Someone who wore a mascot head lived the sniff test. Or maybe developed immunity to it. Not sure which.
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Oh, yeah....definitely a problem. Worse than with today’s materials.
But....some of the ladies seemed to like it. And they didn’t need 140 beers at 7 for $1!
...and based on last night's performance, looks like UM and not PSU are your closest wrestling rivals this year
"Worse than today's materials" begs an obvious question: what costume are you wearing today? Fess up, you're a furry.
"Ladies seemed to like it" reminds me of a Graham Spanier story. He was a keynote speaker at a PSU Alumni leadership conference I attended years ago (maybe the one where I met you?). Anybody who ever heard Spanier speak knows he could be awkward and inappropriate.
He opened by telling about dressing up as the Lion at an alumni event. Totally believable, as he had to experience everything PSU. But the didn't stop there -- he went on to say the ladies must not have known it was him, from the way they were touching the Lion. Ewww!
Yes, he thought it was a good idea to tell this to hundreds of his most dedicated alumni volunteers, men and women alike.
At which point some clown at my table (not me) said "Mrs. Spanier must not be getting it done at home."
Another clown at my table (again not me) said "Well, she IS an English professor."
I guess @tylersmyth forgot to send TaTo the rivalry memo.
"It's a real rivalry," Ohio State coach Tom Ryan said. "This is the little kid's dream, right? Bases loaded, World Series, ninth inning. This is a lot of fun. They've done a great job with their program. We've done a really good job here. Because of the people we have and they have, it's made it a great event."
https://www.dispatch.com/sports/201...ing--match-vs-no-1-penn-state-is-only-round-1
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I don’t understand why a hyper talented wrestler would go to da O$U. Ryan gives me the heebie-jeebies. So smarmy. The entire skool populous is annoying and in the shittiest city on the planet. Columbus is God’s skidmark on earth.
Truth be told, I root against all Buckeyes ALL the time, Olympics / USA or not. So what.
I really enjoy when "non rival" fans feel compelled to post on a "non rival's" board simply to remind them that they're not rivals. Quite the valuable public service Mr. Smyth is providing here. However let me for one moment propose a simpler reason why some feverishly post here...
Was born and raised a die hard Penn State fan. Lived in Columbus for several years. Met many good people in my time there. Just do not talk sports with them. Turn insane pretty quick.
I was sent to Ohio State medical center recently for major surgery. Exceptional care. You are painting with too broad a brush in my experience.
Feverishly post here, I’ve been a rivals member since 2004. I have what 100 posts on this board. Psu is the standard in college wrestling everyone is striving for and you are the thirthiest fan base I’ve ever seen. The culture you’ve created in your room everyone is trying to replicate yet when you visit this board you would think the opposite
Well you did quote post twice within a minute....thats on the path to feverishly, i would think
...and based on last night's performance, looks like UM and not PSU are your closest wrestling rivals this year
yeah i hope i don’t develop calluses, or my phone breaks.
Stated awkwardly, but I believe he is the only previous National Champion who wrestled last night for either team.
yeah i hope i don’t develop calluses, or my phone breaks.
Would it be a safe bet to take that your right hand has calluses already?
I think he'll be a lot better at 157 next year than Mattox. If so, the choice is made for him.
Believe it or not that’s the one thing i can go righty or lefty with, it’s a giftWould it be a safe bet to take that your right hand has calluses already?
After how Sasso wrestled yesterday at 70KG, including dominating David Carr 7-2, could Sasso in fact end up at 157 and KeShawn Hayes FINALLY be able to move back to his normal 149?
As Ohio State fans we need to keep in mind that although Hayes is listed as a JR, he has a very good case and chance of getting that infamous 6th year medical waiver and still have 2 more seasons after this year. Moving him back down to 149 for 2 seasons and having Sasso grow into 157 may be the best team move, but even though Sasso looked great yesterday at 70 KG, he most likely has a better shot at winning it all at 149 at some point in his career.
Lots of decisions and options ahead of Tom Ryan and company.
I would take some stock in Sasso's V over Carr, but Carr was dinged up at the end of the Molinaro match.
Also ...I’ve learned to not judge result of the NEXT match for the guy that loses in the semifinals of a major tourney. Semi-slide is real. Carr lost a very hard fought match, a very close nip and tuck match, to an Olympian. Who knows where his head was when he wrestled Sasso.
Never the less, as a 3x grad and fanatic of tOSU, I am very pleased that Sasso beat:
2x AA Collica in a 11-0 tech
Carr 7-2
And, was seconds from beating a very experienced senior level Habat (Sasso had him in a quad pod and just about knee down as time expired).
Sasso has been uber impressive thus far - and is a breath of fresh air into our program (such as a Pennsylvania trained guy that really understands mat wrestling, unlike most of our Ohio trained guys that avoid the mat like the plague)
Sasso bumped up a weight class to challenge Carr at Beast last year and David owned him. It was 2-0 or 3-0 in takedowns. The fact that Sammy flipped that result, still undersized vs David, is very impressive, albeit the circumstances of the matchup (as above)
Question for you guys- why didn’t Cael go after Sasso? Lehigh Valley kid with very impressive high school results. Seems like a no brainer. ??
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Sasso had some off-the-mat baggage. Stuff he could grow out of, and it looks like he did, but not risk free. And perhaps not a great culture fit in the room.
Probably also liked the guys he already had on board and coming in, at least enough that Sasso wasn't a priority in the same class as RBY, Brooks, Beard, Nevills, Joe Lee, Teasdale, Teske, etc.
Should also note that Cael has yet to land a starter-level wrestler from the Lehigh Valley, and has barely pursued there either. To the best of my knowledge, only Racciato got an offer, and given his losses to Beitz it's likely Cael saw him as a guy who could compete to start (as opposed to a starter/AA candidate). (Though maybe Kindig would've if here weren't at the same weight as the Altons.)
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Who knows but Cael but I’d say..
1. He thinks he has guys better that are already on roster at his projected weight (N Lee manhandled Sasso, Verk, Berge)
2. IIRC..I thought I remember reading of some off the mat concerns with him
He is a fun guy to watch
I think there are even thirthier fan bases. On the scale of thirthy, thirthier, thirthiest, to positive infinity, we are thirthy+ at most.
I'd like to welcome Lou Holthtz to the board!
Just saw the Micic match. Laughable that he didn’t get 4 backs late in the 2nd. Bormet should screen shot that sequence and @Tom Ryan
Good Lord, Pletcher got Zained.
Hide the women and children if this version of Micic gets his hands on DeSanto.
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