Dogbone

I am already looking forward to @Wrestleknownothing trend lines over the last 10 years of NCAA AA's per height/inch of depth!

That is comical. In reality, Cael was actually accepting transfers in who had a drinking issues and were kicked out of their previous school. Good for Cael for setting a strict policy now. Of course, when you are winning NCAAs by 50+ points its easy to say my way or the highway, but that wasn't always the case.

5 of the 12 golds so far with two finalist tomorrow. Just amazing.

Scoring was questionable for sure, but I don't think I could score it differntly with USA glasses on and have Dake on top. Dake lost because he didn't move his feet enough and the Takatani was great at finishing once he hit the low single. Dake scored when he got to his offense but Japan was quicker on the attack.

Jokes on Takatani, little does he know that if he wins gold, he will have to deal with an asterick on message boards since Sidakov wasn't there

I mean, sure that sounds bad but that is more points than Michigan State scored at the 2017 NCAAs.

What if said opponent was 82-0 internationally and never lost outside of Japan, still surprised if it played out? No one seemed to be aware of the current rule and Phogat has filed an appeal to share the Silver Medal.

Certainly this is the case, but she also wouldn't be the first wrestler to misrepresent how much they ate after getting off a scale.

I do feel bad for her as I think she should be given the Silver since she beat everyone she faced on the mat. But, according to India, she made 50KG yesterday, only ate a little and weighed 53KG after competing and couldn't get back to 50 KG 12 hours later, despite cutting her hair, drawing blood, not eating and doing sauna/working outs the entire night. She also competed so well sucked down that she beat Susaki fresh off the scale. I don't buy all of that. I'm guessing she re-hydrated to feel as close to 100% in order to take on Susaki (understandably) and then was well over weight and she couldn't get back down in time. Imagine how big she would of been during the gold medal match if she didn't have to ever make 50KG again.

The only US wrestler who I thought got a bad draw was Coon as he might of medaled with a decent draw. Bey was the very last wrestler in. Tough to complain about any draw he got. Yes, US has been unlucky but after the draw that Sara is getting, I don't think we can complain. No other draw would of allowed her to avoid Susaki. Hopefully she can win gold!! Dom was unlucky but with the size of the bracket, she could be 1 repachage win away from going for bronze. Ideally a better draw might of allowed us to win 1 Greco match. I'll take unfortunate circumstances and luck that might allow us to bring home another gold (go Sara!) over slightly better Greco draws.

In the match,No. I am sure both guys have put everything into winning the Olympics. Neither guy is giving 99% but now that they can do it for JC or Allah they will give 100%. Will post match comments create an international incident? Unlikely but its a non zero chance something is said.

As someone with a Spencer Lee ticket in hand, I wish you no luck at all. Amor was -170 on DK, that seemed too good to pass up. DK has added some of the other Women's weights that were not previously listed as well, FYI

Same. I kept thinking why can't wrestling do this too.

I am in the middle. I know he has improved the program since he arrived, but with their resources and recruiting advantages, I would think being in the top 10 every year would not be that high of standard for Rutgers wrestling. It could be a case where he has taken the program as far as he can but the program has higher potential?

Dake has 2 World Titles at 79KG and 2 world titles at 74KG. The only reason the Olympics have more weight in fans minds is because they bring in more non wrestling fans, just like all of the Olympic sports except basketball and golf. No one pays attention to gymnastics or swimming until the Olympics either. Dake will be an Olympic champion and receive everything that comes with it, NBC coverage, Today Show, etc. No one will reference that Russia didn't show. If some losers on the internet want to say, well he won 4 world titles but his Olympic title isn't as great because Sidakov didn't participate. so what.

I miss the Transfer Portal thread? Oh wait it is still active and used frequently.

It's a good question. I don't know if competing during a red shirt year counts as a competition for the above exception but I know regular redshirts do not have to be tied to a specific team. In general, you have 5 years to compete 4 years. If you haven't been on scholarship for 2 years (because you weren't in school) it makes sense you wouldn't be tied to your original institution. The other question would be does Gable need to be on scholarship to compete and, if not, is that other loophole? If he is going to get NIL, it could cover the cost of the scholarship, you would think the rules wouldn't prevent a "walk-on" from competing as strictly as scholarship athletes. And presumably he wasn't on scholarship at Minnesota the previous year (2 years?).

I am not going to pretend to be an expert and admittedly this information might be outdated but I did find this: https://www.athleticscholarships.net/ncaa-transfer-exceptions Also, I believe Minnesota can agree to waiver if they choose if an exception doesn't apply.

Coming in for a visit is a long ways from making a roster, even practice squad. Adam Coon was in mini camp with the Titans but was cut before the season. I hope Gable can make a roster if that's what he chooses to pursue but my point is just because you get a call to workout or they have "interest" doesn't mean he will be with a team in the fall. Teams sign a bunch of undrafted rookies this time of year and most get cut.

USA! USA! USA!

Is this a new PSU thing now? Announcing you are coming back to use all of your eligibility. Is it a by product of the extra covid year? Maybe I missed it when other guys have done and the PSU guys (Starocci and Kerk, RBY last year) have higher profile but I don't get.

NFL teams likely just want to kick the tires for a tryout or something. Give him a small deal to come to a mini camp and then cut him. At 265 he probably a D End? Has he ever played football? MMA seems very logical but if I were him I would maximize the NIL value and wrestle one more year. He won't get another shot again and can still do MMA after the season.

Looks nice. Some of the glass seems to go to other rooms so the natural light might be below the new standard for wrestling rooms. It was also nice of Virginia Tech to let them use their wrestling mats.

Picture of the special new Orange uniform??

Maybe he did tho...