if you haven't seen the film, then you're out of your element!!

In honor of Big Lebowski's 20th Anniversary, here are some fun trivia questions:

#1 - of all the major cast members, excluding Tara Reid, who has NEVER been nominated for a Golden Globe or Oscar??

#2 - What day is it already, dude?

#3 - What is distinctly odd about the title of the film?

#4 - What minor character is also a Professor at Hogwarts?

#5 - Sam Elliot and Ben Gazzara also appeared in another cult film called . . . ?

#6 - How much is The Dude's check to Ralph's?

#7 - What's the score of Donnie's last roll? (BONUS: what does this signify?)

#8 - Which famous bowling President appears on a poster on the Dude's wall?

#9 - What famous musician actually loses the toe?

#10 - and for the fellas, what porn star appears in "Logjammin'"?

Just home, great trip. Anyone that gets the chance, should try the Big Ten Championships. Minnesota next year is a hike for most, but it should be at our place the following year. Tickets were inexpensive (only $25 for seniors, 55 and over, $40 otherwise), and we've never had trouble getting reasonably priced hotels.

It was an easy trip to East Lansing from State College area. Talked wrestling most of the way, so time passed quickly. Arrived in time Friday to get a good nights sleep before Saturday's action.

The venue was terrific. These Big Tens were well attended, with many in the upper deck. The Breslin Center is a good design for fans, no bad seats.

Of course the wrestling is the best in the country, and all-in-all, great fun. Lots of threads and posts about the wrestling, so limited comments here...
-- The Carson Kuhn story did not have a happy ending, wrestling-wise, but man, what a nice young man with a great family. Met his wife, daughter, and mom too, and just another example of the type of person attracted to the PSU program. One bout, and maybe a close call on a review away from the big dance. I'm sure he's hurting, but has no regrets.
-- Jason Nolf, after going two bouts, was unaffected. After forfeiting, he was always near the action with his team-mates, still in the brace, but having fun, as these guys do. Again, no ill effects, as we had a chance to watch him all of day 2, just to our right...very good sign. We saw what everyone else saw with his wrestling, and are excited that he gets 12 days (after Saturday's action) to continue his recovery.
-- We noticed a lot more full-nelson calls. I believe we saw 4 in the tournament, which is a couple more than any of our group saw in all our years of Big Ten and NCAA action. I wonder if there was a focus on this...sure seemed like it.
-- Only 1 Neutral Danger Zone call that we remember, all weekend, with something approaching 300 total bouts watched. It was a non-issue, as it appears the guys have adapted, and turn whichever direction keeps them away from exposure, yet still fighting off takedowns.
-- I wish you could see these guys after even 3 matches, and the physical beating they take. Might humanize them for some.

Everyone was friendly, from all we met at the arena, the hotel, the restaurants, and wherever else we meandered. Didn't get to see much of the campus unfortunately, which is something I always enjoy. We took over most of two hotels, but shared them with Ohio State and Iowa fans, who were also friendly from my experience.

Next up...NCAA's!!

IMar is super tough and should be Cenzo’s biggest challenge of the year. I’ve been worried about this matchup in light of Cenzo’s recent close calls. But watching IMar’s matches today I found him to be underwhelming. He struggled against #8 White (NEB), winning a close match 7-3. He was down early to #4 Lewis (RU) but hit one big move and ended up winning
8-5.

Anyone have a different impression? What does Cenzo need to do to beat him tomorrow?

General Info:

Time:
6 pm EST

TV:
none

Video Streaming:
1. BTN+ for those that have a subscription
2. FloPro for those that have a subscription
3. BTN2Go on a SmartPhone or other device for those that have a BTN+ subscription

Audio Streaming:
Byers will be doing radio PBP that is streamed for free. He'll be on starting at 5:40 pm EST, at:

http://www.gopsusports.com/collegesportslive/?media=572195

Mat Assignments:
The best way to follow this is either bringing up the Big Ten Championship on TrackWrestling.com, and then selecting Dashboard, or from the Penn State Wrestling Club web site

Team Points:
The best way to follow this is via the Penn State Wrestling Club web site

I should be available to do PBP for the entire Session. However, my house is is one of the lucky ones in my neighborhood that did not lose power, and my lovely wife has invited some friends that are without power over for dinner, so I can't promise that I can do PBP for all of the matches. If I get to a situation where I can't do PBP, I'll post as much.

That's all the general info from me -- Tom

And now for diggerpup's info:

Ohio St - 85.5 / 9 semis
Penn St - 81.5 / 8 semis
Michigan 64.5 / 7 semis
Iowa 39 / 4 semis


Penn State upcoming:

Wrestle backs
125 Kuhn vs 4 Rivera (NW)
133 Keener vs 12 Lantz (WIS)

Semifinals
141 NLee vs 3 Mike Carr (ILL)
149 ZPain vs 4 Hayes (tOSU)
157 Nolf vs 3 Pantaleo (MICH)
165 Joseph vs 7 Massa (MICH)
174 MHall vs 5 Sebastian
184 Nickal vs 4 Parker (ILL)
197 Rasheed vs 6 Brunner (PUR)
285 Nevills vs 2 K Snyder (Team USA)

http://www.nj.com/rutgers/index.ssf...rs_scott_goodale_says.html#incart_river_index

Found this post on THEMAT

After reading some really unbelievable posting going on over there, I gleaned several responses that I feel would be appropriate. Hats off to who ever originated these great comebacks

* I was hoping for a battle of wits but it would be wrong to attack someone who’s totally unarmed.

* Stupidity’s not a crime, so feel free to go.

* It’s kind of hilarious watching you try to fit your entire vocabulary into one sentence.

* I could eat a bowl of alphabet soup and shit out a smarter statement than whatever you just said.

* Please, save your breath. You’ll probably need it to blow up your next date.

* You have your entire life to be a jerk. Why not take today off?

* I’m trying my absolute hardest to see things from your perspective, but I just can’t get my head that far up my ass.

.* Sometimes it’s better to keep your mouth shut and give the impression that you’re stupid than open it and remove all doubt.

* If ignorance is bliss, you must be the happiest person on the planet.

* If I threw a stick, you’d leave, right?

Anyone watching? I'm watching Switzerland kick the crap out of Korea in women's hockey (6-0 near the end of the 2nd period). As I understand it, defections are included in Korea's box score.

While I'm not too excited about the WINTER. OLYMPICS. , I will watch women's figure skating (for obvious reasons), men's and women's hockey, and some of the skiing. You?

got home from work last night around 11PM

my g/f had taken a nap while while I was at work, so she wanted to stay up a little and watch a movie.

Scrolled through HBO and found Heartbreak Ridge

she was so engaged with the film, we didn't go to sleep until we were halfway through

such a great, underrated Clint Eastwood film. The Swede scene is one of my favorites:

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which military films do you think don't get the respect of the accepted "classics"??

Post Gazette has an article on the stocking. Average size 18 inches. First week of April in 30 streams across the state. Article has list of streams.

During the OSU match I noticed a family sitting in front of me that are not normally there so obviously they had gotten the tickets from the regulars. There was the Mom, Dad, daughter about mid 20's and I think her boyfriend. Well none of them knew a thing about the sport. The only thing they could yell was "get him" even when we started on the bottom. Thru the course of the match they would turn around and ask "what just happened". So I would explain things along the way.

As the match was winding down the Mom asked if it was always this intense. I commented that you normally get (2) duals that are that intense but it's not every dual. I said however within the dual there are many individual matchups that are extremely intense. At the end I asked if they enjoyed the match and they said "we have already texted our friends to see if they are using next weeks tickets" (which was the Iowa match). Needless to say they left big fans of the sport or at least PSU wrestling fans. I often wished I had more tickets to take some young wrestlers to a match to see the big stage - they would be hooked for life.

There is a lot of talk on HR about the Hawks getting a new facility. I was wondering if there is any talk of getting a new facility at PSU and also, what the current facility looks like. Is there a video tour or something like that of the PSU wrestling facility?

Lehigh has a nice facility. WOW to that and congrats to them!

Anyway I can view a particular episode....this episode was banned from being shown a bunch of years ago. It involved Cartmann and the boys taking a sex ed class....the 2 sex ed teachers ended up having sex....the show was absolutely hilarious.

How do you see the future? I wonder how (and honestly-why) brick and mortar institutions survive long term. With the availability of more and more on-line options, especially for bachelors degrees, will students still be willing (and able) to take on the debt for attending a traditional 4 year college? Would you?

I'm certainly no expert on university administration, but it looks to me like major changes are coming- and sooner than I would have thought just a few years ago. What do you think?

What does this imply about the culture in Columbus? Hypothetical question...
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Did these guys ever wrestle each other prior to February 3, 2018 in Rec. Hall?
Freestyle? When?

Thanks!

Best movie I've seen in a couple of years.....

https://www.gq.com/story/one-of-the-best-cold-war-spy-movies-is-streaming-on-netflix



The plot of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is dense and complex, but revolves around George Smiley (Gary Oldman in excellently frumpy form) being brought out of retirement to figure out who is the Soviet "mole" at the upper levels of "the Circus," aka the British intelligence agency. John Le Carré—who worked as a spy for the British Government before writing novels—loosely based the story on the real life KBG double agent Kim Philby. Smiley finds himself in a tangled web of paranoid schemers and bureaucratic infighting as he tries to figure out which spy is the double agent.

Meadia Heights roots...

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Larry Bacow, a Distinguished Eagle Scout who is “one of the most experienced and respected leaders in American higher education,” will be the next president of Harvard University.

