Lmk, please.

How many times did I say Drew Shelton is a liability and shouldn't be starting LT?

I saw it last year vs Ole Miss he got beat like a whip. I saw him struggle like crazy other times as well.

Why do they insist on keeping Shelton at LT?

Just signed Dak to the largest ever contract. Here’s to several years of empty stats and “deer in the headlights” performances in the playoffs.

B1G plays chess in terms of expansion. Just wait until Comcast inevitably caves on the West Coast and those numbers will go up even more.

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They make an interesting point about folkstyle.

If you are, be safe.

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Every year it seems someone starts a thread during the D1 offseason and FS season about posters preferred style. So this offseason its been voted on that I should take a stab at it and see where everyone currently sits. its also raining so I have some time on my hands before leaving for the day.

As you probably could predict Im all over the map with this.

1) I prefer to wrestle folk. Always did. But I think that is because in 80/90s youth wrestling didnt see the push or the glamor of FS/GR. Used to go to Russ Houk's training at BloomU with a group of kids. But it just never caught on for us/me.
2) I prefer to watch Americans in FS to run of the mill folk including D1 teams. But I do enjoy watching Russians lose, anywhere, anytime. Rocky IV/Red Dawn influenced, I think
3) PA or rather PSU wrestlers, alums and/or recruits influence my viewing of anything including FS. Stud D1 wrestlers too.
4) I would rather watch a high level FS tournament vs Beast of the east/iron man/etc finals unless #3
5) I enjoy watching 10 sec clips of GR scoring, but otherwise just not entertaining enough to keep my wandering attention.

I like the push out. I like the shot clock. Hate my lack of understanding of scoring. Towel wipe downs are understandable but odd. Want full wrestlebacks, not that thing nobody pronounces correctly. If 10-0 following trap arm/leg lace, should be stood up and made to score one more time.

Ok thats where I am at.

Its Great to be a Penn State FS Viewer!

We Are!

Although not approved by the FDA.

I've been saying this for years. Somehow, kids with airpods in their ears look cool while people wearing hearing aids look old. People should just wear the AirPods in their ears until that is no longer cool. Great for people that have difficulty in noisy locations over dinner or whatever.

I watched this game played on a Friday night in Chicago. Northwestern could not even fill their 12,000 seat temporary “stadium.” Probably the biggest reason why is it looked like watching Brown vs Penn, and not the 1949 version. This is one of the big problems with college football right now. MLB lost its place in the sports hierarchy because of its anticompetitive structure. College football is on the same path.

Penn State Wrestling Fans!!!!!!!

Welcome back to the start of a new school year and what is going to be an exciting 2024-25 season. We had what some would call a fun filled summer and it continues for a couple more tournaments to wrap up the 2023-24 season and then the 2024-25 season begins. Every year things are going to be different and there is always going to be change but for us you march on towards what’s next and try to figure out how we can help the guys accomplish their goals.

After the NCAA season we hosted the Olympic Trials here at Penn State where we had 8 of the 12 finalist representing the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club. In 3 weight classes we had guys wrestling each other to represent the USA at the Olympics. The ultimate goal is always to have an Olympian from our club at every weight class and we were really close to that. Roman Bravo Young made the Olympic team for Mexico at 57kg so we had 5 of the 6 weight classes covered in the Olympics. 3 of our 5 guys wrestled for medals and 2 of them were able to bring home Bronze medals. Kyle Dake brought home his second Olympic Bronze medal and in his first Senior level international tournament Aaron Brooks won an Olympic Bronze medal as well. Kyle Snyder fell just short of a medal taking 5th place. Zain Retherford was dealing with some health issues and was forced to pull out of the tournament after his first-round match and RBY gained some very valuable experience that will help him going forward. https://gopsusports.com/news/2024/0...he-penn-state-rtc-at-2024-olympic-team-trials

Upon conclusion of the Olympic Trials there were also some alumni/club members that decided to move on in their careers with the first of them being David Taylor as he accepted the job as Head Coach at OSU. Jimmy Kennedy, Thomas Gilman, and RBY (after the Olympics) all joined him at OSU as well. We are happy for all of them and their families, thank them for all they meant to Penn State, and wish them all the best going forward. We will miss having them here as they were a part of our family, but we are also really excited for them and this next chapter.

In July we had 3 guys compete in the U20 Pan Ams where all 3 (Zack Ryder, Luke Lilledahl, and Connor Mirasola) won their weight classes and Connor Mirasola was named outstanding wrestler of that tournament. Those 3 and Josh Barr also won the U20 World Team Trials, so they were able to compete in Spain this past week at the U20 World Championship. Team USA won the Team title and all 4 of our guys wrestled for a medal with 3 of them bringing home a World Medal. Luke Lilledahl-Gold, Zack Ryder-Silver, and Josh Barr-Silver. Connor Mirasola lost in the semifinal in a heartbreaking 5-5 match and then lost another tough one for Bronze so he ended up in 5th place. This was Luke’s second world title and the fourth year in a row he made the finals of the World Championships. This was Zack Ryders third straight World medal as he had been 3rd, 3rd, and now 2nd. This was Josh Barr’s first world championship, and he was able to bring home a Silver medal so all in all it was a great tournament for our young guys. https://gopsusports.com/news/2024/0...-medals-from-u20-world-championships-in-spain

Next up we have 2 guys competing this weekend in Omaha, Nebraska in the Non-Olympic weight team trials. Levi Haines is competing at 79KG and Connor Mirasola is competing at 92KG this Friday and Saturday. It will be a fun weekend to watch Levi compete up a couple weights from last year and to watch Connor let it fly again this weekend.

In October we will have Mitchell Mesenbrink competing in the U23 World Championship at 74kg in Albania trying to bring home another World Medal. After the U23 World Championship the Non-Olympic weight World Championship will be held in the same spot so hopefully we will be there for a couple weeks. Mitchell and all the guys on the team have had a great summer of training and are all looking forward to competing soon.

In closing it has been an action-packed summer and we look forward to another action-packed college season. We are going to have a very fun team to watch, and we look forward to seeing the progress they made this off season. Our schedule should be released soon : ) so get ready to have some fun starting the weekend of November 15th in State College.

Thank you for all the continued support

GO LIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here is the video. If it wasn't tragic, it would be funny. You've gotta do what the cops say and rolling up your window during a stop isn't cool. The cops need to see to make sure you aren't pulling a gun. 256 officers have been shot so far this year.

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Will HVI provide a link to or a printable roster for those watching the game from home?

Why is he playing? Is someone hurt....He is out of position and cannot tackle.

maybe it’s me but I’m not seeing that working against good teams. Gives up a lot of big plays and creates a lot of third and shorts.