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I couldn't help but notice you deleted the qualifier.

Gems? You are too kind. The data I wrangle at work puts up a much bigger fight and the stuff I right about it is a tad drier. Too many editors. Too much compliance. Too many compliance officers who think they are editors. This is my release.

Big mistake. Casey's is the best pizza in Iowa. Examine the phrase "the best pizza in Iowa".

As much as I love symmetry, I love weird little corners of the rulebook more. Way more. So here is what I now hope happens. The dual opens at 125 with Spencer Lee taking on Gary Steen. Just as the whistle blows Lee reaches up to adjust his own head gear. At that moment Steen fires the one and only bullet he knows he will get the entire match. Steen isn't strong enough to take down Lee, but after a bit of scrambling Steen finds himself in the rear standing position and he is hanging on for dear life. Their feet get tangled a bit and Lee winds up putting his hand down for a split second. The ref instantly calls the two for Steen. This only serves to anger Lee so he immediately spins on Steen and within seconds he has secured the pinfall and the match is over. Steam is pouring out of Lee's ears as he head butts every single Iowa fan that has made the trip to State College. Every single one of them is out cold with a strange contented smile on their faces. Over the course of the next four matches there are numerous reffing controversies. Cael Sanderson throws multiple chairs and costs PSU two team points. Terry Brands wrestles the shoes off the official and starts twisting them in his face earning two team point deductions, one for each shoe. The balance of the match goes back and forth. The highlight for PSU is when Max Dean secures the bow and arrow on Jacob Warner, pauses to give a knowing nod to the crowd, and then proceeds to empty every arrow in the quiver on poor Warner before securing a pinfall of his own. PSU has a three point lead at this stage, but Big Time Tony Cassioppi secures a last second takedown to seal the win over Greg Kerkvliet, and the dual victory over PSU on tie-breakers. But for some odd reason there is a delay in declaring the winner of the dual. Officials are huddled at the scoring table. There is a call for more calculators and more batteries. And finally, after an excruciating amount of time, it is announced that PSU has won the dual on the seventh tie-breaking criteria. That's right. In defeat Gary Steen won the dual for PSU in the very first second, while losing the battle he has won the war. The rest of the two plus hours was just delayed gratification. When two teams finish in a tie in a dual meet or a team-advancement tournament, the following criteria shall be applied to determine a winner: a. Greater number of victories. Note: Forfeits, defaults and disqualifications count toward total number of victories. b. Combined total number of falls, forfeits, defaults and disqualifications. c. Total match points scored only from decisions, major decisions and technical falls. d. Total near fall points scored only from decisions, major decisions and technical falls. (Example: N-2 + N-2 + N-4 = Total of 8 near fall points scored for one team.) e. Total number of takedowns scored only from decisions, major decisions and technical falls. (Example: T-2 + T-2 + T-2 = Total of 3 takedowns scored for one team.) f. Least number of unsportsmanlike conduct calls. g. First takedown scored in the dual meet.

My hero, Erik Hinckley wants to know where he can get some of that old man strength.

