billyhoyle

Calling it dominating is a stretch. Pico had two takedowns but couldn't keep him down. Standing up was fairly even until the knockout. Plus that was only four minutes. He's only 28, so I don't see why it's over for him. He just has a tendency to get knocked out, so he'll probably always be a journeyman. Wouldn't be surprised if he gets into the top 10 or top 5 at some point though if UFC keeps him around.

This is more convincing. I don't think 1.5 point TD helps though. Maybe just going back to 2 pt. Or maybe giving more points on a takedown for initiating a move versus scoring on a counter. I do think it is good that an athlete who scores a TD is rewarded over one who scores an escape and gets a RT or stall point.

That is a pretty significant decrease in your effect size just by including tech falls (you've lost about 20% of it). I wonder how much more of that effect is lost if you were to count overtime matches where one takedown was scored as one takedown matches? And then when you plot the trend, I bet there is minimal change of one takedown matches comparing the most recent years prior to 2023 and 2024-2025.

This logic makes no sense. A takedown becomes only 0.5 points more than an escape? There'd be little incentive to waste energy trying to get takedowns early in the match. A reverse becomes exactly the same as an escape? Everyone in the top position would give up a reversal on purpose. And you did a poor job interpreting your data by comparing 1993-2023 and 2024 to 2025. The trend was heading to fewer points per match from 1993 to 2023. You have to plot the trend. Another huge issue with your analysis was discounting overtime matches. Are fewer matches going to overtime with this rule change? How did removing tech falls impact your analysis? Are more matches now ending in technical fall?

The one difference is this guy was almost murdered not too long ago, and had his entire dream and what he thought was his future taken away from him. Drugs and guns seems like a reasonable human response to this. Drugs as pain management (mental and physical) and the guns for self defense but realistically as a way to feel safe. Obviously though, this is not a healthy way to deal with the situation. I think the response here should be to get him help. But yeah, he probably shouldn't be coaching for a few months until this is resolved.

Either trump is a liar who is covering up for a pedophile, or maybe there isn't some crazy worldwide conspiracy related to this case. Maybe Epstein was exactly who we have known he was for a decade, which is a sick/evil individual who was helped to avoid jail by officials in Florida. What makes more sense: a worldwide cospiracy that Biden and Trump are both behind? Or a rich person using his money and influence to get out of prison?

So I guess your 80 year old hall of fame football coach can have an over-controlling 24 year old girlfriend, OR your wrestling team can bring in a transfer who was charged with sexual battery, is a pretty reckless driver, and is on video discharging firearms indiscriminately. But both is a no go.

It would be pretty crazy if she was actually the voice of reason on this.

I think all we can ask of you is that you do your due diligence and share what you feel is to correct to share. It's better to report nothing than to report something inaccurately. Those of us with zero inside connections really have seen one article and accusations from somebody who many of us view as a credible source, but nothing else. I don't see how anyone could have a problem with what you have shared given how early things are. I remember when the Ohio State news was first breaking on the older forums. There was pretty strong sentiment that it was BS or overblown because it was coming from DiSabato. It turns out that his accusations were correct and if anything understated the problem. Obviously the length of Starocci's involvement in the program and type of accusations here are very different than the Ohio State situation. But we just don't know what (if anything) else will come out next.

I think a lot of Ohio State wrestling fans will be rooting for Lehigh wrestlers with him in their corner. So great to see him coaching and back home too. It was mindblowing. He knew more than anyone else what was taken away from him. Yet even before sentencing he could say that. Absolutely an incredible person.

Hmm. Mark Ruffalo played the investigative reporter who uncovered the catholic church scandal in Spotlight. Mark Ruffalo played wrestling legend Dave Schultz who was murdered by lunatic John DuPont in Foxcatcher. Mark Ruffalo played the lawyer who uncovered the DuPont chemical spill in Dark Waters. Maybe Mark Ruffalo is who we need to solve this situation. Or maybe we need somebody to step up who can later be portrayed by Mark Ruffalo in a movie?

Great to see this news. Most importantly for his family. Whatever his role in the wrestling community will be in the future, it will be great in an capacity.

Anyone who believes this was an honest mistake is one of the dumbest people out there. Same thing for the Fix situation.

Mark Hall reading the PSU Collegian today: