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Crown Point
(Best lineup while only using a wrestler 1 time)
 
106- Jack Rees- 2nd & 4th
113-Anthony Hawkins- 1st, 4th, 5th, & SQ
120-Riley Bettich- 1st, 2nd, 5th, and 6th
126-Stephen Roberson- 7th & 5th
132- Jesse Mendez- 1st & 1st
138-Jason Tsirtsis- 1st, 1st, 1st, & 1st
145-Eric Roach-1st, 1st, 2nd, & 4th
152-Noah Lamore- 3rd & 6th
160-Darden Schurg- 2nd, 2nd, & 4th
170-Oscar Kasch- 5th, 5th, & SQ
182-Tim Gergerly-3rd
195-Marcus Shrewsbury-1st, 2nd, & 7th
220-Tyler Kral- 1st & 3rd
285-Charlie Smith-2nd

Our Priority list over the past few years.
1. IHSAA State (what the country looks at & what every kid dreams about)
2. IHPO (what rankers look at)
3. Al Smith (litmus test for state)
4. IHSAA Semi-State (my favorite brackets to look up)
5. Middle School State (great predictor of HS success)
6. IHSWCA Team State (CP will hopefully get to compete next year if date changes)
7. ISWA Folkstyle state (great big brackets against Indiana kids)
8. Indy Nationals (tough in state and out of state competition)
9. Schoolboy Duals(Best of the best come to us)
10. ISWA Freestyle/Greco State (My favorite styles, just isn't very popular in Indiana)

For reference, here are some past award winners to make a trip down memory lane and be swept away in a tide of nostalgia.
 
Past Award Winners
Wrestler of the Year
2012: Jason Tsirtsis, Crown Point
2013: Mitch Sliga, Fishers
2014: Stevan Micic, Hanover Central
2015: Tommy Cash, Lawrence North
2016: Chad Red, New Palestine
2017: Andrew Davison, Chesterton
2018: Brayton Lee, Brownsburg; Mason Parris, Lawrenceburg
2019: Asa Garcia, Avon
 
Coach of the Year
2012: Jim Tonte, Perry Meridian
2013: Jim Tonte, Perry Meridian
2014: Bob Hasseman, Franklin Community
2015: Brad Harper, Penn
2016: Jim Tonte, Warren Central
2017: Darrick Snyder, Brownsburg
2018: Matt Schoettle, Perry Meridian
2019: Sean McGinley, Indianapolis Cathedral
 
Most Outstanding Wrestler
2012: Jason Tsirtsis, Crown Point
2013: Cody LeCount, Perry Meridian
2014: Gelen Robinson, Lake Central
2015: Nick Lee, Evansville Mater Dei; Blake Rypel, Indianapolis Cathedral
2016: Drew Hughes, Lowell; Shawn Streck, Merrillville
2017: Joe Lee, Evansville Mater Dei
2018: Brayton Lee, Brownsburg; Mason Parris, Lawrenceburg
2019: Jesse Mendez, Crown Point
 
Team of the Year
2012: Perry Meridian
2013: Perry Meridian
2014: Franklin Community
2015: Evansville Mater Dei
2016: Warren Central
2017: Brownsburg
2018: Brownsburg
2019: Brownsburg
 
Feud of the Year
2012: Brian Harvey vs. Kirk Johnson
2013: Donte Winfield vs. Wesley Bernard
2014: Deondre Wilson vs. Brandon James
2015: Sawyer Miller vs. Breyden Bailey
2016: Chad Red vs. Nick Lee
2017: Brownsburg vs. Perry Meridian
2018: Brownsburg vs. Perry Meridian
2019: Jordan Slivka vs. Donnell Washington
 
