“Religious Mission”

Wrestleknownothing

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Bullsheet I did, I literally copied directly it from Basch's tweet. Go back and read it.
Let's see if you have a shred of integrity to admit you were wrong and edit your false accusation.
Then Basch misquoted and you didn't bother to check if it was accurate before making your claims. Here is the video.

 

Mattski

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Then Basch misquoted and you didn't bother to check if it was accurate before making your claims. Here is the video.

Nice pivot. I see you're keeping your post up with the accusation that I intentionally changed Cael's quote though huh? Says all anyone posting on these boards ever needs to know about you.
 

Wrestleknownothing

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Nice pivot. I see you're keeping your post up with the accusation that I intentionally changed Cael's quote though huh? Says all anyone posting on these boards ever needs to know about you.
When you include the quote without attribution and then make claims based on it, it becomes yours whether you like it or not.

When I read the quote my first thought was that can't be right. It would be ludicrous for a coach to claim something so personal for someone else was his decision. So I looked into it before posting. Sure enough the quote you chose to hang your argument on was wrong. You should own that. So, no I will not be removing my post unless you want to remove yours.
 

BrianLafevre

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Then Basch misquoted and you didn't bother to check if it was accurate before making your claims. Here is the video.

It is now up to the populace to independently check quotes from journalists? I usually like your posts but your irrational defense of Carl doing Carl things is ridiculous. Eat your **** sandwich. We have had to do so plenty around here.
 

BrianLafevre

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Especially when the quote makes no sense. It is ok to read critically.
It’s also okay to criticize your own fandom. Do you appreciate or value being lied to?

The religion thing gets invoked to deflect criticism or judgement. See Bassett’s lame excuse for de-committing last year.

Either way, good for the blues brothers for deciding to heed their calling to the benefit of the PSU lineup.
 

Comment123

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You guys have spend an inordinate amount of time on this board bellyaching about how religious PSU wrestlers are, then when they act upon their religion you bellyache about that too. You are skeptical they are religious, then you are skeptical when they live it. Seems performative at worst, jealous at best.
People are ‘skeptical’ that they’re being genuine before this, and once again being skeptical about the genuineness of this.

There’s no inconsistency here dumby
 
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Wrestleknownothing

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It’s also okay to criticize your own fandom. Do you appreciate or value being lied to?

The religion thing gets invoked to deflect criticism or judgement. See Bassett’s lame excuse for de-committing last year.

Either way, good for the blues brothers for deciding to heed their calling to the benefit of the PSU lineup.
It is ironic that you would invoke being lied to in a thread while criticizing me for correcting a huge error.

By heeding their calling they are weakening the PSU lineup this year, not benefitting it. They are not allowed to be enrolled or practice while on a mission. PSU just lost two valuable back ups in a sport where everyone is injured at some point.
 

PUR158

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It is ironic that you would invoke being lied to in a thread while criticizing me for correcting a huge error.

By heeding their calling they are weakening the PSU lineup this year, not benefitting it. They are not allowed to be enrolled or practice while on a mission. PSU just lost two valuable back ups in a sport where everyone is injured at some point.
So who here volunteers as tribute to hide in the bushes outside Rec Hall to ensure neither enter a NLWC practice?
 
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dtripp26

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You guys have spend an inordinate amount of time on this board bellyaching about how religious PSU wrestlers are, then when they act upon their religion you bellyache about that too. You are skeptical they are religious, then you are skeptical when they live it. Seems performative at worst, jealous at best.
I can't speak for everyone on this board but we are skeptical that two guys who suddenly don't have a spot in the lineup are now going to take a 2 year mission. Knowing that 5 for 5 gives an exemption for religious mission trips, it seems highly coincidental, if not an obvious attempt to game the rules.

However, they might just be really religious guys :rolleyes:
 

BrianLafevre

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It is ironic that you would invoke being lied to in a thread while criticizing me for correcting a huge error.

By heeding their calling they are weakening the PSU lineup this year, not benefitting it. They are not allowed to be enrolled or practice while on a mission. PSU just lost two valuable back ups in a sport where everyone is injured at some point.
I am not criticizing you for correcting a minor error. I am criticizing you for the lengths you are willing to go to deflect valid criticisms of Carl.
 

Mattski

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When you include the quote without attribution and then make claims based on it, it becomes yours whether you like it or not.

