Jay Co. Sectional

[Thor]

3 minutes ago, casualwrestlingfan said:

Random question, but why is JC the host for sectional? They do a good job, but since they host regional, I'd figure the state would spread the wealth. South Adams based on location makes sense. Jay County for regionals & location make sense. Is it due to size or bidding? Just random question I've had for years.

It’s gotta be the nachos. 

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14 minutes ago, AdamsCoBuschhh said:

 

Awful call.  It was the first thing I pulled up on Berne Witness when I got home.  No reversal in any sense of wrestling that I've ever experienced. And to see that ref LAUGHING about it after he sat down made it worse.  He had 1 other terrible non-call in Luginbill's match I believe the next round when the opponent was just laying flat.  I hardly ever complain about ref's, as I used to do a lot of umpiring little league baseball games.  This ref however, downright pitiful.  

 

I told y'all AC would push Bellmont, and nearly pulled it off.  After Bellmont won the 195 weight class it was over.   Dull and Currie did not disappoint again.  I'll have to review my predictions and see how I did.  The Hernandez 138 impressed me.  Beat Loshe for 3/4.  Going to be a tough Regional for those guys.  138 is stacked.

The egos of the refs are getting a little out of hand… I noticed the laughing as well! It made me sick to my stomach at the time and it makes me sick rewatching the match…

His laughing was ridiculous because it looks like he doesn’t know wrestling!

 

I believe the two on that mat or the ones that laughed it off and talked it over have reffed State matches! 

[casualwrestlingfan]

5 minutes ago, Thor said:

It’s gotta be the nachos. 

Sad to say I don't believe I ever bought nachos while in attendance. Are they the same as Pleasant Mills baseball (RIP) & Adams Central football? Those are my favorite with the seasoned meat from Manleys.

[Thor]

Just now, casualwrestlingfan said:

Sad to say I don't believe I ever bought nachos while in attendance. Are they the same as Pleasant Mills baseball (RIP) & Adams Central football? Those are my favorite with the seasoned meat from Manleys.

Sweet sloppy Joe meat, personally my favorite nachos. 

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Just now, casualwrestlingfan said:

Sad to say I don't believe I ever bought nachos while in attendance. Are they the same as Pleasant Mills baseball (RIP) & Adams Central football? Those are my favorite with the seasoned meat from Manleys.

AC Nachos top notch! 

[casualwrestlingfan]

2 minutes ago, Thor said:

Sweet sloppy Joe meat, personally my favorite nachos. 

Yep same ones! My favorite as well. Those need a shout out Sunday on the show!

Edited January 29, 2022 by casualwrestlingfan

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On 1/28/2022 at 1:57 PM, busstogate said:

Good grief!  That sectional is nuts this year.  Hope there is lots of ice and tape.

This original post was a look into the future! This sectional was NUTS!

[NavyGonzo]

After 30 years in wrestling, this may be close to taking the title of worst call I've ever seen

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5 minutes ago, NavyGonzo said:

After 30 years in wrestling, this may be close to taking the title of worst call I've ever seen

I chipped in and said in my almost 20 years this is one of the worst calls I’ve seen! So looks like combine us together it’s up to 50 years of combined wrestling watching.

[AdamsCoBuschhh]

It won't happen, ego's and bravado but......I'd love for the ref to come out with a full explanation in the Decatur Democrat (if Dane could get an interview) of what exactly he saw.  Did he just call 2 reversal early thinking Uhlman was scooting around...and it just didn't happen and his pride kept him from taking the 2 away?  Did he see something everyone (including the camera) missed?

 

There was another terrible call (IMO, I could be very wrong), I think in the Currie/Dull match where Dull was out of bounds and Currie had the ankles and got rewarded 2.  For control, doesn't the wrestler have to control at least 1 knee with an ankle?  I didn't understand that either.

[Thor]

2 minutes ago, AdamsCoBuschhh said:

It won't happen, ego's and bravado but......I'd love for the ref to come out with a full explanation in the Decatur Democrat (if Dane could get an interview) of what exactly he saw.  Did he just call 2 reversal early thinking Uhlman was scooting around...and it just didn't happen and his pride kept him from taking the 2 away?  Did he see something everyone (including the camera) missed?

 

There was another terrible call (IMO, I could be very wrong), I think in the Currie/Dull match where Dull was out of bounds and Currie had the ankles and got rewarded 2.  For control, doesn't the wrestler have to control at least 1 knee with an ankle?  I didn't understand that either.

The crazy thing there, is the ref refused to call the two for a while. I think it was the right call but he waited ten seconds to call it, yet the only thing that changed was they scooted father out of bounds. 

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13 minutes ago, AdamsCoBuschhh said:

It won't happen, ego's and bravado but......I'd love for the ref to come out with a full explanation in the Decatur Democrat (if Dane could get an interview) of what exactly he saw.  Did he just call 2 reversal early thinking Uhlman was scooting around...and it just didn't happen and his pride kept him from taking the 2 away?  Did he see something everyone (including the camera) missed?

