ArtusCimber

Thanks Cobra. The things you just described are a perfect illustration of the idea that a head to head dual score is much more reliable than an individual tournament result.

Thanks Texas. Dual meet strength is the main measuring stick, and my OW has been okay with the poll for the past few weeks, but he might be so happy this time. I think there will be some shuffling, or there ought to be in any case. Individual tournament finishes have too many variables to be completely reliable, although I hope it comes into play this week. The resulting shakeup will get people talking again. Tip of the hat to Arlington. I like it anytime one of the lesser powers makes some show of strength. Science Hill and Tennessee High go at it Tuesday. The first time since I came to region 1 in 1992 that two state ranked teams from this part of the state wrestled each other. Also, Blackman, Arlington, Summit, and Science Hill will be at Christian Bros next weekend. Some potential shifting in the rankings could result. We've wrestled Cleveland, Bradley, and Soddy, and the results suggest that the Raiders and Bears are in a league of their own right now. There are at least 10 teams that could win the final two spots in the top four. OW, stay out of trouble the next couple of days. I'd hate to see you lose your internet privileges before the new poll comes out.

Agreed. This year's duals will be gret. After BC and the Cleves, it will be a bloodbath to see who's there when the smoke clears.

Agreed. This year's duals will be gret. After BC and the Cleves, it will be a bloodbath to see who's there when the smoke clears.

The only one that really matters is the one that comes out February 20th.

Believe it or don't. It is that way sometimes.

Summit should make the duals this year, right?

Here you go. Only changes are in the power rankings. RANK TEAM POWER RANKING PREVIOUS 1 BRADLEY CENTRAL 97 1 2 CLEVELAND 95 2 3 McCALLIE 80 3 4 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 73 4 5 FATHER RYAN 63 5 6 SODDY DAISY 50 6 7 WILSON CENTRAL 47 7 8 BAYLOR 40 8 9 TENNESSEE HIGH 31 9 10 BEECH 22 10 11 SCIENCE HILL 19 11 12 ARLINGTON 10 12 ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: BLACKMAN, HALLS, MBA, MT. JULIET, SUMMIT

Thoughts on this week's voting?

I'm starting to worry about my OW. Afraid he's been grounded, or lost his internet privileges or something, or that maybe his coach caught him. Any theories?

Here you go. Top 10 unchanged. RANK TEAM POWER RANKING PREVIOUS 1 BRADLEY CENTRAL 94 1 2 CLEVELAND 93 2 3 McCALLIE 82 3 4 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 70 4 5 FATHER RYAN 69 5 6 SODDY DAISY 53 6 7 WILSON CENTRAL 46 7 8 BAYLOR 40 8 9 TENNESSEE HIGH 28 9 10 BEECH 24 10 11 SCIENCE HILL 20 NR 12 ARLINGTON 15 11 ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: BLACKMAN, HALLS,MT. JULIET, NORTHWEST, SUMMIT

I don't see that happening.

I can't really explain the shift. I just know Cleveland and Soddy had some guys out over the weekend. I'd say Soddy is that strong. Both these teams find a way to get to the top. I don't think the win was a fluke, but if one match gets flipped there is a different outcome. It can be the difference between a few spots in the rankings. I think this is probably the most accurate poll so far, but I imagine there will be some shakeup when everybody gets into their exact weights. I know we'll be better when we get dropped. Anybody else know of drops that might affect matchups?

If you gave up all your snarkiness you'd probably be giving up an essential part of yourself. Just be more discerning about when to break it out. Like here. You're being just a little snarky.

Man, you liven up this thread every week. I'm glad you're on here. Obviously you're passionate about the sport and your team, and you know more than the average person your age. When they asked me to take over the poll, I wondered if it might not be time to let it go, but people like you respond to it and get us to talk about wrestling, which is good for the sport. Thank you for that. You have the brains to be a young GHouse type, who always has good insights and whose opinion is always respected around here. There is merit in much of what you say. However, it seems like you'd rather be a quasi troll. Either thing will work I guess. I'm good with either one (except you do your knowledge and passion a disservice by being insulting to people who are passionate and knowledgeable as well), so the choice is yours. Do you want to be respected or do you want to be snarky? Either way, you spice up this thread, and raise some valid concerns. You just need to decide who you want to be on here. Whatever you decide, though, keep on posting.

I'm not laughing at you. You're my OW.

Thanks OW. I told you it would sort itself out. Remember though, that there may be freakish changes again when people get their lineups set in January, so patience will be a must. Good to see you back. I thought you might have lost your internet access for some more or less recondite reason.

RANK TEAM POWER RANKING PREVIOUS 1 BRADLEY CENTRAL 95 2 2 CLEVELAND 90 1 3 McCALLIE 83 8 4 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 69 5 5 FATHER RYAN 63 3 6 SODDY DAISY 62 6 7 WILSON CENTRAL 51 9 8 BAYLOR 40 7 9 TENNESSEE HIGH 34 10 10 BEECH 25 8 11 ARLINGTON 9 11 11 (TIE) HALLS 9 NR ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: BLACKMAN, INDEPENDENCE, MBA, MT. JULIET, SCIENCE HILL, SUMMIT

Tennessee High will bring a very good tournament team down your way.

I'm glad to see you back OW. You've gone silent on my thread.

I'm gonna streamline this a little. Let the debate begin. Thanks for all the views. RANK TEAM POWER RANKING LAST WEEK 1 CLEVELAND 99 3 2 BRADLEY CENTRAL 92 1 3 FATHER RYAN 72 2 4 MCCALLIE 65 8 5 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 64 5 6 SODDY DAISY 63 6 7 BAYLOR 44 4 8 BEECH 42 7 9 WILSON CENTRAL 40 9 10 TENNESSEE HIGH 21 10 11 ARLINGTON 17 NR 12 SCIENCE HILL 15 11 Others receiving votes: BARTLETT, BLACKMAN, HALLS, MBA, MOUNT JULIET, SUMMIT

I've never seen anybody manage a lineup the way Tim Marshall did last year. It was impressive, and all of those kids stepped up when they needed to,

A win is a win is a win...especially right now when people are scrambling to get their lineups sorted out.

No Rippy and an 18 point cushion explains a lot I think.