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Feb 12, 2013 2:14 PM
thavoice;1387693 wrote:but then you get some of them who know it really well and try to make it known they know it well by pointing out every single little flaw and it gets a bit annoying..but anyways....


Cannot remember the last time I watched Wrasslin in the olm
That's a flaw with any sport broadcasting not just wrestling.
Feb 12, 2013 2:14pm
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Feb 12, 2013 2:15 PM
Commander of Awesome;1387581 wrote:Looks like I'm down with the Olympics after 2016.
like_that;1387616 wrote:I am thru with the olympics after 2016.
Got that right. I'm in as well. My first thought when I heard about the axing this morning. #SaveOlympicWrestling

As big a soccer fan that I am, I won't even support the Olympic soccer events. IOC is ruining things just like NCAA and NFHS. Stupid governing organizations.
Feb 12, 2013 2:15pm
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Feb 12, 2013 2:17 PM
I Wear Pants;1387707 wrote:That's a flaw with any sport broadcasting not just wrestling.
yeah..i was talking about all broadcasting. Seems to happen more often though with olympic events when you get a person who maybe doesnt announce alot and is the resident expert but just gets too damned technical and detailed.
Feb 12, 2013 2:17pm
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Feb 12, 2013 2:28 PM
This sucks. I actually enjoyed watching wrestling in the last Olympics. I kinda understood baseball and softball being cut because they were dominated by just a few select countries but Wrestling has had Gold Medalists from quite a few countries in each Olympics. I will be interest to see Chael Sonnen's commentary on this because he still supports USA wrestling a lot.
Feb 12, 2013 2:28pm
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Feb 12, 2013 2:29 PM
There's a petition for the US to step up and do something to stop the IOC from ruining it.
Feb 12, 2013 2:29pm
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Feb 12, 2013 2:34 PM
OSH;1387720 wrote:There's a petition for the US to step up and do something to stop the IOC from ruining it.
signed
Feb 12, 2013 2:34pm
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Feb 12, 2013 2:39 PM
"While the sport won’t be considered one of the core competitions, there’s a chance, albeit slight, that Olympic wrestling will be at the 2020 Games.

Wrestling will be one of seven sports vying for a spot on the program with karate, squash, roller sports, sport climbing, wakeboards, wushu and a combined bid from baseball and softball, the AP reported.

The newswire service, however, noted that chances are slim that the IOC would add Olympic wrestling so soon after booting it from the core sports list."


Of the alternatives, baseball and softball should be on there but don't deserve it over wrestling. And the bolded ones are a fucking joke. What in the hell is WUSHU?
Feb 12, 2013 2:39pm
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Feb 12, 2013 2:51 PM
This is a damn shame. Wrestling is a great sport that has a broad base of competitive countries. For those that think it is gay, I wish you could take part in a typical HS wrestling team's season. It is mentally and physically very demanding. Great wrestlers are incredible athletes who have my respect.

The guy who has a picture of Tom Brady as his avatar called wrestling gay. Does it bother you that a great QB starts every single play by putting his hands up against the center's sack?
Feb 12, 2013 2:51pm
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Feb 12, 2013 3:01 PM
SnotBubbles;1387640 wrote:You mad bro?
Yes, actually I am. Pretty pissed to be honest.
justincredible;1387644 wrote:I can find "gay" pictures of just about every sport. We get it. You think it's gay.
The funny thing is most of the people who play the ignorant "gay" card are huge fans of the UFC. Also, I am not 100% sure, but I believe sheckler's last photo was of women's wrestling. LOLfail on him.
Automatik;1387676 wrote:Of ALL the sports in the Olympics I can't believe they chose to get rid of this one. I'm not a huge fan of watching freestyle or greco. It bores me more often then not, I prefer folkstyle. Regardless, I think it should be there, it's a classic event.
The IOC pretty much turned their back on their own history.
Laley23;1387680 wrote:I dont have a problem with it as a sport, though it isnt my thing.

My hatred for most sports stems from my work. I broadcast sports and Wrestling is painfully boring for us and takes quite a bit of time. Plus, it isnt structured for TV well, though it isnt as bad as some others. For instance, we get a pin in the first round, we have to wait till the other mats are cleared till the next match starts. Well, that blows when you are live and have to fill with nothing for 10 minutes. Thus, my hatred for wrestling...simple as that lol. Nothing more.

I do love that it has a clock though. After working in television, all sports without a clock should be abandoned.
Why not just film the other matches that are going on?
Feb 12, 2013 3:01pm
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Feb 12, 2013 3:05 PM
Dr Winston O'Boogie;1387743 wrote:The guy who has a picture of Tom Brady as his avatar called wrestling gay. Does it bother you that a great QB starts every single play by putting his hands up against the center's sack?
No he didn't :confused:
Feb 12, 2013 3:05pm
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Feb 12, 2013 3:28 PM
Dr Winston O'Boogie;1387743 wrote:The guy who has a picture of Tom Brady as his avatar called wrestling gay. Does it bother you that a great QB starts every single play by putting his hands up against the center's sack?
I believe THAT guy quoted another poster that called wrestling gay...and THAT guy with the Tom Brady pic as his avatar is a Wrestling Coach.
Feb 12, 2013 3:28pm
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Feb 12, 2013 3:31 PM
TedSheckler;1387576 wrote:Good. Wresting is gay.
I hope you get a tumor.
Feb 12, 2013 3:31pm
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Feb 12, 2013 3:37 PM
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White tweeted his displeasure with the IOC's plans: "IOC come on seriously wrestling is a sport that almost every country does and you drop it I'm pissed #saveolympicwrestling".

Roddy White is gay.

/TedFailker
Feb 12, 2013 3:37pm
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Feb 12, 2013 3:40 PM
Lol at everybody being butt-hurt (GET IT?:laugh:) at Ted calling wrestling gay.
Feb 12, 2013 3:40pm
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Feb 12, 2013 4:06 PM
TedSheckler;1387652 wrote:Prove it.

Feb 12, 2013 4:06pm
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Feb 12, 2013 4:18 PM
Dr Winston O'Boogie;1387743 wrote:This is a damn shame. Wrestling is a great sport that has a broad base of competitive countries. For those that think it is gay, I wish you could take part in a typical HS wrestling team's season. It is mentally and physically very demanding. Great wrestlers are incredible athletes who have my respect.

The guy who has a picture of Tom Brady as his avatar called wrestling gay. Does it bother you that a great QB starts every single play by putting his hands up against the center's sack?
LOL. What? As Curly already pointed out, I quoted someone that called it gay and I just happen to be a wrestling coach.
Feb 12, 2013 4:18pm
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Feb 12, 2013 4:24 PM
Pick6;1387788 wrote:Lol at everybody being butt-hurt (GET IT?:laugh:) at Ted calling wrestling gay.

Don't make fun of them. You might make them boo-hoo, also. They are really getting to me by neg'ing me. I bet that makes their feelings all better. lol

Now leave them and their lil' Asics shoes alone.
Feb 12, 2013 4:24pm
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Feb 12, 2013 5:26 PM
justincredible;1387817 wrote:LOL. What? As Curly already pointed out, I quoted someone that called it gay and I just happen to be a wrestling coach.
My apologies. I read your earlier post incorrectly.
Feb 12, 2013 5:26pm
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Feb 12, 2013 5:35 PM
Karelin vs. Gardner is one of my favorite Olympic memories and one of the biggest Olympic upsets of all time:

http://www.youtube.com/v/F9yiCuX1hV8



For those who didn't know. Karelin has a Soviet wrestler who won gold in '88, '92, '96 and had said his last Olympics would be in Sydney in '00. He was dominant to the point that he had gone 13 years undefeated and had not even given up a single point in the 6 years prior to the Finals of the Sydney Olympics.

It is customary for a retiring wrestler to take his shoes off after a final win and leave them at center mat (sort of like hanging up your shoes reference in other sports).

Karelin did not get to place his shoes at center mat.

Sadly we'll never get to witness anothe rgreat OLY moment like this again.
Feb 12, 2013 5:35pm
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Feb 12, 2013 6:15 PM
TedSheckler;1387824 wrote:Don't make fun of them. You might make them boo-hoo, also. They are really getting to me by neg'ing me. I bet that makes their feelings all better. lol

Now leave them and their lil' Asics shoes alone.
I wear adidas wrestling shoes.
Feb 12, 2013 6:15pm
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Feb 12, 2013 6:22 PM
Nike is where it's at as far as wrestling shoes go.
Feb 12, 2013 6:22pm
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Feb 12, 2013 6:24 PM
justincredible;1387904 wrote:I wear adidas wrestling shoes.

And you call yourself a wrestler or at least a wrestling coach ??? ;)

But do you wear a polo under your singlet ???
Feb 12, 2013 6:24pm
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Feb 12, 2013 6:36 PM
like_that;1387758 wrote: Why not just film the other matches that are going on?
Not to get into it, but that wouldnt work well for TV at all.

Couple quick reasons. You need more cameras to get the other mats, which our company wont pay for. But mainly because it would be terrible to just cut into a match mid-way through.
Feb 12, 2013 6:36pm
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Feb 12, 2013 6:45 PM
Like there are still going to be Olympics in 2020 anyway....Come onnn.
Feb 12, 2013 6:45pm