Match of the Year
2012: Paul Petrov vs. Brenden Campbell - IHSAA Individual State Finals, Indianapolis, IN, February 18
2013: Neal Molloy vs. Eli Walker - IHSAA State Finals, Indianapolis, IN, February 16
2014: Cody LeCount vs. Tommy Forte - Bellmont Main Event, Decatur, IN, January 11
2015: Sawyer Miller vs. Breyden Bailey - IHSAA State Finals, Indianapolis, IN, February 21
2016: Chad Red vs. Nick Lee - IHSAA State Finals, Indianapolis, IN, February 20
2017: Robert Samuels vs. Rickie Clark - IHSAA State Finals, Indianapolis, IN, February 18
2018: Noah Warren vs. Jordan Rader - IHSAA State Finals, Indianapolis, IN, February 17
2019: Alex Cartwright vs. Jamichael Watts - IHSAA State Finals, Indianapolis, IN, February 16
 
Program of the Year
2012: Perry Meridian
2013: Perry Meridian
2014: Franklin Community
2015: Perry Meridian
2016: Brownsburg
2017: Brownsburg
2018: Perry Meridian
2019: Brownsburg
 
Most Improved (Individual)
2012: Sean Mappes, Center Grove
2013: Riley McClurg, Perry Meridian
2014: Chase Osborn, Penn
2015: Nathon Trawick, Richmond
2016: Ben Stewart, Indianapolis Cathedral
2017: Rickie Clark, Brownsburg
2018: Nick South, Columbus East
2019: Clayton Fielden, Garrett
 
Most Improved (Team)
2012: Crown Point
2013: Warren Central
2014: Franklin Community
2015: Evansville Mater Dei
2016: Brownsburg
2017: Perry Meridian
2018: Perry Meridian
2019: Indianapolis Cathedral
 
OMG! Moment of the Year
2012: Sliga pins Kourtney Berry
2013: Eli Walker’s fireman’s carry in the finals
2014: Rhett Hiestand stuns Vinny Corsaro
2015: Tommy Cash pins Joe Lee
2016: Nick Lee goes up 4-0 on Chad Red
2017: Alec White pins Blake Mulkey
2018: Conner Graber shocks Nathan Walton
2019: Asa Garcia’s leg pass to a cradle for title #3

I believe he gave Silas the top award so as not to repeat winner gave the other category to Mendez. At least that’s my guess.

Thank you, and sure I’ll be happy to explain. So, for Most Outstanding Wrestler, we choose the wrestler who demonstrates exceptional skill as well as excitement in their matches that just makes you want to give them a standing ovation. Allred was the overall wrestler of the year due to many things, namely his poise as a wrestler, but Mendez’s skill goes beyond that of anyone in Indiana, but you have to take into account some of the finalists such as Bailey, Kervin, and Hall’s funk and scrambling abilities, Cottey’s ability to end matches quickly, Koontz’s method of surprise, and Gentry’s deceptive speed and strength at heavyweight. All of the guys were outstanding and every match you watched of theirs left you in awe.

I know IndianaMat does their own awards, but I wanted to do a fan version of these awards with some extra categories! Maybe the IndianaMat crew will add some of these in the future!
 
Categories
Wrestler of the Year
Coach of the Year
Most Outstanding Wrestler
Team of the Year
Feud of the Year
Dual Meet of the Year
Match of the Year
Program of the Year
Most Improved (Individual)
Most Improved (Team)
4A Most Valuable Wrestler
3A Most Valuable Wrestler
2A Most Valuable Wrestler
1A Most Valuable Wrestler
OMG! Moment of the Year (Bonus)

All finalists are listed, winners are in bold.
 
