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Thank You

February 2, 2009

This is a shout out and a thank you to all of those wrestlers who put it on the line. To me the worst paradox is when I hear a wrestler or coach who complain about how no one wants to watch wrestling, then go out a wrestle a 3-2 boring match that puts even the biggest wrestling fans to sleep. So here is a big thanks to all the wrestlers who make it exciting for me to watch.

Thanks to Jake Herbert for having that intense stare in his eye before the match it got me so pumped up I head butted my Grandma.

Thanks to Bubba Jenkins for making me excited to see a cement mixer all the time.

Thank you to Darrion Caldwell and Ryan Lang for scoring 16 points in 2 minutes of the NCAA Quarterfinals.

Thank you Brent Metcalf for never giving your opponents a second break.

Thank you Reece Humphrey for throwing people on their heads.

Thank you Jayson Ness for having the Audacity to pin good college wrestlers with a half nelson.

Thank you Mike Poeta for your lightning quick Doubles.

There are more of you who make me excited to watch wrestling, so here is a thanks to those guys who get me pumped up to watch some wrestling.

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#39	Ty Ty March 14 at 7:48pm thank you for using a russian to toss some of the toughest wrestlers to there back reply
#38	Sal March 12 at 11:06am hey askren someone had told me that you were tryin to make a carrer in the ufc or some kind of mma, is this true? reply
#37	NotableNOname March 11 at 8:03pm agreed, Bensgay is def a chump,. and favorable outcome made some good points! ramble on rose! reply
#36	Favorableoutcome March 11 at 7:50pm "bensgay"- when you post those things, you make yourself look like such an idiot. I wish for every cowardly comment on youtube and flowrestling there would be one time where the person (i.e Ben) runs into the coward nonsense poster (i'e "bensgay" aka as huge douchebag), and got to whoop your ass in the estimated 10 seconds that it would take him. You really are a joke, all of the people who post dumb . I don't know Ben, and I don't know Collin Palmer, but when people give either of them crap like I have read today it really urks me. Collin is one of the best high school wrestlers in the country, and Ben will probably go down in history, when it is all said in done, as the most entertaining wrestler and one of the best the NCAA has ever had. reply
#35	Andrew March 11 at 5:53pm Good article Ben..I like your attitude reply
#34	And.... March 10 at 2:36pm Thanks that someone instilled a positive attitude in you Ben! Keep pulling out all the stops in a classy manner so that coaches, grandfolks, young mat rats and all of us with more sensitive antennae can enjoy listening to you and reading your take on things. reply
#33	Huh?? February 16 at 4:02pm Dude, you are the joke. He won his fight and oh yeah, 2 NCAA Titles.. What have you done? reply
#32	Bens Gay February 16 at 3:56pm ben dont try to write a good article to cover up your fight the other night. it was still a joke reply
#31	Peter Ruhf February 12 at 8:10pm hey Ben im old school from late 50s early 60s in Pennsylvania,wanna say thanks 2U for your intelligent high spirited wrestler persona.one of the great outta the box creative wrestling champs in history of ncaa.We have a few great HS wrestlers comin along ive veiwed on flo.Alton twins,Eric Grajales,David Taylor,killer good like U,Brent and Bubba. Wrestling greatest sportThe best Kong69 reply
#30	Rick Hahne February 6 at 7:45pm Thanks Ben for being an ispiration to alot of our young wrestlers! Go get'em this weekend! reply
#29	Athletic Body Care February 6 at 10:13am Good Luck this weekend! reply
#28	John Weakly February 5 at 5:14pm Thank God for me being amazing...2x State Champ Baby reply
#27	Anonymous Coward February 4 at 10:16pm thank you Greece for wrestling reply
#26	David Challacomb February 4 at 3:08pm Thank you Ben for working for a pin from every position reply
#25	David Challacomb February 4 at 3:07pm Thank you Kenny Monday for tossing the legend Dave Shultz reply
#24	Gormley February 3 at 9:08pm Thank you for the match that Lewnes from Cornell had against Rendos of Bucknell (it's on flo) I've never seen such a beating reply
#23	Daniel Davidson February 3 at 6:26pm Thank you Ben Askren, for letting me see the more "Funkier" side of things : ) reply
#22	BH February 3 at 6:12pm Thanks to me pinning you all the time so you learned how to pin people! reply
#21	PA Grap February 3 at 3:11pm Your commentary is important not only as a tribute to your opponents but also as an inspiration to young an old to strive for excellence in all phases of life. I enjoy your blog, good luck for a great 2009! reply
