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Penn State has one of the largest alumni populations in the country. It’s not like they all live in State College and are driving to Maryland. Plenty of them are local to the area. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

No dual with a forfeit is dual of the year. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Penn State fan base travels well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I could also see Carter breaking Kennedy in half with a bow and arrow, walking up to the Iowa bench and drawing his hand across his throat. Team points be damned. He loves playing the villain. The dude walks out to the theme song from Halloween. Not kidding. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’m just imagining Carter standing in the middle of the mat, pointing at Gabe on the bench, saying, “You!” while Angel Rivera and Kennedy wait for him. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

A phrase we use in my line of work: “Everyone wants to be a gangster until it’s time to do gangster shit.” No one knows how they will react in a horrible situation until it happens. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You might want to review who is currently in RS and who is committed for PSU. 2026 PSU is going to be young-ish but you’ll have SVN, Haines, Nagao, Mesenbrink, Kasak and Davis around still. Plus Desmond, Lilledahl, Henckel, Sealey, Ryder, Barr, Facundo, Cunningham, Duke, Perry and the Mirasola twins. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I’d take Mendez over Bartlett based on recent appearances. That said, Bartlett is a superb counter wrestler and Mendez will take a lot of shots. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Caleb Fish gave Mesenbrink his best non-PSU match of the year. By a good stretch. That dude went for it. Really impressed by him. Hope he AAs this year. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yes. Plenty of state schools have extension campuses; I doubt many have them 1000+ miles from the state in question. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

At the very distant University of Iowa Extension Campus, no doubt. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My wife has had several female OTC and WCAP athletes in her classes. Has another one this semester. We’ve seen two of them out and about in town. I think they appreciated the fact that I knew who they were and had an interest in their careers. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Mesenbrink would have one loss in your scenario as well. Currently undefeated. If he wins out through B1Gs, he’s the 2 seed. And, assuming that loss is at B1Gs to Hamiti, he’d be whatever and 1 as well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Who else took an Olympic RS without being qualified or trying to qualify for OTTs? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Taking a break from not being enrolled. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This came up on the Penn State board. There are some people taking an Olympic RS this year. Whether or not they have “real” chances of making the team or not is irrelevant; you could say that there are only a handful of guys at each weight who do. If you qualify for an Olympic RS but then don’t meet the criteria to qualify for the OTTs (or even try to meet them, such as entering Senior Nationals, US Open, go to U20/U23 and medal, or entering + win the last chance), your RS should be burned and that season of eligibility should go up in smoke. The rule is in place to help people who are actually trying to make an Olympic team. Yes, this is about a very particular individual. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

55 years ago? You think it stopped 55 years ago? My first infantry battalion commander was in South America in the early 2000s. A contractor I know spent half of his 22 year Army SF career in Central and South America. Neither of them are 60 yet. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Try again. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

United Fruit Company, AKA Chiquita, 1954. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The Cass who was able to weigh in at 97kg is getting smashed by Davison and Schultz. Unless Cass has magically added 20lbs back on in the last couple of days, no, he's not beating those two. Brands was 5th last year. Kennedy could do 5th-7th. And, Kennedy is actually wrestling right now, with a good record. Brands would have to get a lot of matches in ASAP, magically stay healthy in the process, do quite well at the B1G tournament and then get a lucky draw for NCAAs to repeat his result.

Over their replacements? Hill and Kennedy? Unless Cass became a pinning machine, his likely 5th-7th place this year isn’t magically scoring 8 more points than a 1-2 or 2-2 Hill. Nelson and Kennedy? That’s a wash. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This would bring them like 8 points closer. Only 67 more points to go, Iowa! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Perhaps the care for his athletes and their best interests is the reason Penn State can sit the best wrestler in the country and beat Michigan 27-9. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I don’t think the NCAA cares. Seriously. In the case of Nelson Brands, for example, the kid admitted to it. Due process is irrelevant to the NCAA; they aren’t the US government. Also, pardon me for not taking Tom Brands seriously when it comes to the legal or athletic implications of this. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Man, a coach focused on observing his wrestler’s performance vs a crazy person acting like a 5 year old, a la Terry Brands. How dare you, Cael Sanderson. Don’t you know this is a sport for the emotionally unstable? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk