So lets pick who we want to win at each weight and then pick your 1b as if your top choice doesn't make it.

Here's mine:
57: Gillman, Fun pick: LL
65: Zain, Fun pick: Beau
74: Nolf, Fun pick: Carter (after destroying Burroughs)
86: Taylor, Fun pick: Hall
97: Snyder, Fun pick: Brooks
125: Parris: Fun pick: Wood

Hearing there's some talk around State College that Penn State guard and 2023-24 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Ace Baldwin could enter the Transfer Portal soon. Something to keep an eye on here.

All ten players start fighting right at the drop of the puck to start the game. Eight players ejected.

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Zollers just got done with his PSU visit.

Did we make up any ground on Mizzou?

Why has Martin seemingly not been at practice at all this Spring, any insight?

Kinda defeats the whole purpose of him enrolling early if u ask me!

I recently came across and shared with my kids, who are now raising their own kids, an eye-opening documentary series titled Fentanyl Kills on the carnage this drug and others are causing across the country...now over 100,000 deaths annually. The majority of episodes focus on victims in the age range of 16-22, though there are also stories about people in their 20s or 30s.

You'd think this would be, like, headline news. Granted, a lot of people are vaguely aware but may not know some things that were highlighted in the accounts that feature parents looking into the camera and telling the stories of how their kids were victimized by the drug.

Some points that jumped out at me: A) the kids seemed to be mostly middle-class (or higher) with loving and supportive parents...or at least one parent; B) the problem typically started with marijuana use in early teen years; C) the drugs, in the form of pills, are terrifyingly easy to get and can be cheaply purchased via Snapchat with convenient terms of delivery; D) most of the victims were killed by one single pill that they thought was something like Xanax or Percocet or Oxycodone but actually contained Fentanyl.

It turns out that the manufacturers are pressing Fentanyl pills to look exactly like other drugs, and Fentanyl is so powerful that if the concentration in the pill is high enough, a single dose can be fatal.

You can find the series on YouTube. There are over 100 stories in it, generally 15-20 minutes each, and though I've only watched a handful, taken together, they're pretty chilling and instructive...definitely recommended for those raising kids these days. One theme that keeps recurring in these parents' stories: Don't make the mistake of thinking it can't happen to your family.

Link below.

He's comfortable. Everyone's comfortable:

>>"I feel really comfortable right now, and I think it's the way that the offensive staff has been installing everything. It's not only me and the quarterbacks that feel comfortable with everything, but I think it's really all of the skill positions, specifically with all the different pass schemes, and then up front on the offensive line, I think they're doing a really good job in the run game and being prepared for all the different runs schemes that we've been running throughout the spring."<<

Also praise for Fleming:

>>"Julian is a great receiver, but I think he brings a certain toughness and mentality to that receiver room in general where he's just gonna go out and be consistent, do his job, do whatever the coaches ask him to do."<<

The contest has three components: the dual season, B1G and NCAAs, with a corresponding increase in points. There is a podium for each of the individual parts, and then one Grand Champion walks away with the bragging rights that come along with winning a contest that takes place on an obscure sports message board. That, plus amazing prizes, which are still in the mail from all previous years. I know we have former winners who still go to the mailbox every day, anticipating their just rewards. I still don’t understand how the post office continues to lose those year after year.

Due to the long season, about 65 people usually start out in the first dual, but by the end, only 35, or so, have actually competed in all of the duals. Hopefully, you’ve all been working on your conditioning, and are ready to get after it.

Now, without further ado...

Here are the rules for the KYPSW Dual Season portion.

· Prior to each dual meet (usually by Wed night), I (or one of my able assistants) will post the expected PSU lineup*.

· Prior to the start of a dual, each participant in our competition posts his/her predicted winner and type of victory (dec, major, tech, or fall) for each match in the dual. Injury defaults or DQs count as falls. For each match prediction, you get 2 points for calling the correct winner, plus 1 bonus point for calling the correct type of victory. No points are awarded unless you call the correct winner.

· Predictions for each event must be posted in the KYPSW thread on whichever board you choose (and posted prior to the start of the event) to count for point-scoring. Please only post predictions on one board, PARTICULARLY if you have different names on each board.

· When the posted lineups suggest multiple possible matchups in a weight class and a member posts picks for only a subset of those possible matchups, no points will be awarded to said member for the weight class if the pick fails to include the matchup that ultimately takes place.

· When a PSU opponent forfeits a weight-class during a Dual, every FOS participant in that event will be awarded full point-value for the match (2 pts) and bonus (1 pt) [total = 3 pts]. This applies only to Forfeits where the opponent does not step onto the mat -- Injury Defaults and Disqualifications are not considered Forfeits (they will be counted as Falls, as noted in original text above).

· I will compile and score results, posting weekly updates.

· Highest scorer at season's end** is awarded bragging rights for being the FOS/BWI/ON3 Dual Season Champion.

* The lineup will not always be certain; when things look iffy, I will try to post multiple wrestlers at a given weight class, and participants should post their predictions for each wrestler. Generally, I will try to base the lineup on what is presented in the "Match Notes" published by PSU several days prior to the event.
** Tiebreaker Criteria -- Criterion 1: most correct picks; Criterion 2: most correct win types; Criterion 3: most FOS OR HVI OR whatever other board I run the contest on.

Was hit off of the son of none other than former Nittany Lion DB and National Champ Mike Suter.

From an SI piece (link below) yesterday:

>>“I think that’s a position that’s going to surprise some people, because no one is going to talk about them, and I think they wear that chip on their shoulder, actually,” Kotelnicki said. “... Thy’re like, ‘We'll show you.’”

KeAndre Lambert-Smith and Harrison Wallace III are the returning veterans, with Lambert-Smith coming off a 53-catch season that ended disappointingly. He caught just two passes over the last four games and wasn’t targeted in the Peach Bowl against Ole Miss. Wallace, meanwhile, missed five games due to injury but returned in the bowl game to make four receptions. Kotelnicki said he has seen a new purpose across the board from the position.

“They have committed themselves to improving daily,” the coordinator said, “and it’s very evident. We have challenged them physically and mentally more than they have [been in the past], at least according to their feedback. They’re responding super well. We’re making it really hard on them, and they’re really digging into it.”

Added Franklin, “The whole group, from what I’ve seen, is improved. … I still would like to see a group of guys really separate themselves from the pack.” Note the last part, a prodding for someone to take over as the room’s alpha.

Fleming, the Ohio State transfer, earned the respect of teammates, and strength coach Chuck Losey, for his commitment and attention to detail during winter workouts. That has extended into spring drills, as Fleming continues to deliver a work ethic prized by his coaches. Even if Fleming doesn’t assume the No. 1 receiver role, he’s building a strong case to be a major part of the offense.

In describing Fleming’s assimilation into the program. Franklin also opened up about the recruiting process five years ago.

“He’s been great, and the way that it ended the first time, I wasn’t necessarily sure how it would all play itself out,” Franklin said. “Even during the [portal] recruiting process when we had our first conversations, I didn’t know how it was going to play itself out. The guys love him, he’s been awesome as a teammate, he’s been really coachable. I think he has been able to move on. There’s been no talk about the past.

“... For both parties, and I don’t want to speak for Julian, but it seems really good in terms of energy, morale and expectations. He’s been a really good addition, and I know he’s earned the coaches’ and players’ trust really quickly.”<<

Penn State's Offense Showing Signs of Spring Growth

The “head coach” of Penn State’s new offense has been quizzing his players this spring about their plays and responsibilities, calling it part of his continuing

www.si.com