TotallynotLEO

Show us on the doll where AC touched you. You've been saying Davey is leaving for what seems like 10 years. I guess if he did retire or move after you saying it so long eventually you'll be correct. You just hate AC. Oak Ridge is scared. Clinton is a perpetual dumpster fire every year. No one cares if Alcoa comes here. Playing better teams forces you to get better. Losing isn't fun but it gives you opportunity for growth IF you have good coaching. AC is always 2 or 3 injuries away from being a 5-5 or 6-4 team. Every once in a while they get a really nice class that can make a run but typically they have to overachieve to get very far, like this year. It's going to be what it's going to be regardless. Overall, AC does a decent job with all athletic programs. In all sports I'd put them against almost any other program.

Things are starting to get in order now. I think Signal Mountain is probably the best of the "also receiving votes" crowd at the bottom.

I've talked to Jay Eversole a couple times and got to watch him wrestle. He's a great young man with a bright future in the Air Force and it's a real treat to watch him wrestle.

Lakeway is getting better. They've built a nice program up there. They've still got a couple holes in the line up though. The Eversole kid at 190lbs is the real deal. He will be tough to replace.

I'm out of the loop on some of these kids so it's good to know how they've performed. On the topic of tech pin, I've used that term and hear it used a lot in the state. I'm at a tournament today in Virgina and used it, and heard it used. Anyways, Soddy is clearly the best in small school and at least top 10, possibly pushing for top half overall, all classification.

No I didn't know that, I said I didn't know these teams in detail. I know some of the kids but not all. Still think Soddy can make it a closer dual than what most think. Have Max and Rawlinson ever wrestled? Logan looks like he's leveled up this year. I'm very confident Max gets him but is it a MD, TF or pin? He MD Whaley a couple weeks ago. Stuff like that is where SD can shave bonus points. Maybe they lose, I'm not sure but I think it'd be fun. There's so little talk on this board anymore unless someone says anything about Baylor or Cleveland. God help you if your comments are neutral or negative. As far as enrolled numbers and classification go, I can see several teams moving up in 3 years. Population growth but also more smaller schools adding wrestling programs will push the largest of the small schools to AA.

I think Mayhan beats Swann. Soddy wins at 126 and s 132 unless Baylor has someone I'm not aware of. I missed seeing Puckett at 138lbs but don't see anyone at 144lbs for them. Soddy wins at 215lbs and Heavy by pin unless I'm missing something. People want to dismiss small schools because, well, small schools and ego I guess. I get that there's levels to this stuff but I have been in the room when Max was practicing with Halls kids (and others) several times.

Soddy pins at 113, 126, 144, 215 and HWT. Baylor pins at 106, 150, 157, 165 (bumps), and 175lbs. If Jenkins goes 120lbs Soddy pins there and keeps the pin at 126 if Flavin drops. If Laxton goes 138lbs he pins there. It would be a good dual but Soddy has good kids at all weights. I like Soddy in this one. I'm not super familiar with some if these teams other than reputation. I've seen Soddy in person. I think they get by Summit, not by 20 but they get by them.

ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: BLACKMAN, FARRAGUT,GREEN HILLS,HALLS, HOUSTON, MBA,SIGNAL MOUNTAIN,STATION CAMP Maybe someone thought this was a baseball poll.

I know a couple years ago several coaches tried to get it passed to be able to use any 8th grade student that is in a feeder middle school for that high school. It got shot down. It is an advantage to some degree. The level of competition from middle to high school is huge. Getting that extra year in is pretty big for the kids that want it. Back on the topic of rankings... anyone know when they might update the girls rankings?

If they use 8th graders the middle school has to be co-located on the same grounds as the high school. The 8th grade class enrollment numbers also count towards the high school numbers for classification purposes. I know Signal does this but they're small enough it doesn't get them close to having to move up. I'm not sure who else does this on the public school side.

Toughest Tournament of the weekend (in state) in my opinion. Every bracket had good kids.

Just got back from the Beat Down in the Mountains tournament. At 144lbs, Ezra Finstad of Gibbs absolutely put it on Colin Bull of Soddy with an 18-0 TF. At 165lbs, Howard of Pigeon Forge has to be the favorite. At 175lbs, Rawlinson from Soddy looked very sharp, he's leveled up. At 215lbs, Bingham from AC pinned his way through the bracket in dominant fashion. Heavyweight Davis from Soddy wasn't challenged at all. This was practice for him. There were other match ups but these were things that stood out. Soddy is just tough at every weight class. Well coached. I don't know how many will medal (it'll be a lot though) but dual wise no one should be close. Maybe Signal or Pigeon Forge can stay within 18 points. Maybe.

I've not seen it as a popularity contest in most cases. That said, I think Ocean is correct, coaches don't get to see every match for kids outside of their own. Many times it's based off what a kids had for a body of work though. Example: coaches know that wrestler A is a hammer, they've seen him before in a dual or other tournament. Maybe they know a couple other kids in a bracket too. Now that kid is on the radar so they watch that kid smoke their team guy and beat a couple other kids they know are pretty good. It's an easy button to vote for that kid and it's not a bad way to do it all things considered. Perfect? No. Somewhat subjective? Yes Based on popularity, no again. You have to win to get it. Just my thoughts

The reciever was absolutely mugged, and there was no one else in the corner to"rub" the db. How is that OPI? No doubt MC played a great game and did enough to win but that was 4 times that our guys got mugged. Congrats to MC, go win.

Small just caught that ball WHILE being tackled.

What game are you watching? Refs are letting them play but the first 2 drives by AC the receivers were getting straight tackled before the ball got there. There was a couple of ticky tacky penalties on AC. That was 2 drives that were killed by refs.

Splash plays all around for both teams but AC seems to be able to sustain drives. MC has had 3 or 4 really big plays. 70 yd TD run, onside kick recovery, 1 good pass play for a td, another long run to set up a td.

AC has had some (legit) penalties that they need to clean up. Stuff that kills drives. Refs have been letting them play for the most part but the AC receivers were getting absolutely mugged. Small got tackled before the ball got there. Crickets.

It's cold. Internet sucks here. Horse collar tackle by 15 on Riley Wolfenbarger not called.

If the refs keep letting the AC receivers get tackled before the ball gets there I guarantee it.

Everyone who follows the small school stuff knows this about SD already. I think they have 2 champions and 7 placers back. What will be fun to watch, to me anyways, is the battle between Signal and Pigeon Forge. Signal will probable win the first 6 classes and at 175lbs. Can they get enough bonus points though, because PF will be good enough to get bonus points just about everywhere else.

If AC can get out to a lead on teams that are heavily run focused it makes it tough. It's harder to score quickly and play catch up with extended drives. This plays into AC favor heavily. You end up trying to pass, doing something out of character and end up having less time of possession. It gives AC more opportunities to get possessions and score. They are comfortable going fast on offense. The opposite side of that coin is if Macon can get a lead, they can afford to take long clock eating drives that keeps the AC offense off the field, less possessions and chances for AC to score, wear down the AC defense and control the game, especially late.

And then go sit by the entrance at the cow palace during state duals with a home made sign saying here I am, just looking for attention.

And you didn't give AC a chance against Greeneville. No one is discounting football teams up there, especially after last year. Both teams have played tough competition. All things equal, if it's a clean game without mistakes (turnovers, penalties etc) by both teams that are playing well I'll go with AC just because they are more balanced on offense. Defensively they're good at adjusting.