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I'm not either...but I am familar on bullshit and that's why I generally try and avoid Mineo or Downy on Twitter... If they end up being right, lets talk then. Their speculation doesn't seem to really justify it, it just casts doubt on Brooks at best.

I don't know if you're asking seriously or rhetorically, but I don't know.

I thought the adderall was grandfathered in...that someone Brooks age wouldn't be allowed to be taking it. That was my understanding from people calling Simone Billes a "cheat," during the last Olympics...among other things. That she had her exemption going back to when she was first able to compete and....well, yeah, that was it, she was grandfathered into the exemptions, but anyone who didn't already have one was kinda out of luck. Apparently that's not the case? You are still allowed to take it? And if it's a filling error, that'd be the dumbest possible reason to disqualify someone...but they are rather anal about that. I was kinda torn on who I wanted to see at that weight, but in the end, it was probably the guy on the incredible run and I wanted to see him finish up his career with another Oly Title and maybe a WC or 2, but at this point, it'd just case a shadow over whatever DT would do from here on out.

Ok...but I was replying to the person who did say that...that's the point.

Ok...all of that is fine. I happen to agree with him, we should raise it up a bit, there's too big of a gap, but whatever, you can disagree. What he absolutely did not do was advocate to eliminate a weight or eliminate THAT weight altogether. There are very few adults who can safely cut to 125. It'd be outstanding if we could advocate going back to the 10 weights and just keep them as the WC weights... Either way, pandering or not, what Pyles said was grossly misrepresented.

Yeah, you're just full of shit and I don't understand what you're driving at here. 1-You did NOT say "risk free," until after; "Real rate of 5%? Where do you get that today?" Where does that say, "where do you a real rate of 5% with zero risk guaranteed?" And I suspected you didn't because it's a stupid question. 2-Inflation has averaged 1990-1999-3.08% 2000-2009-2.54% 2010-2019-1.78 Over the last 120 YEARS with massive inflation in the past and without properly addressing it, the average(primarily driven by two decades) is 3%. I don't get why you want to play these stupid games. I've given you the average rate of return and for ANY 35 year period, it's AT LEAST 10%. That's a VERY conservative average. But then it had to be about "no risk." THERE IS NO SUCH THING. So I guess don't invest, don't do the shit that normal people do so they can grow their money. Buy gold, bury it under your house and...that's literally the ONLY way you can invest financially with "zero risk." There is no other way. Using common sense, you can invest in the market and if you're in for 35 years, you're going to grow at ~10%. I've covered this and you insist on either playing dumb or...I can't tell, maybe it's being just willfully obtuse. But if YOU can't grow your money at 5% a year, accounting for inflation, I'd absolutely hire a financial advisor and fire whoever you have right now(and it sounds like you'd be firing yourself).

Or maybe he just means that is a hollow and silly way to build a career and a legacy and that fixating on Dan Gable is probably NOT what Cael Sanderson is doing. Gable Wrestled in the 60s. He's been done for 25 years. I really struggle to believe that people think Cael is obsessed with the idea of just one-upping Gable. That seems more like something Gable would do. Cael just seems like he loves what he does and he wants to win, but...as he's repeatedly said, "it's a GAME." That should highlight the difference in the two right there. Never got the "it's just a game...a really funny game...one of my favorite games, probably my favorite game, but it's a game and at the end of the day, you have to have fun or what's the point." Or is everyone being sarcastic and I'm missing it?

Wisconsin... It's the same room it has been for 50 years probably, but it's got great natural light. It was absolutely unbearably hot in the summer. I remember a heat wave with temps up to ~100, black mats, the sun beating in. Room was ~120 or so. I went from ~165 to about ~141 and...as I'm saying that, I'm realizing how PERFECT that would have been for John Smith!

I assume you're kidding... This seems antithetical to everything I've ever heard or known about Cael Sanderson. His whole career is about a competitive nature and a desire to win and be great. I don't think he's got a picture of Gable hanging up and saying, "just need to do one more than him." Cael leaves right now and he's the most success Wrestlers in College Wrestling History and I think the most highly regarded coach...and it's probably not close. I'd be disappointed if I learned he was counting NCs trying to pass Gable.

Maybe, but if you want to actually try to unseat PSU, going after Taylor is the obvious move. I wonder if there's been ANY talk about Cael stepping down. Just ANY at all or if he's even thinking about a timeline or if he wants to just dominate for another 15 years. DT would be an obvious coach in waiting...but Cael is also still young.

I'm pretty sure he simply said that they should make the weight 58 kg or 59 kg, not just eliminate a weight class(a pretty valid argument IMO). And the guys who are cutting to 57 are...usually malnourished. Vito should be a guy who's competing for an Olympic Title and he doesn't have a weight class. He's going to have to go up(I believe).

I did miss where you said Ryder, but sure, Facundo is a great example as a guy who's...almost viewed as a failure or a "bust" as PSU...because he wasn't an AA as a Freshmen at one of the most loaded weights I've ever seen. And I'm not talking about anyone here specifically, but there's generally this kinda 'eh, Facundo, he's replaceable.' That is how much immediate greatness has become expected out of PSU's top recruits(particularly in the middle-upper weights). I'm certainly not dying on the Hill that Josh Barr is going to become the next Nolf, Zain, Nickal(certainly not Ruth)...maybe I shouldn't have said 3,1,1,1 as my point was...he's really good! That's it.

