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Eiteljorge starts it off being a late replacement and gets a tough customer in North Dakota State commit Franek. Hopefully he can open it up with a strong performance.

Jack and Franek wrestled a couple years ago at Folkstyle Nationals...it didn't quite go in Jack's favor, but I know with Welch in the corner....anything is possible.

That thread devolved pretty quickly. Clearly a choice had to be made and regardless it wasn't going to be a popular one. I can appreciate how much time and effort Joe has put into organizing and staging this event, unfortunately as the saying goes "heavy lies the crown." I'm sure everyone would have loved to see what Rooks had for Woods. Fact of the matter a decision was made and Mulkey is in and it's time to support and get behind this young man. This is not to say I don't feel for the young man and the opportunity he missed.
I really just want to see our boys represent on such a big stage. I hope Mulkey takes advantage of this and vaults himself into another stratosphere by pulling out a nice upset.
 

That thread devolved pretty quickly. Clearly a choice had to be made and regardless it wasn't going to be a popular one. I can appreciate how much time and effort Joe has put into organizing and staging this event, unfortunately as the saying goes "heavy lies the crown." I'm sure everyone would have loved to see what Rooks had for Woods. Fact of the matter a decision was made and Mulkey is in and it's time to support and get behind this young man. This is not to say I don't feel for the young man and the opportunity he missed.
I really just want to see our boys represent on such a big stage. I hope Mulkey takes advantage of this and vaults himself into another stratosphere by pulling out a nice upset.
 

Haha I also noticed a gratuitous use of the phrase "tough as nails"
 
Thought the interview was great though, nice work. While I'll be rooting for Indiana of course I'm especially hoping Colin Poynter has a bounce back performance and brings his best. Air Force is getting a quality wrestler.

Haha I also noticed a gratuitous use of the phrase "tough as nails"
 
Thought the interview was great though, nice work. While I'll be rooting for Indiana of course I'm especially hoping Colin Poynter has a bounce back performance and brings his best. Air Force is getting a quality wrestler.

Haha I also noticed a gratuitous use of the phrase "tough as nails"
 
Thought the interview was great though, nice work. While I'll be rooting for Indiana of course I'm especially hoping Colin Poynter has a bounce back performance and brings his best. Air Force is getting a quality wrestler.

I hear we have a bunch of guys tough as nails.  Don’t let them bring any hammers !! 
 
Good luck wrestlers !! 

No agenda at all. Thank you for answering.
Was hoping to get some insight perhaps deeper than a google search. Sorry if I offended your sensibilities on what constitutes preferred content in the offseason.

No agenda at all. Thank you for answering.
Was hoping to get some insight perhaps deeper than a google search. Sorry if I offended your sensibilities on what constitutes preferred content in the offseason.

Online it says he's wrestling for u.s military academy went 15-5 in college opens. 

Sounds like a couple great weeks. 

I live in Jasper County and I am a region rat through and through.  I live about ten miles from the Kankakee River. Many of the residents of the Kankakee Valley area work in Lake or Porter.
Rensselaer...whoever wants you guys can have ya. Except Ricks Pizza. The region will annex that 
 
 

First off if you try and call Fred Jones Field "the farm", a small part of me dies inside.
We refer to our southern neighbors ss Renssltucky, and our northwest neighbors as Cedartucky.
My Wheatfield home is nestled in the middle of I-65 and SR 49 so click my heels a few times snd I'm up in Duneland Country.
That being said...
These 33 year old heels click slow. To make it to any Duneland conference town in under 30 minutes would mean a couple traffic infractions possibly a misdemeanor.
We're closer to an Indiana Beach sign "there's more than corn in Indiana!" than we are to a Taco Bell. A won't comment any further on that it upsets me a bit too much.
For some reason the Southern accent starts in Jasper County once you cross 400 W...which is not really germaine to my point here but nontheless seemed important to note. So...noted.
I am so tired of people talking about the local ice cream shop like it's some revelation. It's freaking ice cream...that s*** is delicious. It's good everywhere.
Also still hold myself in high esteem for snagging that 5th place. As my friend Kevin used to say...
"That's what I like about me."
 
