jackwebster

Idk. I think it was the shock of Bodily getting teched in the first round on the NCAAs -- and the dude he beat in the high school state finals finishing runner-up to the great Jack Cuvo -- started the ball rolling. *** obviously, this is absurd. But, that's the point. The enforcement of Title IX is absurd..***

Chris Fleeger during that highlight montage soundtracked by the Chemical Brothers' hideous "Out of Control."

What does the label (?) "BRAINS" mean on your profile page? This label has bever been attached to me my entire life, so it must have some esoteric meaning. So, I started looking, and every (?) profile has a "BRAINS" label. Have we unwittingly signed-up for some zombie meals-on-wheels program?

Word. While you're at, it look up "SZA" and "rollin' coal" for me.

Dude's not brittle. I've seen him practice since he was little. He would have to have a coterie of fresh, willing partners rotate in on him.** Most would end up finding a way out of the rotation after half hour or so. He just chewed them up. **I'm sure this is this case with most DI-level kids in a typical club/high school room. Impressive nonetheless.

Askkren stole it from a Korean whose name will come to me in a second.

Never gets old. Cheers.

Unsung innovator. The cross-wrist tilt is a now ubiquitous technique, and Toler invented it.

No doubt. I'm just over the Lee-talk. More outlandish claims to follow.

He is not even the best with the cross-wrist tilt (pioneered by Chuck Toler); that would be Peppelman.

The Red Warrior.

But he has one pinning combo, no? When you read about how exciting he was, you get the impression that throws are coming from everywhere. When you watch him,it's just the assassin.

Uhhh... he's a one way street.

Fleeger is the GOAT on top in folkstyle (via near wrist / far claw ... some mutant version of the Blair ride. (I don't want to hear about Schalles or Ruth or any other cradle people.)). Satiev is the GOAT on top in freestyle (via West Point ... I wonder what he called it) John Smith is the American GOAT on top (via rollin mfers like logs).

Other way around, no?

Seems like the Holy Spirit would inspire these athletes to turn the other cheek. Jesus taught compassion for all, even the evil.

Good question. Do we start deducting percentage points after tge first broken hand in high school that forces you to change your grip? Do we start after first signs of arthritis? After the first major joint injury? After the first surgery that wouldn't take?

Agree, though (to state the obvious) there's a lot more to wrestling on bottom at the world level. Thus, Fix can't get his trap arm to work anymore.

Ever go to the convict rodeo back in the day? My favorite part was when they let the inmates try to get a hundred dollar bill off the bull's horn. (BTW my dad still works at "The Ole Reliable." I have spent untold hours at those stockyards.)

Now that I think about it, Kendall Cross did something similar. He would rotate his seatbelt up to an overhook position and then cartwheel straight over, catching the guy on his back. He had a tech vid on flo and he did it in the Russian dual at Gallagher Hall (Kenny Monday was one of the commentators IIRC). I say similar because Cross did not jump laterally over the guy's high hips. He went straight over the guy's head, thereby binding up the dude's whizzer.

***unpopular opinion alert*** Brooks seems terribly confused about the virtues associated with wrestling (thumos) and those associated Christianity (compassion). Both Achilles and Jesus embody heroic ideals, but the ideals are diametrically opposed. You don't want a turn-the-other-cheek dude defending your city, just as you don't want a drag-your-fallen-advesary-behind-your-chariot dude nursing POWs.

I was wondering the same thing. I'm sure they are not all the same sorta Xtians.

Not a bad mistake or even a "mistake" really, but one situation reminded me of just how narrow the margins for error are. In the final sequence of their 125 quarter, Cardinale tried to ride out Ramos for the win instead of giving up the escape and head to OT. He had a seatbelt and Ramos had a whizzer, and Cardinale tried to jump over Ramos's hips. Ramos's hips were too high, and Cardinale fell off. It was a crazy scramble, so I doubt it was a conscious decision. I don't even know if he could have released the seatbelt.