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Too bad Will Lewan wasn’t qualified for trials

One advantage criteria has over overtime is the time savings. People were already complaining about how late the sessions were ending this weekend, imagine if there were also overtime matches in there…

I kinda agree with the real Jimmy actually. I don’t think PSU offers him a huge number (which $400k is). But I’d be shocked if he goes anywhere besides PSU. But I’ll admit I was skeptical he’d come back at all and it is seeming like he likely will.

How common is it for the same guy to get put on the clock twice in a row? Regardless of how many matches end 1-1, I still think it’s dumb that it mostly seems to be “well one guy got put on the clock first now it’s the other guy’s turn”

Kinda crazy that Liam Cronin, a 3rd place finisher at NCAA’s, lost to 2 high schoolers, neither of which being the high schooler that took 3rd (Blaze)

If so, he’s done some research! Kudos (The one that asked about wrestling an Olympic bronze medalist) for voice comparison:

Oh did the crowd boo Mesenbrink too?

Great thread, love Shane and loved his commentary during the quad box. The camera issues were frustrating though (it was 2 of the 4 mats at one point) and Shane was apologizing for it even though it obviously wasn’t his fault. Maybe I missed it but was there a quadbox for the Friday night session?

Showed that you don’t have to be a superstar in high school and can start from even having no success at all (lost first round of districts as a freshman) to be the best in the world Encouraged blacks and others who really had no knowledge of what wrestling was to wrestle, including working with beat the streets Demonstrated the ability to set a public goal and achieve it (all I see is gold), and marketing himself in the process As a result, developed partnerships with brands like Polo Ralph Lauren that most people would never expect to sponsor a wrestler Showed that wrestling (not just coaching) can actually lead to a comfortable life well into your 30’s Developed an international fanbase including in countries like Iran that hate the US and his podium photo with his arm around the Iranian is probably one of the more iconic wrestling photos Did a great job commentating the last Olympics with John Smith when many may have expected him to stay home and sulk since he wasn’t there competing Was always well spoken in interviews and often talking about the values that wrestling taught him Probably other stuff I’m forgetting

So how much do we think Downey actually trained for this? Gotta hand it to him for leading Starocci for over 4 minutes, but I haven’t seen anyone gas that badly since Cam Amine vs Mesenbrink

Do you mean Lilledahl knocking off Richards?

Obviously assistants and associate HC’s can get head coaching jobs, but I don’t think there’s any advantage to that if you’re already a HC, unless you are hoping to get the HC job at the school you’re going to, hence the Robie comment as I mentioned. All the guys on your list had never been head coaches before. And half of them were promoted at their own school. Similar to the Coleman Scott discussion, the COL difference is likely a factor. But I don’t think the move helps him get a different HC job unless there is a succession plan with Robie. Oh and Columbia is not below average. They finished above average this year including ahead of half of the coaches you listed.

But that is at the same school, that’s why I made the Robie comment. Of course we probably also shouldn’t count the chickens before they hatch in regards to Scott…

How does taking a demotion help that?

Will there be speculation that Robie will resign after next season?

Seemed like the most likely guess from the “bonkers” EIWA claim. Where do we think he goes?

I saw the lowlights of it, but I didn’t realize it was at 185 lbs. He looked kinda fat IIRC, so I guess he should be able to make 86kg then at least. No clue if he’s gotten in any better shape since the fight, I’d guess not since he was even getting paid for that.

Also looks like Shane just posted his interview with Brian Smith on Wednesday

Agree, I think it’s hard to set a half-point over/under since 4 (at least) seems like the most likely outcome. I don’t envision Dake or Snyder losing, or Taylor losing to someone besides Brooks, and then figure they get at least one of the other weights. I don’t know if I agree with your last sentence though. I think it being “more difficult” is probably only true at 86. 65 and 74 about equal IMO.

Ah got ya. I wasn’t aware of that, unfortunately not sure if I recall him ever being discussed much at all until he was let go.

I don’t get it. Does he have beef with a lot of people? Other than the inventor of the Sterilaser of course

Apparently @Corby is not a fan of Stutzman

Vito interview: cliff’s notes: injured his vertebrae early in the NCAA season, but doesn’t regret wrestling in the NCAA this year Got another injury at practice recently which seemed to be the catalyst for pulling out of trials. Said the weight cut wasn’t the real reason and that he was confident he could have made the weight but obviously it didn’t help (I believe he said he’s typically around 140). Hasn’t decided on weight for 2024 Olympic trials

Perhaps this is a dumb question but is Jesus = God? I feel like I’ve heard some people make that equivalence but I thought he was supposed to be God’s son?

Agree, except for maybe Aaron Brooks. For that reason I’m rooting for him to beat Yazdani in the Olympic finals just to hear his post-match interview.