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What is the date of Team State? It was Friday, Dec 23 last year, so does that mean it is Fri, the 22nd this year? Is it at the War Memorial Coliseum again?

Crazy Karl! Ha

Obviously I already stated we were glad to have a place to "vent." So if people are venting, they probably aren't capable of RELAXING quite yet. Thanks though for your advice.

If that's a threat Nick...you might want to re-think it. We've already established we disagree about this, so the conversation would serve no purpose. Believe me, I'm not intimidated on a messageboard or in person.

Yep, you're a perfect guy I'm sure Nick. I used to watch you wrestle. You "whined"a few times. Preach to all of us. Message boards are for sharing people's passionate thoughts. You've spouted plenty of your opinions on here. Nobody on here has named the official or demeaned him. The conversation is primarily about a coaches ethics of lack thereof, depending on your perspective. The message board allows people to vent. Thank goodness. Wrestling coaches and families need it sometimes. Thanks Y2!

It is not a coaches job to win at ALL costs. When a coach yells something he knows is not true, he is being unethical. Harper yelled stalling when he knew McCartney had a leg Turk in, which he knows is a pinning combination. Many coaches are disappointed, even coaches who know Harper well. They thought he crossed the line. What example is a coach setting for his wrestlers, when he wins at all costs? Is it okay if wrestlers do the same? Lie, cheat for a victory? Anybody who supports that isn't sportsmanlike. One of the coaches for Harrison, Hinkel, is the former Purdue coach, who coached Harper at Purdue. He received a penalty point for telling the official that the leg Turk is a pinning combination. Harper complained all through the match and received no penalty.

Coaches unaffiliated with either team said... before it was called..."Watch Harper, he's begging and his kid isn't working. They should call it on his kid."

We've all seen you criticize officials Fabio...it just depends whose ox is being gored I guess. So the new rule is, no complaining about officials on this board, instead get a license? That's fine as long as you use the same logic while coaching. Next time you get after an official, justifiably about a rule, if he replies, "Be quiet. Apply for a license Nick," Will that be fair to your wrestler?

McCartney had an obvious leg Turk in, for 15 secs and Harper screamed stalling a few times and Voila! The ref obliged with 7 secs left. 2nd year in a row for a good kid from Logan Reg to get derailed by a bad call. Bad calls are part of sports, but it seemed very unfair to most people watching...even many Penn folks were surprised. Coaches should coach their kid, but not purposely try to get a ref to cheat another kid.

Scholar: Harrison and Jeff aren't small schools. Delphi has had more success than all the Lafayette schools combined in the last few years...Atwood, Lynde and Mote...they qualify as a small school.

MILES KRINZ- LAF HARISON