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One recruiting how-to and one build-in-public note a month. How-tos use the directory's own numbers; build notes are the honest log of making it. Longer evergreen pieces live under Guides.
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Firebase Extensions are sunsetting: the Stripe backend I wrote instead
The Stripe Firebase extension failed to install, then announced its own sunset. The ~120-line subscription backend that replaced it, and how it was tested.
Recruiting how-to ·
Your target program just changed head coach: what it means for you
Three verified D2/D3 head-coach changes since May, seven programs with a first- or second-season coach, what actually changes for a recruit, and what to re-ask.
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Redesigning a data site without the AI look or losing Lighthouse
How wrestlingcolleges.com got a real identity (navy, crimson, the weight-class ladder) while mobile Lighthouse went 62 to 94 and CLS fell from 0.3 to 0.01.
Recruiting how-to ·
The recruiting questionnaire goes first: which D2/D3 programs have one
How many D2 and D3 wrestling programs publish a recruiting questionnaire, which platforms they use, what a general form means, and what to do if there is none.
Build in public ·
24 college wrestling programs, fully researched in 15 minutes
How eight Claude Code agents deep-profiled 24 D3 wrestling programs in 15 minutes, what got blocked, and why the review pass is the real work.
Recruiting how-to ·
Where the openings are: what 169 D2/D3 rosters say by weight
How many D2 and D3 wrestling rooms list one wrestler or none at each weight for 2026-27, which weights look most open, and the exact steps to ask the coach.