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Tom McAndrew

Tom McAndrew

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Today's edition of BaschAMania:



0:00 - What a Weekend!
01:00 U23 Worlds Overview
03:55 - Lilledahl’s Tournament
09:40 - Davino World Champ!
16:15 - Bo Bassett’s Performance
22:50 - Jordan Williams
24:20 - Jayden James, 74kg
29:55 - 79kg and Picking Our Team
37:15 - Sinclair Will Be Fine
43:00 - Shumate’s Injury a Bummer
46:30 - Rademacher’s Weekend
51:25 - Coby Merrill
53:40 Team Picture & After Show
 
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amattaro

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McScoreley said:
Luke on his Instagram reposted a photo of him catching gear from fans in the stand and signing them and then him smiling side by side with Cody.

Anything on why he looked off this weekend is speculation but he seems to be taking everything in stride and treating the weekend as a learning experience.
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I chalk it up to being the best in the world is HARD (or the adidas shoes). The Kazakhstan guy mauled everyone.

This is about an hour after his medal match. I’m sure he isn’t satisfied with the result, but I speculate everything between now and August ‘28 is moving toward winning an Olympic gold.IMG_3206.jpeg
 
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McScoreley said:
Was TR a part of that committee?
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Not sure, but I have been told by other than my main connection that if ‘27 world medalists at non-Olympic weights don’t get any advantage at ‘28 trials, he was a loud voice complaining. Specifically that it wasn’t fair Zain sat in semis and Jesse had to wrestle three matches before their tilt.
 
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amattaro said:
Not sure, but I have been told by other than my main connection that if ‘27 world medalists at non-Olympic weights don’t get any advantage at ‘28 trials, he was a loud voice complaining. Specifically that it wasn’t fair Zain sat in semis and Jesse had to wrestle three matches before their tilt.
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TR a loud voice complaining… imagine THAT!
 
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amattaro said:
I chalk it up to being the best in the world is HARD (or the adidas shoes). The Kazakhstan guy mauled everyone.

This is about an hour after his medal match. I’m sure he isn’t satisfied with the result, but I speculate everything between now and August ‘28 is moving toward winning an Olympic gold.View attachment 1493489
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Love to see this stuff. He knows his best performances are ahead of him. For the " PSU needs to wrestle Okay State to grow the sport" crowd, this is an actual thing that grows the sport. Having stars who are willing to speak to, give autographs to, and otherwise interact with young wrestlers even after a setback is what grows the sport in earnest.
 
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McScoreley said:
Luke on his Instagram reposted a photo of him catching gear from fans in the stand and signing them and then him smiling side by side with Cody.

Anything on why he looked off this weekend is speculation but he seems to be taking everything in stride and treating the weekend as a learning experience.
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Luke will cone back better then ever.
 
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Misalorales said:
Love to see this stuff. He knows his best performances are ahead of him. For the " PSU needs to wrestle Okay State to grow the sport" crowd, this is an actual thing that grows the sport. Having stars who are willing to speak to, give autographs to, and otherwise interact with young wrestlers even after a setback is what grows the sport in earnest.
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Interjecting for a moment, sorry.

My take on the subject has nothing to do with growing the sport. It simply has to do a. I want to see the match and b. I think they should wrestle every year, histories and all.
 
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amattaro said:
I wouldn’t be surprised if there are < 100 people here not directly affiliated with an athlete. Whatever, I’m having funsies. Got to meet @Goldbanger, Mr Casual himself and spend the day with some friends I wouldn’t otherwise know if not for wrestling.

My son met Morgan at the Open this year and she immediately became a favorite. Followed her through the summer. She made his day tonight.

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It was great to meet you and reconnect with folks from MSG. Had a great week and I'm sure we'll all be running into each other in the future!!
 
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amattaro said:
My only regret is learning your forum picture was not a (current) selfie.
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Not him? I am aghast.
 
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amattaro said:
My only regret is learning your forum picture was not a (current) selfie.
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Crap! I wish I had known who to look for because I was there too. What were you guys wearing? I was wearing a blue Penn State wrestling T shirt. You guys would have recognized me easily by just looking for the best looking guy in the arena. 😁
 
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