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We were in Wildwood proper - in Ocean Towers at the beginning of the Boardwalk. My grandfather had a place there and all the cousins would rotate going there. The property is still in the family with some cousins. It's not as relaxing as the other spots, but filled with nostalgia for me

crowd has been awesome so far also

I'm not going to make another thread that only I post in - but I will be closely watching Lock Haven vs Clarion. A little bit of fun history at 125.

if you're into that sort of thing, I would also suggest Mrs. Brizzles Buns in Sea Isle But among the Jersey shore towns, I'm a Wildwood guy through and through

I felt like last year he was either injured or a bit flat, but looked worse than previous years. Seems to me like he is more aggressive against guys who he might have caged up against in the past. I could be wrong though.

yep this is the year he finally gets it. He's been wrestling better than ever

Thanks but I'm just a middle man - here to train Ionel

I don't eat sweet foods. They are for the weak. Sour, spicy, salty - those are for me.

All times listed are Eastern. Thursday, February 1: The Citadel at Chattanooga 5:00 PM Clarion at Lock Haven 7:00 PM PSAC Digital Network South Dakota State at Wyoming 8:00 PM FloWrestling Friday, February 2: Columbia at Cornell 6:30 PM ESPN+ Ohio State at Penn State 6:30 PM Big Ten Network Appalachian State at Campbell 7:00 PM UFC FightPass Bellarmine at Davidson 7:00 PM FloWrestling Pittsburgh at Duke 7:00 PM ACC Network Extra Virginia Tech at Virginia 7:00 PM ACC Network Extra Lock Haven at Navy 7:30 PM Navy Athletics YouTube LIU at Franklin & Marshall 8:00 PM Centennial Conference Digital Network Michigan State at Illinois 8:00 PM B1G+ West Virginia at Iowa State 8:00 PM ESPN+ Maryland at Minnesota 8:00 PM B1G+ Arizona State at Oklahoma State 8:00 PM ESPN+ North Dakota State at Utah Valley 8:00 PM GoUVU YouTube Northwestern at Wisconsin 8:00 PM B1G+ Iowa at Michigan 8:30 PM Big Ten Network North Carolina at NC State 8:30 PM ACC Network Saturday, February 3: Binghamton, Cleveland State, Edinboro, Hofstra at Edinboro Open 9:00 AM Lindenwood at Missouri Valley Open 10:00 AM Chattanooga at Gardner-Webb 12:00 PM ESPN+ Princeton at Harvard 12:00 PM ESPN+ Sacred Heart at Bloomsburg 1:00 PM PSAC Digital Network Penn at Brown 1:00 PM ESPN+ Northern Illinois at Buffalo 1:00 PM ESPN+ Cal Poly at Little Rock 1:00 PM Little Rock Sports Network Rider at Drexel 2:00 PM FloWrestling VMI at Presbyterian 2:00 PM California Baptist at Air Force 3:00 PM FloWrestling Kent State at Bloomsburg 3:00 PM PSAC Digital Network Bucknell at Navy 7:30 PM ESPN+ South Dakota State at Utah Valley 8:00 PM GoUVU YouTube Sunday, February 4: Bellarmine, SIU Edwardsville at Greyhound Open (Indianapolis) 10:00 AM Drexel vs. Morgan State at American 11:00 AM ESPN+ Penn at Harvard 12:00 PM ESPN+ Michigan State at Indiana 12:00 PM Big Ten Network Drexel at American 1:00 PM ESPN+ Princeton at Brown 1:00 PM Bucknell at Columbia 1:00 PM ESPN+ Rider at George Mason 1:00 PM ESPN+ Wisconsin at Purdue 1:00 PM B1G+ Ohio State at Rutgers 1:00 PM B1G+ VMI at Appalachian State 2:00 PM AppState Sports YouTube Lehigh at Army West Point 2:00 PM Army WP Athletics YouTube Gardner-Webb at Campbell 2:00 PM Campbell Mall Ohio at Central Michigan 2:00 PM ESPN+ Northwestern at Minnesota 2:00 PM Big Ten Network Oklahoma State at Missouri 2:00 PM FloWrestling Bellarmine at The Citadel 2:00 PM ESPN+ Morgan State at American 3:00 PM ESPN+ Oregon State at Arizona State 3:00 PM Pac-12 Oregon Illinois at Nebraska 3:00 PM B1G+ West Virginia at Northern Iowa 3:00 PM FloWrestling North Dakota State at Wyoming 3:00 PM FloWrestling CSU Bakersfield at Stanford 7:00 PM Pac-12 Stanford

I have not eaten breakfast since mid November and I've only eaten lunch twice in that time span. I'm more of a dinner-only kind of guy. Black coffee and water are more than enough to get through the day

That's amazing - hats off to you

Indian team includes Bajrang?

