Jump to content

What's to expect from 6AAA?


Tenntwin
 Share

Recommended Posts

I may try and sneak to Cookeville tonight and watch. I seen cook. play coffee the other day and I don't really see them beating Livingston. they don't have a bench but they do play really good defense.

Ha, well whaddaya expect when 6 players off of the team last year are gone....of course we aren't exactly 15 deep ha.    I'll say this though, it certainly isn't like the wheels have come off.  7-1 is a decent start, no matter who you play.  I'll be interested to see what happens tonight

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Well, my Cavaliers fell short last to LA.   Let me start by saying it was a badly officiated game both ways.  Seemed like first half was all going against us and second half vice versa.  Also I thought they let it get way to rough to the point to where Eldridge got an intentional called on him... should never let a game get that rough... moving on... 

 

LA pretty much handled us in the first half.  We looked flat ( told you i was worried about the uptick in competition suprising us)  They held a 30-19 halftime lead I believe.  We woke up at halftime and the 3rd quarter was all us.  In the fourth, we had a 4 point and 6 point lead several times and I believe we were still up 1 with a couple minutes left.   After that its just like we went cold... couldn't hit anything. ended up 59-51   Give credit to LA, they hit shots down the stretch and made winning plays.  

 

I was somewhat encouraged actually by many things I saw.  If we put a whole game together I think we could beat them next time.  Can't start out the game that flat.  

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Good teams tend to cause flat starts.. Cookeville has been thru a lot .. Hats off. Loosing so many players one asks what might have been ,then again Cookeville politics and drama tend to usually end all progress.. Ckv girls looked really bad but that is another story..

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Guest
This topic is now closed to further replies.
 Share

Announcements


  • Recent Posts

    • Nothing to be disgruntled at.  You have a blessed day!
    • Post events https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=qmF0dn9znEScCOpe_cPQuxF9-OnKOoNKj6HT21TSc3FUOEpYSEdVQU5CUjFTUUpYNEQyNkxSWDZEVy4u View events 2024-2025 Wrestling Tournaments.xlsx
    • Lol! I was being a bit facetious. 
    • Way late on this post, but I do believe that I want to at least weight in so to speak lol. I wrestled NAIA competed against some of the best wrestler over all a crossed the divisions and felt great about my college wrestling experience. I think people make the mistake in believe that wrestling some how gets easier as a sport at the smaller college divisions it doesn't the training is mostly the same. I have that on good authority from a coach who was a D1 all-American. it's more the commitment level of the competitors that is different. There is talented wrestlers that can go D1 at any level in the smaller division. sub in Sammy Shires for one he would have done fine on a DI team. He chose a work life ratio that suited him. It's not about talent it's commitment are you going to make training and studying the sport the center of your world cause that's what it takes: NO MATTER HOW TALATENTED BEFORE HAND YOU ARE.  If so then D1 is for you and striving for success at that level is for you like Mr. Palmer said it's what your willing to put in. Now coaches if you have a successful wrestler who fits that bill then by all means D1 is a great option they will see some success no matter how small, but if they are not that committed along with being talented and a killer and you know it then your doing them wrong.  You don't have to tell athletes that you don't think they are D1 tell them to keep their options open to take all their visits to consider all the divisions regardless of their goals. college recruiting visits have you most times wrestle against their current wrestlers coaches and athletes  will find out real quick it's not easy no matter where you go. That way when they make their decision it's a sound one that's based on well rounded experiences.     BobCorker, and oceansize42 I believe what you are thinking is correct but for different reasons. TN wrestler's have the talent... it's a commitment level change. TN wrestlers aren't used to having to put themselves through the level of commitment required and kills them on the D1 level.    WrestlingGod, I agree you should push kids to pursue their dreams, but not at the cost of common sense period... we have to much of that going around this country already. Dreams can turn to poison when these wrestler are not educated on what it truly takes. In TN  a kid who understands wrestling to a high level can be successful with small amounts of hard work. They think their definition of hard work is enough for D1 that is the mistake not the "talent/understanding".  Over-all though we do not celebrate NAIA,D2,D3, or Juco success in this state like other states do. GA/AL celebrates all it's college wrestlers success a crossed the  board no matter the division. Why? because it's hard... I have gone to all the divisions National championships let me tell you to be a all-American at any is impressive especially D2 or NAIA. those guys can scrap and not one of those AA's are an easy match. all of them were state placers or champs multiple times in their high school careers. does that at all sound easy to place at? TN does not give those guys enough credit or shout outs period. it's an over sight because of this D1 or it's less than meaningless   mentality on this site and in this state. GA/AL is better then us on the highest stage because they send guys to D2,NAIA,D3 ect. they come back understanding the sport better then their pervious coaches, and give back and that cycles to athletes readiness to go D1 with clearer understanding of what it takes to be competitive day 1 freshman year.             My post isn't to support one way or the other but to just consider that both sides have merit and that both work when the system in TN. by system I mean coaches are the better educated on preparing athletes for each level they want and should pursue.        
    • If you think McKenzie could've beat Riverside I have a bridge you might like to buy. 
×
  • Create New...