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UWW interviewed Ono at the Meiji cup in Japan this past weekend. It’s a pretty funny interview

 

[GregPickel]

Good find. Thanks for sharing!

 

[SleepyLion]

Masanosuke Ono Interview: On Comeback, Penn State, Folkstyle, 2028 LA Olympics

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UWW interviewed Ono at the Meiji cup in Japan this past weekend. It’s a pretty funny interview

He used "whilst" and "reckon" in the interview. I guess his language lessons are going well.

 

[BriantheLion]

He used "whilst" and "reckon" in the interview. I guess his language lessons are going well.

Learning to speak like a Brit… AND like an Appalachian!

… maybe he can even pick up a Pennsylvania Dutch accent!

In all seriousness, quite impressive that he’s learning a foreign variation of the sport… AND, despite saying he doesn’t really like it, studying Philosophy… in a different language!

I never understood that subject in my OWN language!

 

[SpikingWhamos]

Learning to speak like a Brit… AND like an Appalachian!

… maybe he can even pick up a Pennsylvania Dutch accent!

In all seriousness, quite impressive that he’s learning a foreign variation of the sport… AND, despite saying he doesn’t really like it, studying Philosophy… in a different language!

I never understood that subject in my OWN language!

Apparently neither does he (despite the excellent grade). I cackled at this one.

"
- Do you like studying Philosophy?

Ono: Philosophy. No, I don’t really get it. (Ono scored a remarkable 3.74 CGPA in his last semester).
"

 

[PSUeng]

Apparently neither does he (despite the excellent grade). I cackled at this one.

"
- Do you like studying Philosophy?

Ono: Philosophy. No, I don’t really get it. (Ono scored a remarkable 3.74 CGPA in his last semester).
"

Grade inflation, Harvard was giving out "A" to 60 % of the students. They just made a policy to cap A's at 20%.

 

[HOA242n!]

Grade inflation, Harvard was giving out "A" to 60 % of the students. They just made a policy to cap A's at 20%.

At both the high school and college level, GPAs up and standardized test scores down https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/grade-inflation-education-test-scores-40196419.

At my nieces recent high school graduation there were 16 valedictorians, including my niece (who had very middling ACT score, is going to a state school you have never heard of). Sixteen kids with a perfect GPA. I'd guess this is probably similar to the anecdotes of others? My high school, almost three decades ago, with almost twice the number of students, had zero with a perfect GPA.

 

[OzarkLion]

He used "whilst" and "reckon" in the interview. I guess his language lessons are going well.

What is funny is that was my exact takeaway from that interview. I thought that was great! Haha

 

[Dogwelder]

Does anyone know whether Ono answered the questions in Japanese or in English? In other words, I wonder whether we are reading a translation into English of Japanese .

The language certainly seems like a translation. Given that the tournament was a Japanese tournament in Japan for (mostly?) Japanese wrestlers. It would make sense for UWW to hire an interviewer to interview wrestlers in the Japanese language.

 

[SleepyLion]

Does anyone know whether Ono answered the questions in Japanese or in English? In other words, I wonder whether we are reading a translation into English of Japanese .

Don't ruin this for me.

 

[GregPickel]

Penn State wrestler Masanosuke Ono sets sights on summer return to action in UWW interview

Penn State wrestler Masanosuke Ono has been off the mat for quite some time. But, the former World champ could be back in action soon.

www.on3.com

 

[GregPickel]

Does anyone know whether Ono answered the questions in Japanese or in English? In other words, I wonder whether we are reading a translation into English of Japanese .

The language certainly seems like a translation. Given that the tournament was a Japanese tournament in Japan for (mostly?) Japanese wrestlers. It would make sense for UWW to hire an interviewer to interview wrestlers in the Japanese language.

Yes, that was my initial thought.

 

[steelman65]

Grade inflation, Harvard was giving out "A" to 60 % of the students. They just made a policy to cap A's at 20%.

Grade inflation? Harvard accepts the best students in the world. It is not unreasonable that a large percentage would earn A grades.

 

[vhsalum]

Grade inflation? Harvard accepts the best students in the world. It is not unreasonable that a large percentage would earn A grades.

Naw. It was grade inflation for sure.

In 2005, A's were at 24%.

