rookie78

So, has a decision been made?

So, has a decision been made?

If the high school has a wrestling culture then there are a ton of advantages. Take Bellmont, Adams Central, Garrett, and Prairie Heights for instance. None of them have issues with their numbers. I think Prairie Heights and Garrett had like 50 kids this year. On top of that, I am from Eastside High School and I know how small communities work. Most of the time you will have the same last names flowing through the school so you have a generational culture of wrestling that is huge also. Having a parent who wrestled is a big deal when the going gets tough.  The reason I started wrestling is because it was the cool thing to do at Eastside in the 80's and early 90's. You don't need a room full of hammers for your wrestlers to have success. I will say you need 2 or 3 around the same weight that can push each other. Throw on top of the mindset challenges that certain demographics have or don't have that is another factor. 
 
I didn't read the whole thread but I think someone touched on it already. Here is the bottom line now for any of us. If you want your wrestler to reach the podium in Indiana you need to have an all-in wrestler that is willing to wrestle year-round with only a little bit of off time. Times have changed no matter if we like it or not. Yes, there will be some outliers here and there that don't fit this rule. Especially at the upper weights but for the most part, it is what it is.
 
If you state that you will always share athletes with other sports because it is a small school and you don't want to takeaway from anyone's pool then 110% you are at a huge disadvantage unless your school's number 1 sport is wrestling and other coaches accept that and are okay with them possibly getting injured in a wrestling practice during their season.
 
If your whole argument is you want divisions so kids can play other sports and still have some success at wrestling then you are correct. But that doesn't make it easier at a big school to have success. That is what you and your school system have chosen.
 

My answer is no

No mention of Da Rat?

I heard he's still there as the head coach, just a rumor though.

Done. A short essay, 358 words to be exact, letting them know my displeasure. Hopefully I get a response.
 
FYI, I did not use any vulgar language.

Done. A short essay, 358 words to be exact, letting them know my displeasure. Hopefully I get a response.
 
FYI, I did not use any vulgar language.

Done. A short essay, 358 words to be exact, letting them know my displeasure. Hopefully I get a response.
 
FYI, I did not use any vulgar language.

Heard/saw some loud/large sections of EMD, CP and maybe BBURG/CG.....how did that happen?  Did the peasant's seats get moved to accommodate the heavy hitters?

Was there an over/under for # of misconduct calls for coaches/schools?

Honorable Mention: the music selection was horrendous.. nothing like warming up for one of the biggest matches of your career to the Disney on Ice soundtrack. 
 
#BringBackTheTights

Paper tickets, general admission....at least we'd get a keepsake for $50

I may have missed it over the last couple days and the trip back home, but did they ever announce attendance, as in actual number of people in attendance, not the number of tickets sold?
 
Be interested to know that number too I guess, because I know my group had 4 tickets go unused. I feel most people had some go unused. Was the #TicketGate2024 debacle a scare tactic by TicketMaster to sell more tickets and accrue more money, courtesy of assanine fees they charge?

I may have missed it over the last couple days and the trip back home, but did they ever announce attendance, as in actual number of people in attendance, not the number of tickets sold?
 
Be interested to know that number too I guess, because I know my group had 4 tickets go unused. I feel most people had some go unused. Was the #TicketGate2024 debacle a scare tactic by TicketMaster to sell more tickets and accrue more money, courtesy of assanine fees they charge?

I may have missed it over the last couple days and the trip back home, but did they ever announce attendance, as in actual number of people in attendance, not the number of tickets sold?
 
Be interested to know that number too I guess, because I know my group had 4 tickets go unused. I feel most people had some go unused. Was the #TicketGate2024 debacle a scare tactic by TicketMaster to sell more tickets and accrue more money, courtesy of assanine fees they charge?

And now we go live to the Ford Center. 

 

I found the SHAVED ICE! Down main street about a mile from the Ford Center!

I found the SHAVED ICE! Down main street about a mile from the Ford Center!

Will Call booth employees were super friendly and understanding last night.  Be nice to them.  Ticketmaster screwed the pooch on this deal and unfortunately Ford Center employees are taking that wrath for it.
 
Multiple pages of concerns every year since 2020 about tickets should be enough for the ihsaa to reconsider the ticketing process.

Will Call booth employees were super friendly and understanding last night.  Be nice to them.  Ticketmaster screwed the pooch on this deal and unfortunately Ford Center employees are taking that wrath for it.
 
Multiple pages of concerns every year since 2020 about tickets should be enough for the ihsaa to reconsider the ticketing process.

6 tickets....$1,500.......I know what I have!

6 tickets....$1,500.......I know what I have!

Just got absolutely bent over by the IHSAA and Ticketmaster for over $150 for 2 tickets, by session, since the “all session” wasn’t bringing anything up. I’m happy to be going so the money isn’t a big deal to me. It’s that every year we ask if they’ve fixed the ticket issue and they just refuse to do it. Best ticket experience of the state tournament so far was at the Fort Wayne Coliseum where I waited in line to buy a general admission ticket. Unbelievable, and yet totally expected.

NECC- 8
 
Prairie Heights 2, 144 and 150
Garrrett 2, 132 and 175
West Noble 2, 138 and 157
Eastside 1, 138
Central Noble 1, 106