BuckyBadger

Ouch! As a badger alum and fan, it’s hard to have experienced the last few years and not see any real change in the next few years. But you guys actually make me feel bad for Bono.

That’s probably true if it is more of a permanent move.

He’s coming to train for the winter, not permanently, I believe. It probably benefits him more to do something like this and get a better idea of the competition’s strength/weaknesses.

My money is on Pitt-Johnstown.

Care to cite the study you are referencing?

Middle East is plenty violent without Israel. Sectarian violence between different tribes, religious denominations etc is so common over there it’s normal. If you don’t know that you are very uninformed.

Anyone in need of a good laugh, watch and enjoy. I don’t think there is a 30 second clip that can better capture how the tables have turned in the last week or so.

My take is we will look back on Oct. 7th as the point when Iran miscalculated and went too far. They have created a situation where if they don’t respond they look weak, which is a big no no in the Middle East. It is very dangerous domestically for the regime. If they do respond, they risk getting drawn into a fight with Israel. In the last week Israel has shown that they have been pushed too far and the status quo that has existed recently is gone. All red lines that Iran and their proxies thought existed are gone. Iran’s strategy has not been to get into a war with Israel, but to use their proxies to make life unlivable there. What they didn’t count on was getting hit at home. Israel can easily take out their oil fields and refineries, which is probably check mate for the regime their. Israel has shown recently they will go their if needed. Make no mistake, taking out Nasrallah is a game changer.

If it allows Israel’s northern population to return to their homes and restores Israel’s deterrence, yes. It changes a lot. If it causes Iran to be fearful of getting dragged in and back off, it changes a lot. Is it going to root out Islamic terrorism and end Hezbollah? No, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t make a difference.

Somehow, I never watched Jaws….until this week. Man, what a great movie.

You’re right, and I don’t meant to discount that. We can pull that off with a folk style focus and prioritizing winning at a young age over technique/development. We could just be a lot better.

Wow

All 10 in semis, is that right?

Much has been written on here about the American approach to youth development in wrestling, and what we do wrong in our approach. I came across this quote from Landon Donovan (former US Soccer player) about youth development of soccer in the US. His words are eerily similar to criticisms I’ve seen of wrestling voiced by guys like Askren, Hrovat etc. It brings up the idea that our problem to youth development in sports here is not really sport specific, but more of a cultural problem. “My kids are in youth soccer. I see youth soccer environments. It’s a disaster. An absolute disaster.” “The kids are developing but nowhere near the rate they could be. It’s wasteful. It’s a cultural problem in America.” “This is my opinion. One thing amazing about America is we want to win everything and be the best at everything. The problem is that trickles down to a six-year-old’s soccer games.” “The emphasis on a six-year-old should be getting better, not winning soccer games. There are coaches I hear say ‘this coach I’m coaching next week is my arch nemesis. We have to win that game.' And I'm thinking what the hell is wrong with you? You're coaching seven-year-olds, that's not what this is about." "Or they say this tournament is very important so we have to win and five out of 10 players might not play as much. It's ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous." "The incentive structure is totally backwards. We will never compete at that level unless we get that part right."

Agreed, these are the new rules. Either the big programs get on board or fall behind.