BayouBear

I was asked by several folks last night to provide the following Bradley information. Here it is...... First state place winner - 1982 - Ron Johnson - 4th First State Champion - 1984 - Steve Logsdon First Tournament OW Award - Heath Eslinger - 1995 First State Duals Championship - 1994 First State Traditional Championship - 1998 State Duals Championships - 12 State Traditional Championships - 10 (thru today) Total Outstanding Wrestler Awards - 7 All time placewinners (1982 thru 2010) - 144 State Champions - 50 Runner Ups - 28 Total 3rds - 25 Total 4ths - 18 Total 5ths - 9 Total 6ths - 14

Som - I liked you better when you were on the meds.

Further proof of the "Dumbing Down" of society. Everybody gets a medal...and then we hug.

There was some dicussion with Chuck but a deal couldn't be worked out. He wanted to bring Cheryl Tieg in as Cheerleader Coach. Although, Tim Tebow has been signed to long term deal in the event the NFL doesn't work out. He will be in charge of pre and post match speeches. His title will be Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator.

I thought I was offered a position on this staff! Touche`. I'm Blackberry challenged

You guys don't know anything. Here's the rumored coaching staff; Steve Logston - Head Coach - Instruction, Motivation Cliff Ramos - Associate Head Coach - Scheduling and Fund Raising Eric Phillips - Associate Head Coach - Instruction Hank Raines - Assistant Coach - 103, 112, 119 Ben Smith - Assistant Coach - 125, 130, 135, Josh Boskin - Assistant Coach - 145, 152, 160, 171 Brandon Forrester - Assistant Coach - 189, 215, 285

The rumor going round is Cleveland HS and Bradley Central will be combined into one large school beginning next year. Here's the potential wrestling lineup for next year: 103 - A. Oliver (CL) - 2010 St. Runner Up 112 - J. Crutcher BC) - 2010 St Runner Up 119 - E. Hames (BC) - 2010 St Champ 125 - T. Pitts (BC) - 2009 St Champ 130 - M. Lopez (CL) - 2010 St Champ 135 - T. Schuch (BC) - 2010 6th 140 - A Lopez (CL) - 2010 5th 145 - B. Colbaugh (BC) - 2010 3rd 152 - I. Nichols (CL) - 2010 6th 160 - TBD 171 - J. Bailey (BC) 189 - J. Jones (CL) 215 - T. Bolton (BC) - 2010 St Runner Up 285 - P. Benson (BC) - 2010 5th

Mats on ice....nice. That would be really cool.

......and I thought the Saints winning the Super Bowl was a sure sign of an impending world apocalypse. Now this. A completely readable, understandable and intelligent post by Sommers. we should all start hoarding food and guns. Soms - The jury is still out on you but you are correct, the Seymour coach should be and needs to be recognized for his decision. For all those that missed it......Kennedy was wrestling Seymour's 189. Mike picked him up and slammed him. It WAS NOT an illegal slam IMO, but it was a hard slam. The ref dropped to the mat and began to count backpoints. The ref recognized the wrestler was hurt and stopped the match for injury time. He then signaled the slam was illegal. I repeat, he didn't call the slam illegal when it happened but only after the match was stopped. The Seymour wrestler couldn't continue which be rule means Kennedy is DQ'd. At the point when injury time expires the coach has the option to forfeit the match instead. He did this and has earned my respect forever. The ref, on the other hand.............

I'm too tired to dig up the numbers but I have them. Tennessee wrestling is growing slower than the adjoining states with multiple divisions even when those statistics are adusted for population growth/new school construction. There's too many people in this state who feel the most important issue is finding out who has the biggest and baddest dog. They care more about how it used to be, egos and pointing out the problems rather than finding a path which leads to growth and prosperity. Everyone should probably start adjusting to the thought of a Small School Division. It's going to happen. It may be a few years but it's gonna happen. There is too many folks in favor of it and I am one of them.

