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My least favorite position to be in is probably on my back. But I’m getting a little more comfortable there now. I used to avoid being on my back as much as possible. I would never sleep in any position that I might be giving up back points from or lie in a position that I could easily be pinned in. Doing that is just asking for someone to jump on top of my chest, stick a half in and start spreading rumors that he pinned Mike Tamillow.

Like I said I’m getting better at it.… more »

Things that make me smile


These blogs are frequently about the concerns I have for the future of amateur wrestling – especially at the collegiate level. Lest I perpetuate a “gloom-and-doom” attitude, here are some bright spots from this season





Record attendance at CMU

4,273 fans attended the Central Michigan University/University of Michigan dual meet at Rose Arena on the CMU campus. Last season the Wolverines averaged 1,159 fans in attendance for home dual meets and the Chippewas just 827. A… more »

I accidentally rented “The thin blue line” and “Twelve angry men” a few weeks ago. In my mind our justice system lost all credibility. If you don’t know what either of those movies is about, the thin blue line is a documentary on a murder case in Texas where and innocent man gets convicted. Twelve angry men is a classic movie worth watching. In both movies witnesses testify things that couldn’t have possibly been true

It seems odd that anyone could remember something that didn’t happen. Actually it shouldn’t at all. How many times arguments have been… more »

Cedar Rapids, IA – The City of Five Seasons

Summer
Autumn
Winter
Spring
Wrestling*

That’s right – the fifth season in Cedar Rapids this year is the wrestling season. The US Cellular Center will be home to the 2008 NCAA Division III wrestling championships on March 7 & 8 and will then also be the site of the Division II tournament the following week (March 14 & 15).

The average sports trivia buff might be able to tell you that former NFL MVP, Kurt Warner, and 2007… more »

I’ve got a homework assignment for anyone who’s reading this. I want you to pick out a teammate and talk to him two times, once when he wins and once when he loses. When he wins a tough one I want you to say: “You know that other kid made a lot of mistakes, you got really lucky. The ref gave you all the calls. It was nice you slipped away with that win, but don’t expect it again. On the up side you hit one nice double.” When he loses a tough one I want you to say, “You… more »

Im on a plane from Memphis to Austin. I just was in Milwaukee and from there I was at Kaukauna High School. I got to drive for about 2 hours or so with Lee Meyerhofer from Kaukauna to Milwaukee. I liked Lee alot and he is a pretty smart cat. He is the president of Kaukauna city. He got me thinking more about wrestling, how we have to market it. He reminded me why I started flowrestling....to get people to know, like and learn the wrestlers and coaches of our sport.

Fast forward to me right… more »

I attended the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals in Cedar Falls, IA this weekend. This event has always been one of my favorites because most of the best schools from every division of college wrestling compete. For one weekend the UNI Dome becomes the melting pot of wrestling. Among those attending are some of the most frequent posters on wrestling forums across the nation. Saturday evening after day 1 I had a chance to meet a few of them face-to-face while enjoying a Dutch beverage at The Other Place.




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I woke up today and am getting ready to travel to the opposite end of the country to the Cheesehead tournament in Kuakuana Wisconsin. It is the second time in a week that Im going up North. Last week I wen to the Clash and it was a really well run tournament with outstanding organization. I was impressed with the venue to. The clash was great but also brutal...The tournament was really intense and took a toll on the wrestlers. 6 duals for 32 teams in a course of 2 days is pretty intense. But if you win, or even… more »

I have to admit it; I never actually reached level 70. In fact I didn’t even reach level 30, I got stuck on level 24 and ended up quitting when I got a life. So I have to admit, Dustin Fox, you own me in World Of Warcraft. Heck I didn’t even know how to use my animal ranger skills until you told me. I’m considering trading my life in to get started again so beware.

World Of Warcraft is a lifestyle; it’s a world that a computer made. I’ve taken several classes in the past few… more »

We love wrestling in Iowa. Every year the high school tournament sells out within a day or two of the opening of ticket sales and then all three division finals are shown live on broadcast network affiliates throughout the state.

Saturday night the Oklahoma State Cowboys came to Carver Hawkeye Arena on the University of Iowa campus for a dual meet with the Hawkeyes. As you probably know, this meet matches up the two most successful programs in the history of American college wrestling. Coach John Smith’s Cowboys controlled the tempo, won all of the key tossup… more »

Happy New Year from a very snowy Chicago in a small apartment,

The world is getting better for 2008, because the wrestling world is taking off. Flowrestling has made some leaps and bounds from an obscure site where we cover a couple events a year to a couple of events a weekend and get tens of thousands of people a day coming to flo. I get more focused and exciting about flowrestling and wrestling every day.

Wrestling is the best sport in the world. It is as simple as that. Because it is the… more »

Somebody should have told me I lost this week. I don’t think I would listen anyways. After losing midlands I just wasn’t that bothered. There is a general distaste for second place. People who take second place usually turn out even less satisfied than those who take third place. As far as I’m concerned, it would have been nicer to get a bigger award. That’s pretty much it.

So I guess what I’m writing this week has very little to do with wrestling. Or maybe it has everything to do with wrestling. Why? Why should anyone wrestle? more »