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  1. baccafarmer

    Why is Penn State lagging behind in women's wrestling?

    Looking at the underlying economics of College sports it is easy to conclude that within 2-5 years FB & BB will transition to an “employee model”. Everything else including all the Olympic sports will be discontinued at the college level. Club teams (unpaid athletes) will predominate and...
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    Another psu record to set

    Ants!
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    Askren's Trials Controversies

    Up early with your best analysis. I’m sure every one of us will try to be at M2 when DT has JB come in to teach the nuances of stalling.
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    2024 Transfer Portal

    I was rather startled on Saturday to see Hendrickson in the men’s room at BJC among the unwashed masses. Also, David Taylor goes shopping at Wegmans between finals sessions. This is one thing about elite wrestlers (JB possibly excepted), …. they don’t live in no cocoon.
  5. baccafarmer

    2 Quick Questions for Freestyle experts

    Ambrowns: Thanks much! . That’s gotta be tough for a ref to watch the wrestlers and simultaneously watch the mat judge. Seems to work. Decisions were almost universally quick. The only bad calls were ones that we freestyle fans could not understand. Ha!
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    2 Quick Questions for Freestyle experts

    I just watch the mat action, but, my wife noticed that the mat judge somehow instructs the referee on what to do (stop action, passivity warning, etc). So the refs wear ear buds of something to receive instructions?
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    2024 Olympic Trials match and discussion thread

    Ha! Back around 2005 I found myself in a NYC court room answering questions about my e-mails . . . some of them 5 years old. Very unpleasant. I learned the Joe Friday rule: “Just the facts.”
  8. baccafarmer

    ESPN article on cauliflower ear

    I sat about 15 rows up above the side where upcoming wrestlers waited their turn. Using a small pair of nocs, I did notice cauliflower ears on several woman. Nothing like Bo, but, clear evidence of long term tissue damage. My wife said to me: “not every woman has hair that can hide that kind...
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    2024 Olympic Trials match and discussion thread

    I would add that the Taylor family was also “all class”. His girls screened their lungs out for “Dad” during the match. No crazy histrionics after he lost. That whole family is well grounded and have enjoyed a simply amazing run. The next chapter is already open. I will forever savor the...
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    2024 Olympic Trials match and discussion thread

    One thing we should all consider is that freestyle does not translate directly to folkstyle wrestling. Certainly Blaze showed out the last two days and Purdue will be getting a good one if he joins his brother.
  11. baccafarmer

    2024 Olympic Trials match and discussion thread

    Slowly untied while sitting on the side of the platform. Officials ushered next combatants onto the mat. Mark just left this shoes on the edge of the platform, hopped down and walked off. Fans slowly recognized what was going on as Mark walked down past the end of the mats. By the time he...
  12. baccafarmer

    2024 Olympic Trials match and discussion thread

    Definition of insanity: doing the same thing over and over ……. and expecting a different result. Jason ain’t gonna score with that straight on stuff. Jason ain’t gonna set up a scramble with that straight on stuff. Let the coaches hold forth and let’s see some fire tonight.
  13. baccafarmer

    2024 Olympic Trials match and discussion thread

    Between sessions, David shopping with his wife at Wegmans. I guess after a rare loss that he gets grounded with family. I wouldn’t bet against DT tonight.
  14. baccafarmer

    2024 Olympic Trials match and discussion thread

    Cox looked either old or disinterested. Didn Downtown is definitely a blast with all these “high powered” fans from every corner of the country hitting the bars. That was a long session today and many look to be in need of refreshment. It’s definitely different from the first day of NCAA’s...
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    2024 Olympic Team Trials previews - April 19 & 20

    Humm …. If you wrestled in HS and College …. you’ve had a lifetime of hard knocks. We board horses and being a farrier is tough duty. Not all our horses are automatics. The warm bloods can be pretty temperamental.
  16. baccafarmer

    2024 Olympic Team Trials previews - April 19 & 20

    Had tickets to the trials that got cancelled by Covid. Bummer. Now …. this! So many Lions to see. The Old, the current, and the future. This is indeed gonna be pure fire. I’m skipping a big family event in order so sit in BJC and watch what I would call a “once in a lifetime” opportunity...
  17. baccafarmer

    UFC 300

    Yeah - just say it! I’m afraid that someone will take offense. Oh golly.
  18. baccafarmer

    UFC 300

    Nope . . . I did not realize the error of my ways. I just lay it out as I see it. I do have my biases and don’t make any special effort to conceal my ignorance. According to my wife, it comes to me naturally. Along the way, I attend cattle auctions and back woods events on a regular...
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    UFC 300

    So I live in a very rural area in Appalachia. We have a county fairground that is occasionally used for MMA wannabes. I was up at the fairgrounds to collect cattle auction proceeds and decided to checkout the combat action. They have this big ass tattoo laden guy (yeah …. cauliflower ears...
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    UFC 300

    Only ever watched while spinning the dial late at nite. I always loved boxing but always thought of MMA as exhibit #2 for mental dimming of America. Now that I have proven myself both old and out of touch, I guess that I’m gonna have to start watching as Bo is must see (always was and always...
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