bigmak

where do I send my address so I can get the Flips I won lol?

Rumor is that Hudkins didn't make weight.  I want Black to buy me a lottery ticket.

both sinkovics and hudkins are out (both 1 seeds and in same bracket half with B. Black)

my "money" for the winner of a danceoff would be "cash"

Didn't the Fishers kid at 182 last year get 4th at New Castle, then place 4th at state?

yes, seth riley

I posted in another thread that Blackburn from Laporte has four losses this year all to Streck, who are some other multiple loss guys coming into the tournament that one wrestler owns all of his losses?

160 Max Dole had 2 losses both to Borta and he was up at one point in both matches...but then he lost to Decker last week in a match I dont feel he was mentally in after just losing to Borta the 2nd time.

not a popular pick by any means but don't say I didn't tell you first...

160 - #4 Dole over #1 Mammolenti

30 votes in and thecaliboysback is pulling away with a third of the votes

Thats not True you better move them around  8)

Obviously, Im the top dog, then you got a young denzel washington in the general, followed by a strapping big bob that I would say is a better looking version of the ruggedly handsom actor danny devito, then danny bell which if it wasnt for that huge growth in the middle of his face he calls a nose would probably be 2nd or 3rd. After that its kinda down hill as everyone know donnie baker just looks like he still lives in the 80s hair band era. i have no clue what you look like so by default you go to the bottom. lol

Only if Bigmak and Bigbob sit next to each other!

I met BigBob at spartan classic in December, along with Y2. Shook hands with both. I believe Mr. Bernard to be a good guy. We spoke a couple times during that day and I am a huge fan of Wes (who wont even be challenged this weekend in my opinion). Y2 just hates me because I am so freakishly good looking but who can blame him. Regardless, I would stand shoulder to shoulder with anyone in the wrestling community (except for maybe samstalker or whatever his name was) for the better of the sport and the fight to keep in olympics and to recruit more kids into it. Its the best sport ever that teaches more life lessons than any other. Good luck to everyone at state and have a good time. Live it up for me, i wont make it.

BTW, they are in order of best looking

still waiting for my invite as a special guest...

I too looked at the brackets, who do you have Harnishfeger losing too? He has a great draw from just eyeballing it. I don't know (besides records) anything about the wreslters he must face.

sorry, just saw this. yea i have him winning first round easily but his ticket round draw is bad. he gets 7th ranked wagner who lost to rypel by just a point earlier this year. he lost 6-4 to 4th ranked moss at regionals. thats one tough 2 seed. again, anything can happen though. i cheering on my richmond regional guys anyway

Well, like I said it was just off the top of my head. If they have a match at semi state, then I think any of them have a chance. Go make your own luck young men. Anyone can win on any giving day. Prove the stat guys wrong and get as many out of this regional as possible! Just don't leave anything in refs hands except your wrist being raised after the match. Only listen to your coaches or people who have actually been wrestlers. All these other wannabe's have no clue what they are talking about and give their ramblings no weight.

 

After all the factors that cannot be controlled (officials, injury, a kids will to win, etc...) I'm pretty much over talking these predictions and what could have or should have been scenarios to death. It causes way to much stress on me and I can only imagine the stress it puts on these kids.

 

Wrestling is the sport I love and that will not change. I put on my singlet and had my battles, and those days are long over. I was never a talker, I just wrestled and gave it 100%. I am going to start focusing on what I can control. That pretty much comes down to being at the venue for my kids match's, paying for his gym membership (and everything else as usual LOL) and supporting him in any positive way I can to help him get better. I don't know where any of these 100+ post ever did any thing but waste my time. This is a great site for information, and discussion and I am sure I will visit it from time to time as a guest, but this is my final post.

 

Be blessed wrestlers. Don't be talkers, let your wrestling speak for itself. Be confidant, but never cocky. Train hard and put in the extra work and the wins will work themselves out and the losses will make you stronger.

 

Y2, please cancel my account after you read this post. Good luck to you Y2 and PS, only block post from people who are using profanity, or being just plain silly. Freedom of speech is for everyone!

well said bpace and respected. the board will miss you but i am thinking i am in the same boat. the crap they pulled on my son was just too much and his career is over. i loved talking wrestling and i knew i could get on here any time of the day and do that but after i saw a kid have his season and career cut short when it clearly should not have been, i think i am burnt on it.

OFFICIALS, i would love to show you the difference between what happened to my son (a kid putting his hand in my sons mouth and pressing hard enough to get teeth marks on the top), versus and actual bite (which would require 2 sets of teeth marks, one on top AND ON THE BOTTOM!)

I too looked at the brackets, who do you have Harnishfeger losing too? He has a great draw from just eyeballing it. I don't know (besides records) anything about the wreslters he must face.

Yea I like Selm. He is a good wrestler but I didn't even have him winning first round match. While his opponents record isn't that impressive at 24-10, he is from perry meridian so you know they are wrestling a real tough schedule as well as team state against top wrestlers. I do give Selm a chance in that match I just know it won't be easy but even then, Bernard in a ticket round is as bad as it can be. I really don't think anyone can touch Bernard this year.

