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Re-watch the match. See if you can pick up on leg problems early in the match. Watching it as it happened it appeared to me he was having problems with both legs. Knee or whatever, he did not have the drive with then as usual. No surprise he is too hurt to wrestle today.

We have watched him battle through injury for a long time now. Go back and watch the match again. Pay attention to how he is moving early and see if you don't pick up on knee/leg problems. Saw it during the match, it was troubling. Both legs, not normal movement and driving off them. Maybe he still would have lost with healthy knees, but props to Ramos for going after it and the win. "excuses are for wusses" - I don't think we will hear them from Spencer Lee. He is a tough competitor and a class act.

In watching the Spencer Lee match I saw something early that was troubling. Go back and watch his movements early in the match. Sure looked like knee/leg problems as he was not moving like he usually does. Saw it in the match and had to go back and re-watch a few times. Having knee problems. Saw him moving as if his were bothering him. Not limping, but favoring them and not pushing hard. Some flurries but he did not have the normal drive we have seen. "excuses are for wusses" - and I don't expect he will be making excuses. No surprise he will Medical Forfeit out of the final day. He is very good. Sad to see injury take him out of the race. Even when not 100% he was better than most. Hope he heals OK and moves forward with whatever gives him the best pose Collegiate career - on or off the mat. Was great watching him these past years.

Riding without working towards a pin is stalling, plain and simple. A wrestler who is just holding the opponen down without trying to turn them should be called for stalling. We see way too many content to ride and the refs don't nail them for it.

ASU - a big change considering how they were seen at the first of the year.

How would you ensure parity? Tell some kids they can't go to the school/coach they want? Would never work. Some kids will choose a specific school or program even if they know they will sit on the bench behind a Kyle Dake, Cael Sanderson or such.

If you have one who served a church missionary tour for two years and then a hitch in the military they could come in at 24-25 years old as a True Freshman. Even if they wrestled a ton of tournaments while in the service, maybe even on a service team.

Is this a test run for the Tom Brands model?

He would most likely be as successful again. He was a force of nature and got his wrestlers to buy into the reality that they were Champions - and they went out and proved it. Cael is the same - just different methods. Both are great leaders who get their kids to push for excellence even if some don't quite get there on the mat.

Watched Spencer in the first match back. If that is "looking great" your Cinnebons are buffalo chips or cow pies. He should do great but is way out of shape for now. Against one of the top half dozen he probably would have lost, maybe passed out from lack of oxygen.