Wrestler of the Year
Silas Allred
Jesse Mendez
Zeke Seltzer
Alex Cottey
Joseph Walker
Evan Bates
Eli Dickens
Alec Viduya
Coach of the Year
Sean McGinley
Branden Lorek
Greg Schaefer
Darrick Snyder
Wade McClurg
Mark Kirchgassner
Most Outstanding Wrestler
Jesse Mendez
Alex Cottey
Logan Bailey
Joseph Walker
Matthew Koontz
Jonathan Kervin
Bryer Hall
Robbie Gentry
Team of the Year
Indianapolis Cathedral
Crown Point
Evansville Mater Dei
Brownsburg
Feud of the Year
Blake Boarman vs. Logan Bailey
Eli Dickens vs. Elliott Rodgers
Evansville Mater Dei vs. Indianapolis Cathedral
Elliott Rodgers vs. Cooper Noehre
Matthew Koontz vs. Luke Goodwin vs. Aundre Beatty
Dorian Keys vs. Robbie Gentry 
Dennis Hubbard vs. Antone Alexander
Match of the Year
Joseph Walker vs. McCartney Parkinson 2/21 Indianapolis
Tyler Jones vs. Garrett Stuckman 2/21 Indianapolis
Blake Boarman vs. Logan Bailey 2/22 Indianapolis
Bryce Lowery vs. Suhas Chundi 2/15 New Castle
Logan Boe vs. Jonathan Kervin 2/15 Evansville
Kane Egli vs. Tyler Conley 2/15 Evansville
Dorian Keys vs. Robbie Gentry 2/8 Mooresville
Alex Cottey vs. Cole Ross 1/11 Indianapolis
Isiah Levitz vs. Elliott Rodgers 12/28/19 Mishawaka
Program of the Year
Brownsburg
Carmel
Crown Point
Franklin Community
Warren Central
Most Improved (Individual)
JaJuan Anderson, Warren Central
Riley Rust, Center Grove
Anthony Walker, Greenwood
Tyler Wagner, Indianapolis Cathedral
Jacob Huffman, Indianapolis Cathedral
Jacob Johnson, Franklin Community
Most Improved (Team)
Crown Point
Carmel
Franklin Community
4A Most Valuable Wrestler
Jesse Mendez
Zeke Seltzer
Alex Cottey
3A Most Valuable Wrestler
Alec Viduya
Joseph Walker
Brayden Lowery
2A Most Valuable Wrestler
Clayton Fielden
Isaac Ruble
Cash Turner
1A Most Valuable Wrestler
Silas Allred
Nathan Willman
Alex Currie
OMG! Moment of the Year
Matthew Koontz headlocks Jesse Mendez
Kody Glithero stuns Alex Cottey
Nathan Willman pins the field at Evansville
Lane Gilbert upsets Cole Ross
Back-to-Back 170 State Semis Controversy
 
I’ll let YOU GUYS pick MOTY. It’s literally too hard to decide for me. I rate matches out of five stars, with a five being rare.
 
Of those listed for MOTY, I have:
Walker/Parkinson - 4.5 Stars
Jones/Stuckman - 4.5 Stars
Boarman/LB - 4 Stars
Bryce Lowery/Chundi - 4 Stars
Boe/Kervin - 4.75 Stars
Egli/Conley - 4 Stars
Keys/Gentry - 4 Stars
Cottey/Ross - 4.25 Stars
Levitz/Rodgers - 4.25 Stars
 
WAY too close to call.
 
Every match starts with two stars and gets rated based on competitiveness
 
Typically
3.5 = Very Good
3.75 = Great
4/4.25= Amazing
4.5/4.75 = Instant Classic
5 = Greatest of All-Time
 
Star ratings are just opinions as one match may be rated higher than another based on a variety of factors including skill level, competitiveness, excitement, drama, etc., but all these matches are different stylistically and all will go down as some of the most memorable in Indiana.
 
Past Five Star Matches
Blake Maurer vs. Alex Dolly - 2003 IHSAA State Finals (watched via YouTube, thought I was actually there; that’s how good it was)
Paul Petrov vs. Brenden Campbell - 2012 IHSAA State Finals 
Cody LeCount vs. Tommy Forte - 2014 IHSAA State Finals
Chad Red vs. Nick Lee - 2016 IHSAA State Finals
Robert Samuels vs. Rickie Clark - 2017 IHSAA State Finals

Jesse was 7.