Yep. Thanks. Corrected

Here's my picks. I couldn't do what Bray did and just pick the favorites. Plenty of Darkhorses in my list. For the Tiebreaker - Bradley sets a new record with 301 points. MOW - Cambell Lewis pins his way through a fairly tough bracket Best Match - 103 Climer wins close decision 22-21 103 1. Climer (Bradley) 2. Langford (Walker Valley) 3. Brunner (Tullahoma) 4. Oliver (Cleveland) 5. Eustice (Soddy) 6. Gonzales (Ross) 112 1. Thomas (Brentwood) 2. Crutcher (Bradley) 3. Maxwell (Karns) 4. Bates (Mt. J) 5. Kermick (Germ) 6. Martin (Red Bank) 119 1. Hames (Bradley) 2. Boone (Notre Dame) 3. Hamilton (Cleveland) 4. Hall (Seymour) 5. Harvey (Ooltewah) 6. Bennett (Franklin) 125 1. Lewis (Soddy) 2. Shepherd (Dickson Co) 3. King (Cordova) 4. Compton (Franklin) 5. Pitts (Bradley) 6. Feuerbacher (Blackman) 130 1. Lopez (Cleveland) 2. Seaman (Mt. Juliet) 3. Schuch (Bradley) 4. Gamble (Soddy) 5. Heithcock (Indy) 6. Woods (Franklin) 135 1. Herron (Bradley) 2. Penson (Cordova) 3. Jordan (Clarksville) 4. Lopez (Cleveland) 5. Carter (Rhea) 6. Molina (Heritage) 140 1. Colbaugh (Bradley) 2. Smith (Soddy) 3. Birdwell (Cookeville) 4. Herold (Morristown West) 5. Neil (Blackman) 6. Cosey (Hixson) 145 1. Miller (Greenback) 2. Cox (Indy) 3. Isbell (Clarksville) 4. Aguilar (Bradley) 5. Stull (Science Hill) 6. Holland (Pigeon Forge) 152 1. Aguilar (Bradley) 2. Lilley (Collierville) 3. Newberg (Indy) 4. Shrader (Franklin) 5. Edafe (East Lit) 6. Roberts (Beech) 160 1. Biggs (Mt. Juliet) 2. Henry (Cookeville) 3. Manning (Ooltewah) 4. Jones (Cleveland) 5. Bailey (Bradley) 6. Alemany (Hixson) 171 1. Proctor (Cookeville) 2. Davis (Pigeon Forge) 3. Roderick (Bradley) 4. Mathieson (Hixson) 5. Talley (Dickson Co) 6. Tambellini (Indy) 189 1. Kennedy (Blackman) 2. Toon (Ooltewah) 3. Salada (Cookeville) 4. Latimore (Lebanon) 5. Norwood (Cleveland) 6. Hood (Bradley) 215 1. Croy (Brentwood) 2. Bolton (Bradley) 3. Simpson (Walker Valley) 4. Carlson (Jeff Co) 5. Jaeckel (Hendersonville) 6. Wells (Blackman) 285 1. Allen (Mt. Juliet) 2. Bain (Warren Co) 3. Dailey (Greenback) 4. Kuntzman (Collierville) 5. Benson (Bradley) 6. Barnette (Science Hill)

Hmmmmm. It's a good question but a hard question to answer. Let's look at the criteria Nainten suggested; # HS Programs - Georgia has 5 classes. It certainly encourages participation but does not necessarily insure quality. # Nationally ranked HS Programs - Certainly no offense to Collins Hill or Brandon, FL but national rankings of a few teams can't be a measuring stick. Example... Brandon and Collins Hill are ranked higher than any team in Iowa. In fact, there are no Iowa teams ranked in the Top 25. Does that make Florida and Georgia better than Iowa? # Division I wrestlers - This is the measurement I use mostly because it's easy to get the data....but it really isn't a good one. Tennessee has 6-7 million people and Florida has nearly 20 million. They should be putting more into Division I wrestling programs. # Division I and DII All Americans - Another decent measurement but not really because it is more a measurement of the Great wrestlers a state produces and not of the general quality of wrestling across the state. # NCAA Qualifiers - See above # Nationally Ranked HS Wrestlers - See above The BBBL (BayouBear Bottom line) is this ---- The quality of wrestling in a state is reflected by the quality of the top "tier" of teams and the best and only measurement I ever came up with was to visualize matches between the Top 5 or 10 teams of one state versus the top 5 or 10 teams from another state. For example; take Baylor, Bradley, Christian Brothers, Cleveland and Father Ryan and put them up against Collins Hill, Pope, Camden County, Loganville and Gilmer (just a guess RMC). 1's versus 1's, 2's versus 2's and so on. This would give you a quick and fairly accurate indication of the quality of each state. Where would Tennessee stand versus all other Southern states using this method? I think at or near the top in most years. jcddmoon - I'm very aware the youth program is thriving and I too am hopeful of a bright future for Tennessee wrestling. What we really need is more college wrestling in Tennessee and the other southern states. One of the big reasons why some states are better than others is the number of college programs in those states. Those programs graduate wrestlers every year and many go into coaching. The high school coaching spots fill up with ex-college wrestlers and then it filters down into the middle schools and the clubs.

Does anyone else ever wonder if hrdcrwrestler, Sommers and Rigger were seperated at birth?

Buck...couple of things. Yes, Dabears is a friend and I think he's trying to get in touch with his femine side too. BUT, I need to remind everyone ...... IT'S A WRESTLING TOURNAMENT!!!!! Drive all night, sleep in the car, wake up freezin', watch wrestling all day and night, sleep in closest place with a vacancy, eat crappy free motel breakfast, watch wrestling all day and night, drive all night getting home. THAT's WRESTLING...Real Man Style. You guys are carrying on like a bunch of soccer moms. It won't be long before someone is going to ask for the best place to buy juice boxes and snacks.