Harvard announced the selection on Sunday, calling Bacow someone who has “the curiosity and keen intelligence of a scholar and teacher, the vision and steady hand of a seasoned leader of institutions, and the energetic commitment and buoyant stamina of a devoted marathoner.”

Sounds like an Eagle Scout to me.

Son of immigrants
Bacow is the son of an Eastern European refugee and an Auschwitz survivor. His parents came to this country with nothing and started a family in Pontiac, Mich.

They also enrolled their son in Scouting, and that proved beneficial. Bacow said his time as a Scout opened his eyes to the world beyond Michigan.

“If not for Scouting, I would not have had the opportunity to learn so many things and do so many things that continue to be important to me today,” Bacow said in 2010. “Whether or not it’s camping, skiing, sailing or swimming, it was through Scouting that I learned and was exposed to all of these things like so many of us are.”

Bacow earned Scouting’s highest honor on Sept. 26, 1966, as a member of Troop 7 in Pontiac.

A Distinguished Eagle Scout
On Aug. 21, 2002, the Boston-based Spirit of Adventure Council presented Bacow with the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award.

The award is presented to Eagle Scouts who have demonstrated service to their profession and community for at least 25 years after becoming Eagles.

Bacow was president of Tufts University when he received the honor.

In 2010, the Mohegan Council invited Bacow to a celebration of BSA’s 100th anniversary. He told the crowd that the 12 points of the Scout Law have stayed with him, calling it “the cornerstone of effective leadership.”

When asked how he learned the skills necessary to be a university president, Bacow didn’t hestitate.

“The simple answer is that I learned to be a leader in Scouting,” he said.

Harvard’s next president
On July 1, Bacow will officially begin his new role.

The role of Harvard president has been around a century longer than the role of U.S. president. The first person in the job, Henry Dunster, served from 1640 to 1654.

“Those of us privileged to lead this university are invested with a precious trust,” Bacow said after his selection. “I promise to do everything within my power to prove worthy of it.”

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fredski1986 said:

Hostiles takes place in 1892, near the end of the Indian wars that raged after the end of the Civil War. Christian Bale places the main character, a Calvary Captain near retirement who has seen his fill of Indian wars. Wes Studi plays a Cheyenne Chief, who is escorted back to his home territory by Bale after being imprisoned for about 10 years.

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It was a very good movie. I liked the message about old enemies coming around to understand, respect, and even die for each other. I also found it interesting that there were more than one type of hostile (American Indian, rogue Calvary trooper, hunters/trappers, and ranchers protecting the sovereignty of their property). It really made you understand how dangerous the west was at that time and how tough you had to be in order to survive. Great collection of actors, although the characters were not revealed in too much detail, save for Mrs. Quaid and Capt. Blocker.

Although much of the movie was great, I particularly appreciated the final scene, at the train station when Mrs. Quaid and Little Bear were leaving for Chicago. The drama was palpable. Neither Mrs. Quaid nor Capt. Blocker wanted to break down and beg the other to go with them or stay. It was not clear whether or not this was discussed and not agreed upon, or if it was just not discussed at all. I honestly couldn't tell whether I was just kicked in the gut by a mule, or if my heart was breaking. If I was a man more prone to crying, I'm sure I would have shed a tear or two. Then, Capt. Blocker turns around and casually walks towards the train as it departs the station. It would have been so much easier for Mrs. Quaid and Capt. Blocker (and Little Bear) to walk up to the train station arm in arm in that last scene... I'm glad that they made me suffer a little, because it made for a bigger payback in the end.

Hell no!!!

On balance a very solid match he just got caught. Similar to some of his very early matches last year. As well as shades of Bo vs MM in the finals, gut wrenching when it happens and we learn move on and the superior wrestler rises to the top. You cant throw everybody all the time especially a very strong bull. His positioning wasn't perfect and it appears the bull was simply able to over power and take advantage. My hat's off to Marinelli, he is super solid on defense and to be honest I think he will be more than a handful for Imar. I think VJ has much more offense, is far more athletic, and although quite strong, Marinelli is very strong, probably the strongest raw power in this weight class. Most had him as a maybe AA at the start of the season and he is clearly top 3 now with few able to deal with his strength and defense. His offense is suspect, so if you pick your shots well, ride and control I'll bet VJ wins by at least 4 consistently in.the future. Bummed...a little, worried...not.

We know Narduzzi can't recruit worth a damn, but check out the below graphic on schools with the most players going to be participating in the NFL combine. Impressive list. Obviously those schools had talented players, yet ONLY one of those schools on the list had a losing record last year and did not make a bowl game. ONLY one. Care to guess which one? Narduzzi can't coach worth a damn either. Hope he stays at Pitt forever.

Lets get it on!

WT make sure you got that special ointment for your thin skin this week.