Virginia Tech fans celebrating with Enter Sandman after Caleb Henson's NCAA title.
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Earl Smith
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Earl Smith
@EarlBSmith20
Intermat Wrestling -- 2022 NWMA Journalist of the Year; 2022-23 WIN Magazine Journalist of the Year
Joined May 2009
- Cael's 159-0 streak is absurd in and of itself, but you consider he basically wrestled 40 matches per year during that streak. Mind blowing by today's standards.
- The match that was allowed to continue despite multiple punches thrown by Reid. Wild scene. The entire crowd wanted the ejection.
00:00 - If you didn't just hear @MatScoutWillie and @CorbyMat on "The First Word". Willie announced that I have been hired as the site editor for @InterMat . I'm very honored to have been selected to lead this long-running institution of wrestling media. Cont..
- Things only a wrestler or wrestling family can appreciate. During basement wrestling w/ my boys, my 11yo says "I want you to really pummel me tonight. Beat me up. You pummeling me is the only way I'll get better". I would've shed a tear if I wasn't already clubbing him.
- For all the HS football coaches that encourage kids to skip wrestling to "get bigger for football". How about going pushing them to wrestle to get tougher and learn crazy work ethic.With Kyle Juszczyk out, rookie Josh Hokit has taken all 49ers’ fullback snaps lately. Shanahan just glowed about Hokit, who hasn’t subbed himself out at practice even when he’s been “exhausted” given the extra reps. The 49ers haven’t had to lessen their 21 personnel usage rate
- So tonight, Oregon State set an all-time attendance record with 8,540 and NC State had the first sellout ever for wrestling in Reynolds Coliseum.
- Once again.....we need to be doing this. 24 teams. Every conference represented. No conference matchups in the first round. Only one possible in the second round.
- How many times have you watched the last 13 seconds of Gable's match already? Probably 20 so far for me.
- For everyone who says a dual tournament would be boring because we'd know who will win....maybe, but there's potential for plenty of fun, unpredictable results...like this.O-H... N-O‼️ LET'S GO‼️ #19 PITT STUNS #5 OHIO STATE 👏 SIGNATURE WIN FOR THE PANTHERS‼️ #H2P » #PINZBURGH
- FYI The NCAA Tournament was my last event coverage for @theopenmat . You may see my name on some articles for the rest of this week. I can't thank TOM enough for giving me a shot to fulfill my professional dream of working in the wrestling media, for that I'll always be grateful
- What the hell was that?However… Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES should another parent grab a child that isn't theirs. This happened to my son during his wrestling tournament. Parents need to show more respect & restraint than the kids who participate in youth sports…
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