I think koontz had one of the sweetest moves in the finals for sure, at the same time I was really impressed by the way Jessie kept his cool, fought off his back, and continued to wrestle the same as he did before the big move without being flustered. 

I complete agree with that reasoning for our travel restrictions.  The top teams would go to the big national tournaments and draw in more of our studs from nearby communities.  The rich would get richer.
 
However, I have a big problem with the IHSAA restricting the travel of schools outside of Indiana.  Why do they get to dictate travel for teams from other states?  If a really good team from Iowa wants to spend the time and money to compete at the Mater Dei Classic, and their school and state association allow it, then who is that hurting from Indiana?

Due to past experience in Michigan. I can say that INDIANA WRESTLING IS MUCH BETTER THAN MICHIGAN WRESTLING. Weather Michigan has 1 division at state or 4.. Indiana is still better. When I first moved here I constantly argued for Michigan with my team but it is very clear to me now that Indiana Wrestling is VERY UNDERRATED  

I feel there are several separate points being discussed here.
 
First, I believe the Indiana State Tournament is great in that it is intended to find the best wrestler at each weight class rather than to find the best from each different school size. But we have debated that many a time.
 
Secondly, however, this same tournament is flawed in the fact that there are no wrestle-backs. But what are we to do when the people in charge don't truly understand the sport?
 
Lastly, the ranking of states by number of NCAA qualifiers &/or AA's does give a decent indication of which states have the best HS wrestling, but unless this list takes into account population numbers then it's not giving a fair comparison of true quality. For example, California has nearly 6 times the population of Indiana & over 12 times the population of Iowa. I have not looked up the numbers recently, but their number of NCAA AA's has not been 6 & 12 times that of Indiana & Iowa in most years.
 
I definitely believe that Indiana & especially Iowa are 2 strong wrestling states that don't get as much credit given the quality wrestlers produced from smaller populations.

I think we are at 6.  Many of the top dual teams from elementary to HS are littered with Indiana kids.  If we ever put our best on 1 team it would be scary.  Bryan Bailey was probably the closet to accomplishing that goal.  Check out his facebook, where everyone has been posting their memories with his teams.  He has coached just about every stud in the state.
 
We just need to get rid of travel restriction and other states will start getting exposed to some of our depth.  Our top guys already travel, but getting rid of travel restriction will help some of our other talented wrestlers get exposure that can't or don't travel during the summer.

I think we are at 6.  Many of the top dual teams from elementary to HS are littered with Indiana kids.  If we ever put our best on 1 team it would be scary.  Bryan Bailey was probably the closet to accomplishing that goal.  Check out his facebook, where everyone has been posting their memories with his teams.  He has coached just about every stud in the state.
 
We just need to get rid of travel restriction and other states will start getting exposed to some of our depth.  Our top guys already travel, but getting rid of travel restriction will help some of our other talented wrestlers get exposure that can't or don't travel during the summer.

I think we are at 6.  Many of the top dual teams from elementary to HS are littered with Indiana kids.  If we ever put our best on 1 team it would be scary.  Bryan Bailey was probably the closet to accomplishing that goal.  Check out his facebook, where everyone has been posting their memories with his teams.  He has coached just about every stud in the state.
 
We just need to get rid of travel restriction and other states will start getting exposed to some of our depth.  Our top guys already travel, but getting rid of travel restriction will help some of our other talented wrestlers get exposure that can't or don't travel during the summer.

The distance we can travel isn’t the major issue with this rule. Heck I can live with it and see a point in having it.  What really holds us back is they other part of the rule.  The fact a school can not face a team/wrestler who has traveled from outside thAt radius to be at the competition.  This rule was likely conceived just thinking about travel for single competition team sports. But the reality of it has a big effect on individual sports where multiple schools attend an event. It practically eliminates Indiana schools from participating in most major individual tournaments.  

I believe they can’t wrestle a team outside of 300 miles as well. So if you travel 100 miles you can’t wrestle a team from Florida. I think that is a terrible rule.

