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Oh, I thought maybe you had some juicy deets

Why's that

Fr? I thought he mentioned in an interview this past season that it's his last go. Awesome if he's coming back, though

Spicy transfer. PSU only has themselves to blame. Does Duke follow?

133 looks a lot more stacked than 125 next season and I think Volk would have better results running that gauntlet, but Volk 125 and Beefy Flynn at 133 might be optimal team points. Good get for Minny.

I also think Shapiro might be damaged goods, as much fun as it is to see him compete.

Beat or exited. His style isn't exactly in the interest of self-preservation for his noggin.

Good stuff. Is there a version of the 3-Bonus graphs that have the same Y-axis scale? I am wondering how pronounced (or not) the fitlines are. It looks like the TF rate will be even flatter with a bump starting at the 3TD rule mark. About the 2006 pinfellery blip: there was a rule change going into the 2006 season that allowed pins and backs as long as any part of the guy getting stuck was inbounds, so maybe that was an adjustment that some wrestlers hadn't fully made on defense by Nationals. I think 2006 was also when wrestlers were first granted a one pound allowance at the tournament after the first day, so that might have favored big cutters at least psychologically if not physiologically that first postseason. Idk

I'm all for reforming the review process. Seems like it's a problem across the board in most sports these days. My wife was just complaining the other day that the video reviews are ruining March Madness for her. The last two minutes of games now takes at least 20.

The Mason Manville special

DAMMIT

This is it, except I'd prefer a SV (first to score wins) over an OT period.

Dunno about best, but I thought funkmaster Jason Welch would win a title his senior year. I think he lost to DSJ twice, Bubba, Fittery, Adam Hall, can't remember who else at NCAAs.

Did he graduate? Package transfer with Kal?

I wonder if Cael has to pull him aside on occasion and be like, "hey man, you should stfu and chill for a little while." Seems like Bo gets bothered frequently by things that shouldn't bother him so much. Does not pass the PSU vibe check.

Dompetition!

Here's more or less what the roster looks like right now, pulled from WS, currently at 35. Assume Welsh is in and Facundo, Steen, Kelly, and Friccione are gone. Who do you take for your 30 man roster cap? 125 Lilledahl, Luke SO 125 Desmond, Nathan FR 133 Davis, Braeden JR 133 Nagao, Aaron RSJR 133 Garcia, Kyison SO 133 Shindledecker, Karl JR 133 Ono, Masanosuke FR 141 Nasdeo, Cael RSFR 141 Wang, Sean SR 141 Perry, Dalton FR 141 Cunningham, Hayden RSFR 141 Blaze, Marcus FR 149 Van Ness, Shayne SR 149 Evans, David SR 149 Pierce, Connor JR 149 Weiss, Brock RSFR 149 Rodriguez, Matt JR 157 Kasak, Tyler JR 157 Watson, Ty RSFR 157 Sealey, Joseph RSFR 165 Mesenbrink, Mitchell JR 165 Dunbar, Aurelius SR 165 Cunningham, Asher FR 165 Duke, PJ FR 174 Haines, Levi SR 174 Beckett, Sam JR 174 Gibson, Erik SO 184 Ryder, Zack RSFR 184 Welsh, Rocco RSSO 184 Henckel, William FR 197 Barr, Josh SO 197 Cochran, Lucas SR 197 Mirasola, Connor RSFR 285 Mirasola, Cole RSFR 285 Bundy, Dawson RSFR WS has 7 guys (Desmond, Ono, Perry, Blaze, ACunningham, Duke, and Henckel) listed as RS for next year, plus the 10 starters (Lilledahl, Davis, Nasdeo, SVN, Kasak, MM, Haines, Ryder, Barr, and ColMirasola) which puts the roster at 17. Add in Welsh, Nagao, HCunningham, Sealey, and ConMirasola and we're at 22. So there's a little bit of room for additional transfer-ins before the rest will have to transfer-out or leave the sport, unless they pull some roster hocus pocus with the RTC.

Has Hamiti wrestled at the Cadet/Junior/U* level internationally? I'm not used to seeing his name in these parts

Overcomplicating things. Replace this weird rule and criteria with SV.

Good point, things could get crazier once the roster limits are set. I think the cap for bball will be 15

Jordan Oliver for sure. He was pretty smart and charismatic on social media, posted good content, and had a decent following before it really mattered much. All big pluses for potential sponsors. I'd round my list with Robles and Ben Kjar.

Yeah, it's wild that Rocco didn't end up at OSU. I don't think he'll make the lineup, which sounds crazy to say. Also, isn't Ryder buddies with PJ Duke? If Ryder loses his spot and ends up leaving, PSU risks Duke checking out too.

Bartlett doing backflips for Gatorade ads