Kishinoyama

I was thinking the same thing, especially in the photo with the messengers. She is giving some serious “side eye”.

I know it’s not the same, professional vs college, but my favorite college team was leading 37 to 0 after the first quarter and 65 to 0 at halftime. The final score was 71 to 0. Third and fourth string players were playing in the 4th quarter.

I just attempted to book a flight to Japan from Dallas to Haneda. It was 2498.00 in the early part of December (December 3-17) Not exactly a time when people are eager to go to Japan. Let me know where you found that price. Obviously I have been looking in the wrong place.

A direct flight from Dallas/Ft. Worth airport to Haneda was $1250.00 in March of 2020. The same ticket purchased in March of 2024 is at least $2,500.00. That was what we paid last year. I haven’t looked at this year’s prices….

People were very excited during the time quoted above. That was the Waka/Taka boom with Akebono of course getting the yokozuna promotion. You had the regular sumo followers plus some new foreigner fans interested in Akebono and soon after Musashimaru. Then you had the girls who were nuts over the Hanada brothers. It 'might' have been the most popular time in sumo history.

The usual suspects. I know that Yokozuna don't get in the top three very often but I thought Terunofuji showed a great amount of fighting spirit against Ura.

What are the odds that this will be his last tournament?

It happens even to the best my friend.

Kotozakura?

Since their has been a lot of chaos at the top, I was hoping for a playoff but congratulations go to Onosato. Wakatakakage said no playoff in Juryo today. Congratulations on the yusho and return to the top division but a henka? What a great throw from Takayasu. He made that look effortless. During the broadcast, Hiro said that Ura beating Wakamotoharu was an upset. Wakamotoharu only won one time after returning from his toe injury. Toe injuries are no joke. I have had a broken toe and it took a few weeks to recover. I would have been surprised if Ura had lost that match even with losing eight straight times.

Talk about a miss, was Tobizaru trying to channel ex-Kakuryu?

Day five was much closer.

He did have a wry grin on his face after that loss. Never mind! He has the wry grin after almost every loss….

Terunofuji losing is no surprise to me but what a disaster today at the top of the banzuke. The only good thing is the sanyaku will start winning.... when they start facing each other....

I wish the Yokozuna only the best but with all the reports on his condition, I will be stunned if he makes to day 5 much less day 10.