CHROMEBIRD
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Pokie State?
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That's the fans though, and supposedly the athletes, not the head coach.
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You just want to see a Pinto beat a Ferrari. Don't forget 184.
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I thought Rocky graduated. Figured Rutgers would make room for him, but training with Bastida sounds good too
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That's too bad. He seemed to be enjoying his role at Ok State and it looked like the lightweights were learning a lot from him. I think he'd be a solid addition to the staff at ISU/CRTC. Speaking of RTCs, is Gilman done done competing? Maybe he's gearing up for another cycle and is looking for training opportunities away from RBY and Fix.
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Whew, now it all makes sense.
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Can Oz make 125?
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The 'flap is alive and well in these parts. I think he's more of a Busch guy, though. Switched from Olympia.
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I hope neither guy holds back with the emojis
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I like his chances better at 125. 133 will be a lil thicc with talent next season
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Is there even any bad blood between Cael and DT? It's easy to jump to conclusions from his non-answers about Ok State but I think Cael just doesn't care or spend much time thinking about Taylor, the same way he doesn't seem to give a shiit about anyone or anything and just focuses on PSU
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It's addition by omission and would be subtraction by addition. Iowa will be fine. -
Also say that you have some juicy insider information about a recruit but can't reveal what it is yet. And make vague open-ended statements that can be interpreted in several ways, so you'll never be wrong. The worst offenders of this are college basketball recruiting "experts" on social media. Drives me nuts.
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What's your go-to shoe? I took up trail running when the pandemic hit and have been enjoying it, but my knees get pretty torqued sometimes. Part of it might be because I don't like high stack foamy shoes (like Ons) even though I'm a heavy heel striker. My wife, a pavement runner, swears by her Vaporflies and says I should give them a try but one of my buddies thinks they're overrated and will shame anyone who wears them. lol
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House Settlement Hearing - April 7, 2025
CHROMEBIRD replied to Wrestleknownothing's topic in College Wrestling
NCAA has a 14 sport minimum for D1, but it's not difficult to imagine that rule going away. I also have a hard time seeing the numbers work out for anyone outside of the SEC and B1G, but that's probably why deals are being made with institutional investors. Those programs or conferences will get some money in the near-term but imo just slightly delays the demise of non-revenue sports. -
That is damn impressive. I don't think I know any former bigs who became marathon runners. How has it been on your knees after wrestling?
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Not all businesses are national brands. A lot of NIL sponsorships, esp in non-revenue sports, are smaller deals from regional businesses that rely on a player being with the local area team. There have been stories of sponsors complaining about players hitting the portal too quickly, like the basketball player in Utah(?) who did a tv ad for a wellness resort in his team's jersey and then transferring before it aired.
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We all know exactly what the recruiting pitch was like: Koll: AJ, we'd love to you have you on board here at UNC AJ: UNC? Where's that? Koll: It's in North Carolina. Chapel H-- AJ: SOLD! Praise Jesus!
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I figured maybe he thought he'd be more successful outside of the Ivy League's athletic ruleset, and was likely particularly frustrated because it was when the Covid pandemic was underway. IIRC, he took the Stanford job right after the school cut wrestling. Fundraising and keeping the program going was probably a huge distraction, plus the Pac-12 was dissolving and he had an opportunity to coach at his alma mater. The circumstances were all pretty compelling and I don't think he has plans to bounce around further
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I'd take the B1G field over AJ. He wouldn't have won 197 this year.
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That's too bad. I could see Zeke enjoying coaching without all the wild west NIL stuff if he focused fully on Atreus. It would be a fun project for him too, building something more or less from the ground up. I'm still skeptical that ASU would bring in a prestige head coach to replace him on the college side, though. It would be such a great opportunity out west for any talented prospect, but I don't believe the program has the appetite for it.
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Seems like 74 had been a rough cut for Dake for some time now. He did all right when he dipped his toes in at 86 for a little while and at this stage of his career, why not give it a go? I can't imagine being in your mid-30s and sucking down 1-2 international weight classes being very pleasant.
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Who is the King of the Portal so far?
CHROMEBIRD replied to Jimmy Cinnabon's topic in College Wrestling
Is he buddies with RBY? idk -
That sentence just made my head explode
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