LOL...no, I can't really see that. He seems so disinterested in Wrestling as it is(while easily winning a NC)... It's just hard to picture him up there with the fake shit talking and some catch phrase. It's easier to see him going into the UFC and just wrecking dudes.

Ok...so this started about investing over a 35-year period, not investing in time for College. Long term investing and you asked "where can you get a 5% return." You didn't say where can you get a 5% return in a limited period of time with zero risk. That's a VERY different discussion. And again, there really is absolutely no such thing as zero risk. As I said, every fiat currency in history has fallen. So you're risking everything on your faith in the dollar, in banks. Not zero risk. I'd say if you're going to continue to have faith in the dollar, the US Economy, the Treasury...AND YOU'RE LOOKING LONG TERM, then history has proven 5% returns over a 35 year period would be historically BAD. You're looking at a ~10% return over a 35 year period. So that 500K will turn into ~14M using historical averages. So 5% and 3M in 35 years...that'd mean you were HYPER conservative in investing. Anecdotally, you'll find people who far-far exceeded these numbers and you'll find people who had really poor luck. Investing in a College fund where you have a set time and then getting hit with the '08 financial meltdown, that's horrible. I'm sorry that happened. But that is not what the original set of circumstances were.

Yes, Sinlclair is really good...as is Lockett. I'm just saying I think Barr is really good. I also think he'll continue to improve given the other athletes he has to work with every day. There's also just the Penn State progression built in. He was there with Welsch in the past...I don't see why he wouldn't continue to develop and be on that same level. I think @Le dukeis probably right. His biggest threat is likely losing a spot to a guy like Ryder or...one of the other dozen kids they have coming in.

LOL...yeah, he'll have a lot to say about that! Sinclair is more of a '74 at the College level IMO, or he's got to add some good weight, but...he's a monster. And yes, I know what he wrestled this past year, but I thought he was basically a skipped meal away from being at 184 without making any effort to cut. I also wasn't literally picking Barr to go 3,1,1,1...just saying he's on the same level as the PSU guys who've done so. At least in my opinion...he's up there with Nolf, Nickal, Wright, guys like that who've been there under Cael. He's really good if what I was trying to say.

This is a wise, wise man!

Barr looks like a kid who's I really think could follow the PSU progression. A 3rd as a Freshmen then 1, 1, 1. Watching him Wrestle Welsch, they were so close, he was just outmanned physically, but he was in on more shots, just got bullied(that's...not a knock on Welsch, I love how he Wrestles, it's a compliment if anything). I'd assume Barr has spent plenty of time growing into '84.

It's really cute when someone takes the entire premise and then COMPLETELY changes it because they're so ridiculously wrong rather than just admit it, they have to double down. NOTHING is "risk free," dude. I don't know why you're not making that you're standard. Unless you live exclusively off your gold that you barter with people, I'll assume you use a bank, you use money, a fiat currency. When you get paid, it's by check that gets deposited directly into your bank account. None of those are risk-free. Every fiat historically has failed. NOBODY said risk-free. But find me a 35-year period where you're not getting at LEAST 5% returns on average WITH the risks? 150 years of the market- over 9.24%-slowest period of growth. 100 years-10.6 and that includes the GREAT DEPRESSION Last 10 about 13 Last 5 about 15 You want something risk free in live, you're probably not gonna find it.

I don't think anyone said "risk-free." The stock market is a risk, but...you just invest over time you'll do just fine.

What do you think the market has been averaging? Close your eyes, pick a Vanguard ETF and you'll get 5% on average per year...and that's low. Should be getting closer to 10%. Nasdaq was up 43% last year, stocks in total up over 24%. It's pretty simple, but invest in AI. The Chips(NVDA), the people who make them(TSM)...and that 500K(that was just speculated) should be 3M in 6-7 years!

(This me not correcting you...as you are not wrong).

I don't think he did anything dirty. He's just got a...different style. I'd imagine he's frustrating to Wrestle against for people at his level. He doesn't move as smoothly as others do. He and Hamiti kinda have that same motion that's a little... awkward. I don't think he's trying to be dirty or get in anyone's head or any of that. Maybe I'm wrong, but it just feels like you can tell the difference between the contrived "tough guy," shit vs the just relentless, non-stop motor. I'd say he's more in that later group like a Lincoln Mcllravy. If you're getting poked in the eyes and getting clubbed, it's probably a bit more difficult to tell in the moment however.

Ok, so this is Jimmy's new burner? Obviously some obnoxious PSU fan all bitter about JB...

Oh...yeah, I saw this one. This was the first semester of last year talking about adding Ferrari(or anyone, but obviously it was about Ferrari). I don't think this is really saying much. Ferrari has since been working out and lifting in the Iowa room...I'd say that is a more telling sign. Plus it feels like Angelo is a package deal(does anyone care about the other idiot?) At the very least, they have to be humoring AJ and the Ferrari's.