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Could be worse, like Dominique Bradley

Weird how NLWC has come full circle. They couldn’t beat Sweaty J’Den so they joined him! Carl stops at nothing for even the tiniest of advantages and UWW will do nothing for fear of his disapproving scowl.

It's not like this is a marquee event or that Dom Parrish is a returning world champion or anything

I have a theory. You know how Trent Hillger has those luscious locks? It's well-known in various circles that Thor uses only the finest Scandinavian hair conditioner products. Well rumor has it that one day Gilman grew a little too jealous, what with his receding hair line, and decided he wanted to cut a corner on the Just For Men club. So he joined PSU on the trip to the Wiscy dual, snuck into the locker room, and stole all the bottles of Hillger's conditioner. He liked the initial results but was constantly craving more and eventually he became addicted like Joe Buck was addicted to hair plugs. And because he still struggles with his conditioner addiction to this very day, Gilman is often seen jonesing during prematch warmups but then disappears to the back. A few minutes later he re-emerges with his body covered head-to-toe in oily conditioner-y grease... and silky smooth hair. He should have just owned the male pattern baldness like his mentally tougher opponent Zane Richards.

I KNOW I MEAN CRIMINY C'MON it's been 36 months since the program was cut out of nowhere AND Koll has been on campus 24 months. Why aren't we seeing any long-term dividends yet???

In the words of Tom Brands, "Guy is oiled up. Print that."

165 Carter Starocci

The thread on r/UFOs is hilarious and I'm not sure if it's more fun to sort by Best or Controversial but either way it's making today a great Monday at the office

You should text him to make sure Cox doesn't blow weight again. Word on the street is he was up to almost 250.

Break out your tin foil hats and lube up the anal probes https://thedebrief.org/intelligence-officials-say-u-s-has-retrieved-non-human-craft/

Sorry, I meant to say I can't believe he won't be wrestling against Retherford this weekend. My bad

Freestyle Pantaleo today is a very different beast than 2018 folk Pantaleo. Still can't believe he won't be wrestling this weekend.

I’ll put $100 that doesn’t happen. DMs are open for all takers.

*every national coach should teach how to defend laces in freestyle and guts in greco* Easy enough. USAW Coach of the Year incoming for ol’ BNWTWG. Suck it chumps.

It’s not that par terre is ignored so much as it is not the primary instrument of scoring anymore. In freestyle if you’re being a bum they give the opponent a point because defending in par terre, globally, is easier (read: not easy, just easier) whereas in greco it is a destructive difference maker. Just a difference of styles and rule sets. eg greco Passivity? Good luck not getting teched. It’s going to hurt at best and you’re going for a ride at worst. FS lace techs happen, but they don’t start in PT as punishment anymore for a reason. Less time is spent in par terre in FS because it is only a fragment of each match typically. Also, freestyle requires more subtleties such as defending an entire body and “do I give up one or two or four?” Whereas high level greco is decided by multiples of ones and the occasional YouTube highlight which is much more rare than folks think. And yes, greco specialists have almost always had better gutwrenches. But they can’t defend a lace to save their life in the same vein. So tomato, tomahto, it’s a wash and best to appreciate each style. No matter what at least we can all agree that anything better than ball grabs and clinches, right?

Doing what they do is impressive for anyone period. But throw in the tall barriers of entry being an Ivy League program (and RTC) takes it to a whole ’nother level. Koll started something great and Grey is continuing that tradition. Big kudos to Big Red.

Godspeed Luffman. Hendrickson is out here ripping shins. He’s going to bring home some u23 world hardware, hopefully he runs into Masoumi and we can get a good look outside of the domestic rose-tinted glasses of where he really stands.

Hopke looks like he is going to end up with Tony Nelson’s body. Lots of “wiry” frame to fill out

Because it’s not going to make it 128 pages without some juice

Super bummed that Kannon Webster was defeated by Mendez. Bummed that littlest Braunagel was upset. Most salty that Hopke didn’t make it out of the bracket. I’m a BIG believer and I thought he would handily dispatch Carroll, who I’m still rooting for as an IL kid.

The weird thing about Askren is he is a boomer conservative. All about receiving a fair slice of the pie right up until it was his money in the bank and then, well... For as much as he gives back to our sport and has, in my opinion, the best outlook on how to approach kids wrestling and somehow simultaneously also successfully grows elite-level wrestling he sure does have some funky ways about him.

Are... are you serious? You're joking, right?

Maybe the finals of the Big 12 tourney. Even with it being a thinner pool than '22 and '23 the chance of either of them being in the semis is very slim. Will likely be fighting for their AA life in the blood round... and they may run into each other depending on how the bracket shakes out. Oh and don't forget Steveson might show up for 3 weeks next year (B1G and NCAAs) if he gets a good enough NIL offer.

Hmmm if only Ferrari had something to do with that

But what misogynistic term will you call greco if that happens?