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@Jimmy Cinnabon, you are the...

Hopefully finishes his degree at UNCo and moves on with his life. Wrestling is not for him.

That is strange. I see it.

If you want to be very sad, read through the Creeps in the wrestling community thread.

How 'bout it? Time for some introspection.

I never said I read it three times. That would be madness. I merely posed a question. I just checked the Caro section of my book shelf at it isn't even there.

I am a little surprised that thread got shut down. I thought it was a mostly respectful series of back and forths. Oh well. I guess my Robert Caro based question was a bridge too far.

Would you think less of me if I told you I have read it three times, and none of those were assigned?

I don't do the Socratic method. If there is an argument you want to make, make it.

Ditka

The Nash Hutmacher question is the really interesting one. With Owen Petz unranked there is a chance for a real upgrade here. Where would you put Hutmacher right now?

You really should read the book. It is wonderfully detailed based on deep research. It is not a study in racism. It is a study in power, how it is acquired, how it is used, through the lens of one man's example. That the man in question held an unelected position while working on public projects makes it all the more fascinating.

No. It is a road building while white discussion.

You absolutely should read this book. It is a monumental achievement. Two things. Racism is not an arbitrary judgement, it is intentional. And the road does not make an arbitrary judgement, but the road builder makes an intentional judgement.

And when in the hell is he going to finish the last LBJ volume? Clock's ticking, Bob.

It seems likely that this person IS the minor attracted person/pedophile and is speaking up for himself. He needs to go.

Let's pretend that is the only thing that happened.

***duck** all the way off

***duck** off

Day 66 of the Sanderson Watch.....And Then There Were Two Nasir Bailey, Clayton Whiting, Luke Stanich, and Rylan Rogers have all heard Taps played on their pursuit of 159 up and 159 down. We say not farewell, but fare forward, voyagers. There remain but two to pursue undefeated greatness. Our hero, Ryan Crooham, and PSU's own, Mitchell Messenbrink, are the two remaining freshman undefeateds. In the more important category, Braeden Davis (and I am sure others) is still alive to go undefeated in his redshirt freshman year so that he can out-Cael Cael.

Hell not even Twitter is paid for anything on Twitter. And therein lies the rub.

This year I decided not to look at the rankings every week. Instead, I have looked at the Intermat rankings 5 times so far. And there have been 5 different second place teams (based on expected points). In the pre-season it was all Cornell on 56.5 points. However... By the time the season started Michigan had rallied into the second spot on 56.5 points. That did not last long. After a tough CKLV Michigan faded... And NC State rallied to second on 61.8 points. NC State could not keep the momentum... But Missouri could, and they soon took over second on 68.8 points. Alas, Missouri met the same fate of all before them and fell While Nebraska rallied into second on 62.2 points where they stand now. Notably, Iowa has not risen higher than fifth and currently sits at seventh. If only there was a savior on the horizon. On the plus side for everyone not named PSU, the expected margin of victory has been steadily shrinking. In the pre-season PSU looked to be able to allow second and third to pool their points and still win. They had an expected margin of victory of 68.7 points at that time (131% greater than second place). As of January 3, mostly due to Shayne Van Ness' injury, that expected margin of victory is down to 44 points (a mere 71% higher than second). As a reminder, to arrive at expected points I look at prior results per seed to assign probabilities to various finishes and then sum points advancement and placement points across those finishes. Expected points does not include bonus points.

Not sure why this may have been in previous seasons, but this year they said they had a light schedule to allow guys to get ready for the US Open and a run at the Olympic Trials.