Oregon State University was founded first in 1868 and established a wrestling team in 1909 Ohio State was founded in 1870 and established a wrestling team in 1921 Oklahoma State was founded in 1890 and established a wrestling team in 1916 In any event, it looks like Oregon State should get the OSU name

It is interesting and I have noticed it over the years that Missouri and NC state stand out as the best teams which do not rely on the portal in any significant way. NC State seems to have a very specific type of person they look for (committing to zero tolerance for alcohol even for above aged students during the offseason). Missouri has had the odd transfer here and there, but it doesn't tend to be one of their better guys. NC State is actually a net contributor to the transfer portal in a major way. Seems like either guys get caught with bad behavior and are sent packing or they realize the squad is too deep and want to have a chance contributing somewhere.

Cornell haven't historically been ducks, and they typically go out of their way to have one of the most competitive schedules. However the optics of what occurred that night are hard to explain away.

I got carried away with my 125 data gathering. If anyone cares to understand, I can walk through the methodology. Basically I take an average of four rankings (Intermat, Flo, WIN, and WrestleStat) to establish an original order of perceived rankings. I then award points for match outcomes against all other 125 lbers, but the points awarded are higher if you defeat a high ranked media guy - and largely negative if you lose to an unranked media guy. I then input by hand the results of every match at 125 this year among the top 55 wrestlers so far (will do the full 80 eventually). Wrestler 1 Eric Barnett 2 Jore Volk 3 Nico Provo 4 Matt Ramos 5 Noah Surtin 6 Drake Ayala 7 Caleb Smith 8 Cooper Flynn 9 Troy Spratley 10 Tanner Jordan 11 Brett Ungar 12 Michael DeAugustino 13 Braeden Davis 14 Anthony Noto 15 Dean Peterson 16 Jett Strickenberger 17 Jack Maida 18 Patrick McKee 19 Ethan Berginc 20 Luke Stanich 21 Brandon Kaylor 22 Jakob Camacho 23 Stevo Poulin 24 Spencer Moore 25 Brendan McCrone 26 Anthony Molton 27 Brayden Palmer 28 Richie Figueroa 29 Kysen Terukina 30 Blake West 31 Carlos Negrete 32 Conrad Hendriksen 33 Drew West 34 Trever Anderson 35 Dominic Mendez 36 Diego Sotelo 37 Tristan Lujan 38 Jeremiah Reno 39 Max Gallagher 40 Sean Spidle 41 Justin Cardani 42 Eli Griffin 43 Tucker Owens 44 Kyle Montaperto 45 Nick Babin 46 Blaine Frazier 47 Drew Heethuis 48 Chad Bellis 49 Tyler Klinsky 50 Colton Camacho 51 Richard Castro-Sandoval 52 Joey Fischer 53 Logan Agin 54 Desmond Pleasant 55 Carson Wagner

125: Jore Volk 133: Daton Fix 141: Jesse Mendez 149: Caleb Henson 157: Meyer Shapiro 165: Keegan O'Toole 174: Carter Starocci 184: Parker Keckeisen 197: Aaron Brooks 285: Greg Kerkvliet

oh not that works. I am more aware of starter heights which shows through as a bias in my first guesses

I can't tell for sure, but I would guess he's a little shorter than Spencer Lee (who is 5'3)

This is my first attempt at guessing the shortest and tallest at each weight. 125: Conrad Hendrikson to Drake Ayala 133: Daton Fix to Dustin Norris 141: Beau Bartlett to Kai Owen 149: Austin Gomez to Ty Watters 157: Jared Franek to Alex Hornfeck 165: Antrell Taylor to Brevin Cassella 174: Gabe Arnold to Cade DeVos 184: Parker Keckeisen to Reece Heller 197: Aaron Brooks to Cole Urbas 285: Nick Feldman to Greg Kerkvliet Which ones did I get wrong? Any suggestions?

It was odd for me to put Hamiti on a tier above Amine who has routinely handled him, but otherwise it felt close to being accurate. On the other hand Hamiti has never lost to Ramirez. And between the three of those chaps, it's Ramirez who seems more able to beat guys up a level (and lose to guys below)

With Turley graduating and Foca maybe hitting the portal (and having a huge New Jersey state tattoo on his back)... maybe there is a potential match

Was Tom Crook named after Tom Brands?

What about going to UNC to rejoin Koll?

Wisconsin youth stars like O'Toole, Mesenbrink, and Hopke finding homes else where because Bono hasn't developed good relationships with Askren and others who are influential on the local youth scene. Outgoing AA Transfers: Evan Wick, Austin Gomez The whole Burwick thing was so unnecessary and certainly a reputational black eye for the program. Hamiti appears to be the exact same guy they got as a true freshman and continues to be stuck a level or two below championship contender. I think they're doing a reasonable job for a college program in a vacuum, but since their youth scene is so strong, the people of Wisconsin are right to have higher expectations for their college program. Might be time for a fresh look to make sure that is more aligned.