jackwebster

I am assuming this is hyperbole, but real question: A what weights are the top three in the PSU room nearly equivalent to the top three at the NCAA tournament?

No need to hedge with "I think." DDF has a much more advanced case of whatever mental block JO, Chris Perry, and Dean Heil had. As I once said of JO, I wouldn't wish his head-space on anyone.

Same thing happened to him in the last 10 sec vs Cardinale last year (?)

What are some scenarios that could doom your lock. Obviously, no actual wrestling results will change it. So, what happens if tge NCAA cxs the event? Is the bet off? Would it need to be a situation where only psy can't attend? Idk how it works.

Re psu: This bet is one that tells me that gambling just isn't my thing. I KNOW that psu will win. Everybody else KNOWS too. If I had a 100k to bet, I would be a moron not to. Yet . . . there's something in me, bone deep, (economic trauma?) that wouldn't let me.

Here's a D3 guy beating a Yarygin bronze medalist and Olympian. Granted the Kazak may or may not be hungover, jetlagged, indifferent, etc., etc. But what did Arujau say? ZR had more numbers. https://www.flowrestling.org/video/6161576-125-kg-quarterfinal-zachery-roseberry-navy-marine-corps-rtc-vs-ibragimov-mamed-kazkhstan Edit: Hell, for all I know, this might be a different Mamed Ibragimov

Word. And Jesus is just a rebranded Dionysian love/wine god. And Xmas is Saturnalia. And don't even get me started about the Eleusius Mystery cult. Conclusion: there are still a lot of Christians.

We often forget the context for this passage. Jesus is answering his disciples' question about how it could be possible to carry on with your life if you do what Jesus has just said and sell all your possessions and give the proceeds to the poor. It's a legit question. Jesus, as is his won't, responds with the esoteric aphorism quoted above "For mortals it is impossible; but for God all things are possible." Understably, Peter is not satisfied with this non-answer; so, he says, "Look, we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?" Jesus responds that they will receive abundant recompense, I.e the "manifold" and "eternal life." However, it is not clear what this "manifold" is or if it is to be received in the here and now or when. It doesnt help that Jesus closes the chapter with "But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first." (Thanks for the clarification!) The issue with reading this passage as an assurance that God will repay the sacrifice with worldly glory and riches is that Jesus's whole point is that these things should be abandoned. Why would Jesus reward a rejection of worldly achievement with worldly achievement? I think a better reading of "through God, all things are possible" is faith and keeping the law will show you the righteousness of giving everything away . . . even though you can't actually do it.

Fair enough

I thought he got better once he stopped shooting.

All you say is true. All I said was a joke.

It's a bifurcated God: Nickel and PennState:

Idk. He doesn't even break a sweat... And he doesn't care about the match. Next theory.

Again, if true, this is so strange. He beats people up for a living. I see no way to square this with the teachings of Christ. (Not that he is under any obligation to justify himself ... to me or anybody else.)

What does Brooks think about the Jesus in America stuff? It might make for sone interesting post-practice bible study.

Yeah, turning the other cheek would be problematic in his line of work.

Word. And since God is not beholden to the will of man, even those who do get right with the Lord will suffer the consequences.

Hot take: In 5 years when the kids that hit puberty at the heights of the lockdown become upperclassmen, the pendulum will swing back. You'll have a whole generation of men with baked-in PTSD and nihilistic abandon. Some innovative coach will harness the trauma and anger.. We'll see a monstrously brutal Iowa Style.

This makes sense, but their claim isn't about a covenant of works, that God rewards them for their faith and goid deeds. Their claim is just that they are instruments of the divine and mysterious plan. That they win has nothing to do with the strength of their belief. Why they win is something that mortals can't know.

Yeah, idk. The thumos doesn't square with the agape.

No doubt, that's not how they think about it. But, having been on the losing end of matches like theirs, it is how I would describe the feeling. Hardell Moore is a nice guy, but I didn't feel like a man after that.

However, what their actions prove time and again and in devastating fashion is that they have a thirst for domination. Maybe this thirst is sublimated, but they demonstrate it every time they emasculate their opponents.

Dude-Christ's theme song

Can he run the gauntlet? The safer money is on the field. But if I had to get one kid, I go with any kid wearing that magic belt.