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Less credit given for Hvy pins especially for Taylor being 200 lbs heavier than opponents. He was a very good wrestler for hi size, but I don't think he was ever regarded as an "outstanding" wrestler

BU never fired Adams, they dropped the program

Referees are so hesitant to call a stall call in the thid that either awards a victory or sends a match into OT.I that I think it would be very difficult to account for a this in an analysis of the 3 pt TD v the 2 pt. I still like it because of the extra value it places on the TD which is so much harder than an escape. Finally, anecdotally, I feel that there has always been and will continue to be lots of stalling in a any match in the third where a wrestler is up by one score.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/02/us/politics/ohio-state-wrestlers-abuse-me-too.html This article gives a really good perspective from some of the actual wrestlers who were abused on how the "big tough wrestlers" could let this happen. I read it and bookmarked when the story first came out as it really help me understand the situation and by extension other victims of abuse. It is behind a paywall now, but many of their points have been echoed in this thread.

Exactly the same as UWW Freestyle. Sorry, but why do I want to see the best in the US wrestling another different style. If they are doing a different style than what the best in the world does it is a gimmick.

I think Gomez would be a heavy favorite against Parker and RBY should be favored over Conin as well. I am assuming that the Cuban at 97kg could be favored over Radenmacher

Where do you see good matches in the finals? There looks to be noly two Cubans entered and the only other challenger I can see is Austion Gomez who may be able to beat Jame Green. 10 Golds by the US seems likely.

I really thought these were joke names that you were suggesting for future wrestlers to use. Looks like an AI generated list of cool wrestling names. I had to google multiple names before I truly believed they are all legit names

This is true of mot Olympic sports. Even sports that are popular during Olympics years like swimming and diving are mostly irrelevant during non-Olympic years. I don't know if there are pockets somewhere in the world where sports like Canoeing, Fencing, Shooting, Sailing, Water Polo etc. have large following and the athletes are celebrities, but looking at the list of Olympic sports I would guess the majority of them are niche sports similar or even less popular than wreslting.

"Matisde" weigh-in already occur at the big BJJ tournaments without any issues. Uniform, skin and weight check are done in a bullpen before you are allowed to go to the mat area with no delays, a few extra bodies are needed to staff this area.

Agree, I love this bit of mythology and the belief that it proves how great Gable was. I heard USA wrestling is doing the same thing now to find someone to beat Sadulaev. Scouts are out from the Alaskan tundra to inner city Miami hoping to find someone to beat Sadulaev as we have found anyone in traditional wrestling hotspots that can beat him.

Very interesting. I don't watch a lot of Greco, so I am surprised by this. It would be interesting to see how many of those points are TDs v. FS. Also, passivity penalty points should not be part of that average IMO.

Most of those sports are not sponsored by US high schools, so this lead to a relatively small number of athletes participating. Even at the senior level, athletes in those sports do not cut the amount wrestlers do, with the exception of MMA.

Can a college mix and match what sports they opt-in on? OR if you are in on one sport you have to be in on all sports?

I cut the extra pound just to prove how tough I was. Lol You are correct. It was 158