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Shane Sparks joins the show to talk about all things Tulsa. Join Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton as they talk about the world of wrestling on the flagship podcast of Trackwrestling.com from FloSports.
Show Segments
0:30 – Hambone is the word for Andy.
1:22 – There’s a TON of stuff to consume in the last few weeks.
2:00 – Andy breaks away from Kyle’s question to talk about the guys who were attacked by the bear earlier this year and how one of them did at NJCAAs.
3:00 – Big Ten stuff from Andy.
7:00 – Kyle was at the ACC Championships.
10:30 – Grand View’s dynasty rolls on.
17:00 – We’re STILL streaking with the Burgs in D3. Every title since 1995.
20:40 – North Central wins the National Women’s Collegiate Championship.
24:00 – The first official NAIA women’s championship goes to Southern Oregon.
25:00 – Andy touches base on Division II with Central Oklahoma’s title.
27:30 – Cliff Keen Athletic.
28:10 – Shane Sparks time!
1:05:08 – Cliff Keen Athletic.
1:05:50 – Show recap
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Subject: Fancy wrestling mats obscure figure/ground.
To whom . . . Across the last few years, I have loved the increased TV coverage of NCAA wrestling. I have only one suggestion for improvement.
Wrestling features fast and precise action. The clearer we fans can see that action, the more we can appreciate and enjoy it.
TV viewers need the clearest possible visual contrast between the wrestlers and the mat. Fancy mats (with “cool” logos in the middle) reduce viewers’ visual clarity.
The scientific principle is “figure-ground” (that is, ability to visually differentiate between an object and its background). Among animals, for example, many prey species avoid being seen by predators, by blending into the background.
Put fancy mats with logos into practice rooms. For TV, mats should have two solid colors: one main one, and a second for circles and starting lines only.