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Pretty good form . . . They need this guy on the ground for Ohio prostitute stings going forward just in case! https://www.instagram.com/p/DJr2FTzuZ-z/

very poor. Right call though. I really was hoping Starocci would go through as I think it's an easier matchup for Zahid, who I want to be our rep.

Agreed. But in my mind, these three are GOATS, along with Medved. I'd also make the case for Mustafa Dagistanli, Yasar Dogu, Ivan Yarygin, Anatoly Roschin, Mavlet Batirov, Besik Kudukhov, Bruce Baumgartner, and Kurt Angle. There's so many great ones!

is anyone else having problems with the split screen (2 mat) view? When I click on the second mat, it exits out of 2 mat view and onto one. I know better than to contact FLO customer support.

Barlett wins, but I think the score will be closer than the actual match, given that Barlett's not exactly an offensive juggernaut.

No Nick Lee @ 65?

74kg goes as Russians go...and there's plenty of Russians go to around (the globe). It'll be competitive.

That's what the Cortez twins (Cornell commits) had to do at Gilroy this last year because Moses Mendoza (great pickup for U of M) was there and beats both of them. Interestingly enough, all three above won 2025 state championships at their prospective weights.

As they should . . . I'm pretty high on Ramirez- I think he needs a RS year and to put on some muscle- but he's got a lot of ability. Also, Rocklin Zinkin (2026) committed and continues to improve (just beat Ignasio Villasenor for U17 3rd place and if not for one sequence, would have beaten Grey Burnett also) - it'll be crowded. For what it's worth, I'm partial to California kids sooo... (I'm pretty sure that came out wrong!)

I think PSU is also happy that their prestigious university has such a distinguished graduate who doesn't "know" the difference between "no" and "know" *sigh*

Both! I thought today was Monday so you can image how life goes for me!

oh, $hit- case and point!

You're right about all of it- worst match by far! haha! I should have mentioned, you should watch the other matches from this dude- against decent competition from Iran and India- needs to be taken as a full body of work. He's got a super duck and phenomenal counters. My first thought was- Penn State needs to recruit this guy for a year- there's precedent! Oh, and that's 8 minutes of your life you can't get back- that's probably on me. Sorry to start your Monday off like that!

This is super fun...just what I need on a Monday- another distraction from work that I suck at!!! Thanks @happyvalet

Zack Ryder's a good pickup for OKST! I went back and watched his U20 tournament and was also impressed with this Begenjov dude from Turkmenistan?!?! (don't hear that every day). Won U20s without giving up a point. His snap (fake slide by) to misdirection single @ 4:24 mark of video below is filthy! Have a look! (don't let the age-restricted thing scare you- just click "Watch on YouTube"

California...keep reading, we're not all crazy! I think the job Troy Tirapelle has done with Buchanan over the last decade, turning them into a perennial national powerhouse makes him a good candidate- may prove to be a better coach than he was a wrestler. Selfishly, I'd like to see Jake Varner return to CA- he has the blueprint from his success at PSU and NLWC. Not completely unbelievable at some point?

Lol! I'm sure there is! Although he or she (same haircut either way) probably goes by Pindjur Pindjur Mom Mom!

You may or may not be good at wrestling, but having a good name helps! Top 10 Dude names - any division in order of awesomeness- I'll let you guys supply the quips. . . Rowdy Angst Maverick Gallup Thunder Beard Warrior Bundra Lytning Hazen JJ Jump Carter Booze De'Alcapon Veazy Benjamin Calamari EZanderEarl Garrido Top 3 woman names- any division: Tirza Twoteeth Nixie Schooler Remington LaFlamme HONERABLE MENTIONS: Nehemiah Andronic, Archito Aragon II, Nash Banko, Kixten Barney, Kwasi Bonsu, Joseph Breedlove, Daniel Clingenpeel, Jaymar Custodio, Kal-El Fluckinger, Dakota Frogge, Ames-Michael Hoevker (European land barron), Brodi Neighbor, Keaton Overcast, Cole Rebels, Nolan Savage

I'm going to (puff puff) pass on Zahid. . .

Refs should have yearly physical and cognitive aptitude tests. They can opt out of said tests if they are able to do stuff like this:

So while not technically two, consider this . . .Kyle Dake beat David Taylor in a matchup of prior NCAA champions. But interestingly enough, in his finals matches, Kyle beat Frank Molinaro, Derek St. John, and David Taylor, all of whom went on to win an NCAA title the following year. Moral of the story, get beat by Kyle Dake in the finals, win an NCAA title the next year!

Well, I did predict that coming out of HS, Lebron James had no career in the NBA sooo... There's a possibility I'm wrong on Duke too!! He's legit no question, and it's not so much an indictment of Duke as much to say that the current guys in the PSU room around his weight are already destroying people. I think he may have to wait his turn is all.

Super tough call- you’re right! I don’t think folks would fault you either way, Willie. I’m leaning Oklahoma State and here’s why: As @Truzzcat said (he and I seem to agree on a lot of stuff), you look for immediate impact guys in their respective lineups. The two guys here are Blaze and Lockett- both are start right away guys and multiple time NCAA champions IMO. It’s a wash- they cancel each other out. ***NOTE: Duke not here because I don’t think he can break into PSU starting lineup Robideau/Vega/Routledge/Ramirez have higher ceiling than Duke/Henckel/Cunningham. PJ Duke leaves PSU after first year. Realizes he can’t break in over Van Ness, Kasak, Mesenbrink. Vega trajectory similar to that of former OSU star Nathan Morgan- 3x AA but no title (Freshman redshirt pulled). He’d benefit from a true redshirt year. Ronnie Ramirez underrated - has potential to be national champ- multiple time AA. Will benefit in OKST room. Statistically speaking, larger top 100 recruiting class = higher probability of someone overachieving their ranking. Odds are with OKST here. I’m open to feedback- thoughts?

How important is it that the names are in English?

Billy Murphy...that guy was talented...and kinda a sad wrestling story, although he did win an NJCAA championship. Coincidentally in high school, Billy was coached in part by Kyle Porter, also a 2X State Champ at Hughson...riveting stuff! (The Porter family are wrestling royalty in Modesto area, akin to the Zinkins in Fresno). He was a year behind that VT recruiting class, although he signed letter of intent when Tom was still at VT, he ended up switching to Iowa. Here's an old (and pretty good) article here from Intermat if you're interested: