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spartansd · 07-07-2008, 08:23 AM

Originally Posted by bluestater

You don't hear about it because it's not in the news because wrestling isn't as popular as a sport. Wrestling has plenty of untoward characters-believe me. We have a lot of wonderful people, too, but we're not perfect.

I would say this is it in a nut shell.

No one cares so it is not news.

I can think of a certain wrestler from MSU who recently competed for an Olympic spot who has some weird accusations against him.

grapplefan · 07-07-2008, 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by bluestater

You don't hear about it because it's not in the news because wrestling isn't as popular as a sport. Wrestling has plenty of untoward characters-believe me. We have a lot of wonderful people, too, but we're not perfect.

Beautifully stated. I think it's a bit naive to take credit. Kids don't look to wrestling as the quick way out of a bad situation and into big riches. If our sport had the same financial rewards that the money sports do, you'd find the "untoward characters" (Nice vocabulary, Blue!) popping up in the news.

ISU2008 · 07-07-2008, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by Dart Shark

I was dunked on by Allen Iverson in the 8th grade

Iverson could dunk in 8th grade...geez

buckeye125 · 07-07-2008, 07:38 PM

Unfortunately I know of more than a few wrestlers with reckless or criminal behavior. If wrestlers made the same kind of money that basketball and football make, believe me, you would hear about it more.

p-jersey · 07-07-2008, 07:58 PM

I know many of wrestlers who were jerks, and meatheads who have been arrested for a variety of reasons, started fights at the drop of a hat and overall were not good people. As big said wrestlers are not nearly as high profile so you are just not as likely to hear about it.

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