40% in 2015
60% in 2025

Give the faculty credit, they voted to fix the problem. They have a cap of 20%. There was worry that giving out such a high percentage of A's were devaluing the degree.

 

[HOA242n!]

Grade inflation? Harvard accepts the best students in the world. It is not unreasonable that a large percentage would earn A grades.

Harvard accepts some of the best students in the world, others get/got in with far less credentials but because of immutable characteristics.

What makes this argument moot is that Harvard has been one top universities on the planet since the late 19th century, there is undeniable data about the increase in A's beginning in the 2010s. From the data that I have seen, circa 2005, about 24% of grades at Harvard were A's. By 2020 it was 60%. Attempt to explain that away.

This is definitely not an elite U thing, it is everywhere. Large-scale data https://www.future-ed.org/grade-inflation-hits-high-school-math-hardest/ suggests there has been significant increases in overall GPA in high schools across the country since ~2010 while standardized test scores have dropped. There are now elite universities that offer a host of remedial courses. This is "equity" in the real world; everybody gets an "A" regardless of their work output.

 

[steelman65]

Harvard accepts some of the best students in the world, others get/got in with far less credentials but because of immutable characteristics.

What makes this argument moot is that Harvard has been one top universities on the planet since the late 19th century, there is undeniable data about the increase in A's beginning in the 2010s. From the data that I have seen, circa 2005, about 24% of grades at Harvard were A's. By 2020 it was 60%. Attempt to explain that away.

This is definitely not an elite U thing, it is everywhere. Large-scale data https://www.future-ed.org/grade-inflation-hits-high-school-math-hardest/ suggests there has been significant increases in overall GPA in high schools across the country since ~2010 while standardized test scores have dropped. There are now elite universities that offer a host of remedial courses. This is "equity" in the real world; everybody gets an "A" regardless of their work output.

Maybe just maybe people are better educated now.

 

[El_Jefe]

Grade inflation, Harvard was giving out "A" to 60 % of the students. They just made a policy to cap A's at 20%.

Why the impulse to diminish Ono?

 

[eddy line]

Maybe just maybe people are better educated now.

Nah. It's grade inflation. Test scores are in a "generation-long decline."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/upshot/test-scores-school-districts-us.html?unlocked_article_code=1.iFA.G_Ub.cXbz5_-EC4R3&smid=url-share

 

[HOA242n!]

Maybe just maybe people are better educated now.

Wait, what; since 2010? Undeniable data that standardized test scores have dropped while grades have gone up, but "better educated"? Many of these elite universities have started (since 2010s) offering remedial courses, for the first time in their history, for these incoming freshman with perfect GPAs. UC San Diego, the #6 ranked public school in the country did not even offer remedial math until a handful of years ago, now ~12.5% of incoming freshman are taking it and 40% of those taking it had perfect high school GPA https://www.forbes.com/sites/annaes...-eight-freshmen-lack-high-school-math-skills/.

UC professors say they’re teaching middle school math after SAT ban - AOL

University of California professors warn of declining college math skills, linking it to test-optional admissions and standardized testing changes.

www.aol.com

Countless other data from individual universities and on a macro scale.

 

[Nitlion1986]

Harvard accepts some of the best students in the world, others get/got in with far less credentials but because of immutable characteristics.

What makes this argument moot is that Harvard has been one top universities on the planet since the late 19th century, there is undeniable data about the increase in A's beginning in the 2010s. From the data that I have seen, circa 2005, about 24% of grades at Harvard were A's. By 2020 it was 60%. Attempt to explain that away.

This is definitely not an elite U thing, it is everywhere. Large-scale data https://www.future-ed.org/grade-inflation-hits-high-school-math-hardest/ suggests there has been significant increases in overall GPA in high schools across the country since ~2010 while standardized test scores have dropped. There are now elite universities that offer a host of remedial courses. This is "equity" in the real world; everybody gets an "A" regardless of their work output.

We had a kid who graduated valedictorian and an award as math student of the year. He couldn't do freshman calculus. A friend of mine tutored him in math his entire freshman year. The kid had all kind of intellectual talent, but his math grades in HS were falsely high.

 

[HOA242n!]

We had a kid who graduated valedictorian and an award as math student of the year. He couldn't do freshman calculus. A friend of mine tutored him in math his entire freshman year. The kid had all kind of intellectual talent, but his math grades in HS were falsely high.

