has passed away. A pillar of wrestling.

Interesting read. Some minor errors. Nothing blatant. It's from May. Some stats in here for those who enjoy that and outside perspective.

Question for the all-knowing board: Where is the best restaurant, shack, etc. for clams in or near Boston (within an hour's drive)?

Thanks in advance!

Are they still being paid to athlete's and if so, has the amount changed with NIL in progress? Finally, if stipends are still being paid, will those stipends end with the mandated revenue sharing?

...Are we finally ready to have this discussion now about how these players under Franklin keep leaving too early? How many more examples do we need before we start to question who these guys are listening to, and why this keeps happening?

I have enjoyed watching your career, and as you now transition to a new stage in life, I am sure the lessons you have learned from wrestling will translate to future success.

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It's officially game week and it's time to give our projected depth chart. I give my best guess at Penn State's two deep and give some thoughts.

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Hope they keep him as their #3

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In 1899, Penn State students started Class Rush or Scraps to help initiate incoming students into college life. A Scrap was a brutal encounter between large groups of freshman and sophomores, resulting in many injuries, some even grave. Although this annual scuffle was not serious at first, while classes were small, as Penn State grew in size, this event became a major problem. Often each side had over a hundred members in the fray. In 1902, an agreement was reached between the two underclasses to dispense with what they called a barbarous rush and to substitute wrestling matches as a way of testing the relative strengths of the two classes. The first ever organized Penn State Wrestling event took place on 9/23/1902(Incidentally, my Birthday is 9/23). There were only three bouts: light, middle and heavyweight. The class that won two of the three was declared the winner. That first ever Penn State Wrestling event was won by the sophomores, 2-1.

and I have to find a team to root for that is favored by the MLB Gods. Is there room for one more on the Dodgers or Yankees bandwagon? Maybe the ATL Braves?

My beloved Indians Guardians play tonight at 10:15 pm and the Gods have started them out with a ten-game road trip!

Billy Stuart, who was a National Champ for Lehigh when they had that killer opening lineup --- Caruso/Peritore/Stuart (1/2/1 in the NCAAs), just passed away. Billy was an upper-body guy who was great fun to watch. The greatest high school match I ever saw was between Billy Stuart of Penn Charter and Augie Pantellas at the Haverford College Tournament in 1961. Augie was Upper Darby's greatest wrestler before Andy Matter and I'm not so sure Matter was better. As a sophomore, Augie was a state semi-finalist. Augie's family moved from UD during his junior year but didn't mention the fact to Upper Darby HS. He continued to wrestle for Upper Darby till they found out he didn't live there. He never wrestled again. He went on to be a world-class boxer.
At the Haverford College Tourney, Stuart and Pantellas were two studs firing on all cylinders. It ended up in a tie and a referee's decision that went to Stuart. I couldn't decide who should have won but it was unforgettable. I think I was in 7th grade.
Sometime in the 90s I was doing some programming at the Delaware County Courthouse in Media. I went outside to buy lunch at a street hot dog vendor. While standing in line, some guy behind me asked, 'Are you (my name)?' I said yes. He turned to his companion and said, "This was the greatest wrestler in Delaware County history." I pointed at the hot dog vendor and said, "No I wasn't, he was." The hot dog vendor was Augie Pantellas.

The BOT has approved an increase to Krafty of almost double to average guaranteed pay at $2.26m per yr thru 2032. That’s insane. He’s done what to warrant that bump after two years? Supposedly a consultant said it’s in line with other D1 ADs.