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This should be Iowa’s version jumpman logo.

"superior belief in God and Jesus Christ"

I have no idea what your question means, but yes, probably.

I’d like to see Ferrari and Brooks share the following stats with us fans: denomination; weekly prayers; weekly devotions; weekly religious services or Bible studies; and weekly sins (along with the severity of those sins). That data would help us discuss the possibility that one is more divinely favored than the other.

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How do you think their faiths will figure into their matches?

A clip from Rogan’s interview with Nickal has gone viral for all the wrong reasons. Rogan and Nickal were both bashing Biden, and in the course of doing so, Rogan claimed that Biden said there were airports during the Revolutionary War. Nickal laughed and said he also saw that Biden said that. Rogan then said that Biden’s purported statement was evidence that Biden wouldn’t be allowed to perform any job aside from the job of president. Nickal seemed to agree, and said that a person who made Biden’s purported statement wouldn’t be cleared to fight, and would need weeks of professional help. Moments later, someone on Rogan’s team clarified that Biden was actually paraphrasing Trump — who previously said that there were airports during the Revolutionary War. Once they realized Trump was the source of the airport comment, they didn’t think it was a big deal after all.

I don't know how anyone can top Uetake. He was undefeated, and he was the Olympic champ following his true sophomore season.

I sometimes wonder about senior-level wrestlers who have virtually no shot at making a world or Olympic team -- or even only a slim shot. I agree that people should make their decisions about their lives, but are these athletes aware of the costs? For instance, if a young man told me that he wanted to spend four years surfing in Central America because it's what he loves to do, I think it would be reasonable to wonder if he was aware of the true cost of doing so. When it comes to wrestling, if someone pursues senior-level wrestling for four years after college, they are missing four important years for career opportunities; they are missing four precious years where they will not face age discrimination; and they are missing four years of retirement savings (including decades of interest in retirement accounts). Is it really worth it? I know some of you will say that some of these athletes will pursue coaching. Okay. But how many coaching jobs hinge on several years of unfruitful senior-level wrestling?

Hopefully Fix and Arujau graduated from college years ago and are finishing up master’s degrees.

I like three point takedowns because it encourages offense. I think it makes the matches more fun to watch. I’d love to see step outs added to the mix. I think it would encourage even more offense. One last thing I’d like to see is two periods, with both periods beginning in neutral. That way if you plan to score with riding time, you have to do something offensively first.

Burroughs likes three point takedowns because they reward the offensive wrestler and deemphasize the significance of escapes. What do you think?

There’s a story about AC Milan that makes me wonder about PSU wrestling. When 17 year old Alexandre Pato moved to AC Milan in 2007, the Brazilian Ronaldo broke down the team dynamics for him. As Pato later recalled, “When I arrived in Milan, I met many really great players. In the dressing room, I was sat between [Paolo] Maldini and Ronaldo, who asked me if I wanted to be part of his clan, showing me a copy of Playboy, or if wanted to be part of Kaka's clan, who had a few church things in the dressing room."

ESPN and the UFC going in on college wrestling is a huge opportunity. I hope that the NCAA realizes this and is open to reforms that will make the sport better for fans. The three-point takedown is a great experiment. Hopefully kids will compete in big televised matches this year rather than duck.

Yes.

I cannot see myself sending money to Flo anytime soon, whereas I am fairly close to signing up for UFC Fight Pass (purely for the wrestling).

Based on vibes. But here are some of the accolades I had in mind: Starocci- 3x champ, two undefeated seasons Brooks- 3x champ, U23 world champ, one undefeated season Vito- 1x champ, world champ (only the 4th athlete to win world/Olympic gold before senior year) KOT- 2x champ, U23 world champ, one undefeated season Carr- 1x champ, U20 world champ, 2-1 vs. KOT, one undefeated season

Starocci Brooks Vito KOT Carr

Mesenbrink won a U20 world gold at 163. So he might be okay at 165.

As many of you are aware, Jim Jordan -- former Wisconsin wrestler and former Ohio State assistant coach -- is reportedly a leading contender to be the next Speaker of the House. If Jordan becomes the next Speaker, he would the first former wrestling coach to be the Speaker since Dennis Hastert, who handed the gavel over to Nancy Pelosi in January 2007. It would truly be historic for two former wrestling coaches to reach such levels of power within just a 17 year span. Just a reminder, this is a wrestling forum. There should not be any political discussion here. Thank you.

57 is interesting. Is there any chance a healed-up Spencer Lee competes for the spot? Can be Vito be effective at this weight? How will Suriano, Gilman, and Richards look? What are Ramos's chances?

Today, Keckeisen tweeted a picture of a pair of wrestling shoes and a soda in the middle of a basketball court. Does anyone care to explain what this means?

Nope. Wrestling in the ancient Olympics allowed submissions. Greco was invented by a Napoleonic soldier.

Personally, I don't care about Greco at all, so I would prefer for there to be ten Olympic weights for men's freestyle, and eight for women's freestyle. (Once there are more women's freestylers, those numbers could be adjusted.)

In men's freestyle, Puerto Rico and Mexico had the biggest squads, with six athletes each. Puerto was led by silver medalist Sebastian Rivera, and their team includes NCAA champ Darian Cruz. Some notable performers for Mexico were Anthony Valencia, who placed 14th at 74kg, and Austin Gomez, who placed 22nd at the always-tough 65kg. Colombia brought three athletes; Argentina two; and Cuba, Venezuela, Brazil, and Costa Rica one each. Puerto Rico has the best men's freestyle team in Latin America. It's really too bad that Cuba is no longer what it once was. In women's freestyle, Mexico brought the biggest squad with six athletes. Colombia was next with five athletes -- including a bronze medalist. Brazil, Venezuela, and Ecuador brought four athletes each -- and Ecuador had a bronze medalist. Cuba brought two athletes; and El Salvador and Puerto Rico brought one each. All in all, it's great to see Puerto Rico doing so well in men's freestyle, and to see Mexico fielding such large teams in both men's and women's freestyle. Colombia's emphasis on women's wrestling was also a pleasant surprise.