southernfan Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Thanks. Point well taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1gold Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 It was a great tournament , and it seemed to run smoothly. I didn't have enough time to run to the men's restroom , and grab a coke and some popcorn for the kids , and get back to my seat before the next round. With all of the talent that was there , I could have stayed there all night. It was incredible , and my kids loved the sound and light show as well.. GREAT JOB !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB145 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 The anouncer for the finals did an awesome job! Who needs Bruce Buffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Truculent Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 What is the whole story behind the 189 adjustments? Also, the Cook-Leach match seemed to be a big one, yet nobody has mentioned it. Could someone tell me about that one? It seems to me to be one of many cases that full wrestlebacks need to be included at semi-state! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old82 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 only way to have wrestle backs is to have 1 round on friday.I was there for 13.5 hrs and trying to keep my 3 yr old entertained,and he did very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alduflux Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Did the 189 matches actually get wrestled out of order? It was announced that the 189's would be wrestling next (out of order) but then I thought they stuck to the correct order anyway. The semi-finals definitely should be run on four mats. The one change I would make for next year is make the semi-finals a next-available-mat format. With just two matches per weight class the heavier weights can get out their pretty quick if there are a lot of pins and the 45 minute issue could come into play. Also, it was tough to keep up when each mat skipped a weight. However, keep the first and second round as it is with the match order predetermined. Wrestlebacks could be wrestled in the same amount of time that this semi-state took if you go back to only three advancing from regional and only wrestleback from the ticket round on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forgotenlegacy Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 In response to BlueBolt: I tend to disagree with the good matches being on mat II. The only matches i saw on mat II were the matches that i made a point to catch. From what i saw... the quality of match ups (not wrestlers) was far superior on mats III and IV. In fact I hardly saw anything than the before said ones I made a point to catch on I and II because of all the action on mats III and IV. However, I was also sitting on the north end directly in front of mats III and IV. This could bare weight on anyone's perception and/or opinion I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBolt Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 In response to BlueBolt: I tend to disagree with the good matches being on mat II. The only matches i saw on mat II were the matches that i made a point to catch. From what i saw... the quality of match ups (not wrestlers) was far superior on mats III and IV. In fact I hardly saw anything than the before said ones I made a point to catch on I and II because of all the action on mats III and IV. However, I was also sitting on the north end directly in front of mats III and IV. This could bare weight on anyone's perception and/or opinion I suppose. Let me rephrase my statement.... The most closely contested matches (i.e Overtime and "back to center" matches seemed to be on Mat II). To say "the best" is a matter of opinion I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon H Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I agree with Alduflux - making the semis a "next available mat format". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripleB Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Let's not even wrestle the semi's. They take up way too much time. We could flip a coin and that be that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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