#20	Home Boy February 3 at 1:07pm And thanks to Michael Chandler for 7 minutes of non stop, in your face, better bring your A game, gonna leave it all on the mat, beast man, wrestling. reply
#19	Funkmastaflex February 3 at 12:14pm askren's last college match that is reply
#18	Funkmasterflex February 3 at 12:13pm I thought that match was sweet because the third period was better than the first and second. reply
#17	Iceberg Slim February 3 at 11:36am yo askrenbro, i think one guy yous forgot to give da shout out to was j"the ghostface killah"jaggers. j's got dat crazzy dope funk, ya dig? what makes my brother man j really excitin tho is dat u never know if hes gonna win. im mean dis dude can cap a top ten kid or get scooped by a scrub. dats just my opinion but stay golden ponyboy. reply
#16	Interesting Problem... February 3 at 10:48am Well Ben I kind of agree with you...I don't have numbers to back this but I'd imagine there are a significantly higher amount of boxing and mma split decisions then there are KO's (many of which are terribly boring), yet these sports bring in millions/billions in revenue every year. Bottom line: people pay to see these guys get hit. As beautiful as the grappling arts are the average joe is going to turn to the channel that someone is getting hit, not the one where they are getting taken down and turned. I think the problems with getting people to watch are unfortunately inherent with the sport: after almost every wrestling match (God-willing), even if there are spectacular throws and takedowns the entire match, both guys get up and walk off the mat; the average spectator doesn't know what was just witnessed. What the average spectator does understand, however, is if one man punches or kicks another man more than he gets hit, then he wins. And with every hit is the possibility of a KO, which I have to admit as a lifelong wrestling fan will ALWAYS be more spectacular than a pin. reply
#15	Tommy Johnson February 3 at 10:12am could not agree more, i understand sometimes its just hard to score on a guy and you might have a low scoring bout.. but to go soo hard in practice every day then just go out there and dance for 6 or 7 minutes makes no sence to me, those six minutes are you time to unleash all that training and work you have been doing in the wrestling room all week and SHINE! reply
#14	Ben Askren February 3 at 9:55am Ha I know I was boring in my last match and I apologized for being boring, but 1 out of 150 isn't bad reply
#13	Boring February 3 at 9:30am I like your comments, except your last college match was the most boring match I've watched since Mocco left Iowa reply
#12	Hey Anti-gopher February 3 at 9:14am The Anti-Gopher about 3 hours ago. I guess Dustin Schlatter won't be appearing in Ben's list of exciting wrestlers anytime soon and for that matter the entire Minnesota wrestling team won't either. what team does jayson ness wrestle for? ....oh ya reply
#11	Ohio February 3 at 6:48am thank you ben for doing what wrestling teaches, taking risk and not knowing the reward, sometimes we win sometimes we lose but we have to always try, never stop moving guru, mentally or physically. reply
#10	The Anti-Gopher February 3 at 5:59am I guess Dustin Schlatter won't be appearing in Ben's list of exciting wrestlers anytime soon and for that matter the entire Minnesota wrestling team won't either. reply
#9	Wisco Fan February 3 at 12:43am thanks to Dallas Herbst for always going for the pin reply
#8	Haha February 2 at 7:59pm your poor grandma! reply
#7	Vaisforlovers February 2 at 7:19pm Thanks to Ben Askren for "doing to wrestling what balco did to baseball, making it interesting" reply
#6	Word February 2 at 6:18pm Thank you Jordan Leen. You scramble my brains. reply
#5	Bob Tuneberg February 2 at 5:56pm Here is a picture of you - hope you like it! http://www.flowrestling.org/assets/portal/images/user_images/sz/nt/88646/244489/60/DSC_6316-01.jpg reply
#4	Anonymous Coward February 2 at 5:54pm i wrestle 3-2 type matches. and Win so f off! reply
#3	Reid Worley February 2 at 5:48pm I hope your Grandma feels better soon. reply
#2	Wvmatfan February 2 at 5:30pm I totally agree with you Ben. I cant stand to see two wrestlers go out on a mat and wrestle an escape wins kind of match. Id like to thank Jordan Leen for all his awesome scrambles, Jared Rosholt for being a heavyweight that shoots nasty doubles, and as you already said Brent Metcalf for always bringin it every second every match reply
#1	TJ X February 2 at 5:15pm I am going to extend THANKS to myself for polishing down that monster bag of Doritos in one sitting last night in front of the Superbowl, truly a grand accomplishment, thank you! reply

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