There are no wrestlebacks, only placing the top 4.

so the first alternate becomes the last non placing wrestler that lost to the champ?

ok really looked at the brackets and looked at each matchup and im not real happy with the results. i am biased for richmond regional guys and I still could not see many of them moving on. real tough matchups on paper so they need to go out and prove the numbers wrong. here are what i have come up with

only 5 will be going to state. its all about the draws and the matchups but here are my lucky 5 going to state:

160

dole as a 3 seed

decker as a 4 seed

170

gonzales as a 1 seed

182

hittle as a 2 seed

285

trawick someplace between 2-4 seed

the additional wrestlers actually placing top 8 after the above mentioned that are moving on are:

106

schaefer 7th

handley 8th

113

coffman 8th

120

anderson 5th

lonneman 7th

126

o'farrow/boggs 5th/6th or vise versa

loos 8th

132

bane 6th

138

cox 5th

ruberg 8th

145

hale 5th

152

manning 6th

hill 8th

170

aquino5th

182

robinson 6th

harper 8th

195

harnishfeger 7th

The why has Hill won the last 2 out of three?

simple, cause even the sun shines on a dogs butt every now and then

If you include Manning then you have to include Hill too right?

manning is much better than hill...i think hill is very good, taking nothing away from him, i watched that match against manning and i think manning beats him 9 out of 10 times. and in all honesty, it really doesnt matter which is better between the 2, its which has the better semi state draw. for example: jenkinson beat mcclurg in the 3/4 spot at regionals but i guarantee you that jenkinson would rather have mcclurgs draw right now. jenkinson draws into CJ Red in the ticket round lol. its like, congrats for winning 3rd place, you get to now try and beat one of the top wrestlers in the nation to go to state. ouch!

You might want to recheck the brackets if your picks are in finishing order. 106,113,132,138,160,170,182,195, and 220 can't finish in the top four like that. You have guys meeting in the ticket round both finishing in the top four.

fixed them. thanks

Just off the top of my head.

Schaefer

Coffman

loos

Rueberg

Bane

Hill

Dole

Gonzolez

Hittle

Harneshfeger

Selm

I would include 285 trawick, 170 Aquino (got a great draw especially with mccclosky out, he drew into that regionals 1 seed that would have been a 2 seed), 152 manning, 145 hale (has not been scored on since sectionals began), 138 cox (barely lost in ticket round last year after ref was too slow and out of position when cox had his opponent on his back)

You might want to recheck the brackets if your picks are in finishing order. 106,113,132,138,160,170,182,195, and 220 can't finish in the top four like that. You have guys meeting in the ticket round both finishing in the top four.

This is the first time I have tried doing too 8 as I usually just do top 2 or 4. So you're saying if they lose in ticket round, they can only wrestleback for 5th?

Bigmak's predictions: (top 8 in order)

106: Bailey, Wilhelm, Hawkins, White, Dawkins, Allen, Schaefer, Handley

113: Elliott, Holmes, Turner, Flood, Bocock, Starks, Welliever, Coffman

120: Red, McKinney, Cottey, Stansberry, Anderson, Ellis, Lonneman, O'neal

126: Chastain, Kenny, McCarty, McGhee, O'farrow, boggs, Barrantes, Loos

132: Wilson, James, Locke, Syverson, Eldred, Bane, Patterson, Devine

138: Cash, Eldred, Pruitt, Smith, Cox, Hendon, Kitko, Ruberg

145: LeCount, Harvey, Lile, VanCamp, Hale, Duerson, Amos, Herrick

152: James, Thomas, Brown, Carlson, Noon, Manning, Larson, Hill

160: Corsaro, Borta, Dole, Decker, Wilson, Krege, Brickens, Jones

170: Gonzalez, Johnson, Scott, Stewart, Aquino, Tonte, McCool, Mireless

182: Rypel, Hittle, Warman, Morales, Elliott, Robinson, Nuchols, Harper

195: Moss, Wagner, Aven, Manns, Koehrong, Dixon, Harnishfeger, Schrader

220: Faulkenberg, Vaughn, Warner, Cooper, Kayzer, Guhl, Brantley, Morrow

HWT: Bernard, Trawick, Beeson, Clay, Porter, Maxey, Ridl, Bobick

Wow. So if you are getting beat, just cross face your opponent on the mouth to get teeth marks and you can win. Terrible. If you can't win a match using wrestling moves then don't wrestle. Sad way to see someone end a career that way. Freaking pathetic losers.

I just heard this isn't the first or second time this same kid has pulled this crap. Not naming names but seriously dude, if you can't win by wrestling and you have to cheat, find a different sport.

Wow. So if you are getting beat, just cross face your opponent on the mouth to get teeth marks and you can win. Terrible. If you can't win a match using wrestling moves then don't wrestle. Sad way to see someone end a career that way. Freaking pathetic losers.

Well I'm going to be sporting my "Wrestling Fan Divided" shirt today. Supporting the Bulldogs and Spartans ;D

could you imagine what jerrys shirt would look like if you put all the kids he works with, their schools, on one shirt. lol