I think we are at 6.  Many of the top dual teams from elementary to HS are littered with Indiana kids.  If we ever put our best on 1 team it would be scary.  Bryan Bailey was probably the closet to accomplishing that goal.  Check out his facebook, where everyone has been posting their memories with his teams.  He has coached just about every stud in the state.
 
We just need to get rid of travel restriction and other states will start getting exposed to some of our depth.  Our top guys already travel, but getting rid of travel restriction will help some of our other talented wrestlers get exposure that can't or don't travel during the summer.

I think we are at 6.  Many of the top dual teams from elementary to HS are littered with Indiana kids.  If we ever put our best on 1 team it would be scary.  Bryan Bailey was probably the closet to accomplishing that goal.  Check out his facebook, where everyone has been posting their memories with his teams.  He has coached just about every stud in the state.
 
We just need to get rid of travel restriction and other states will start getting exposed to some of our depth.  Our top guys already travel, but getting rid of travel restriction will help some of our other talented wrestlers get exposure that can't or don't travel during the summer.

I think we are at 6.  Many of the top dual teams from elementary to HS are littered with Indiana kids.  If we ever put our best on 1 team it would be scary.  Bryan Bailey was probably the closet to accomplishing that goal.  Check out his facebook, where everyone has been posting their memories with his teams.  He has coached just about every stud in the state.
 
We just need to get rid of travel restriction and other states will start getting exposed to some of our depth.  Our top guys already travel, but getting rid of travel restriction will help some of our other talented wrestlers get exposure that can't or don't travel during the summer.

GO WALKER!!

The match he had with Stewart in the Ticket Round was awesome even injured he never gave up and made it through hats off to him

Great write up.  I am most excited to see how this team race turns out.  Saturday morning will decide the champ.

**ASSUMING** that they score the tournament the same as last year (no advancement or bonus points for Friday night) the team race should be very close although I have it as a 3-horse race between Mater Dei, Cathedral and Crown Point.  I think between those 3 it's anyone's tourney - bonus points, key matchups and some unexpected scorers could tilt the victory one way or another.
 
Here is how the scoring works (again, using last year's formula).  Wrestlers score for Advancement points and Placement points. Those are predetermined:

 
Additionally, wrestlers can add team points versus Activity scoring:

 
Obviously it makes a HUGE difference whether the wrestler can make it to the finals versus the 3rd/4th place match, and so on.  Here are my predictions:
 
1. Evansville Mater Dei -  9 wrestlers with several chances to make the finals. Some huge landmines though that could really effect the outcome!
2. Indianapolis Cathedral - Some good early matchups means that they have a good chance to have a large number of wrestlers making it deep
3. Crown Point - With Mendez leading the way, the Bulldogs have some hammers that could make a deep run. They have some huge matchups with Mater Dei
 
