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I was not trying to be "helpful", I was providing my observation of the event.

I am not sure about the hype part of this event. I would probably pass on attending as a spectator.

Someone actually did question their willingness to wrestle anywhere, Someone actually did question the work ethic as well, saying Knox was not engaged at the kid clubs, tournaments, etc.

Seems like many of you think that money is the driver and not really the coaching. Clearly, most any coach could take over a program and just put it on auto pilot. However, in my observation, Cleveland made a strategic decision to start a kid club that ended up being named Higher Calling by Heath Eslinger. That school and Alan Jones decided to hire Heath as the Head Coach and bring a method to how they could reload every year with a feeder program backed up with the kids club to help the Cleveland middle school. It took time to put this strategy in place and start seeing results. I think the plan was something like six years. Did it take money, sure, but it took a plan too. It took coaches to buy in and execute the strategy and the daily tactics of teaching kids. Imagine where the Cleveland brain trust saw the blueprint for this. All they had to do was look across town to see what was working. It is not the money guys, it is the vision, with the execution. Coach Phillips made this happen, Coach Yost made this happen and Bosken and Knox and even Coach Miller. The strategy does not work without the right decisions on who the coach is. Knox deserves credit and so does Yost. There is no auto pilot or cruise control on that ship. Not over the time frame we have watched. If it was one year and studs did not graduate, sure, but their run is beyond that, at least in my view. Shoot, Soddy Daisy was a machine and somehow it got foul up and missed an oil change. Good thread discussion, just opinions being thrown around.

Why did they wrestle Father Ryan? did they have a pulse?

LOL.....really?

I guess we should stop saying "I was on the wrestling team".

That is an interesting manifesto, great first post under that screen name.

I think we are talking about two different things here. I am speaking of this particular match. I do wonder what mistake the wrestler made, the one that was on the receiving end of the sucker punch. this was not even close to what you describe, at least in my view.

I disagree with point two in this case. The injury was a broken nose, but I think that was determined later.

If the business model continues to work for each of these schools, then they will continue to do it. If part of the business model is to not pay the significant portion of aid (like a 5th grader with potential) and to instead recruit (not a bad word, really) the 5th grader when they become an 8th or 9th grader that is now developed, well then that seems to be pretty financially smart!

The answer is: Bryant Blackmon · 2004 State Champion at Bradley under the Godfather, Steve Logsdon, finished 2nd in 2003 · Brings head coaching experience from serving as the head coach at Ooltewah HS and Greenback HS · Wrestled with his brother, Rusty, at Oklahoma State for a year under legendary Cowboy coach John Smith on the 2005 National Championship team · Spent time as an assistant at Walker Valley HS and most recently under Ben Smith at Bradley

If girls wrestling is anything like this back and forth, no one will watch it. I would not pay to see it.

what perspective are they missing over the last 12 years?

Tuner Jackson was not a Bradley person when hired. Basically, 3 coaches since Turner and two were from Bradley.

seems like Pete was second to Cleveland this year anyway.

Casey Brewer = Brewster?

Hey, thanks for the shout out. I was just kind of standing in the shadows and reading the posts. The rules have changed and it is taken out of the wrestlers choice for continuing or not. Cowardly, is a funny way to describe a high school wrestler that has already put themselves out there for the competition. That is why I was laughing out loud when I read it!

Cowardly......lol. really?

Get better, yawn.

Maybe the weakest argument in a long time. The dollar signs are cute though.

195 could easily gone the other way too and could be flipped, based on what I watched.

Maybe the coaches that voted looked at a common opponent they have had (Bradley) and changed their vote based on those outcomes. There is no science here.

It is not the coach. Chattanooga is not going to attract the talent to compete with the powerhouse schools. National champ J. Leen did not choose Chattanooga and he went to school at Baylor. Unless his dad coached that team, no way he goes to UTC. I am not sure how funding is going to attract the talent either. It will help run the program, but great kids are not setting the bar at UTC to complete their dreams. And Ghouse is right, set the metrics and measure. The one win that was earned was UTC guy beating someone seeded above him.

I feel lucky.