TandTdad

This topic is right up my alley.  I have had multiple friends in the Indy area tell me they know where the best tacos in Indy are.  I have entertained.......and then taken them to the ONE......
 
Pacos Taqueria is on point.  Very authentic and will not disappoint!
 
If you are in Indy, try and stop by this hot lil hole in the wall just North East of the State Fairgrounds:
 
https://www.pacostaquerias.com/
 
Tell em Kenny sent ya!

Pretty sure you are a volunteer "commentator"? If so, everyone else can pound sand. Thanks for taking the time to build Indiana Wrestling. I enjoyed a little color watching your mat from afar today. Have a great Saturday. No holds barred with the morning round! LFG. 

Gotta love the State Finals as it's been entertaining so far!  I will try not to get into it much with this thread but I try to be as unbiased as possible commentating, believe it or not.  I bounce between the perspective of a wrestler, coach, family member and fan.  My default however is a wrestler and coach with world-class experience and success, so yes my expectations are relatively higher than average.   
 
If I offended anyone, please know this is not may intention.  I understand the energy associated when we are emotionally invested in our kids out here fighting on this mat, especially at this level.  It's in the air.  For some of us, this is everything.  I truly get it and am conscious of this, so please know my commentating is extremely filtered.  
 
For the most part I don't have favorites.  Even if my "favorite" gets beat then they didn't earn it. Learn the lesson and keep it moving.  But as the Olympic Developmental Director for the ISWA, my favorite is every wrestler in the state who wrestles, because they are all potential representatives of Indiana at the highest levels.  I am rooting for every single kid who steps foot on that mat.   
 
There were at least two matches I can vaguely recall tonight where kids were clearly looking at the official for blood stoppage, which didn't get called quick enough for them, and even more matches where kids called injury time who just simply needed a breather.  Whatever.  They're trying to win.  It's worse internationally. 
 
I don't believe the word "horrible" came out of my mouth once tonight, especially about a kid's wrestling.  Still, there were definitely a ton of shots were kid's heads were down.  This isn't good for the wrestler and not good for the state on a national level.  Look at the results of those shots.  Look at how many of those shots are finished as we progress in the tournament.  The number will decline, specifically in the finals.  We have to get better.  Wrestle Freestyle more and we will understand why and how, better.
 
Lastly, never have I questioned how a kid made it to state and, just because I have an idea who will win, never do I share.  I will share here that I'm right about 97% of the time but it's cool. Lol.  Anyway, I did contemplate on if I should comment on first time posts from fresh accounts hating on me, but in this case I will use this as an opportunity to educate and open up some quality conversations about Indiana wrestling and our growth.  I am always open for constructive conversations.
 
Those who truly know me know I am dedicated to Indiana wrestling, have a pretty good idea on what I am talking about, and am always seeking growth. Those that don't can listen in tomorrow and hear what the fuss is about.  I welcome the attention to Mat 4, although all of the commentators have our own spin on things and are dedicated to Indiana wrestling.  Good stuff all around.  Either way, I look forward to a great day tomorrow and will see everyone around this spring and summer doing our parts!

Why are your  not calling this segment “locked Handz”

You must eat at The Eagle. It has fried chicken and some of the best sides I have ever had! I go at least once every other week!

I think this quarter will provide the most on-the-mat confusion:

Maybe I’m in the minority here, but I too call stalling in that situation. Over 20 seconds of holding a front headlock just riding out a one point lead is stalling, no matter what stage you’re on. 

I used a JV 106 who missed weight for coyote bait.  Works every time.

Ok well please don't take this serious. I did not put much thought into these silly names. My daughter was bored and I started saying funny names to get her to laugh. As bad as these are, I promise you this is nowhere even close to being the silliest thing Ive done to make her laugh.It wouldn't even crack the top 100!!  This is the most interesting time to do pickems, because as predictable as some of these weights can be some years, they are just as unpredictable in others. One year you may get 7 winners and every guy you picked made it to the Bank. Then the next year you may pick 0 correct and only a few of them even made it to the Bank. Their has been a whole lot of predictable weight classes in the past decade or so. It's pretty easy to do when you have All Time greats like the Tsirtsis and Lee brothers and then you have Angel Escobedo,Chad Red, Steven Micic, Drew Hughes, Shawn Streck, Wesley Bernard,Gelen Robinson,Tommy Forte,Blake Rypel,Brock Hudkins and Andrew Davison. And now we have Mason Parris and Brayton Lee. So it didn't take much knowledge of the sport to pick By of these guys as the winner.I don't believe it will ever be as many "locks" as their has been since Alex Tsirtsis came through.Not only did everyone in Indiana know he was gonna win it all no matter what team they were from, NOONE even thought he'd be scored on so any time an opponent would even touch a leg or literally show any fight whatsoever the whole arena would erupt. I don't think we will see many more years like that or some like the ones of these other guys either. So take your 2 "locks" this year and appreciate them because I don't think we will see anywhere even close to the amount we've seen over the past 10-12 years. Good luck to everyone who has a son or friend in the tournament, this could possibly be the best times of his life. ENJOY
 
