Wrestled collegiately at Wilkes College (now University) when they were a national powerhouse in the 70's..

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So I am at a Casino in Pa... I sit at a new table and I hear a guy say yeah I wrestled for Penn State a Couple years ago.. I look over wondering who is fabricating such a tale.. I almost passed out..It was None Other then Mark Hall.. Such a great guy.. Super Humble.. Of course I was the only person who knew all of his accolades.. He had the nerve to tell somebody he did Ok in College..That he was pretty good he guessed..I just looked around at the table and said I wish he would let me tell you guys how good he really is.. I dont think he wanted the attention.. We played together for 5 or 6 hours.. I said can I ask you just 1 question.. He said sure...I said Is there anyone now or in the last 15 years that could beat Cael in the Room.. He said Not if Cael is going 100%, Nope... I found that Awesome..lol

Lakers blow a 20 point lead and lose.
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This is the play Lebron is referring to during the postgame press conference.
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This is our expectations based on what we have heard...

We expect to be ready for the fall...

RB Kaytron Allen
OL Drew Shelton
OL JB Nelson
OL Sal Wormley
DT Hakeem Beamon
S KJ Winston


Expected to miss significant time...

Right now, three Nittany Lions are expected to miss significant time and could be out for the season.

LB Keon Wylie
DE Zuriah Fisher (as previously confirmed earlier this week)
QB Jaxon Smolik

SIAP.... but anyone else been following the Champions League of American Wrestling (CLAW) which an attempt to create an ACTUAL professional wrestling league based on a hybrid rule set fusion of "the best" of both folk/free styles.

I think the league officially kicks off next year with 6 teams at first, but on June 22-23, just over the PA border in Ashburn, VA ... they are having an invitational tournament to showcase wrestlers and the ruleset.

Team "general managers" have not yet been announced, but somewhere I read/heard that Bo Nickel had been approached (but others on this Board are usually much more "in-the-know") on matters like that.

If this is the first, you are hearing about any of this: Here's a link to the website: CLAW Wrestling

Also, curiously what others think about trying to get something like this off-the-ground?

Big shout out to BEG Wrestling for first exposing me to this league via their entertaining podcasts!

Penn State linebacker Keon Wylie is expected to be out for a significant period of time per source.

Penn State picked up a commitment from McClary back in September but a lot has changed since then. The Nittany Lions have a new defensive coordinator in Tom Allen, who replaced Manny Diaz when he left to take the head coaching position at Duke. Diaz did most of the heavy lifting to get McClary to commit so Allen and the other Penn State coaches have been working to rebuild those bonds. In the meantime, McClary took a visit to Syracuse earlier this offseason and they’re pushing to get him back on campus for an official visit. That is still a work in progress but McClary does have an official visit scheduled to Rutgers on May 31st. The in-state school would love to flip him away from their conference rival but the Nittany Lions also have McClary scheduled for an official visit on June 14th. Michigan is also involved and could end up with an official visit.

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Kalen King barely made it: 7th round to Green Bay at #255, 2 picks short of the last pick.

Most surprising: Caeden Wallace going so early in the 3rd round. Good for him.

Most disappointing: Kalen King without a doubt. From a potential round 2 pick at one point to this very late 7th round selection.

Happiest for: Daequan Hardy picked in the 6th round.

and, pretty funny, the stones tour is sponsored by AARP.

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Abdul Carter and many others:

And Eisenhower (then University Auditorium) opened on May 8th, 1974 with the Pittsburgh Symphony and PSU Choir in Beethoven's 9th.

my rambling thoughts - want to see is creativity on offence, unpredictability, getting the ball to playmakers in space. I believe the OL will be good.
They won't be able to keep QM off the field but how will he be used? hmmm.
Losing Diaz hurt the most for me on D. Not so worried about the LBers or secondary, but stuffing the run and pressuring the QB,
I'm worried about a drop off but hoping a few players step up, its DDS's time to shine.

We are!

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Byrne’s spring was full of unofficial visits and now he is preparing for official visits Florida State will get Byrne for an official visit. It is currently scheduled for June 14 but he might move it to June 7. Penn State has Byrne locked in for an official visit on June 21. The Seminoles and Nittany Lions, Byrne said, are in his top tier. Texas A&M, Michigan State and Clemson could get Byrne for official visits as well but those plans are not finalized right now. Byrne wants to get to know the players at each of the programs he takes official visits to and get a feel for how he fits in there before making a decision, which should be coming in June or July.

With the King Mack portal departure we were curious to figure out if Florida has had the worst miss-to-hit ratio with keeping recruits during the James Franklin era. Turns out, it doesn't, although it can be questioned whether the time and resources we've put into Florida kids recently has been worth it.

Looks like Penn State is distancing itself:

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Chickenman Testa said:

Cael stays until he decides to appoint an incompetent family member to be recruiting coordinator

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Cael has no family members as unqualified for any job as JayPa.

Way too early for mocks but I'm still lost as why some people here don't comprehend Allar, on paper, is going to be an early pick next year. if he has a great year he jumps Sanders and Beck. If not, he's still going Day 2.


Arizona Cardinals: Drew Allar, QB, Penn State
Arizona was always expected to pass on a quarterback in the early rounds of the 2024 NFL Draft, but if Kyler Murray continues to suffer injuries, the Cardinals may not have a choice, especially if they have the No. 3 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

Drew Allar has a huge arm and a large frame, and he knows how to apply touch and throwing angles.