Doing pretty well.   Burroughs, Taylor, and Gilman in the finals.   Snyder lost 3-3 in the semis.  Steiber lost first match and is out.

Not too bad.   3 guaranteed silvers and one bronze maybe and the other half of our team is on tomorow. 

Taylor pinned his way to the finals.  He is looking really good.  He faces Sulaymanov of AZE.  He's dirty and very beatable. 

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Well, that's it.  It's over.  All done.  No more Final X. 

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Who ya got?

Dake but I think it could go 3 matches.

Taylor decisively.

Logan if he shows up ready.  McKenna if Logan doesn't show up ready.

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This disaster on the Big Island is just horrible, but fairly predictable.  When we lived there in the early part of the 21st century, there was a road that went from the Volcano National Park to near the neighborhood now under assault.  While we were there, it was covered by 6-8 feet of lava.  To get out to watch the lava flow into the ocean, you had cross over this looking at old road signs that are now at knee level. 

The Hawaiian chain of islands was made by the hot spot that is under the Big Island right now.  The Plate keeps moving towards the northwest so the Puna area is right in that direction.  Now the movement is rather slow, but like I said, it was predictable to happen at some point.  So in fact the Big Island is the newest of the Hawaiian islands. 

I had a friend that owned an acre in that area and I asked him why and he said stuff I don't remember.  I reminded him that it was adjacent to an active volcano spewing lava continually for the last 20 years.  I think he got out of that property but just wow!  The devastation is incredible and the rifts that have opened with lava boiling up and shooting up eruption like is something new.  I feel real bad for the folks that live there because 1)  I think they will be permanently  relocating, and 2) their property values are done, and 3) hopefully they had insurance for this kind of thing for the 26 homes that have burned up.  The lava even ate a Ford Mustang I saw yesterday. 

Pele probably got tired of the human encroachment and sent a signal that enough is enough.   She's upset and now we all know it.  Very fortunately, she was not so vindictive that she took human life.  Everyone is safe for which we can all be grateful.  Hopefully she calms down and rests for a long while!!

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Wow, two unseeded in the semi's.

Kyle Conel of Kent St took out tOSU's #1 Moore at 197 by pin at 1:30.   
Conel previously beat #9 Weigel 5-0, and then #8 Rotert 8-2.

Tariq Wilson of NC State took out OKST's #4 Brock at 133,  13-5.
Wilson previsously beat #5 Erneste 8-5, and then unseeded Montoya 7-1.

Commanding victories.   Just wow.

It would be great to see them win tonight.

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I was thinking about this on my walk to my car from work.  I think Snyder wins, but I think Coon, if he is smart and I hear he is, did not show all his cards at B1G.  Who cares if you win B1G but lose NCAA's?   I think he has a plan.  If he does and if he is smart it is my plan.   

He wears him out, not taking shots and leaning on him.  Really tying him up and having him carry Coon's weight.  We've seen Snyder get fairly winded working on Coon.  Then in the 3rd period when Snyder is good and tired, Coon should start tying up hard and leaning on the head and pushing.   Head lock and bring him down full weight.  Come around for the takedown.   Repeat if necessary if Snyder gets away.   I think it is a winning formula with a tired Snyder.  If Snyder does not tire, then this will not work as well.  He has to work him hard the first 2 periods.

However, Snyder is Snyder afterall, a World Champion 3 times over and Yarigan Champion 2 times.  He is cagey, knows his game, quick and smart and not afraid to go for a leg.  If Coon does not wear him down and crush him, Snyder wins. 

Whaddya think?

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Wow, watched the preliminaries last night and White just blew the competition away.  He was faster, higher (by a lot) and more tricksy.  He was just more and even someone like me could see this.  He skyed on his tricks obviously higher than anyone else.  Two guys beat his first run and he came back and scored near perfect.  Amazing.

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go there

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