TripleB

Man...glad I'm sitting w/ the cool kids in the premium seating!

There's a youth movement in the Jennings Sectional, this SS will just continue to get stronger. 

Franklin, Jennings, Indian Creek, Madison, East, North etc will be bringing up some hammers in the next few years. 

#TheRiverIsRising in the South.... watchout!!!

We did okay….

Just kidding we killed it 

Leave it to a Ratliff to mess things up 

Great job Coach, classy move by your program today!!

Haters…

quit jerking me around here

1 hour ago, Silence Dogood said:

I think it may be a combo of Ashton Goney and Aiden Flowers. Would be quite a wrestler.

You ain’t lying!!

A Curtain Jerker and Turrible Draw has been done in:

157 Evansville - Evan Hamblin Martinsville OUT, In Steelee Lynn Mooresville

A name like Steelee belongs at the Ford Center!!!

My kid, Brendan Bentz, won 138 and his teammate Garrett Deuser that won 175. They just don't wrestle a ton in the spring/summer b/c they are both also really good baseball players and play travel ball March - August.

They gathered some hardware this winter but not in notable USA Events

Brendan - won Bluegrass Nattys, won Music City Brawl Nattys, 2nd at Christmas Sparty individual and was undefeated in team duals, 1-2 at IHPO as an 8th grader, 3-4 at MS duals in Toledo. 

Garrett - won Bluegrass, won Sparty, undefeated in Sparty duals, and was runner up at Music City, he also went 6-1 at MS duals in Toledo. 

Aiden Goney is Ashton Goney, 3rd at 138, lost to some Bentz kid. 

Keep current setionals then go to 8 regionals

32 man brackets at state

Full wrestlebacks from Regionals on

LFG!!!!!

This weekend Evansville will be in the 60's Friday and high 50's Saturday - Short weather

State weekend, the way to early forecast is Friday 39/26 and Saturday 42/26 - Also short weather!!!

We had a ghost nearfall in one of our matches and when I went back and watched it they were arguing about it. 

The ref came up to confirm and when he walked away "See I told you" the other said "Man I just didn't see it", good banter back and forth. 

He didn't see it b/c it literally didn't happen!

Madison had their their first 2 MS State champs in their program’s history 

Brendan Bentz - seeded 4th - won 138

Garrett Deuser - seeded 3rd - won 175. G had a crazy semi-final match, was down 7-0 and won 14-10

Madison had a solid day w 2 more top 4 finishers in Segar Ralston finishing 4th at 132 and Grayson Hughes also 4th at 150. 

 

My Brain be buzzing from typing.... so took a break and came up w/ this gem

Is it Saturday yet?!?!?!

We got winners

We got losers

Dippers and boozers

We got WildCats

We got Bulldogs

We got angry fathers

And the moms all dressed up in their glitter

Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, I love the FORD

We got Trojans

We got Olympians

Broken-hearted wrestlers and seniors

And we got state placers

We got fighters

Early-pinners and over-timers

And the old timers in letter jackets talk about their battle scars

Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, I love the FORD

I love THE FORD

It's my kind of place

Just walkin' through the front door

Puts a big smile on my face

It’s actually pretty far

Come as you are

Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, I love the FORD

Working on the preview and holy cow... that's all I can say. 

Garcia just trying to relive those memories, come on IHSAAtv....

Evansville will be hosting fan fest; let's hope some breweries are set up!

"Get ready for an unforgettable experience on Saturday, February 17th, as Explore Evansville hosts an electrifying Fan Festival exclusively for attendees of the IHSAA Wrestling State Finals! This event is your ticket to a day of excitement, featuring an enticing array of food trucks, outdoor activities for all ages and convenient shuttles to explore the bustling Franklin Street district. It's a chance to immerse yourself in the lively spirit of Evansville, connect with fellow wrestling fans and enjoy the best the city has to offer. Make the most of your visit and join us for a day of celebration, community and endless fun right in the heart of Downtown Evansville!"

Big News here:

IndianaMat will be doing a live and in person episode of GORILLA RADIO in Evansville at Chasers Bar and Grill (https://chasersbargrill.com/) on February 15th at 8:00 CST (9:00 EST).

We want a packed house on Franklin St at Chasers!!!

Make plans now to get to Evansville Thursday and some hang out w/ TripleB, @ontherise219, @Caleb Spires, @decbell1, @bluemonster, and the infamous @Y2CJ41

We will accept complimentary drinks!!! 

State weekend is gonna be off the chainnnnn and Thursday night we will kick things off!!!!!

Just now, ALittle said:

Not sure I get the reference, but of course when you start getting to those numbers you're splitting hairs.  I love the tournament because it will all sort itself out on the mat!

This kid beat that kid, who lost to this kid, who beat that kid.

It's a wormhole of track wrestling results and comparisons. 

I would guess, Evansville in particular, 5-10 a year maybe?

The Mooresville Regional always wipes kids out and so does non wrestling issues - weight, injury, etc. 

Also the jump from 8 ranked kids to 12 is a hard jump to make. B/c the south is soooooooo spread out we don't have tons of head to heads like the other 3 SS. I have to do the 7 degrees of Kevin Bacon on a lot of 11 and 12 ranked kids.

2 minutes ago, VisionQuest87 said:

This is a very good point.  I think you are right.  I know of at least one family that is from that area that will be attending and only went to Indy when their son wrestled.  Just not sure it will offset the number of people not going from 3-4 hours aways.  I'm not to worried about tickets.  I think it will work out fine.  What concerns me more is food around the stadium.  In any case I will be there and if less people show up shorter lines. 

Yeah the food/areas around the stadium will slammed Saturday between sessions, that's for sure. 

21 hours ago, alee1022 said:

How do i create a profile for my wrestlers. I mean for example without using names. we beat a 175 from the Pac 2x in convincing fashion but we couldnt update that we beat that individual. And that not we want to update it to say we ness beat a person but so that when team state starts looking at rosters and who beat who for consideration for team state they can see those things. 

Send it to me, I enter it and a profile is created. You have to be SS ranked or higher to get a profile created. 

Spoke w/ some Evansville peeps yesterday and Evansville is buzzing. The anticipation is that there will be a crazy amount of walk ups. Wrestling is massive in Evansville and the Southwest part of the state. Evansville is 2 hrs and 45 min from Indy, Mt Vernon is over 3 hours, i'm guessing most don't make that drive unless there's a personal connection to state. 

I think it's not crazy to say 2-3k fans in that area that don't normally make the the drive will attend this year. 

There's no doubt the Southwest part of the state gets slept on. I don't think I got any individual updates or info from anyone over there this year minus Mt Vernon. 

Hit me up!!!