Evansville Mater Dei
Nine wrestlers starting out Friday night for EMD.  Close matchups for Egli, Baumann, Sollars and Parkinson - if they get all 9 through, look out! 113 Cole Ross likely to face Logan Frazier in his 2nd match.  If we wins that, a tough one against the Schoeff/Anthony winner.  I have Ross making the finals 120 Alec Freeman has a brutal route - Head to Head with Crown Point's Riley Bettich in the 2nd round, then has to beat Cathedral's Seltzer if he wants to reach the finals 126 Ashton Hayhurst - Has undefeated Dylan Stroud in the opening round. Can he get by him? If so, then battle-tested David Pierson in the 2nd round and Rioux in the 3rd. That's a lot to ask of a sophomore 132 Kane Egli - He's got a tough road, but guys like this senior can decide the team title. He faces Slivka from Roncalli in the 1st match.  If he gets to Saturday he will likely have Ian Heath before hitting Mendez. Making the final 4 would be big 138 Blake Boarman is the big dog in a difficult half-bracket. For his 3rd match will probably face either Logan Wagner or Floyd Central's Conway 145 Brody Baumann has winnable first 2 matches but they won't be easy. Jajuan Anderson from Warren Central will push the pace - and then AJ Poindexter will stand in the way of a top 4 finish 160 Eli Dickens - Based on this year's results he is the favorite - but the final 4 at 160 will be extremely entertaining and could go any combination. He would have a match versus Cathedral's Eliot Rodgers in his 3rd match to reach the finals. That's a HUGE swing match for team points 170 Gabe Sollars - Someone like Sollars could make a huge difference.  His first match is against Chesterton junior Gavin Layman.  Then he would face a likely head-to-head matchup against Cathedral's Tyler Wagner 182 Macartney Parkinson - has the toughest quarter bracket in the tournament. Opens up against #1 Joseph Walker then has Mason Winner in the 2nd round.  It's feast or famine for Mater Dei here  
Indianapolis Cathedral
Cathedral enters 8 wrestlers to the field Friday night. All of them have a shot to make it to Saturday, with some high scoring potential 106 Evan Dickey comes in as a 4th place finisher, but he does avoid the loaded other half-bracket. His Friday night match is against Isaac Ruble - if he can get by that, then his points will really be a help 120 Zeke Seltzer is the prohibitive favorite but it isn't a cake walk. He may see Bettich or Freeman in the 3rd round.  Still, it's likely big points here 138 Logan Bailey is a big swing in points, I think.  He has potential to reach the finals, but he has a match against Drake Campbell in the 2nd round that could be a scare 160 Elliot Rodgers has a good path until that final 4 where he faces Dickens who has beat him this season. Will experience win over latest results? 170 Tyler Wagner may face EMD's Gabe Sollars in his 2nd match - that's a big showdown.  Wagner could make a run to the finals 182 Johnny Parker - Unfortunately for Parker, he drew in to the death quarter bracket of Mason Winner then Parkinson/Walker.  Tough to see him winning the first round, let alone getting to the final 4 195 Jacob Huffman - he is an interesting one.  His first match is against Friedt, who is ranked higher but also lost to his Cathedral teammate Parker this season.  I don't have Huffman making it to Saturday, but he could surprise and get into that 5th-8th range. In that case, bonus points would be key 285 Holden Parsons - the senior Yorktown transfer has wrestled well this season and the 285 weight class is always unpredictable. I have him winning 2 matches before facing Dancy from Portage.  Parsons is very experienced and opposite the Key/Irick combo. If he can slow down the match and wrestle strategically against Dancy, he could be under the lights with some HUGE points  
Crown Point
Crown Point brings 8 wrestlers to the first round. I think their first round looks great, which means they will get 6 or possibly 7 into the scoring rounds. They are very young, but still could surprise some of the older wrestlers and make deep runs to make this a close race 106 Sammy Goin has only lost once all season. I would love his chances - but he got a tough, tough draw. He has Chundi in the 2nd round. That match may be a tossup. Can Goin get past Chundi and make it into the final 4 and possibly win it all?  Since there are so many young wrestlers here and the action is lightning-quick, 106 can be very unpredictable and the matches can turn quickly 113 Logan Frazier is another freshman. He has a stiff task, facing the experienced Cole Ross from EMD in the 2nd round.  I would give the edge to Ross, but I am not counting out these young bulldogs either 120 Riley Bettich has a ton of talent and the chance to take out a couple of head to head competitors.  He should have Alec Freeman in the 2nd round, then Zeke Seltzer in the 3rd 126 Stephen Roberson - we all know the 126 weight class is bonkers this year. There are no easy paths to the finals and Roberson will have to face Kysen Montgomery in the 2nd round, then the winner of Dalton/Lowery showdown in the 3rd round if he wants to see the finals. Possiblity of huge points, or very few points here. 132 Jesse Mendez - He'll have the target on his back this year. Hard to see anyone stopping him from winning it all and getting the 20 team points. So the question may be how many bonus points can he rack up to help out the team? 138 Nick Tattini - Don't have Tattini getting to Saturday.  If he can manage to get there, that's a huge boost for CP 145 Orlando Cruz - he also faces a murderer's row of wrestlers but he is capable of getting some points. He has Feichter in the 1st round, then likely Avon's Jaden Reynolds in the 2nd round before seeing undefeated Alec Viduya in the semis.  Any points here would be a big win 160 Noah Hollendonner is the #1 seed.  He should win his first, but then will have to try to break up the favored final 4 at this weight. He will see the winner of Noehre/Asbury. Look for Noah to be shooting for 5th-8th range and getting bonus points where he can  
Honorable Mentions
Brownsburg - Some great wrestlers with some brutal matchups.  Logan Miller at 106 should reach the semis.  Kysen Montgomery will have Roberson in 2nd round.  DRake Campbell has only lost once this season - can he knock off Logan Bailey in the 2nd round?  Peyton Asbury got a Friday night death draw versus Noehre, but he will not make it an easy out.  285 Dorian Keys is the returning champion - can he repeat against Irick in a likely rematch with Irick in the semifinals and bring home another title? Chesterton - Look for Ellis and Bates to score big points here. Torres is great but has Rioux in the 2nd round. Kaiser would have to beat Boarman in the 2nd round.  Tough roads to reach those big-point finals Perry Meridian - Only 3 wrestlers, but all of them have a legit shot to get to the finals. Cottey (113), Koontz (132) and Warren (182) can rack up mega points, but they are just hurt by lack of sheer numbers Roncalli - Similar to Perry.  The Lowery brothers only have 2 losses between them on the season. Both could make a nice run to the finals.  Viduya is on fire and he could be the 3rd Roncalli wrestler to reach the finals.  Slivka is talented but has a really tough first round matchup with Kane Egli.  If the other 3 can get to the finals and Slivka reaches the final 4 then we may see Roncalli creeping up the board Warren Central - 5 wrestlers here. Brice Coleman is undefeated and favored - he should score lots of points. David Pierson at 126 would be challenged at every step, but he has the potential and experience to make a deep run.  Jajuan Anderson, Damon McClain and Dennis Hubbard could score some points, but not enough  
As always these are only my opinions. Good luck to all teams and wrestlers this weekend - hope that everyone wrestles their best match(es) ever and stays injury-free, in victory or defeat.

