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    D2 individuals

    Have you ever been to an Iowa Hawkeye match in Iowa City? They begin to call for stalling during the introductions.
  2. cbg

    D2 individuals

    Who knows as that would be a finals match and they both have to get to the finals. Anything is possible in the finals
  3. Having lived in California many years ago I will say that there are many things about the state that I do not approve of, but they do know how to do high school wrestling.
  4. Just like Tennessee having 3 state champions per weight classification is ridiculous. It's nothing more than a way to make more people feel good about themselves. Blame the YMCA, because they are the ones that began the trend of passing out participation trophies. Back in the day youth had to win a championship to receive a trophy.
  5. Both Cleveland and McCallie have good teams. I wish that someone would do a weight class by weight class analysis of both teams using the kids and the weights they are for the region tournament.
  6. No, I do not think that most high school coaches practice time management skills on a regular basis. I also do not feel that most teams devote very much time to special teams when it is actually close to 1/3 of the game. What I have witnessed out of even the best high school coaches is they work on special teams during the Thursday walk trough.
  7. If you don’t practice clock management with kids you will continue to get your backside kicked in crucial situations. The definition of insanity is to continue doing the same thing and expect different results.
  8. Great coaches practice situation football using clock management. If the high school coaches would watch the NFL they could learn a lot about time management.
  9. Penn State and if they wrestle all 10 of their varsity guys it will not be close
  10. The public school that I attended 40+ years ago did have a dedicated practice facility! lol as it was basically a 1/2 basketball court that could hold 1full mat (Resilite) wall to wall and 1 additional section of mat. What I see in most public schools is that with the closing of the industrial arts/shop class programs the wrestling teams and weight-rooms have taken over that space. At the inner-city high schools, you have several with swimming pools that have been closed for 20+ years. If you want to keep the kids off the streets and out of trouble you have to give them something to do, or they will invent something to do.
  11. I thought that the Marc and Mary Beth had sold all of the McDonalds restaurants that they owned.
  12. If he was disqualified is he eligible to wrestle in the region tournament?
  13. Why would anyone ever think that Coach Pat Simpson would shuffle his lineup to get the matchups that would help him win another state title? In his 40+ years of coaching he has never shown a tendency to move kids around!
  14. As a former college (D1) wrestler I can assure you that plenty quit and the reasons are from everything like “I just don’t like the sport anymore” to they have had multiple injuries and can’t stay health. Never, ever criticize a kid for deciding to give up the great sport of wrestling as it can be for numerous reasons. Very few kids ever reach the podium like Philip Simpson or Jordan Leen.
  15. On a given day Cleveland may very well be the best team in Tennessee. However, they were fortunate to a beat a very average Father Ryan team. My guess is that you could take Cleveland, Baylor, Father Ryan and McCallie and any of the four could win on a given day. We truly don’t have a strong dual team in Tennessee this year.
  16. I would bet $100.00 that he makes weight
  17. The solution is to hire the very best candidate available and then get out of his way and let the man do his job! Promoting from within is the easy hire and the most excruciating fire. Winning will solve most all of the problems and issues.
  18. The TSSAA has been doing this separation of region champions since the beginning on the state duals and they will not ever change to a seeding method. Like the late Al Davis was fond of saying “JUST WIN BABY”
  19. This is despicable and sends the wrong message to the kids and parents. If at all possible you should absolutely never forfeit a match. People can say whatever they want but a forfeit because you may have the odds stacked against you is not the mentally tough attitude that kids need to have.
  20. Is Bradley County opened zoned where kids may attend any school of their choice provided, they furnish their own transportation to and from school? Does Bradley County charge a small (Less than $2000.00) fee for kids that live outside the school zone to attend the various schools?
  21. I’m not sure that Father Ryan has enough balance throughout the lineup to win a state title but I do agree with you that over the long haul relationships & consistency wins. The desire to BUY a state championship by recruiting elite wrestlers over developing kids in your youth program is a debate for another day. IMO, developing talent is much more satisfying than buying the elite kids but to each their own.
  22. How is this dual looking now as it has been reported that two (2) of the best wrestlers for The Baylor School have been expelled for a serious dorm violation.
  23. My thoughts are that if a student/athlete transfers from any school to a boarding school after they have an established high school athletic record they should be required to sit out one full academic year. Example: someone attends a public or private school in New York and transfers to a board school in Tennessee as a sophomore they should be required to sit out and not compete their sophomore year. Now if the student/athlete is a national champion as an 8th grader and they transfer to a boarding school during their freshman year they are eligible immediately as a freshman.
  24. Is it true that Cleveland withdrew only a few days before the Johnny Drennan Invitational? Was Cleveland dodging a few teams? Just asking the question.
  25. Cleveland defeated Father Ryan 35-32 and Baylor spanked Father Ryan. Now let’s be honest and say that how teams match up play a large roll in the outcome of a dual match. Everyone knows that FR had 2 key starters out of the lineup for the matches with Cleveland, Baylor and McCallie. IMO, if everyone is voting objectively I see absolutely no way that Baylor is not the top ranked team in Tennessee at this time. I will say that due to how they match up I could see McCallie beating Baylor is a close dual.
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