Offthemat

That’s a timely good point because I was just going to suggest that because so many of today’s wrestlers can’t get in good enough condition to wrestle seven minutes, shorten the first period by one minute and have a 30 second break between each period. Let the wrestlers catch a breath and let the coaches coach.

So you were bored? Stiff?

In some ways, the real winners are the ones who don’t?

Wolf Pack?

Relief.

You’ve got it.

No, New.

Yes.

Pinch hitting.

When? Why and how?

Who?

Announcer said Wittlake tweaked something this week.

A three point takedown might help a little. Current scoring is two takedowns equals two escapes and one takedown. Three point takedowns would make it 6-5. No points for escape would be 4-2. Stalling, major dec., tech falls, were all instituted to better ensure the dominant wrestler prevailed and increase interest in the sport. Stalling has been controversial from the start as it’s subjective and it’s about the only circumstance in sports where an official awards points at his discretion. There was a time when refs declared the winner when the match ended in a tie. The elimination of points for escapes, and possibly neutral restarts instead of points for stalling calls would bring increased activity and clarity to scoring. You could have a time limit for riding: 30 seconds and if you haven’t started a predicament count, you restart in neutral, something like freestyle. No matter what you do, people will try to game it, but I do think it can be improved. And let’s try to get more matches televised. I can find more women’s underwater interpretive gymnastics events on tv than wrestling.

I like mat wrestling; scrambles and pins, not turns/exposures.

No points for escape.

There was a resemblance to the stalling school video. Also, if Lee does get stuck, can it also be called a stickpin?

I’ve no dog in this hunt, but I don’t think it’ll be allowed to happen. Too much at stake. But if it should come down to the deciding match of the dual/duel, I’ll take Lee over RBY by inj. def. Lee knows knees.

Okay, thanks. Now can you hook me up for the Iowa PSU match?

I used to be able to see a wrestler’s complete match history on WS, now it only shows the last two matches of this season.

How long will it be before rankings will be pay per view like the rest of wrestling?

Can you imagine the disaster it’d be if they made it a bonus point?

I see what syrup to.

Isn’t there a rule that the upper pancake has to announce to the ref his intention to go for the defensive pinfall for it to qualify?

I don’t, meanwhile at the gymnastics…

This would be a good match to watch, maybe like on espnu; they’re showing women’s gymnastics instead.