106- Jacob " A bunch walked away losers but" Moran
 
113- Brayden Curtis "in session"
 
120- Sammy "last year wasn't" Fair
126- Asa Garcia "in the finals"
 
132- Graham "cracker" Rooks
 
138- Kris "shake your" Rumph
 
145- Kasper "not so friendly" Mcintosh
 
152- Brayton "could win it with his eyes closed probab" Lee
 
160- "go" Diego "go" Lemley
 
170- Zack Fattore " them to pieces"
 
182- Nathan Walton "the world were they thinkin"
 
195- Lucas "i can" Davison
 
220- Mason "of God" Parris
 
285- Isaiah "I'll take a large fry and a" McWilliams

Congrats!

Breydan Bailey also took out #8 (flo ranking) Brian Courtney... 
Quality wins for the Indiana boys individually. 

Not sure whos all following on line, but Mason Parris just took out #3 (flo ranking at 195) Gavin Hoffman (ohio state commit).  5-2
Crazy scrambles... if you missed it I'm sure flo will have it as a featured match soon. 
Mason's legend continues to grow. 

Excellent job, Bam!!

But, no one predicted Davison would get beat last year on Friday night right?  Yeah some I went out on a limb for lol

Didn't Pruitt hit one into a Peterson on Lawrence in the the finals last year?

Hmmm

Congrats, Nikolai and family!

Thank you, quinnsDAD. I appreciate it

Pre-Season Preview (work in progress)
 
If you see one of your wrestlers no where near his weight class, send me a PM...Thanks
 
106 - 1.) Keyuan Murphy WC 2.) Sammy Fair PM 3.) Jordan Slivka Cathedral 4.) Garrett Walton SD
113 - 1.) Cainan Schaefer SD 2.) Klayton Anderson HSE 3.) Cameron Diep NP 4.) Sunny Nier PM
120 - 1.) Austin Holmes HSE 2.) Skylour Turner WC 3.) Alec White NP 4.) Ethan Smiley BG
126 - 1.) Breyden Bailey Cathedral 2.) Joel McGhee WC 3.) Caleb Bocock Lebanon 4.) DJ Brookbank PM
132 - 1.) Chad Red NP 2.) Zach Melloh Cathedral 3.) Eric Owens WC 4.) Skyler Collins Frankfort
138 - 1.) Jordan Vaughn FC 2.) Matthew McKinney WC 3.) Nick Ellis Roncalli 4.) Evan Eldred Westfield
145 - 1.) Jared Timberman NP 2.) Conner Moore Southmont 3.) Kain Rust PM 4.) Nathan Boggs SD
152 - 1.) Trent Pruitt WC 2.) Alston Bane Richmond 3.) Brett Johnson PM 4.) Isaiah Michaels Centerville
160 - 1.) Noah Warren PM 2.) Dominic Herrick WC 3.) Tanner Webster N. Mont 4.) Charlie Hill LB
170 - 1.) Dezmen Goddard WC 2.)Evan Stambaugh Lebanon 3.)Nick Fox Carmel 4.)Christian Warren PM
182 - 1.) Cameron James LN 2.) Zach Worm SM 3.) Spencer Irick HSE 4.) Ben Stewart Cathedral
195 - 1.) Blake Rypel Cathedral 2.) Caleb Hoots NC 3.) Cornelius Knox-Abbott WC 4.) Scott Fuller ZV
220 - 1.) Tristan Tonte WC 2.) Mason Parris LB 3.) Sam Hipple Carmel 4.) Jake Cavins Milan
285 - 1.) Jaison Brogan WC 2.) Ryan Guhl Cathedral 3.) Robert Samuels LN 4.) Chris Ridle PM

I would have to agree, however T-shirts has 4 state titles and a NCAA Title. Close race, we'll have to see how the next few years play out.

Prayers going up for Dom and his family from the Dull family in Terre Haute. Dom is a heck of a competitor and has always had the heart of a champion!

Thank you. I am Dominic's father. I couldn't be more proud of Dom this weekend. Thank you for all of the support from the wrestling family.

Some folks have had a lot of negative things to say about the Lebanon junior, but I saw him do something very admirable after his 3rd place match at New Castle. Right after beating Rutledge of Southport for 3rd, he spent time showing Rutledge some techniques and even drilled with him for a while. In this day and age of extreme competitiveness and 'not showing your cards' to your opponent, I thought this was good sportsmanship in its clearest form and I wanted to commend him. I think he's been unfairly targeted by some people. That doesn't mean he's perfect or not responsible for his less ideal behaviors, but I've seen him a lot and I think he's a good kid and a really tough competitor. Just wanted to shine a little light on something positive.

Prayers from all of us!

Graham Rooks (Columbus East) won the Ryle Raider Tourney 106lb, beating the KY #8. Konner Kraeszig #9. Tylan Tucker & #10. Tanner Yenter. Great tourney, great wrestling.