When I read the quote my first thought was that can't be right. It would be ludicrous for a coach to claim something so personal for someone else was his decision. So I looked into it before posting. Sure enough the quote you chose to hang your argument on was wrong. You should own that. So, no I will not be removing my post unless you want to remove yours.
No, you didn't look into it. If you did you wouldn't have made the false claim that I changed it. I gave you a chance to show some integrity and you refused to which means you have none.
I'm certainly willing to own that I didn't listen to the interview and copied exactly what Basch, (an actual wrestling reporter btw) wrote in his tweet. No different than those who posted the tweet before I did.
 
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Wrestleknownothing

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No, you didn't look into it. If you did you wouldn't have made the false claim that I changed it. I gave you a chance to show some integrity and you refused to which means you have none.
I'm certainly willing to own that I didn't listen to the interview and copied exactly what Basch, (an actual wrestling reporter btw) wrote in his tweet. No different than those who posted the tweet before I did.
Nonsense. I could ONLY make the claim if I listened to the interview first.
 
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mvattivo

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Cael showed everyone how slimy he was when he shat on Bobby Douglas then shat on ISU

I respected Bobby Douglas….. I don’t care how many titles he wins I’ll never respect Cael…..

I have inside access to Cael. I just got off the phone with him. I let him know that Natchrlman2 will never respect him. To say he was hurt is an understatement. So, you've got that going for you, which is nice.

To be honest, I had lost respect for him long before that.

- When Blockbuster was around, he would purposely not rewind VHS tapes before returning them
- He dislikes babies and children in general
- He cuts off the "do not remove under penalty of law" tags from furniture
- He hates puppies and kittens
 

Mattski

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Nonsense. I could ONLY make the claim if I listened to the interview first.
So you're sticking with the claim I intentionally added the word "I" to the quote posted by Basch? That's your play here? Unreal. But in this day and age I shouldn't be surprised.
 

Wrestleknownothing

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So you're sticking with the claim I intentionally added the word "I" to the quote posted by Basch? That's your play here? Unreal. But in this day and age I shouldn't be surprised.
I am happy to delete my post after you delete yours with the original incorrect claim
 

bman546

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Interesting to see what they really do, and where they actually go.. Will it be a mission to Armenia or Georgia (countries already 90% Christian btw), building wells and schools, and they happen to be staying near a wrestling club there.. ? Or, a mission in State College, PA “sharing their faith” but somehow making every PSU practice? We will see..
 

Nashville_Hawk

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Then Basch misquoted and you didn't bother to check if it was accurate before making your claims. Here is the video.

Brother, another thing I like about you…you have no problem doing some fact checking and keeping it real regardless of which fanbase it irritates. You’re a good man!
 

Nashville_Hawk

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PSU has blown up the 5 for 5. Seemed like a good policy from NCAA to limit stock piling but so much for that. The new redshirt is here. Thanks Cael.
Now we need to do a straight up age limit along with the 5 years…maybe 5 years or no more than 24 years of age at the beginning of NCAAs, or something like that. I’m with most…this just leaves a bad taste regardless of whether it’s legit.
 
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It is now up to the populace to independently check quotes from journalists? I usually like your posts but your irrational defense of Carl doing Carl things is ridiculous. Eat your **** sandwich. We have had to do so plenty around here.
I'll stay out of this petty beef, however, don't confuse Basch with a journalist. He's a hype man.
 

Mattski

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I am happy to delete my post after you delete yours with the original incorrect claim
I've acknowledged I took Basch's quoted tweet as accurate. You claimed I intentionally altered the quote and made it up and made it into a character attack. Those are two entirely different things. It's interesting you still refuse to acknowledge your part.
 

LIV4GOD

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I've acknowledged I took Basch's quoted tweet as accurate. You claimed I intentionally altered the quote and made it up and made it into a character attack. Those are two entirely different things. It's interesting you still refuse to acknowledge your part.
At least he is living up to his posting name.

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AndreTheHawk

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When you include the quote without attribution and then make claims based on it, it becomes yours whether you like it or not.

When I read the quote my first thought was that can't be right. It would be ludicrous for a coach to claim something so personal for someone else was his decision. So I looked into it before posting. Sure enough the quote you chose to hang your argument on was wrong. You should own that. So, no I will not be removing my post unless you want to remove yours.
I'm personally stunned all these PSU fanboys on this site apparently had no knowledge this was in the works. Wonder why that would be? 😂
 

AndreTheHawk

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It is ironic that you would invoke being lied to in a thread while criticizing me for correcting a huge error.

By heeding their calling they are weakening the PSU lineup this year, not benefitting it. They are not allowed to be enrolled or practice while on a mission. PSU just lost two valuable back ups in a sport where everyone is injured at some point.
I'd bet everything I own if one of those guys is "needed" in the lineup, that Godly Mission will have been completed in record time. 😂
 
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