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Mike80;2304626; said:
This is a genius move. Maybe they'll change the Olympic logo next.
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This is a genius move. Maybe they'll change the Olympic logo next.
VBSJ;2304667; said:
in the story, it says TV ratings were part of the criteria....however I can't really remember more than a handful of times wrestling was even on the TV during the day, instead it's always on at 3AM.
Basically when it comes down to these types of decisions, I take it as the US was too good at a sport and the Euros and chinese were/are jealous.
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Muck
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Mike80;2304675; said:
To be honest the dominant wrestling powers are Russia, Iran & the other countries clustered around the Caspian...Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Georgia etc. Korea & Japan tend to be strong as well (although that's an argument for Chinese jealousy).
The IOC has waged a war on wrestling for more than a decade. All the ridiculous rule changes in the early 00's were pushed by the IOC.
It's not a completely done deal but it means that Wrestling now falls into a pool with a number of other sports that are waiting to be voted in for 2020. The odds probably aren't good as the executive committee wants it out, but there is still a glimmer of hope.
Oh and what are those other sports that are vying for wrestling's spot?
Baseball & softball, karate, roller sports, sport climbing, squash, wakeboarding and wushu.
That's right roller blading, wake boarding & wall climbing.
If wrestling does end up out I will never watch another Olympic broadcast again. To be honest it along with T&F are just about the only reason I watch now. The cynic in my says that they're desperately trying to find a way to modify track & field so that the results are determined by a panel of judges rather than by actual finishes.
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Complete and utter horseshit. When the Olympics were first started in ancient Greek history, wrestling was one of the very core events. Even if there was some lack of interest, this is a complete slap in the face to Olympic history. There are 25 total core events, why not at least let wrestling have a spot for traditions sake? Aside from that, I'd like to see the numbers on how wrestling does not garner top 25 attention...I hope there is a ton of international backlash on this that forces them to overturn this mind dumbingly dumbass decision. All of these wrestlers have trained their entire lives (some of them my close friends) to get a shot at the Olympics...now that is in jeopardy.
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Muck;2304767; said:
Love this post and would like to nominate it for a "GPA."
I can't say anything better than what Muck already has.
GREAT post, my Buckeye brother.
Peace
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calibuck
Too soon old, too late smart
RB,
While it is true that wrestling was very much in the original Greek Olympics, it is also true that there was only one victor, 1st place, that got the olive wreath. It took the Brits to award second and third places. The Brits are equestrians, ergo steeplechase and dressage are in the Olympics (modern day). Just pulling the 'if A is true, then B is as well' out of the air, but I'd bet a nickel that if one looks of the composition of the IOC, there are more Brits there than ?. They're the ones that make up the rules on the events in the Games, not popular voting.
Heck, in the old days, the Greeks would lay down their arms, quit fighting, and have the games. When the games were over, they'd pick up their spears and start fighting again. Maybe we members of Planet Earth could do the same thing today.....at least we'd have two weeks of peace in the world. Don't disagree with anything said, just adding my two pence worth.
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While it is true that wrestling was very much in the original Greek Olympics, it is also true that there was only one victor, 1st place, that got the olive wreath. It took the Brits to award second and third places. The Brits are equestrians, ergo steeplechase and dressage are in the Olympics (modern day). Just pulling the 'if A is true, then B is as well' out of the air, but I'd bet a nickel that if one looks of the composition of the IOC, there are more Brits there than ?. They're the ones that make up the rules on the events in the Games, not popular voting.
Heck, in the old days, the Greeks would lay down their arms, quit fighting, and have the games. When the games were over, they'd pick up their spears and start fighting again. Maybe we members of Planet Earth could do the same thing today.....at least we'd have two weeks of peace in the world. Don't disagree with anything said, just adding my two pence worth.
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Well we got curbstomped by #6 Missouri (we are #5) 28-6 in the National Duals. Really an embarassing performance and hopefully Ryan has 'em running after that. They got tons of bonus points and the Stiebers could only get decisions. Logan had the #5 guy and beat him 8-2, but Hunter had an unranked kid and only beat him 8-4...Hunter really needs to pick it up. Then you have Triggas get pinned (he is becoming a liability in duals), Tessari loses to the #15 kid, Demas lost to the #19 kid, Martin only lost 1-0 to #16 Toal (good match for him), Heflin loses to the #13 kid 4-3 (no idea what the heck is going on with him, really poor loss), Magrum got beat up 5-0 by the #12 kid, #12 Camp also got wallopped 5-0 by the #18 kid, and we got majored by the #1 kid at heavy.
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We really need to refocus...only winning two matches by decisions against a team that is supposed to be our equal at a neutral site is just a horrible effort. We gotta finish this strong and start peaking near the Big Ten tourney if we want to make it in the top 10 at nationals at this point. We are way better than what we showed tonight and we need to prove it.
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We really need to refocus...only winning two matches by decisions against a team that is supposed to be our equal at a neutral site is just a horrible effort. We gotta finish this strong and start peaking near the Big Ten tourney if we want to make it in the top 10 at nationals at this point. We are way better than what we showed tonight and we need to prove it.
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CVCA's Nathan Tomasello (an OSU commit) goes for his 4th state title today.. He's 50-0.. 120 lb class and ranked #1 in the country
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Sorry to see that Nathan had his worst performance of the Tournament in the finals.
After posting a 20-4 Tech. Fall in the prelims followed by pins of 1:39 and 1:03 in the quarters and semi's, he was only able to squeek by in the finals with a 14-5 Major!
Should be added that fellow recruit and undefeated Bo Jordan of St. Paris Graham was also able to secure his 4th State Title, making him and dad Jeff the first "Father-Son" combo to ever win 4 State Titles in the state of Ohio. Bo started off real slow with 17-2 and 21-4 Tech. falls in the prelims and quarters. He was finally able to get on board in the semi's with a 2:22 pin and basically pissed-off the late arrivers in the finals with a 40-second pin!
With these two on board (both ranked as the #1 Seniors in their weight classes in the country) things are certainly looking good.
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After posting a 20-4 Tech. Fall in the prelims followed by pins of 1:39 and 1:03 in the quarters and semi's, he was only able to squeek by in the finals with a 14-5 Major!
Should be added that fellow recruit and undefeated Bo Jordan of St. Paris Graham was also able to secure his 4th State Title, making him and dad Jeff the first "Father-Son" combo to ever win 4 State Titles in the state of Ohio. Bo started off real slow with 17-2 and 21-4 Tech. falls in the prelims and quarters. He was finally able to get on board in the semi's with a 2:22 pin and basically pissed-off the late arrivers in the finals with a 40-second pin!
With these two on board (both ranked as the #1 Seniors in their weight classes in the country) things are certainly looking good.
Peace
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