Cam Simaz » Flocenter- Penn State Rolls, Cornells Falls Flat

cut your hair Bader, it's distracting and makes you look silly

All kidding aside, what Flo has done for the sport in the past few years is actually amazing. And the quality and volume of coverage is unreal. And...I don't think anyone would disagree....Flo's coverage of a Dual or Tourney is SO much better than anything the Big Ten network, or ESPN offers viewers. The only commentator in this sport who comes close to saying things during matches that make any sense is Blatnik for ESPN, and that is only at the NCAA's. Us fans find it irritating to NOT have Flo allowed to cover some many of the Big Ten duals, because of the BT Network.

Too bad Martin is now too busy to cover some duals, or some tourneys, because he is so over the top with his commentating. BUT the quality of Joe and Bader's commentating is fantastic, and gets better all the time. And their invterviews are great, because the guys getting interviewed know they are being interviewed by guys who wrestled and who are there to get insight, not to try to trick or trip up the wrestlers and coaches getting interviewed.
Go FLO!

Great stuff!
Little suggestion, may want to setup a gym at Flo-Corp, you guys are looking a bit flabby...

Ha awesome! Great call on the JJaggers Blood, Martin.

As an honest opinion, please take my comment with consideration.

You guys are letting the wrestling community get to you... Right around 10 minutes, you go into complaining and that goes on for quite some time. All these people in California are complaining "It's not fair, it's not fair!!" Which it seems is the theme in wrestling. But the coaches who are above it are the ones producing results. Misery loves company. Get out of it! Don't take the side of complainers to try to get them on yours. Split the wrestling community in two directions, between the ones who want to do things right and be happy with the results, and the ones are angry because they can't get what they want and throw a fit. Be the leaders in the right direction and tell the idiots to shut up. Don't put their words in your mouth even for a second. If you catch yourself being angry over anything other than pure evil, it's your words and not the situation that are causing it.
In College they'll all have to compete at the top level. It's not about giving people awards so they are happy. It's about teaching them what commitment means.
It doesn't matter what policy changes you guys make happen. What matters is that you get people saying the same positive messages everyday over and over. That's how we will see positive change. And you are the largest voice of wrestling at this point. And it will grow if you are leading everyone in the right direction. More people will listen, including people with a growing interest in wrestling, simply because they see all the happiness it brings to everyone involved.
All I see is good. "All I see is gold" - JB

Doesn't Cornell have the #1 recruiting class in the country next year or a close 2nd to Iowa? I don't understand Martin's comments on Penn St. getting all of or close to all of the A+ recruits in the east?

Martin isn't from the streets of West Lynn so of course he doesn't get it.

If only I could be as cool as Chael Sonnen, I try every day but I simply can't do the trash talk near as fluid and poetic!

This!

hey wasn't that the guy from Modern Family on the left?

Supply and demand economics don't apply very well to a sport like wrestling which generates relatively little to no profits. There is a huge demand for college wrestling opportunities based on the thousands of HS wrestlers. However, since there are few profits, if any, to be made off of college wrestling programs (not to mention the need to adhere to Title 9 requirements), colleges are reluctant to supply the opportunities. Designating more state hs placers in CA won't unfortunately cause colleges to create a greater supply of opportunities. That will only come through changes in how Title 9 is enforced and applied, and bigger budgets created by a better economy.

Bader,

Most kids that don't qualify for the state tourney in CA probably wouldn't make a college wrestling team because they just are not that caliber of wrestler. Watering the state tourney by dividing it into classes won't make those wrestlers any more qualified to wrestle in college. Almost every kid from CA that wrestles in college was at least a state qualifier. Of course, there are exceptions. I suppose it depends on whether you believe the chicken or the egg came first.

Not trying to be a , I like the new format but it would be better to keep flocenter the way it was and, to do this style of a thing separate (pardon the floturuption?) Just a suggestion, I know you guys work really god dam hard already.

I love the different look of the show. You guys are gonna make this thing bigger than ever.
You guys should have bullet points on huge cue cards off camera so you can hit the big points of the coverages. Too many tangents. Martino is the King of the Tangent. Try to have one guy be the straight man to keep the thing moving along and use the other guy(s) play off of the one straight man. Think of the NFL or ESPN football and March Madness coverages where one guy takes a strong lead. Joe and Bader could trade leads on each story. Martino is pure flavor, but he needs to be reigned in to keep it entertaining. I think Bader actually has the chops to be the straight man announcer type and Joeflo does great color commentary.
Just some thoughts from a FloFan that has no idea what he's talking about. Just putting some feedback out there.
You guys rule! Keep pushing the envelope. You are the leaders in wrestling coverage.

Why is Marty such a douche. He is unintelligible, makes terrible arguments and is generally an annoying individual. Out of here!