jackwebster

Seems like the Holy Spirit would inspire these athletes to turn the other cheek. Jesus taught compassion for all, even the evil.

Good question. Do we start deducting percentage points after tge first broken hand in high school that forces you to change your grip? Do we start after first signs of arthritis? After the first major joint injury? After the first surgery that wouldn't take?

Agree, though (to state the obvious) there's a lot more to wrestling on bottom at the world level. Thus, Fix can't get his trap arm to work anymore.

Ever go to the convict rodeo back in the day? My favorite part was when they let the inmates try to get a hundred dollar bill off the bull's horn. (BTW my dad still works at "The Ole Reliable." I have spent untold hours at those stockyards.)

Now that I think about it, Kendall Cross did something similar. He would rotate his seatbelt up to an overhook position and then cartwheel straight over, catching the guy on his back. He had a tech vid on flo and he did it in the Russian dual at Gallagher Hall (Kenny Monday was one of the commentators IIRC). I say similar because Cross did not jump laterally over the guy's high hips. He went straight over the guy's head, thereby binding up the dude's whizzer.

***unpopular opinion alert*** Brooks seems terribly confused about the virtues associated with wrestling (thumos) and those associated Christianity (compassion). Both Achilles and Jesus embody heroic ideals, but the ideals are diametrically opposed. You don't want a turn-the-other-cheek dude defending your city, just as you don't want a drag-your-fallen-advesary-behind-your-chariot dude nursing POWs.

I was wondering the same thing. I'm sure they are not all the same sorta Xtians.

Not a bad mistake or even a "mistake" really, but one situation reminded me of just how narrow the margins for error are. In the final sequence of their 125 quarter, Cardinale tried to ride out Ramos for the win instead of giving up the escape and head to OT. He had a seatbelt and Ramos had a whizzer, and Cardinale tried to jump over Ramos's hips. Ramos's hips were too high, and Cardinale fell off. It was a crazy scramble, so I doubt it was a conscious decision. I don't even know if he could have released the seatbelt.

Gotcha. My bad.

I didn't mean to suggest that at all. I was referring to Tim Johnson's lament about the future of America and how we can be saved if wrestlers became our thought, social, and political leaders. *** it seems like I misread your original comment. I thought you were talking about TJ's comments on the fate of America.

Tomayto tomahto

Girard said mimetic desire. Rousseau said private property. Hobbes said Human Nature. von Mises said state interference in the market.

Other wars?

Joning on somebody's petite hands?

As the Great DelFino once reminded us, pins are flukes and cannot be counted as true upsets.

I was hoping somebody would mention this strange comment. I'm surprised "woke" didn't worm its way into the critique.

I seem to remember sonething about God-calf taking the reins. He was Brands incarnate for a minute.

No doubt. Recency bias has me a little down on Fix right now. However, we can never take away that three-pointer vs Gillman at the Trials.

Napoleon complex?

Hard to define this. 4x AAs who never won, e.g. Tyrone Lewis? Freakish 3xers, e.g. Fleeger or Trenge? 2xer like Scott Moore who were expected to run the table but but but?

I was totally wrong. I think I was just so impressed by McGee pushing RBY to the brink.

Something about not having a reliable leg attack or a regular stand up. It's like he looked at Adam Satiev highlights from the Kenny Monday match and said "That's all I need." And then asked his buddy GFeller how to get out on bottom. G said, "Have I got a move for you!" The only time he seems to have listneed to his coach was when he needed a top strategy. Perry was on the case: "Just throw double boots, look at ref in disgust, wait for a stalling call, and then get pissed when they call a stalemate. PERFECT!"

McGee gets my vote. Just trading counters with RBY was amazing. Ran out gas a out 1 go too soon. Then he RBYed Fix for 3rd.

I think what happened to Lee, Gable, and almost to Smith shows exactly how difficult it is to get to four. It means your miracle scrambles have to outnumber your head scratching mistakes over and over again... 5×5×5×5 times. Plus, your moments of thumos have to outnumber your moments of indecision 5×5×5×5 times. Your moments of rub some dirt on it have to outnumber your career-ending injuries 5×5×5×5 times, etc.