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Th is is called click bait and is in violation of the Geneva Convention

The IHSAA does what the NCAA does?? Then were getting wrestlebacks and college boundary rules? It's about time..

Ali verse frazier / lenard verse hagler / Lee verse Red - da rat takes Lee / Lee is on a vision quest 

As a coach at a small school that doesn't churn out state qualifiers, I have a request for all the underdogs on the 13th.
 
Don't worry about who you've drawn at semistate. Nobody's past wins, losses, or accolades mean anything once the whistle blows. You've busted your butts all year, more than anyone not involved with wrestling could possibly comprehend. Your blood, sweat, and determination have gotten you this far. Let nothing stand in your way. Fight for victory with every fiber of your being. Win or lose, if you know you have left it all on the mat, you have nothing to be ashamed of.
 
Many great wrestlers have imparted profound words of motivation to the next generation of wrestlers. But I think the strongest words I've ever read have been from a world-class runner, the late Steve Prefontaine. "To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift."
 
Have a great week of practice, and give 'em hell, boys.

He's actually raising money for Riley kids this weekend, great cause!! He has my respect

#IllinoisPainTrainRollingThruIN
 
Either way...it would be great if Penn could Pack the Palace to show support for wrestling in general and IN wrestling in particular. The #1 team in the nation doesn't come rolling thru IN very often and it would be great to show them IN supports it's wrestling. If you got some young wrestlers just getting into the sport, bring them out and show them what the best looks like..the best in the nation and the best in IN..#2015StateChamps. Nothing better than exposing young talent to the sport with great teams and a great atmosphere, absent the DJ's and hype crews, although, who knows?
 
We've had a great run of D1 commits lately...congrats to all...and it's because these dudes and their families got out and wrestled the best. Some might have "had the hammer dropped" on them early, but it didn't deter them. Gotta wrestle the best to be the best or something like that. So if you're in the area and can round up your team/club/kids come on out on Jan 8 at 6pm and celebrate the sport and support great wrestling.

Bane vs. McCormick

Malone (SBA) vs Jourdan (EMD) was a thriller. Fantastic Friday night match with a ton of action. It appeared as if Jourdan was gonna be headed home but he fought back late to win it. Hats off to both for a great match!

Nothing pissed me off more this weekend then hearing the crowd boo every time there
was injury time or any other little thing that they did not like.    You should be ashamed
of yourself if you boo a young Man in High school.   He is not out there for your enjoyment.
He is out there working his butt off to win the match.  By this time of year.  Almost everyone
of them are dealing with something, that most of you would call in sick and stay home for.
                                                                 Stay Classy wresting fans.... Jchas out!

Real fast count on the near fall points.

Most disappointing ending of a match in the finals...didn't think Hinkle gave up nearfall! Would of liked to seen overtime

Sound a little sensitive.   Did i hit a nerve. I  Dont think I was the only one that posted this.   I just said it was a fast count.  Osborne  wrestled well and was deserving.   Wasn't trying to take anything away from his accomplishment.  In my experience, its not unusual to have a close call go your way when you win a championship.

These referees sure count to 2 fast tonight

That near fall wasn't there shoulda been ot!

So you're saying everyone has a chance

Molloy will keep it within 5!! Red is one if the best ever but tshirts had close matches everynow and then even the great have close matches and I think molloy can keep it close

Sounds like the brackets are fine, but the behavior of pre-releasing the random draw should still be dealt with, in my opinion.
 
We obviously need to bring back the briefcase handcuffed to an undisclosed person from the IHSAA, rather than putting draws out on the interwebs.
 
Also, I want to see a photo of the mysterious IHSAA operative "pink lady"

There is a very high ranking IHSAA official at Merriville. I do believe it is a HUGE deal if it cost whoever a chance at even an 8th place medal. Getting to stand on that podium as one of the best in the state is the ultimate goal for these wrestlers. If bc of cheating at one of the semi states switches what draw a kid should have had compared to another is wrong. If the IHSAA did mess this up then punishment should start with Faulkens and start its way down to the official who was present at Merriville should be fired.

Or he was trying to find out what happened and gave a scenario where *gasp* Indianamat made an error!

Strangely enough, as i read the thread and his comments I interpreted him to be questioning the source of the brackets rather than IndianaMat. The brackets had to come from somewhere so i assumed he was wondering if whoever was distributing the info (to Indianamat and to whoever had them in Morrisville) had it incorrect initially. That would certainly explain his question which began "is it possible". Perhaps there is more history than I know but I thought it was fair to state there is an alternate interpretation possible.

I apologize guys, it was me. I made up the phony brackets and handed them out at Merriville. I thought this site needed a boost because it's been so incredibly boring.

Hey dingo Hows NC coming along? Not rushing just excited for it!!

Hey dingo Hows NC coming along? Not rushing just excited for it!!