I know I'll get pelted with empties from any poster that starts with "SW" and I respect Mr. Goebel (sic) immensely, but maybe it's time to put a third guy on the show? And might I recommend @ontherise219 for that position? Now hear me out....
 
How many times last night did he mention "I'm not familiar with that wrestler..." or "IndianaMat ranks him...". Well, the actual ranker does some media stuff for the actual sight that does the rankings oft quoted, and since he does the rankings pretty well it appears, he does seem to know a bit about most/all the wrestlers and not just the ones at the E'ville SS. Again, nothing personal, and as far as the actual call of the finals matches goes I think Mr. Goebel is great and knows his stuff and adds insight, but for a parings show I'd just like to hear a bit more insight/matchups etc and think OTR could provide that. Of course the hour and fifteen minute time frame might be tough but he wouldn't have @Y2CJ41 to throw him off topic. 
 
Like I said, unpopular opinion.. but outside of the ESS dudes there just didn't seem to be much insight or info put out there except "that should be a good quarter bracket". 
 
There...I said it.
 
I'll delete my acct now.

Btw I can't Express how blessed I am to have a friend like @Perseverance aka Mr.Allred! He's made me realize the blessings I have are to be cherished and to be thankful for every day I wake up... 1 of the greatest men I've had the privilege of calling a friend and more like a brother the last few years.. and another reason that I'm thankful for wrestling not only did it save my life as a kid it also lead me to bonds with great human beings... and to all the love and generosity that's been sent Eric's way, it doesn't go unnoticed! Couldn't have happened to a better family.. The only thing more dangerous than a focused Silas Allred is a Silas carrying a heavy heart that's driven to make his father proud!