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In order to win a title, Starocci may have to beat the following (assuming all the higher seeded wrestlers win): (24) Sparks (8) Kemp (1) Lewis (4) Griffith (2) Devos

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Which NCAA qualifiers will be taking advantage of their fifth opportunity to be at NCAAs? Fix Lewis Z. Elam Anyone else?

125- Davis- Obviously it's tough to predict 125. Davis seems like a good guess right now, but who knows. 133- Crookham- Sports psychology studies Crookham. 141- Bartlett- Looks like a tossup between Bartlett and Mendez. And Woods is still in the picture. 149- Gomez- Dude just punched his ticket to Paris, and he likes to go big or go home. 157- Haines- Not a done deal by any stretch. 165- KOT- Too experienced and too solid to be taken out. 174- Starocci- Right now bro is like Kobe after MJ dissed him (assuming his injury isn't too serious) 184- Keckeisen 197- Brooks 285- Kerk- A potential Bastida match would be fun to watch.

As of 3/10, eleven undefeated wrestlers remain: 133- Fix 133- Crookham 157- Haines 165- KOT 165- Mesenbrink 174- Lewis 184- Keckeisen 197- Brooks 197- Hidlay 285- Kerkvliet 285- Bastida

You guys should read about how Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant were as teammates. You’d be shocked.

I’m guessing that Ferrari wouldn’t have challenged Brooks.

Starocci has that Kobe mindset. Kobe played to dominate — even when he was injured, and even to his own detriment.

Good point about athletes at public schools not being covered by the NLRA. They’d be covered by state labor statutes if they’re covered at all.

Seems so. The US is actually cleaning up with 12 MFS qualifiers so far: Micic, RBY, Cruz, Rivera, Gomez, Dake, Taylor, Amine, Ramos, Snyder, Parris, and Smith. (Canada gets credit for Dhesi.) Of course, only four of those 12 MFS qualifiers will be repping the US.

Universities can survive without sports. According to PBS, athletic expenses surpass athletic revenue at the “overwhelming majority” of colleges.

No university wants to bargain with any athletic team. But some athletic bring a lot of money in. Michigan's athletic department reported a surplus of $17.1 million in 2022, helped by $210 million in revenue. Assuming the football program makes the most money for Michigan, why wouldn't the football players ask for more? Why shouldn't they want to enjoy more of the fruits of their efforts?