He looked a little off to me, seems puffier and his stance was super upright. I'll go full conspiracy theory and say he's nursing an injury and hasn't been training fully.
Anyone know the semi final order or have a link to it? The UWW live stream page seems to be showing the mat assignments from early in the day, but maybe I have an outdated link.
I'm also skeptical that John would simply promise the job to Scott over his nephew who has been there (and rumored to be the heir apparent) for like a decade now. Then again does Scott take the downgrade in position if he's not given some assurance of being the next man up for the coaching gig?
I'm guessing the Spratley transfer was the reason, they unexpectedly got what is likely a stud 4 year starter at 125. Jordan becomes more of a luxury after that...