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Bit of a big qualifier at the front and end there, but I think I would take that bet.

Athletic Department employees at public universities are public employees. You can look up the salaries of coaches and staff at state schools right now. I expect with the adoption of pay-to-play that athletes' salaries will become public in the future.

Although equivalency scholarships will still be allowed, it sounded early on like the opt-in schools were thinking about paying rostered athletes but not offering schollies, as though it was a one-or-the-other business decision. At the time, I thought it could screw over kids who receive a salary that is less than an equivalent athletic scholarship, since the money will be taxable. A pretty interesting thing about the House Settlement is that if athletes will become salaried employees of their schools, then their pay and NIL collective contracts should all become publicly available information, at least for public schools. Theoretically, anyone will be able to look this stuff up online or request the info.

O shiii, is that where he went?

Alter-ego fronting as an Iowa wrestling fan... Better Call Stall... very clever misdirection away from his PSU criminal enterprise!!

Must be nice to be so freaking good that you can just go out and do your thing, no matter who it is. Spencer is the same way, doesn't game plan or look at tape. I think for folkstyle, it might be helpful for Ono to watch tape and be strategic.

No love for Sasso? Here are my picks, off the top of my head: 125 - Ramos 133 - Byrd 141 - Bartlett/Hardy (tie) 149 - Lovett 157 - Sasso/Teemer (tie) 165 - MM 174 - KOT 184 - Allred 197 - AJ 285 - Hendrickson

Is it too soon to joke about AJ going to UALR and competing even though he's out of eligibility?

One difference is that in this case, the NIL sponsors said they wanted to reward Khan for his rizz and for "embodying the fun and enjoyment you have watching the tournament." We've got plenty of that.

Is it weird that AJ doesn't seem to know how much eligibility he has left? Does anyone even know? I thought his clock was supposed to run out this season but he just sort of invited himself back into college wrestling and kept saying he has all kinds of eligibility remaining and we're like yeah, sounds good...

Amir Khan, student manager for McNeese State basketball, landed NIL deals north of six figures from brands like Buffalo Wild Wings Turbo Tax, and Fortnite last week after his pregame rap video went viral. Now there's rumors that he might transfer to NC State to become their bball manager I'm honestly happy for the kid, but wish wrestling could tap into this kind of money that's flying around. We've got hypefans just on this board that could match his aura. https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjburns/2025/03/21/mcneese-state-student-manager-amir-khan-cashes-in-on-nil-deals/

Ugh. Ferrari factor?

Back to IC?

They're exercising their 1A right to peacefully assemble as a group that knows what this is all about but won't say

I believe RBY mentored Davis and was his primary training partner before moving on to CRTC, so there's also that

Spill the tea, bro. What's up

Is Vigil big enough to go 133?

Exactly, and relevant. SFU is having a great year, but they actually did the math and said hell naw, we're not going to attempt to fund a battle that we can't even afford to enter. Going D3 was a smart choice, and I'm sure we'll see further attrition in D1 sports, as you say.

Kennedy should absolutely stand his ground and defend his spot at 174 but it seems that the general opinion is that Arnold beats him in the room. OTOH, Gabe's dad, who says a lot of things, mentioned previously that the cut to 174 was pretty tough on him. So who knows. If it comes to it, I could see Kennedy having a lot of success if he can make the cut to 157... but why should he? He's the returning AA and has the leverage here. Arnold and Brands will face some serious scrutiny if PK, a high-AA with a legit shot to be a finalist next year, ends up sitting and Gabe doesn't finish the season near the middle of the podium. Also, Kenned has upped his NIL stock and could (maybe should) test the transfer portal waters, even if to only secure more $$$, and a greater likelihood of starting, from Nichols and the Swarm.

Typo: whatever-will-replace-NLI agreement

Is he still around? I thought someone posted an obit on the old board but maybe I'm thinking of a different person

Also @Jimmy Cinnabon I nominate you to carry the Sunday Morning Comic Strips torch and keep the series going. You're already pretty good at making us laugh, and you're like the PSU version of JOMBO anyway

I miss IWB and wish we could've seen this week's Sunday Morning Comic Strip after Lucas Byrd's run

I like it here, but I'm old and don't want to deal with Reddit people or try to have unstructured conversations on social media. I wish some of the former board folks would come back here or post more, though. KMF, Scribe, ugarles, Tofurky, Gantry, billyhoyle, nom, Medicine Man, Flying Dragon, etc etc etc... even NJ Dan

Right. I thought NLI wasn't a thing anymore though and that things are sort of up in the air with the whatever-will-replace-NIL agreement until the House Settlement is finalized.