MNRodent

Luke Becker is starting his 24th year on staff at Minnesota. I think Jeremy Hunter had 25 years in at Illinois before becoming HC last year.

Why do identical or nearly identical twins always go to the same school? They've been battling each other since the womb and you'd think they would want to try more independence and different workout partners. Not to mention a chance to both be at their ideal weight for competition.

As someone who has watched both Berge and White (MN native and MN flip) a lot over the past couple years, the result yesterday was about as predictable as a sunrise.

There isn't really any indication that Cael would have even made all-american that first season. I remember him and Joe Heskett were both equally highly regarded true freshman, but I don't recall talk of them starting. Paul Jenn, the guy that beat him that year at an open, went 2-2 at nationals, getting teched by Eggum (5th place) and majored by Simpson (4th place) in his 2 losses at NCAAs.

It seemed like Grajeda and Heeg were wrestling above their optimal weight.

Is there a day 2 weigh-in at Super 32?

About 40 cents a day.

Great write-up. Looking forward to the action this weekend.

Jr 132, 144, and 157 all seem like they have some good semis and finals matches today.

All right, the great matchups start happening tomorrow morning.

The PNL channel on Rokfin has video coverage and USA bracketing has the brackets.

I was a state editor/ranker for Tom Owens @intermatwrestle back in the mid to late 90s. Those were the early days of internet technology.

I'd rather know who the greatest worst wrestler is. I might have a shot at that one.

I don't get the impression that Flo is intentionally doing "exhibition" matchups with guys from different weight classes. The problem is that it's the offseason, and sometimes 16-18 year olds are growing and might not know what weight class they will end up at. Also, they may be overestimating how much they can cut with a weigh-in almost 30 hours before competition.

Office Space vibes.

Passed the senate yesterday by vote of 77-22. Moves on to House of Representatives. Key Provisions of the Bill Category Proposed Regulation / Rule Revenue Sharing & NIL Codifies the House settlement revenue cap, raising direct school-to-athlete sharing to roughly $49 million (including $5 million for Olympic/nonrevenue sports) and requiring disclosure for NIL earnings over $600. Transfers & Eligibility Restricts student-athletes to one "free" transfer without sitting out a year and enforces a strict 5-year eligibility window. Conference Realignment Caps Power 4 conference membership at 20 schools and sets a 3-year independent waiting period for switching conferences. Student-Athlete Protections Guarantees 5 years of post-eligibility healthcare, scholarship protections, agent fee caps (5%), and an Office of the Student-Athlete Ombudsman. Coach & Team Rules Prohibits football coaches from quitting mid-season for another job and prevents major colleges from dropping women's and Olympic sports.

Keegan O'Toole wrestled at 138 and 160 on the same card?

His minion Jeffrey is the worst. Bragging about all the inside info he receives as a facebook moderator.

That tip line has to be blowing up.

No play-by-play commentary?

Glad to see the NCAA at least has a slight pulse in enforcing violations. Although I'm sure there are much more serious shenanigans going on.

Most people with over 3-4 DWIs don't bother ever getting their license back because it would come with lots of expenses like ignition interlock, high risk insurance, "whiskey" plates, and what's known as a B-Card in MN. They just buy cheap used cars for cash or borrow from family members and continue to drive with no license.

Chuck Jean of Iowa State got drunk one night and broke into an Ames, IA zoo and killed a 300 pound buck named Old Sammy with his bare hands and a pocket knife. He was soon after asked to leave ISU and serve out his wrestling career in the NAIA, despite being a 2 time NCAA champ.