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  1. gstemv81
    It's a logical idea but it still has the problem of state qualifiers coming into State with zero, and teams with the best 3-4 studs determining the team title. Example: one champ=24 team points; two 4th placers=24 points; eight 8th placers=24 points; 14 non-placing qualifiers=0 points. The scoring is skewed toward the top and discounts team depth. It would be a big improvement to carry forward team scores from sectional or regional forward through semi-state. Some sectionals and even regionals are stronger than others but the distortion is less than not counting them at all. The problem here is that there is no precedent for carrying scores forward. Track and field comes to mind. Only points at State count historically.
  2. gstemv81
    I accept maligned's point about evenly distributing the weights across 14 classes with little regard to the actual weights. But the practical effect of the proposed change is that 135 and 140 are combined into 138, while 189 is split into 182 and 195. Dropping a middle weight to gain an upper weight. I'm surprised that there are that many 190 lb. guys walking the halls compared to 140.
  3. gstemv81
    "Jorts" are cutoff jean shorts. As seen on "Cops."
  4. gstemv81
    Sam Wildeman was JV behind another state champion, Allen Weinzapfel, before his senior year. Wildeman is the son of Chris Wildeman, state champ at 145 in 1981.
  5. gstemv81
    The board allows one "karma action" per hour, or so says the error notice you might get. So you can give him 7 wahoos if you're patient!
  6. gstemv81
    The bump from 103 to 106 doesn't seem that big a deal to me. Again, what's really happening is 135 and 140 are being consolidated to 138 while 189 is being split into 182/195. Losing a middle weight for an upper weight. Adding a 240 makes no sense because there is no comparable college weight. The reason is kids are growing to adult size sooner than 20-30 years ago.
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    Good point. Lannert opened up big time at state, scoring a lot of points and giving up a lot of points. Probably would want to be more conservative against Tsirtsis! Besides, everyone knows MD knows how to stall and play the edge of the mat... I think if MD works on defending against the front headlock and the cheap tilt, that would really help keep those matches close.
  8. gstemv81
    The new proposed weights appear to add a couple pounds to every class. Looking more closely, 135/140 would be consolidated into 138, while the current 189 would be split into 182/195. We'd be losing a middle weight to gain an upper weight - I'm not sure that's good. I do like that the current gap between 171 and 189 would be eliminated. Y2's "one weight class true champion" jive is known in philosophy as a STRAWMAN argument. You set up a strawman and knock it down. Class wrestling in Iowa has resulted in chicks qualifying for state with double digit losses.
  9. gstemv81
    The John Smith quote above deserves a response. I'm not one to question Coach Smith but will do so anyway. As the coach of a Division I powerhouse like Oklahoma State, he isn't recruiting anybody who isn't at least a 2x state champion from a single class state, or a 4x from a classed state. The last time Oklahoma State recruited in Indiana, they got Steven Bradley, 3x state champ from Beech Grove (and 4x placer). Coach Smith says kids are getting overlooked in Indiana. The question is: who? What kid, this year, is going to get overlooked by Div. II schools because they never made it to state in our single class? I think the answer is nobody. These small college scouts have to know what they're doing; they're savvy, and know where to go and where to look to find the kids that might be interested in their programs. In the late 90s I went to the Evansville Semi-State, and while standing in line for tickets, next to me were two individuals wearing shirts from a small college in Illinois I'd never heard of. I asked them what brings them to Indiana and they said were scouting! Now, why would they make the field trip to one of our semi-states when they can be looking at all the Class A (small school) prospects in Illinois?
  10. gstemv81
    I don't think CP will get 12 points from Tsirtsis and Roach. Jake Lannert looked great at State taking fourth, and Sam Riggs is underrated. Runnerup Weekley only beat him 5-4 at Team Regional. I don't think CP can expect more than 8 from those two matches.
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    Have to disagree here. Falls are called so fast (aka "touch falls") that I'm not sure they're worth six team points. On the other hand, it might take five takedowns or more to get a tech fall. Think of it this way: Boomsma getting upset by fall is much more likely to happen than by tech fall, or even major.
  12. gstemv81
    160 - John Sims (MD) - Dusty Shurg (CP) from Friday night prelims.
  13. gstemv81
    Doesn't matter. The state titles those Indian Creek wrestlers won under the lights will be remembered for years to come. Class titles? Uh, no. No amount of social engineering can alter what's real. The kids aren't stupid.
  14. gstemv81
    People keep talking about tuxedo singlets, and a coach wearing a tuxedo shirt with jorts. What team is this? Stay classy.
  15. gstemv81
    Might throw in 140 semi-final Montgomery (THS) - Lannert (MD), 11-10 decision. Nonstop action.
  16. gstemv81
    1973 - Sam Lamb, Evansville Bosse, pinned the field at 132 from sectional to state finals.
  17. gstemv81
    Garret Goldman, Bloomington North - sure flew under the radar considering his dad his IU Coach Duane Goldman! This happened before in the 1970s with IU Coach Blubaugh and his sons at BN.
  18. gstemv81
    Drake Stein, Princeton. Congratulations.
  19. gstemv81
    That would be Al Smith, former head coach at Mishawaka and the namesake of that tournament. He mentioned "what we used to call an 'Old Navy Ride.'" Anybody know what that is? Mat 3 was former Penn coach Henry Wilk.
  20. gstemv81
    "He's a LOCK." Also "prolly" and "pwned." That last one looks like a typo but I see it everywhere.
  21. gstemv81
    Someone who can lift and carry their opponent back to the center deserves a bonus point.
  22. gstemv81
    I predict that a combination of #1 seeds and #3 seeds will get the most bang for the virtual buck. The price disparity between #2 and #3 is too great and doesn't account for luck of the draw at semi-state. Many #2s vs. #3s are tossups. Looking at the point scoring system, it is skewed to the top. First=24 pts while Eighth=3 pts. It would take eight 8th placers to equal one champ. This makes the Coaches Trophy almost a lottery. A dual meet team with a core of eight 8th placers would be extremely decent.
  23. gstemv81
    Will there be a webcast for Team State next week at Center Grove?
  24. gstemv81
    My understanding is that Penn High School is assessed the $500 fine while Coach Harper serves the suspension. Harp doesn't pay the fine. I hope I'm not wrong there. But I don't understand the issue as to the weights. It used to be that a wrestler certified at a weight and could wrestle that weight or bump up one class. Then a few years ago that rule was suspended or abolished. At Team State a few years ago, Blake Maurer, MD's state champ 171, bumped two classes to wrestle New Castle's 215. How was that possible?
  25. gstemv81
    In Ohio you could start off your season with the Walsh Ironman, follow it up with the Beast of the East and the Medina Invite. Make sure you have St. Eds and St. Paris Graham on your schedule. Go to Cincinnati and take on Bishop Moeller or Lakota West. Wrestle in Cleveland often. I'm amazed anybody is undefeated in Ohio. Even David Taylor had two losses in high school.
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