Churaumi

We don't do common sense in sumo.

Last time a M17 won, he got boosted all the way up to M2. Since none of the sanyaku are coming down this time, he will probably be M1. If he does well he could be sekiwake after that. A yusho as sekiwake might twist their arms. Otherwise, he'll have to wait one more tournament and keep his wins up. That's the only possibility I see for his ozeki run starting now, and it's probably a very long shot.

This one seems to have gone well. Barring a sudden change in the 'rona situation I don't see why they would postpone the next basho.

Toma came to my attention when he won a national middle school team sumo tournament five or six years ago. He was huge then, he's rounding the corner to Konishiki now.

I still like my theory about saving Toma from himself.

I'm not a fan of part-time yokozuna, but I get it. There is the added wrinkle that a yokozuna who goes makekoshi is expected to retire. It's happened before, and no one wants to end their career like that. So, they keep hanging on. Should they? Probably not, if you ask me. Can they? Yes, and especially considering Hakuho's mochikyukin calculations, it's beneficial to them to limp along.

I assume they mean no sharing of dishes? Or is this an attempt to save Toma from himself?

If they do, it will be punishment. I can't really remember them directly punishing a rikishi that way, just indirectly by suspending them.

Usually going to be a weekend thing.

is there any reason they couldn't demote him outside the normal ranking process? Just drop him down the banzuke farther than one would expect for his (mostly non-) performance this basho?

My guesses on these are almost 100% completely wrong. I should have said he'd never leave jonidan. It would have guaranteed him a rope.

What's with Kotoshogiku's straight-leg tachi-ai? Is it his less-taped-than-usual knees, or something else?

I have some suspicions he may be one of those rikishi that got too big for their own good.

Got his wins and bounced. Smart, I guess.

*looks out window, sees pigs jumping* Still not yet.