If you're wrestling a kid from Texas at Bible camp and don't even notice that there's a steady flow of blood from your eyebrow despite the shouts of horror from the motley assortment of basketballers who have gathered to watch.

Ask Ryan Etherton about it.

when during the season you make a list of all the foods you are going to eat right after state

You know that wrestling season is on when Mom buys lots of lettuce, celery, spinach, broccoli, and various fruits and veggies, and you actually like them!

First Day of Wrestling Practice! GOOD LUCK TO ALL WRESTLERS AND COACHES for the upcoming season!!

when you know that a can of pringles weighs a tenth of a pound

sweat is your favorite scent

You wonder how much your tonsils weigh

You know you are a wrestler when you can wear shades inside, because you have a black eye, which was earned in the practice room, and aided by an elbow in the finals of your last tournament!!!

You know your son's a wrestler when:

he starts reading the labels on food items at the grocery store.

he stands in front of the open refrigerator instead of watching TV.

he starts talking about food with the elequence of a restaurant critic.

he starts asking if the new issue of "Bon Appetit" has arrived and claims he only wants to look at the pictures.

you catch him chewing on the pages of your new issue of "Bon Appetit"!

he asks you to slow down as you drive past McDonald's, Appleby's, etc., especially when downwind.

he can inhale, actually inhale, a 6" Subway sandwich after the first match of the day. My wood chipper can't devour things that fast, and it's a big wood chipper!

he can name every ### pounder in the State.

his study hall teacher say's she let's him take a nap in study hall the day after a week night meet because he looks tired. (You also start thinking he might have some people skills at that point.)

his coach tells you he's 2 pounds fat and his mother asks, "Where?"

Great thread Lovesee. 16,698 hits and counting. That's got to be a Huskermat forum record. High fives & handshakes to ya!

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Originally posted by moosehead:
Great thread Lovesee. 16,698 hits and counting. That's got to be a Huskermat forum record. High fives & handshakes to ya!

Moosehead--I don't know if you went all of the way through the thread (may take some time), but it is awesome. I have to agree, Lovesee started one of the best posts on here. Keep it alive!

You ask your Mom if you can take the scale with you on your trip to the Cotton Bowl over winter break.

You know your a wrestler when you have on your MSN messenger you contantly are quoting Dan Gable

Speaking of Dan Gable, you know you're a wrestler, and a great fan of wrestling, when you ask a basketball player who Dan Gable is, and they don't know even though you know about Wilt Chamberlain.

you're 5 pounds overweight and you aren't even concerned.

you know the refs by name.

stocking caps are stylish to you.

your PE teacher has stated "that's unbelievable" over something you have done in his class (you thought it was rather easy)

you've had to explain rules and scoring procedures to newspaper reporters.

you get irritated with people that can't roll up a wrestling mat the correct way (straight).

you have a "visualization exercise" which helps you go to the bathroom before weigh ins.

you feel a let down if you don't get a pin in a dual.

you flex every muscle possible during weigh ins.

you've learned to nap comfortably in bleachers.

you have a special bond with your head gear.

body odor is not offensive to you.

You know you are a wrestler or a wrestling fan when you start a thread like this one that Lovesee started, and have 17,345 people read it, and 212 write comments about this topic! Awesome!!!

You know you are a Nebraska wrestler when you have your alarm clock set to "We are the Champions" and a picture of Dan Gable above your bed.

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Originally posted by Munnster:
You know you are a Nebraska wrestler when you have your alarm clock set to "We are the Champions" and a picture of Dan Gable above your bed.

Welcome to the forum, glad you are posting!

You know you're a single and/or divorced male wrestling fan when your list of "must haves" in a potential female romantic interest includes:

"Must be able to know what a 16-man wrestling bracket looks like and knows when cross-bracketing in the losers' bracket takes place."

NWI - you might try this ad in the singles section. "Wanted female traveling partner. Must be a wrestling fan and willing to split transportation. Send proof of Huskermat subscription and picture of car."

Moosehead -- as long as the car is capable of traveling 50,000 miles a season...does it really matter WHAT the car looks like???

when everybody sighs of relief because you're .3 pounds underweight