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Give me a full size Vito at 65 kg and 57/65 look great. 74 is a huge question mark at this stage. 86 kg one last ride for Valencia? He will be 31, but he was a singlet pull away from getting his shot at Taylor this cycle. 97 Brooks. 125 probably Parris but need some American guys to push him here. I still think Parris could medal at heavy, but he has to keep improving.

Angry Dake just turned into stone cold killer Dake. Holy cow!

Here comes the fake cramp. Bullshit.

Oh man he’s losing it. Mentally looks like he’s done.

USA men not bringing home a single gold (in an Olympics without Russia officially represented) really hurts. Feels like a major 1 step forward, 2 steps back for our country as we just completed that second step backwards. I know wrestling is hard and other countries have great athletes, but no excuse for USA here in my opinion.

I don’t think he wrestled not to lose, but I think he wrestled to make sure he didn’t blink and Hig had locked up a leg lace and turned him 4 straight times. I thought the gameplan was great to slow down Hig. I think those guys could wrestle 100 times and each win 50. Just sucks one of Spencer’s 50 losses was in the gold medal match.

From a human standpoint, really feel for Dake. I know after the trials he said this one was going to be for his dad. Sending him positive vibes and well wishes because I’m sure this is devastating on multiple levels.

I truly believe if he protects his ankles and stays on attack that’s a completely different result. The two times he fully committed to offense he scored easily. Sometimes you have to blow the game plan up mid match and Dake just never adjusted.

Yes 20-12 final.

I am shocked how Dake just wrestled this match. After the 1st period he had to know he couldn’t give the Japanese wrestler his ankle so easily. And yet, he continued to let him into easy ankle picks in the 2nd (is he really that confident in his chest wrap????). Just mind numbing.

Man I really thought J’Den was going to be the one to get Snyder over the years too. He did such a good job of forcing Snyder to continue to adapt and improve each cycle. Hats off to a hell of a career for J’Den. I’m going to miss seeing him compete, but nothing beats fatherhood. I’m glad he will get to invest fully in that in his next chapter.

Sounds great! Thanks for the update. And no worries at all- totally my fault for absence on the board for an extended time. I’ll plan to join back next year if the spots fill. I’ll check back tomorrow and see.

Hey everyone- sorry for the delay. Life has been busy with young kids! I’m happy to join if you all need another. I’m available Sunday at 1, but totally understand if you’ve already filled all slots.

Anyone else think that ref was reallyyyyyy late on starting the danger count against Lovett? Seemed like a solid 4+ seconds, but the ref was pretty behind getting into position. Great match though!

Wish I could like this post more than once. I’ve watched a lot of BA matches over the past few years and you just have to take those results with a grain of salt. He’s so damn fun to watch, but it can also get kind of random with results and how the matches are dictated.