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Well said,Youthcoach. I agree. By the way, I've enjoyed watching Blake wrestle. Tough!

Youthcoach, The ref's a cheater and/or an idiot? Football just ended? An injury to his arm? I have absolutely no horse in this race, but Wow! You are the epitome of the biased fan/family member or whatever. Just pitiful that you have an excuse ready for every Loss. I can only assume that a competitor like Blake will be embarrassed if he reads this. Do you have the same list of excuses for every guy that Blake has whipped through his career? I wonder if all of them had an injury or a horrible ref to blame also.

This is Too Good! It's great that now the D2 schools have to deal with this guy and his arrogant bias and constant unnecessary defending of Cleveland's program! Welcome !!

For me, the best part of the season will come when mr.wests son graduates.Then, when next year comes around, everyone won't have to endure dad's endless babbling and bragging.. There have been hundreds of Very successful wrestlers as well as many successful programs in Tn wrestling history. Yet most parents knows when to just humbly enjoy it and let OTHERS praise your son or program publicly..Some people just can't handle success with style.

You are SO Easy to manipulate...SO predictable!

And..Knowing Coach Yost, his low key manner and respect for Coach Phillips, I doubt he would publicly comment, even if he was bothered by it.

Oh!.. I knew for a Fact that he was VERY HIGH on the list to take over for Coach Henry at his alma mater, where he would have actually been recognized as the Head Coach. Do you think he realized that he would temporarily be a Puppet at Cleveland, just to keep him away from Soddy until the Raiders actually needed him? I mean, maybe he did. Maybe he enjoys looking at Phillips back during these dual meets.

No, not really like Coach Jackson, or Coach Henry. They each moved on to their new positions and allowed the new Coach to assume full leadership of the Wrestling team. While Coach Phillips is the A.D., he also wants to remain the Alpha Male on the CHS Coaching staff. Don't listen to me. Just go to any Big event and watch.

Mat, you nailed it..The only thing that may escape you is that his posts, while masked as Blue Raider Biased, generally are intended to make excuses for, or draw attention to his son. One of the worst Stage dad's I've seen on here in a long time. Hey, the kid deserves some praise,..but let someone else do it, dad.

...yeah, and I've never seen some tough guy get on here and resort to name-calling because someone happens to not feel the need to use his real name on a message board. You're like a more aggressive and vulgar version of Soms! Get over yourself..

Easy, Dave Thomas! . . Sometimes revealing your real name can cause everyone to get a cravin for a Single with cheese and a large Frosty!

"What happened earlier in the season really doesn't matter"??? I'm a Public school supporter and fully appreciate what Cleveland accomplished this weekend and all season long. But let's face it, they had not one, but TWO chances this season to defeat The Bro's and couldn't quite get it done. Give them their credit and stop insinuating a hypothetical victory if only you had a 3rd chance. Geez.

Really? You've never heard this discussion/debate before? Like 2-3 times every year for the last 15 years or so. Literally tens of thousands of posts over this exact topic? I don't think there has been a single new or original idea on this debate in over a decade, just recycled banter with neither side ever giving an inch.

It's not often that you'll see the thumpin in the State Finals that is about to take place. I know Cleveland won some Small school Duals titles 20 years ago or so, but have they ever won the Big one? Because they're about to!

How many years do you have to go back to find a State Duals finals that Cleveland, Bradley or Soddy wasn't in?

What you probably meant to say was "so much attention", rather than "credit". The attention is probably based in the fact that these are two of the most storied and consistently successful programs in Tennessee in the last 30 years. Also, they are cross-town rivals which always adds some excitement and anticipation. I've attended a few of these over the years, and these are some enthusiastic people! Also, the fact that until last season, the Bears had run off a string of consecutive wins over the Raiders that went back 15 or 16 years makes the seeming turning of the tide a little more interesting. You know what they say about payback! Hope this helps you understand a little.

Actually, Bradley was there for many, many years. Did you hustle over to the dome and watch those great match-ups? I remember some real barn burners with Collins Hill.

Ok, I'll mark your words that they'll be "good". And I'll try to remember where I heard it!

It's just that "mark my words and remember where you heard it" would normally be followed by some mind-boggling prediction that is MEASURABLE. So stick your neck out there. 3rd in State Duals? 6th? 4th in State Traditional? Top ten? "Wreckoned with" isn't really very specific. I just want to be able to give you your credit when it all shakes out!

Gee, the best coaches in the country, so wise, so powerful and yet so completely unselfish! There really should be some kind of award, trophy or sainthood for men like these!

In another post you wanted to just "bury the hatchet"? Why in the world WOULD he? The type of activity that lead to his decision in the early 90's only got worse, and was never acknowledged by the offenders. The only dialogue was denial of the obvious and blatant name calling in a poor attempt to change his mind. How exactly, would that encourage a "bury the hatchet" mentality? "Selected opponents" insinuates cowardice. Congratulations, you have just insulted the winningest coaches in the history of both Tennessee and Florida! Great job.

From the Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame Program: 382 wins, 26 losses 20 Team State Championships 4 undefeated seasons, 7 1-loss seasons 17 year unbeaten streak at Home, 128-0 Teams won 31 of 32 Trad and Duals Regions Titles since 1994 35 wrestlers won 52 Individual State Championships 143 Individual State Medals 14 National High School All-Americans 7 Traditional State Tournament Outstanding Wrestler recipients 3-Time Scrappy Moore Award recipient, 1999,2004,2009 Had wrestlers go to wrestle for (and graduate from) UTC, Western State CO, Oklahoma State, Duke, Columbia and Princeton Soms, which part do you think he needed your help with? The scheduling? If only he had listened to you, huh?

Logsdon had 20 State Championships in 18 seasons as Head Coach. 6 or 7 State OW's ? 50-something Individual State Championships ?

The terms "tons of talent" combined with "just reload" does a real dis-service to Soddy. It minimizes the fact that Coach Henry and co. spent nearly 3 decades developing a total program which pays dividends consistently. There is no magic wand in Soddy Daisy. A good plan for a total program. Nothing less.