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I agree with this, but I like having Rock as a third announcer to go to for rules questions. Golf now does too, and while you're don't need them often, when you do it is very helpful and helps the other announcers keep from showing their ignorance of the rules.

I criticized Starocci for his gangsta post on the platform formerly known as Twitter, so I was surprised, and a little impressed, when he singled out his PSU trainer on national television to credit him for being able to recover enough to win a national championship. I'm sure there are plenty of trainers out there who do a great job every day for very little public recognition.

He (and all sideline reporters) should stop asking "What does this win mean to you?" Asinine question. What are they going to say, 'Oh, I've been training my whole life and sacrificing chances to try lots of other life experiences and I've suffered injuries just for this goal, but hey, it was no big deal to win today.' Ask a sport-related question.

That could work. And is more specific to the match in question.

I wish there could be, but I don't see how they would implement it. Especially with the possibility of some technical problem with the video or communicating with the third party reviewer. As a step in the right direction, though, there should be a cost to the coach to throw the brick. Now, when you have one brick and only one wrestler in the session you might as well throw it, since the worst that happens is that you can't throw it a second time. I'd like see them get the brick back if the challenge is successful, but lose a team point if it is unsuccessful, similar to football coaches losing a timeout for unsuccessful challenges.

Thanks for posting. Crazy that that was scored as zero points.

5-10 years for armed robbery, with no time off for good behavior

Even though I get it that these guys get advised to establish their "brand" before transitioning to UFC, or the villain role in WWE, I still find it tasteless. Although it is highly unlikely, I would love to see Welsh sudden victory Starocci into just another NCAA footnote.

WKN - Props to you for doing this. Added some interest to the half of the bracket that usually gets ignored by everyone except the wrestlers' parents. And congrats to HWT1 for winning.

Me, and the other hearing-impaired members of the wrestling community, thank you for the transcriptions.

Did he call John Smith what I thought he called him? I played it twice but struggled with the audio. Would love to see a transcription.

Weirdly, he is probably going to get more fame/fortune/interviewlove from that loss than if he had, say, won a 5-4 regular decision.

So, you're saying that marrying this woman because she also likes tequila might not work out for me in the end?

Pasiuk. Army Strong.

Do you offer delivery?

I'm not familiar with this show, but I have to say that, although she is quite good looking, that price seems pretty steep. (with apologies to Groucho Marx)

125 #8 Figueroa (ASU) vs. #12 Noto (Lock Haven) #3 Ayala (Iowa) vs. #10 Barnett (Wisconsin) 133 #1 Fix (Ok State) vs. #5 Ragusin (Michigan) #6 Arujau (Cornell) vs. #2 Crookham (Lehigh) 141 #1 Mendez (tOSU) vs. #5 Echemendia (ISU) #6 McNeil (UNC) vs. #2 Bartlett (PSU) 149 #1 Lovett (Nebraska) vs. #4 Henson (VT) #6 Gomez (Michigan) vs. #2 Parco (ASU) 157 #1 Haines (PSU) vs. #12 Andonian (VT) #6 Cardenas (Stanford) vs. #2 Teemer (ASU) --Pick 'em 165 #1 O'Toole (Mizzou) vs. #4 Carr (ISU) #6 Caliendo (Iowa) vs. #2 Mesenbrink (PSU) 174 #9 Starocci (PSU) vs. #4 Griffith (Michigan) #6 Welsh (tOSU) vs. #7 Wolak (Columbia) 184 #1 Keckeisen (UNI) vs. #4 Munoz (Oregon State) #3 Plott (Ok State) vs. #2 Salazar (Minny) 197 #1 Brooks (PSU) vs. #12 Elam (Mizzou) #3 Sloan (SDSU) vs. #2 Hidlay (NC State) 285 #1 Kerkvliet (PSU) vs. #4 Schultz (ASU) #3 Hendrickson (AFA) vs. #10 Davison (Michigan)

Yup. "Your guy is a terrorist, but my guy is a freedom fighter."

Yes, but there is no chance of having fun there.

The football coaches must like Hutmacher playing it close to the edge at 283.3. Wonder what his waddling around weight is?

Me too. The dark horse contest has been, well, eh, challenging. And my Pitt Panthers are sinking fast. Not a good morning for wrestling for me. (Although that might make it a good night for drinking.)

Hope he will be ok. My disappointment with another of my dark horses going down is completely tempered by his injury. Hate to see that.

I'll say. 28 seed Simma beats 5 seed Harvard's Conig 7-0.

165 is starting with a lot of beatdowns.

149 Pitt's Finn Solomon, the 31 seed, takes 2 seed Parco to the edge, losing 4-5. Parco was hit three times for stalling in the third period, including one at :01 left. Didn't see the video but he must have been pedaling his bicycle the whole period.