billyhoyle

1. More competition between RTCs. The NLWC has all the best guys, but with so many on one team, are they able to provide enough time to each athlete to scout international competition? I’m hoping Taylor can do this with OSU. Ohio RTC needs a resurgence, and HWC should be more than a 57 kg machine. 2. More international competition early on. I think we need to incentivize our junior athletes to compete internationally to become more familiar with freestyle while they are developing. Junior worlds and U23 is not enough. The best NCAA guys should be entering senior international freestyle tournaments, and the RTCs should fund it. 3. Switch folkstyle to freestyle. NCAA wrestling has been declining in popularity for a decade. Ratings are down, attendance is not what it used to be. With NIL, we are about to lose more programs. Women’s NCAA wrestling is starting up and is freestyle. The men should be doing freestyle as well. And I’m also open to thinking there are answers beyond this. But yeah, the general attitude seems to be this was a great performance as a team, so I doubt anything happens.

Anything can happen at the Olympics. JB “only” won it once. What is surprising to me is that nobody won though, especially with only expat Russians competing. The “acceptable” opinion though is that everything is great and no changes need to be made.

I remember him absolutely dominating Junior worlds and then taking home a world bronze that same year. He has always had one of the most exciting styles that I’ve seen for a HWT, using his length on those low singles. It has been a long time since then, but I’m glad to see him get it done on the biggest stage.

Dake is the man. What a career he has had.

Gable hanging out on the sidelines in buffalo right now.

Yeahh!!!!

Noooooo

Noooo

I hope DF is watching this one.

Let’s go!!!!!!! What a moment!!!!!

Who do we expect to do that?

Can’t you just enjoy the moment? It was unique!

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a double retirement before. WWE level dramatics.

“Everything is fine. They all wrestled great!” Careful, suggesting that this team underperformed or anything is wrong with the current training/qualifying system is going to piss some people off who are happy with this statue quo. The first step is acknowledging that there is a problem, and that won’t happen,

56 years-wow. Hugely disappointing Olympics for men’s FS. What changes need to be made?

Except the betting lines literally had him as the favorite…

Both those losses were in criteria, one to “57 kg” Micic, the other in repechage. I think he would have won this tournament.

Yeah, I think he can as well.

You never know! Snyder could do it. Don't give up on these guys!

The difference in weights is definitely the main factor here, but "Russia proper" didn't even send athletes this time. I'm just saying there is a streak to keep alive tomorrow, regardless of the fact that it is more difficult to keep it alive these days.

Uguev would have been the favorite going into the event. If you want to say Higuchi is better, I won't argue with you, but my opinion is that it's Uguev.

In 1968 2001 A Space Odyssey was released The Beatles released The White Album and Hey Jude Bob Gibson pitched the single greatest season in baseball history with a 1.12 ERA over 304 innings, but still managed to lose 9 games. Apollo 8 became the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon. The country was in the midst of the Vietnam war, and it was dawning on the public that we were losing the war. A civil rights icon and presidential candidate were assassinated, and a former vice president named Richard Nixon was elected President. And it was the last time the U.S. Men's freestyle team competed in the Olympics, but did not win a gold modal. Kyle Snyder and Zain Retherford, two chances to keep the streak alive. Can they do it?

What did he say that was so terrible? He was wrong about nobody remember silver in 20 years. Stephen Abas wrecked by Batirov 20 years ago in the finals at the same weight. But Lee is right to be disappointed in the result from this tournament. He was the favorite going into the tournament, and the best wrestler in the weight wasn't even there. He should be proud about his career as a whole, and I'm sure he will be. All that was represented in that interview was an athlete being honest about how he felt at the moment.

Dake already lost, so it's a good thing you stopped betting!

Is it a gambling problem if the bet is 100% a sure thing? Mijain Lopez only emerges once every four years. You can’t just let an opportunity for free money like that pass!