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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

Hendrickson got torn apart by Kerk, or are we pretending that didn’t happen now? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I thought Iowa was the clear favorite, Jimmy? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

In his weekly press availability, Cael said they are going to have to get the 149lber (Evans or Kasak, likely both) some more matches to help the conference qualify the weight and earn an allocation. So, seems that from that perspective there is certainly a negative side to reduced match counts. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Is Bekzod officially retired now? Because that dude is a tough out and repped Uzbekistan at the last two OLY games, making the bronze medal Marc each time and winning one of them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Did Starocci duck whoever the MSU 174 is today, too? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If he has 15 matches, even with the loss, he has an RPI and his coaches ranking (1) puts him in at #1. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Dumb question time: Are he and Suriano no longer on SK? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

For seeding purposes. It was ridiculous to see Brooks seeded behind Hidlay and Keckeisen last year. I get that the rules are the rules but Brooks was at #3 because he had 13 matches before NCAAs, so no RPI. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Injured last season, surgery during the summer, then injured again before NWCA. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Are you suggesting it was late? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

PSU wrestles such a light schedule that they won’t have enough matches for an RPI if Brooks or Starocci miss any more. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

…his pound of flesh…? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk