TylerDurden

Which school's resources am I working with?

I'm not seeing it.

Doing nothing can be/likely is a sign that he doesn't have the confidence to use his injured shoulder, his fitness isn't there yet, or any number of things. If you want to describe how he's wrestling as regression, fine by me, though the description doesn't matter much. He's not performing like the top recruit he was. Whether that's physical, mental, a combination or he's somehow lost his ability to wrestle, the question he and PSU have to answer is whether they can change the direction this thing is going. Because I don't think it's likely he forgot how to wrestle, I'm still leaning toward the recovery from the injury, both physically and mentally, is why he looks like he does. It's not a simple thing for everyone to overcome when you suddenly can't perform the way you've always been able to.

I'm not calling him a lock to be in Penn State's lineup.

Howard hasn't been wrestling for something like two years because of injury, correct? I'm willing to cut anyone some slack in that situation. It takes a bit to get your fitness back to where it needs to be. Definitely a lot of factors in play, but it's not always easy to get your mentality right when the injuries pile up.

This thread has probably run its course. Iowa's head coach thinks this is all unfair and doesn't want his guys to be accountable for their actions. His wife got thrown under the bus, his voice inflections were weird, this is a conspiracy against his team and the media is at fault for not asking the diversionary questions he wants asked.

Agreed. That tournament was a meatgrinder.

So Duane Goldman...err Mike Mena is the answer. Dubuque's two nattys, 3x AA and don't forget Angel Escobedo, a champ and 4x All-American at 125

Ladies and gentleman, I present to you the president of the Willie Saylor fan club!

In retrospect... I kid. I kid. Seriously, I applaud this approach to recruiting by Mr. Lee. Spencer needed to make his own decision - even if this version of the process is a bit romanticized for the target audience.

Ohio State is doing live updates if you don't have ACCN+ https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/news/2023/11/10/wrestling-no-7-ohio-state-at-no-3-virginia-tech-live-updates

https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/seasons/MainFrame.jsp?TIM=1699662152486&twSessionId=yfsghqmaoq&loadBalanced=true&pageName=%2Ftw%2Fseasons%2FDualMatches.jsp Looks like a mixed lineup for IU. To be fair, I'm not sure what the lineup will look like for this season.

Guess what the school web address is? https://calbaptist.edu/

While I can appreciate brand management, sometimes you are what the people say you are. Resistance is futile. Credit to the Cal Baptist SID for sending the email that his boss told him to send because someone saw a Tweet.

Like I said, I'm probably in the minority, but Ferrari isn't getting manhandled by Kerk. He's not Tate Orndorff. I hope the match happens. Ferrari, if nothing else, is train-wreck entertaining.

Nah. That match was one-sided. Woods was clearly superior in that match.

I may be in the minority here, but I don't think Ferrari loses to Kerkvliet if those rumors of him not having a chance to reach 197 are true.

Nick Lee has owned Yanni. Frankly, I'm not sure Nick Lee doesn't have a World Silver if he has Rivera's draw...but I digress.

Does anyone have any actual proof of this idea that Micic skipped the weigh-ins or are we into the full internet conspiracy stage? Have his competitors spoken out? Have coaches from other countries protested? Are we just going by "looks like..." innuendo? I find it hard to believe that a guy can skip weigh-ins for the World Championship and not have someone say something publicly.

If Spencer does not challenge, what is the point of signing with the HWC? Serious question. I think many people would love to see him compete, me included.

My guess i$ Michigan had more to offer. I've heard from pretty reliable folks that Escobedo has been outbid for the top kids out of Indiana (*cough* Mendez *cough*). He's in the mix, but he's fighting an uphill battle for the elite recruits. I don't blame the kids for choosing what they feel is the best offer, most of us would. I'm also not suggesting there aren't other factors to choose a place like Ohio State or Michigan, for instance, over IU - the administrations and boosters at those schools choose to support the programs at vastly different levels (RTCs, etc.) - but damn, it would be nice for IU (or Purdue) to land those kids and become competitive in the conference.

Is this really a possibility? Lemley wrestled 132 in HS last season, correct? Edit: same question as Wildcat had a couple minutes sooner.

Thanks, Biden.

Also for context, Jesse Owens ran on tracks made of cinder, with no starting blocks, and still recorded a pr of 10.2 in the 100 and 20.7 in the 200. I don't know how closely you follow track, but there are people out there who have analyzed Owens vs. Usain Bolt and have concluded that Owens is basically within a stride of the fastest track athlete in history in the 100m when you level out the surface/equipment disadvantages. There's next to zero chance Owens would DNQ for an NCAA sprint final. I understand the point you're trying to make, but Owens isn't the guy you want to hold up to make that point.

2013 (17) - Jr World gold 2014 (18) - Jr World bronze 2015 (19) - World gold *2016 (20) - Olympic gold *2017 (21) - World gold *2018 (22) - World silver 2019 (23) - World bronze 2020 (24) - Olympic silver 2021 (25) - World silver 2022 (26) - World gold 2023 (27) - World bronze *also won NCAA titles Aside from Snyder earning world-level medals in every year since 2013, including five golds and three silvers, I agree with you. The US just isn't performing at 97kg. Time to put that old dog down. By the time the 2024 Olympics roll around, he'll be 28 and way past his prime. It's really hard to see why there aren't young guys knocking Snyder off. It's not as if you have to be a world-level gold medal contender to beat him. I'm not sure you really thought this one through.