Is he wrong or right?
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So Willie -- when do we get Special Guest Referee Willie Saylor at nationals? Somebody's gotta force the action.
I have been resisting the urge to tell them, but Baal (proper spelling of the word they are trying to reference) is the ancient semitic word for "Lord" or "owner". I suspect the people that call him that don't read too many books other than the bible, and even there just the parts that reinforce what they already think.
Your 3rd paragraph nails it for me re: sports fandom. I’m from the Philadelphia area. If one of my teams shows it doesn’t give a damn and is just in it to free ride off league revenues - Braman era Eagles, Phillies most of their history, etc, I’m not investing my time. Plenty of other things to do with my time.
I distinctly remember being in DC picking up a newspaper and reading that Minnesota - MINNESOTA!! - won a wrestling NC. I followed the sport only sporadically then because Penn State was content to generally bumble along right in the heart of the greatest wrestling hotspot in the country. Then we hired Cael and that was it. It showed someone actually gave a damn and wanted excellence.
Probably referring to some of the wilder posts that appear here from time to time, even though they generally get pooped on by the regular posters. I really wouldn't take anything he said in that tweet too seriously. He isn't trying to hide the fact that he is just stirring the pot a little.
Saylor trying too hard, weak effort there
In keeping with this thread’s title, let’s say Willie is sumtinwong.
When have any of these guys ever been about growing the sport? It's always been about them, especially those who use Twitter. Twitter is almost an exclusively "pay attention to me" platform.
Thought some of it was to disabuse people of the notion that he’s Penn State Willie. But he’s from Easton - we know where his heart lies. It’s with people who don’t think gas station pizza is acceptable - that’s for damn sure
Yeah, it was like he had a bet that he could start a dumpster fire on both boards with one tweet.
Yeah, it was like he had a bet that he could start a dumpster fire on both boards with one tweet.
Nova gets it, haha.
Every year about a day or two after NCAA's the boards light up with 'penn state sucks' to which psu fans say 'yeah, but, blah, blah'. i was just stoking the fire.
that being said, there is some truth in there (isn't there always).
every fan base has some of 'those people' but i've heard some seriously outlandish stuff in rec hall. like stuff that makes you feel uncomfortable. if you're sitting next to one of 'those people' tell them to chill out.
Try parts of Beaver Stadium with Ahia State or Michigan in town.
@smalls103 response: Who wrestles at Beaver Stadium?
Us, someday.
You never hear outlandish stuff at a Clemson or Alabama football game.
I know Dakich and the goofy Don Cherry stir the pot a lot in their sports, but they're also kind of on the fringe these days. Really, it matters how you want to be seen, which if your schtick is to be the pot stirrer, that's fine. But then let's cool it on the "appeal to mainstream", because now we're left with that one yahoo who complained about the Iowa OSU match in 2019 being behind a Flo paywall to be the normal voice of reason. Or Pyles and that crew (Please God no).
El, do you think Cael would ever do that? I was hoping he would have done it when Bo was a senior but now I thing it is gone for good.
It would be a nightmare if it rained or snowed the day of the match. Also football would need a good opponent to increase the gate.
Could you imagine the tail gate parties for a Wrestling/Football doubleheader!
again idk what you're talking about. i don't try to 'appeal' to anyone. i do whatever i want and you can think whatever you want.
i don't go to Clemson or Bama games and if there were people there that said crazy (imo out of bounds) stuff i would critique that, too.
my point is simply this - every fan base has people that go over the line and there are certain people in rec hall that are about as bad as i ever heard. i wish they'd cut it out. that's all.
Beaver Stadium is used for football only. (At least the field. The suites are occasionally used for fundraisers.)
Until that changes, it's not a Cael issue.
And IMO he would at least explore the possibility. Doesn't mean he'll do it -- ultimately he'll do what he deems best for the guys. But he won't dismiss it out of hand.
Not E-J, but I'll respond. It's something he (Cael) has mentioned before, but it's been years now. My memory is that it came up after the Iowa/Okie St outside dual, and the Rutgers/Princeton outside dual, and has fallen off the radar from what I know. It's a logistical nightmare, and weather risks starting November 1 are very real in central PA. My sense is that the Athletic Department would be behind it, but only if the situation was perfectly planned. Tbh, I doubt we'll ever see it.