I'm certain almost everybody with kids or in academia has similar anecdotes. I fall into both camps and have stories for days. Empirical data also provides significant evidence to back up what we are all seeing.

 

[Cstroke]

Nah. It's grade inflation. Test scores are in a "generation-long decline."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/upshot/test-scores-school-districts-us.html?unlocked_article_code=1.iFA.G_Ub.cXbz5_-EC4R3&smid=url-share

Damn, maybe if they would have graded me correctly I would have been closer to a D student.. Bastards...

 

[5q]

some nuggets from Brantt on Ono on the football page regarding him in the room last year and this year

 

[backdrft76-1]

some nuggets from Brantt on Ono on the football page regarding him in the room last year and this year

 

[Bob_Anderson]

Maybe just maybe people are better educated now.

Nope

 

[Lil Nicky Scarfo]

Yup. About as helpful as a “wow” post with no context during a match thread

 

[vhsalum]

some nuggets from Brantt on Ono on the football page regarding him in the room last year and this year

You just gone let us leave it to the imagination, huh?

 

[B1gwheeze]

Harvard will now give out 60% A- grades since the cap is on A only.

 

[Still in State Colllege]

Not to derail this thread to talk about Ono, but is anyone a little skeptical as to whether Ono ever actually steps on the mat? Since he has been at Penn State how many times has he wrestled?

 

[Atrain83]

Not to derail this thread to talk about Ono, but is anyone a little skeptical as to whether Ono ever actually steps on the mat? Since he has been at Penn State how many times has he wrestled?

In the interview he mentioned having one year of eligibility. Might make sense to push it to next year, not sure they need him this season.

Selfishly, I’d like to see him in the lineup this year.

 

[vhsalum]

Not to derail this thread to talk about Ono, but is anyone a little skeptical as to whether Ono ever actually steps on the mat? Since he has been at Penn State how many times has he wrestled?

Not skeptical at all. There's absolutely no reason to rush him into folkstyle and then he also had the, not make weight, issue. Sounds like he put on the freshman (American) 30.

 

[Lionville]

Maybe just maybe people are better educated now.

Based on my interactions with these people, I’m going to say that’s not the case. It seems people are getting dumber by the minute. And AI is only going to accelerate that. JMHO.

 

[Nitlion1986]

I'm certain almost everybody with kids or in academia has similar anecdotes. I fall into both camps and have stories for days. Empirical data also provides significant evidence to back up what we are all seeing.

It has been many decades since I graduated HS, but I had to work my rear off to barely get Bs in adv trig, calc, chem, adv chem, and physics. In college I had to study those subjects a little, I got 1 B and the rest As and I know it was because I had to work to understand them in HS. Grades were earned, not given.

Over the years I have argued with people that it would be better for our kids if they got hard earned Bs and Cs as long as the school was well known for college prep. Most people have developed the opinion that it is better to inflate grades which allows their kids to look better on paper.

 

[McScoreley]

"Ono dominated the room last year. Elite from neutral, very good and improving every day from bottom, won't be much of a rider. He'll be ready to go this year. -Brantt

 

[McScoreley]

Brantt also says Ono has 2 to compete starting next year also

 

[PSU Mike]

Yes, that was my initial thought.

You’d think in a world of AI that a translation with any reasonable context would get a little closer to language we’re used to seeing …

 

[PSU_Lion_Fan]

You’d think in a world of AI that a translation with any reasonable context would get a little closer to language we’re used to seeing …

I reckon….

 

[GregPickel]

You’d think in a world of AI that a translation with any reasonable context would get a little closer to language we’re used to seeing …

So, you'd think, and I can't speak directly to the situation. But, it looked like the interview happened while action was ongoing, which means background noise including PA announcers, crowd, coaches, whistles, probably music, etc. We run into these issues sometimes, mostly with football, and even some pretty solid tools get very confused.

 

[Aardvark86]

Grade inflation? Harvard accepts the best students in the world. It is not unreasonable that a large percentage would earn A grades.

…if you assume they’re being taught the same material as every other student across the country

 

[mcpat]

AND, despite saying he doesn’t really like it, studying Philosophy… in a different language!

I never understood that subject in my OWN language!

Philosophy… is the talk on a cereal box.

(And a walk on the slippery rocks.)