 
 
 

First off if you try and call Fred Jones Field "the farm", a small part of me dies inside.
We refer to our southern neighbors ss Renssltucky, and our northwest neighbors as Cedartucky.
My Wheatfield home is nestled in the middle of I-65 and SR 49 so click my heels a few times snd I'm up in Duneland Country.
That being said...
These 33 year old heels click slow. To make it to any Duneland conference town in under 30 minutes would mean a couple traffic infractions possibly a misdemeanor.
We're closer to an Indiana Beach sign "there's more than corn in Indiana!" than we are to a Taco Bell. A won't comment any further on that it upsets me a bit too much.
For some reason the Southern accent starts in Jasper County once you cross 400 W...which is not really germaine to my point here but nontheless seemed important to note. So...noted.
I am so tired of people talking about the local ice cream shop like it's some revelation. It's freaking ice cream...that s*** is delicious. It's good everywhere.
Also still hold myself in high esteem for snagging that 5th place. As my friend Kevin used to say...
"That's what I like about me."
 
 
 
 

Most would agree Kankakee Valley is about as close to nowhere as you can get!

Sorry fellas I doubt any ladies tuned in tonight but great show anyway.

Sorry fellas I doubt any ladies tuned in tonight but great show anyway.

Tyler Mills caught fire and had an awesome state tournament, he just ran into a buzz saw named Cummings.
 
Shame Brayton Lee lost in SS he seemed to be on the precipice of a big year. What grade will he be in next year?

Tyler Mills caught fire and had an awesome state tournament, he just ran into a buzz saw named Cummings.
 
Shame Brayton Lee lost in SS he seemed to be on the precipice of a big year. What grade will he be in next year?

I think Hudkins is the only 120 from Evansville that's even a favorite in my eyes. I could see Hatch maybe losing but Black and Reitz are at another level and they proved it at SS. I think Egli will have his hands full with three loss Black, which all came from Reitz. But Black has won the last two matches

While I realize Merrillville isn't a "centralized" location, it is at least conviently located a few blocks from I 65. East Chicago would be quite a drive for everyone. Valpo U would be fantastic but owning the ARC on a Saturday this time of year would be difficult.

+1
 
This has gotten a bit ridiculous. The brackets released Saturday night were credible and what was posted was an exact interpretation of the formula that was mistakenly released. Was anyone upset we got to see the brackets earlier than usual? Probably not. Some official jumped the gun and the IHSAA likely changed the formula to maintain the integrity of the tournament.
 
Maybe I'm wrong but that's what I took from this "fiasco"

Place me on the side of not classing the tournament. I have always loved watching a kid from a small school win against a kid from a bigger school/great program. The kid from the 2003 championship from Turkey Run gave me straight goosebumps. I guess one amendment I would be in favor of is the addition of 8 more wrestlers heading to state. Two more per SS obviously and four ticket round losers would have to win another match to get the state berth.
 
The top two wrestlers from each SS are given a bye. In each six man section of the bracket the draws would look like this:
 
6 Vs 3 winner faces 2 seed
5 Vs 4 winner faces 1 seed
 
Or like the NFL playoffs
 
Lowest remaining seed from 3-6 wrestlers faces 2 seed
 
Highest remaining seed from 3-6 wrestlers faces 1 seed
 
However I'm not going to get on this forum and act like my opinion means much of anything. I'm not a coach, simply a fan and former wrestler from Kankakee Valley. And as a fan I just hope the sport can continue to have an exciting product like the SS and state tournaments.

+1
 
This has gotten a bit ridiculous. The brackets released Saturday night were credible and what was posted was an exact interpretation of the formula that was mistakenly released. Was anyone upset we got to see the brackets earlier than usual? Probably not. Some official jumped the gun and the IHSAA likely changed the formula to maintain the integrity of the tournament.
 
Maybe I'm wrong but that's what I took from this "fiasco"