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Everything posted by GreatWhiteNorth
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Mostly 'huge'
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The word "probably" leaves a little wiggle room.
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It's getting fired up... McKee? Nah, probably not. Just makes the dual that much closer.
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Mich guy moving left, Mich St guy moving right, ref is watching, Mich guy pushes, Mich St guy steps forward, ref watching more, Mich guy backs up, Mich St guy goes forward, ref puts whistle in his mouth... but no whistle. Mich guy circles, Mich St follows. The crowd is electric.
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How smart is the Okie state staff
GreatWhiteNorth replied to MizzouFan01's topic in College Wrestling
Caliendo (NDSU) knocked off Griffith -
How smart is the Okie state staff
GreatWhiteNorth replied to MizzouFan01's topic in College Wrestling
True story. -
How smart is the Okie state staff
GreatWhiteNorth replied to MizzouFan01's topic in College Wrestling
I knew a guy who swore up and down he performed better when he had a hangover. Something about being angry and not giving a crap about winning or losing. Same guy who claimed that drinking isn't a problem in season as long as you drink vodka straight. It's a diuretic, so it helps you lose a little weight. Obviously, super weird guy with a serious problem. But he was surprisingly good. -
Nah, no need to try to get FC's identity. That was a weak effort. We're still all about anonymous posts.
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You're seriously trying compare the pain of PT for your kid vs a mildly controversial wrestling move. Let's slow this crazy train down. We're all good here.
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The GOAT Iowa wrestler is from PA = makes me smile
GreatWhiteNorth replied to Jimmy Cinnabon's topic in College Wrestling
Cool - another turd statement. Way to contribute. -
The GOAT Iowa wrestler is from PA = makes me smile
GreatWhiteNorth replied to Jimmy Cinnabon's topic in College Wrestling
Because it was a response to your "If I'm not mistaken..." post. Dude, wake up, read the thread. That flow originated from you. -
The GOAT Iowa wrestler is from PA = makes me smile
GreatWhiteNorth replied to Jimmy Cinnabon's topic in College Wrestling
As I had posted... "You could make a case for quite a few other wrestlers as GOAT's. I won't name names. We've been down that road many, many times, no need to travel it again." -
The GOAT Iowa wrestler is from PA = makes me smile
GreatWhiteNorth replied to Jimmy Cinnabon's topic in College Wrestling
He had tons of wins and zero losses. Those with minds that lean toward statistics will say he's the GOAT. Does that tell the whole story? Not really. I would say he's the "winning'est" of all time, or maybe something like that. You could make a case for quite a few other wrestlers as GOAT's. I won't name names. We've been down that road many, many times, no need to travel it again. Point is - I don't consider Cael the GOAT. One of the tops of all time, yes. Not necessarily the pinnacle. Room on the pinnacle for more guys. So... not everyone from everywhere. -
Nope. Don't be a dummy. A tough bow & arrow isn't a "mild practice stretch" ... you're just posting like an idiot on purpose here.
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Among other things, I did get a kick out of the "stalemate on offense" call.
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I don't believe the sport of wrestling needs the bow and arrow. When applied, it is usually overly aggressive and unnecessary against an opponent who has already been beat down. Typically, punishment. Popular opinion or not, I'd like to see it go away.
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Nope. Unlike previous years, dominating wrestling isn't a guarantee for Lee this year. He's obviously gimpy. He's got to wrestle a quality schedule, and show he's a dominant wrestler, while going undefeated. Won't be easy at all. In other words, it's not Spencer's to lose - he's going to have to earn it. It'll be an uphill battle.
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Thx flyingcement, updates are great! (I just had a run-in with Flo's support over my subscription so I cancelled it. To be fair, after a half dozen emails with a Flo bonehead - a much better Flo rep did get it right.)
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D-1 Week in Preview, January 3-8
GreatWhiteNorth replied to SetonHallPirate's topic in College Wrestling
Thanks both @SetonHallPirate & @ionel - it's cool to see the streaming option at a glance as well. -
I'll give it a go. Starting a gofundme right now - stop by and donate!
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... and that got along thing, cool - get on it.
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I'm not sure - who was streaming this? Lost coverage before the end of the match. Probably f'ing Flo.
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Can't argue with that. He also dismantled the group that created that playbook. He handled it all very poorly, by any measure. Fauci and the Surgeon General telling people that they don't need to wear masks because they won't do any good was no model behavior, either. That was a major mistake, too. None of them got a report card with an 'A'.
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Yes - I'm aware of that. And also aware of all the pandemic preparedness being done around the globe by other groups. So - yes - there was a 'playbook' of sorts. Probably had a decent amount of useful information, too. But it certainly didn't have all the answers. Even the most basic things like "how is it transmitted?" couldn't have been answered - because nobody could have known yet. Bigger picture, my point is still that we were stuck with doing the best we could with very limited knowledge. Except some of the media, that were jumping on the opportunity to point fingers and encourage infighting.
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(1) I very much see the point in considering the risk factor and acting appropriately for the viruses we need to contend with. But I don't see the point of comparing the details of how the virus deaths are counted. For example, I'm not too worried about HIV or smallpox because the risk factor for me is very low. The risk factor is much higher for Covid so I take the steps I feel are appropriate. Comparing how the deaths are counted for Covid vs HIV vs smallpox - that doesn't affect my decisions. Those numbers aren't ever perfect, they are always estimates. I just don't see the point in making a big deal over them. (2) Agree. It sucks that kids missed out, that small business went under, and everything else you've posted. But it is an unfortunate part of life. Acts of God like tornadoes and hurricanes sweep in and destroy people's lives. Car accidents, cancer, heart disease, Covid, and the list goes on and on. All awful. I also agree, many are much worse than Covid. Did the government do a good job of dealing with Covid? No, not at all. I agree with you there also. Roughly a million people died in the US of Covid so far. I don't know how anybody could call that a success. Then again, what were we expected to do? There is no "Covid playbook" that could have been followed that had all the answers. Everyone in the country was making it up as we went along. Trump made mistakes, Fauci made mistakes, the Surgeon General made mistakes. They all tried to convey confidence to sooth worried citizens (which is their job), but none of them knew. Nobody did. (3) This is probably the only point we disagree on. I don't think we got screwed over by our "leaders" and "experts"- I think most of them were doing the best they could, given the situation they were in. I don't think they did very well at all. But I don't think it was politically motivated for the most part. They were just in over their heads here, with no good answers. Life is like that sometimes - it puts you in a spot with no good options. Some of the media, on the other hand, took this opportunity to rant and rave about one political party being smarter and better than the other and using the pandemic disaster to try to boost one party over the other. THOSE people are the ones that were trying to screw us over. Instead of helping us get together, they purposely tried to split us up. That was harmful, pathetic, and disgusting.