I'm trying to pick BP's brain. I asked your question in an E-mail to him.

He's written already on Ohiowrestlig.net that he thinks Taylor is "wedded" to Cael.

BT has been doing some posting on Justin Kerr's site, Ohiowrestlingsite.com, after a long hiatus (first I've seen him since his site went down). He had some kind of problem with Dan Cosimi, which he used to rag about on his site. Dan Cosimi along with Dan Ransick, run Ohiowrestling.com where some really good posting goes on. I post on both.

BTW-that was interesting having Brands and Martin of ODU (formerly Great Bridge) in the gym together. And yes, they had "words" for each other in the rough and tumble of the Iowa-ODU match.

I actually broke the pin story on here in a thread started by jensen dedicated to those duals. I hadn't checked themat, but assumed it was on there already. I opened Jensen's thread and casually noted the Perry match and put an oh-by-the-way Metcalf was spladdled and pinned by Caldwell. The first responder was Bambam who asked a two word question "say what?".

I realized I hadn't broken the story correctly, having forgotten BillyTickets' lessons on breaking stories. I was supposed to start a thread of it's own for it in big letters and failed to do that. When I checked themat, there was nothing there yet either. That all changed but it took a good 6 to 7 hours after it happened. Pretty slow for the internet.

Sorry for the delayed response, Ken. I had forgotten. Things have been hectic. What a difference a weekend makes, as Caldwell proves the pin wasn't necessarily a fluke. Yes I was in the gym for that and Perry's meltdown. Metcalf had been hitting his fireman's (that's what we called it back in the day) all day, but seems to get much more tentative in the opening half of the first period against Caldwell. When he finally attempted a shot, Caldwell did a Wade Shalles on him going right into the standing spladdle. I had a bad angle on it, and Brands certainly protested. I went across to the other side of the gym, where Bob Preusse and Tony Armelli (state level ref) were comparing notes and they said that Metcalf was definitely pinned.

TWT has smacked my hand telling me that my message is too long so I'm splitting it.

Sorry Ken, didn't see your request right away.
Baum's page has it. Padua won, with Kilroy and Fickle champs, and 4 others getting out.

Yes sir. And your avatar is the best.

Mr.Shirtaugh,
I am on TWT's board and you mentioned DC not geting better because of lack of competition in the room -he has Carmancia at 41 who is /was ranked as high as 11th and Hamrah @157 is ranked 17th at 157 -I have spoken with Stardust about this and SD has implied DC may be his own worse enemy -his constant bickering with the coach and his grades may well end his carrer pre-maturely .
I see below that you are in contact with SD-SD told me this in private and had I not seen SD below I would not mention it -but some great athletes make others around them worse , not better . JMO.

how about this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bap-oZI-Grc

oh yeah, that's a good one!!

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