 

There was another terrible call (IMO, I could be very wrong), I think in the Currie/Dull match where Dull was out of bounds and Currie had the ankles and got rewarded 2.  For control, doesn't the wrestler have to control at least 1 knee with an ankle?  I didn't understand that either.

You’re not wrong! I hadn’t heard this much booing at a sectional before! Three out of the four officials officiate at the state tourney I’d be disgusted to see them get rewarded after today!

 

 Jay county had a match Myers at 160 hit a headlock and get awarded the two and no back points! Myers had him on his back for almost 10 seconds! 

[Silence Dogood]

38 minutes ago, AdamsCoBuschhh said:

It won't happen, ego's and bravado but......I'd love for the ref to come out with a full explanation in the Decatur Democrat (if Dane could get an interview) of what exactly he saw.  Did he just call 2 reversal early thinking Uhlman was scooting around...and it just didn't happen and his pride kept him from taking the 2 away?  Did he see something everyone (including the camera) missed?

 

There was another terrible call (IMO, I could be very wrong), I think in the Currie/Dull match where Dull was out of bounds and Currie had the ankles and got rewarded 2.  For control, doesn't the wrestler have to control at least 1 knee with an ankle?  I didn't understand that either.

Bellmont asked him to watch the video...he said he couldn't at sectional, but would if it was emailed to him...

 

 

 

[casualwrestlingfan]

So when do they post the regional official assignments? We know the wrestlers & brackets if everyone is healthy & makes weight. See if the proposed snow storm raises weights. Also the IHSAA needs to explain why there isn't wrestlebacks at regional and beyond! We need a legitimate answer and not the same bs. Surprised no one from there hasn't came and asked everyone to become officials since the bashing. That's another bs line that drives me nuts. If you sign up to do the job, you take what comes with it, both positively and negatively. 

[patriotpride]

Many people look at this shirt and just see a referee/official’s uniform. Very few people look at this shirt and see what it really is - pure dedication, strength, and nerve.
 
They don’t see what goes on behind the scenes. Days away from families and one’s home, countless hours of studying, analyzing and reanalyzing one’s own calls, reading and re-reading the rule book, countless hours on the phones with other officials to ask questions and mentor each other, hours and their own money dedicated to associations and trying to make the world of officiating a better place. 
 
What people think they see: “a horrible official”, “someone who doesn’t know the rules”, “a biased official who “clearly” has it out for their team”, “someone who should never be able to be an official”.
 
To those people who sit in the stands or sit behind their computer screens or phones making these comments – I encourage you to try it. Sitting in the stands or on the couch and making the calls is the easy route. Because you have the ability to be right or wrong with no consequences. The official out there on the mat, field, or court has to be right all the time (which is subjective to your eyes, your team, and your desired outcome, instead of the rules). I encourage you take the official’s test. Take it and you will see that you didn’t pass because you don’t know as much about the sport as you thought you did. And when you do fail, use it as motivation to join an association, read and study the rule book, and then take the test again. After taking the test (probably multiple times), maybe just maybe you will pass. And if you do pass, then go ahead and put on the uniform, muscle up the nerve and strength to actually become an official and step out into the center mat, court, or field.
 
Every sport is in need of more officials. The number of officials and number of younger people wanting to be officials has greatly decreased. Why? Probably because it is an extremely difficult position to be put in, and all you get in return is constant hate.  
 
To the fans – I am not asking you not to root for your team. Root and scream for your team! If you don’t like a call, boo it, and then move on! What I am asking, is please be more respectful in person or online.
 
Officials walk out to a game or match knowing that  by the end of it they will have one side hating and degrading them. They are required to make the tough calls over and over again, calls that will upset one side or the other. It is a lose-lose situation regardless of the outcome. So why do they do it? My guess would be for the love of the sport.
 
Officials are humans, with families- wives, husbands, and children, with friends, with homes, other careers, and feelings. They are people. Real people. Who, after everything that they do, still have to listen and read horrible comments from people who wouldn’t dare or have enough courage or knowledge to step out into the fire. Yet these officials have enough dedication and nerve to continuously step out onto the mat, court, field, etc…  over and over and over again because they love what they do and they love the sport. They are truly relentless. Are they always perfect? Probably not. They are humans, in a world of sports where rules are ever changing and evolving. They are dedicated, and every official that I know uses every call, match, game, and outcome as a learning experience, whether good or bad.
 
Officiating is one of the most difficult and thankless jobs that I can think of. So to every official out there – THANK YOU. Thank you for doing everything that you do so that the world can enjoy the thrill and excitement of sports. Thank you for the brotherhood and sisterhood that you provide each other, and for becoming each other’s lifelong friends and family. Thank you for giving up countless hours and days away from your families. Thank you for continuing to put yourself out there over and over again regardless of all of the negative feedback and comments/posts from spectators. Thank you for the time and energy that you dedicate into your craft, so that we, as spectators, can sit, watch, and enjoy the sports that we love.