Jason Bryant

Well, it would make so much more sense if WVU was in the ACC for wrestling.

I asked them and they only have things mic’d up there for NCAA events (and the occasional USAW). They claim the producer could amp up the audio on their end - and they will pass the information through.

You're not wrong, but I want to make it clear that it isn't the fault of USAW or TheMat in this instance. I'll drop a note to their comms office to see if that is even available (which it is, I've seen them do it before, I've held the mic in those pressers before).

Those media days are run by the University of Iowa. USAW has no control over it. HawkeyeSports does the video and provides it to the media.

Kerkvliet beat Cassioppi at the All-Star Classic, hence, InterMat put Kerkvliet ahead of Cassioppi. What's not to get? It's not an official bout, but I won't repeat it again.

Media outlets are well within their rights to pick and choose what events they consider or how they consider things like injury defaults, etc.

Because media outlets are well within their rights to pick and choose what events they consider or how they consider things like injury defaults, etc.

The All-Star Match doesn't influence seedings. Media outlets are well within their rights to pick and choose what events they consider or how they consider things like injury defaults, etc. The only place they officially aren't supposed to influence a ranking would be the NCAA coaches ranking. And yes, I'm taking the bait.

Will be borrowing this for a throw in comment at NCAAs ...

That wasn't the University of Wisconsin, it was the Milwaukee School of Engineering, a D3 school. Speaking of, if you want to help them out: https://together.msoe.edu/project/35597

Fine line there. Very small population of people that start channels with the intent of getting the most will not try to market this thing for views in some manner. YouTube has toughened up it's monetization structure, so there is a lot less pirates trying to cash in on viral vids (think all the Stevo knockoff vids). Topic where I can see the fan benefit, but then there's that point where I've had stuff straight ripped off over the years (almost weekly) with zero credit or if there is credit without asking, it's like "oh, I gave you credit." Well, you didn't ask permission. I hope the library grows, but the right way. Screen grabs of stuff produced by others, for example, is where I have an issue. Reposting stuff from BTN or ESPN channels takes money out of their pocket, kills their analytics and actually HURTS the sport because it takes metrics away from brands that actually can show tangible growth and look at those avenues for future investment. But that's a tangent here.

Also represents the general disinterest in ownership of digital property. Yeah, I'm the grump on this topic.

My sister got bit by a moose once.

Ever since ODU blocked my incoming emails after trying to get the school president to respond to my questions, a lot of my emails are going to spam at school addresses when I send to any more than one person. It’s been problematic since oh, I don’t know, I use my email to conduct business with schools. Stupid.

It’s not a poll, it’s tournament points. There’s a difference.

I usually fly into Memphis when I announce home duals at Little Rock. I need to create a start at Rendezvous my next trip in. My wife was on a consulting job in Millington for a stretch and they would hit Rendezvous before flying home on the weekend.

Hope everyone has a great 2023!

Matches against teammates no longer count on W/L records or for qualification.

Wasn't referring to Basch.

I'm with you on a lot of that. The sport needs renovation. It doesn't need wholesale changes from what makes it great, but the old mentality of being tough is one thing, being stubborn lost us a lot more - programs, kids, fans, opportunities.

What makes you think this guy is wrestling media? Social media accounts don't make you "media."

Dual meets need to mean something first. Then we'll see the manipulation of that oddly random scoring metric after it gets gamed or we get one bad call leading to a 16-15 win on criteria before people go back go clamoring "you want a title decided like that?" I also see zero issues with a team winning 4 matches and winning a dual - we have that possibility right now. Only time people complain is when it happens against their team. The harder part is finding a split where a team wins 3 bouts but wins the dual. That's what can't happen now. I'd love to see how many instances this has actually happened. Also, you can't really retroactively apply 'would have won' scenarios because people would completely wrestle differently if they were trying to win the dual knowing they were behind. Applying point systems to what-if scenarios really aren't logical, because it assumes everything would stay the same, when it wouldn't. Keep wrestling til the very end instead of shutting it down when you know you can't get the MD or TF. Is there a problem? Depends on who you ask. Should it be fixed. Depends on who you ask. I think the bigger problem with scoring in wrestling is how few people can actually score our national tournament by hand. Oh, you can score your team by hand, but the type of scoring in tournaments changes based on how big the bracket is, how many you place, etc. A team from the Pac-12 wrestles a completely different scoring format than they do at the NCAA championships because places and rounds are drastically different in size. We have too many nuance rules in wrestling and it makes the acceptability outside of our own people that much more difficult. It's not the casual fan, it's the freaking advertising companies who COULD be convinced to put the sport on the air with more sponsorship. Why do we see cornhole on TV? It's easy to explain. Throw the bag in the hole. It's a bar/outdoor game. Having simple rules for non-wrestling people to understand is pretty easy to understand. Took my kids to a hockey game today. Goal. 1. Simple. Yes, team sports are different, but we adapt or we die. If we try to adapt after we're already in the casket, it's too late.

Then leave high school alone. We have different rules for various levels of wrestling, as many sports do. HS postseasons aren’t the same as the college postseason.