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By the numbers he "only" needs 12 wins next basho so perhaps it's less a fatal wound and more a non-fatal delay. Regardless, barring a major injury I'll be shocked if Onosato doesn't reach Ozeki at some point.

So next basho we've got... Asanoyama, Takayasu, Shodai, Kirishima, Takakeisho (temporarily at least), and Mitakeumi in the "fallen Ozeki crew." Did I forget anyone? I don't know what the record is but dang, that's a lot of Nozeki.

Just my preference of course, but I'd rather the two best dudes go at it when the yusho hasn't been decided yet (provided both are still in it). If Terunofuji is 13-0 and Kotozakura is 11-2 and no one else is meaningfully in the yusho race... seems anticlimactic to wait until the bout is moot. When it was a Yokozuna vs. Yokozuna match, yeah, saving it for day 15 made sense because that's special no matter what the race looks like.

Looked like an abdominal, but with Gentlemen of Advanced Size such as Takayasu it's sometimes hard to tell.

From watching their YouTube channel, Futagoyama almost always has an expression of being mildly annoyed by life, the universe, and everything. Not sure if he actually feels that way or if it's the male version of RBF.

Ah well. I had zero confidence in my picks this time, so it's still a better finish than I expected.

If he goes MK next basho we're blaming you.

Speaking of trimming the list... Maikeru can be removed.

Apparently Maikeru (of Futagoyama Youtube fame and the lower division celebrities list) has retired. Looks like they already gave him the haircut.

I thought he was done last time he dropped to Juryo. Shows what I know, I suppose. Based upon nothing but my often-inaccurate guesses I expect him to show up for at least one more basho and retire if he falls out of Juryo.

While I haven't been following for the longest of times, this is one of the more non-committal statements I recall from them.

I think it'd be hilarious if Ura came out and chucked a huge pile instead of his usual three grains.

John Madden-esque. "I think the team that scores the most points will probably win this game!"

Figuratively speaking, of course. This is not another Osunaarashi scandal.

I second this. IIRC Midorifuji lost by one vote on a day I didn't get my vote in. I could have saved him