Supposedly there are other matches this weekend, and there is a rumor that they will even continue to wrestle until some time in March. I find it hard to believe, but who am I to take away hope? Instead, I will provide the final update before tonight’s dual between Iowa and Penn State. Most Favored Wrestler Status Cometh the hour, cometh The Man. It is a near universally accepted fact (can a fact be universal if it is only near?) that Spencer Lee will take his pinfall streak to eight this evening. It is also anticipated that he will grab the mic and announce to the world that “it’s a pinfall, people”. Below are the weights ordered by total expected points for the expected winner. Only BAC had the intestinal fortitude to pick Jesse Ybarra to beat Gary Steen so Lee could bump up to 133 and do The Deed. Honorable mentions go to Aaron Brooks and Carter Starocci who were also unanimous selections, but expected to score fewer bonus points. UPSET ALERT You heard it here first. Gary Steen has been playing the long con. And he has you all fooled. Like lambs to the slaughter. Every Answer is Wrong But we are right on average. The expected final score is Iowa 14 – PSU 21. Last year the expected final score (19 - 13) was the actual final score, but no one picked that actual score. The same is true again this year. If however, the final is 14-21 then BerniePragle and Mr. PeanutButter will have some braggin’ to do, both having predicted 15-21. Get That Fence Post Out of Your... We got a bunch of fence sitters on this board. Some people just want to have their cake and eat it too. Those guys are the worst. Make up your minds already. The are six namby pamby, wishy washy undecides who want to change their choice if Haines stays red tonight. No One Expects The Spanish Inquisition… And no one expects the Hawkeyes to win the majority of matches. Even the most diehard among us have it five matches to five with an Iowa dual victory dependent on bonus point wins. Well really just one bonus point win, but who’s counting (me, I’m counting, of course I am)? Note: the original title of this section was Sister Kissing. The Partisans We all come to Intermat's message board for the non-partisan, well-reasoned, level-headed discussions, but every now and then it is good to take a peek at the wild one-sided views of the team specific boards. As mentioned previously, the Hawkeye Report crowd does not hold out great hope for the black singlets tonight. They are still predicting a PSU win by the score of 16 - 19. Meanwhile, the combined PSU faithful have the score 23 - 13. Irrational exuberance? Likely, but I am even more extreme in my prediction, so what the hell do I know? Credits: Thank you to @1032004, @BAC, @Barracuda141, @BerniePragle, @D3UC157, @FearTheTurtle, @fishbane, @flyingcement, @Gus, @Holtfan, @Interviewed_at_Weehawken, @ionel, @Jimmy Cinnabon, @Le duke, @Mr. PeanutButter, @Nailbender, @nhs67, @Nittanychris, @Perry, @Pish, @PortaJohn, @RandolphTJones, @TylerDurden, @VakAttack, @Wrestleknownothing For playing my game.

Hope so

For me it is Gomez (the local connection doesn't hurt), and Andonian for the throws, and a pair of Lees. Spencer is apppintment viewing and Nick was just so relentless.

You passed the test

Yes. Three titles and on a seven pin streak toward his fourth title in dominating fashion? Yes, yes I would.

I still dont have picks from either of you two

Atta boy

Glad to hear they aren't wasting their time on the metaverse... With this guy.

I will go one step further. There is not even anyone on Hawkeye Report predicting a 9 point Iowa win. The most diehard of those diehards has it as an 8 point Iowa win (21-13). Hell, 8 of 13 over there are picking PSU outright.

Then why ya askin' us?

You can certainly try. I will check with management. But be warned, all of their decisions are final and arbitrary.

With the Iowa / PSU dual stealing the spotlight this week all the talk has been of Spencer Lee. Seven straight pins will do that. But let's not forget there is another all-timer looking to put the cherry on top of a stellar career. While January has been all about Lee, February should be about Diakomihalis. His last three competitors, and his next three, are not highly ranked (or ranked at all by Intermat and Flo with one exception), in February he takes on Penn's Doug Zapf (currently #12 on Intermat, #11 on Flo, #12 on Wrestlestat) and Ohio State's Sammy Sasso (#3, #3, #3). While he has never been a particularly high bonus guy, does Diakomihalis look to make a statement and put up bonus points against these two as he heads into the post-season and a date with immortality? Well, of course he does, but will he?

It's a technical term. You wouldn't understand it.

Page 1 me has all the answers.

I will see your data point and raise you a data point. In 2020 his TF over Meredith was the sixth of six straight TF's. Now he is on a seven match pinfall streak. I think he wants to keep that streak alive and to do it at PSU would be delicious for him. Would he be so bold as to release Steen if the TF is close, but he can't quite get the pinfall?

From 18-18 in the pre-season to 18-15 Iowa to 18-15 PSU. I love it. Thursday Update: This time with just the most recent pick by each (25) sayer of soothes. Will He or Won't He? RBY is no longer the unanimous choice at 133. I'm not sayin', I'm just sayin'. Give the people what they want. No ne predictions out of either the PSU boards or HR.

That makes one of us.

Yes, probable is doing a lot of work there.

He doesn't seem like he needs a coach to motivate him.