. Who am I missing? Have Brooks, RBY, and Zain made the cut?

OK! Glad I'm not the only one who noticed. I didn't notice the entire bracket missing. Glad he is good to go!

Thankfully, he now is listed as having a bout on arena. It wasn't that way this morning. It even had us listed as only having 9 wrestlers in the tourney. It appears to be fixed.

Yes. Feel bad for the room guys. Would have been nice if they were notified in June. Don't get me wrong, happy for SDSU, who is prob in my top 5 of favorite programs. But stinks to the guys who just lost their jobs at the last minute to wrestlers who weren't even in the portal.

Yes. Willie brought it up to Basch on their show. Basch was highly skeptical. The next day Basch changed his mind and said it seemed possible.

But there were room guys at 165 and 197 who thought they were the starters until last week? Right?

Actually did a pretty decent job with Siebricht and Glazier. Both of whom have departed.

Noted Penn State rumpswab Justin Basch posted that he heard it from credible sources, after initially brushing it off. Willie may have brought it up first? The Flo bros had apparently heard the same rumors from credible sources.

I think so. Where does Swenson fit in?

They've got 30 million on China and they are going to continue growing while China will start to shrink in the next year or so (maybe already).