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I 100% agree with you I was going to put something very similar when I saw this thread.
About not bumping i also totally disagree. It's a dual meet, try to win. As I said in the broadcast I think sometimes how kids wrestle I'm certain situations comes down to philosophy maybe coach McGinley was fine losing the dual and wanted Jordan to just win the match at the end. Nothing wrong with that they tried all they could to win and the coin just didn't fall their way that night. But to say it's sad when a team bumps is just wrong in my opinion. Individual Tournament yeah do your thing (we bumped kids last year for this to help us win a few, kids were okay with it because they like winning, it's fun) but if your in a dual meet and you don't think you should strategize and bump line ups it's just bad for the sport. All the top teams do it because every team point counts. That kid giving up a Dec instead of a major against a ranked opponent could be the deciding factor in that dual meet.