State Tournament

[cbg]

For the "old timers" this statement will be easy to understand but will be more difficult for the young people. The McCallie & Father Ryan Invitational tournaments are more difficult to win than a state championship. With D1 and D2 people are getting to the finals in both divisions that in the past would not have made it to the state tournament. I really hope that everyone does well and has fun but that gold medal seems to have lost some of it's luster.

[sundancer]

If Franklin could have qualified a couple more guys, they would have given Soddy a serious run for it. If the Rebels compete smart they will still be serious competition, I think their guys are hungry for a chance to show what they've got.

[texas23]

Not to belittle Sundancer's point, but any team who would qualify more wrestlers would/should do better. Or on the flip side, had soddy not taken so many, Franklin would have a better chance to out score them.

 

In short, they did not and Soddy did.

[DblTech]

For the "old timers" this statement will be easy to understand but will be more difficult for the young people. The McCallie & Father Ryan Invitational tournaments are more difficult to win than a state championship. With D1 and D2 people are getting to the finals in both divisions that in the past would not have made it to the state tournament. I really hope that everyone does well and has fun but that gold medal seems to have lost some of it's luster.

You can say that all you want, I just don't see a guy taking home his gold medal and saying..."WOW this thing isn't really all that great...If only I could have wrestled with both divisions combined." The guys who get the medals know in their mind, they are the best of the best and that should never be taken away from them.

 

Div II got what they wanted, now they just need to keep quiet about Div I not being nearly as difficult. That it is a watered down championship. The way I see it, Div I is growing rapidly while Div II is staying the same.

[sundancer]

Tex - I agree!

 

It would have been great to see Soddy & Franklin head to head at State Duals, guess we'll have to wait till next year.

[BOBJONES1983]

Div II got what they wanted, now they just need to keep quiet about Div I not being nearly as difficult. That it is a watered down championship. The way I see it, Div I is growing rapidly while Div II is staying the same.

DblTech-

I think you need to substitue Div I for all of your Div II's and vice versa in your previous post. It is totally the other way around.

[sly]

BobJones, DblTech has it right. The private schools that wanted to leave DI left and the private schools that wanted to stay in DI did. As far as growing I think there have been more DI schools added in wrestling since the split than there has DII schools. Just how did you come to your conclustions that the statement that DblTech made needs to be just the opposite?

[Arjay]

Botw, I wasn't sure about this but i think it was a bit closer than that but not much but the match was an injury default b/c lucas threw up too much just what i remember Have a nice one.

[pindu]

The west Tennessee wrestlers who will probably place at state are Darius Williams of Ridgeway at 103, Bartlett's Chris Baker at 119, Uri Hansen of Ridgeway at 215, Collierville's Jake Graham at 160, and of course Borneman from Houston and Barnett of Germantown.

[best_of_the_west]

There are also others to consider. Hammond (Coll. 112) got a good draw. Also, Hunt (Coll. 125), Wright (Houston 130), Edgington (Munf. 140), Allen (Westside 145), Chism (Bartlett 152), West (Coll. 152), Sharp (Germ. 160), Bourland (Bolton 171), Faulkner (Coll. 189), Matthews (Hous. 189), Hansen (Ridg. 215), Rogers (Coll. 215), Allen (Cord. 275), and Taylor (Ridg. 275) are worth watching at state. I think that a couple of these could sneak in to the medal rounds.

[Sommers]

Predictions For DII Individual (for the way the brackets are posted now even though I don't agree with a few weight class seedings):

 

103: Doster (Bay) dec. Adamson (ND)

112: Dunning (FR) dec. Manson (Bay)

119: Simpson (MBA) dec. Geismar (Bay)

125: Hiller (FR) pin Francis (MBA)

130: Cleveland (McC) mdec. Manson (Bay)

135: Leen (Bay) pin Mondelli (FR)

140: Smith (McC) dec. Waddell (Bay)

145: Blair (McC) dec. Doster (Bay)

152: Manley (McC) dec. Marable (CBHS)

160: Scott (McC) tech. Donlon (MBA)

171: Stark (FR) mdec. Turk (MBA)

189: Marable (CBHS) mdec. Rudolph (McC)

215: Saint (CBHS) dec. Wash (BA)

275: Forte (BA) dec. Hooser (MUS)

 

OW: Leen (Baylor 135)

Best Match: 152 finals (Manley vs. Marable)

 

I'm sure some people don't agree with some of these finalists and outcomes. But that is why they are my "opinionated" predictions.

There is a very good chance Chris Lewis will end up with three gold medals. Manley will have his hands full. Quickness and conditioning may be the deciding factor, not strength.

 

This is one match RC should allow to go on without any other activity in the auditorium. I could see a few others in the finals showcased for both D1 & D2, as well.

 

soms

[WrestleSBA]

Soms,

 

I think three is a good predicition for Coach Lewis. I think a lot of people are forgetting about Jay Simpson, he will be competitive at 171 and stands a good chance of going all the way. If you ask me that brings the tally up to a possible four.