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  1. vito pepperelli
    Your Region jokes are played. #yourenotfunny
  2. vito pepperelli
    Because it's all about the Benjamin's baby....
  3. vito pepperelli
    Do nothing. Wait for class wrestling to solve the problem.
  4. vito pepperelli
    We all make mistakes, Joe. I humbly accept your apology!!
  5. vito pepperelli
    Kind of like saying five years ago 80% of people would have been in support of single class? All in good fun, Y2....
  6. vito pepperelli
    Never let facts get in the way of a good story!
  7. vito pepperelli
    Maybe we can revisit these staggering poll results in ten years. Perhaps even meet up at the 2026 single class IHSAA wrestling state finals?
  8. vito pepperelli
    Karl, It seems you subscribe to the George Costanza school of logic: "It's not a lie if you believe it." Like it or not, it appears the majority opinion is to keep wrestling classless (pun intended)
  9. vito pepperelli
    Sarcasm (I hope)????
  10. vito pepperelli
    I think I heard Marco Rubio use the same logic last night trying to explain why he's still going to win the Republican nomination
  11. vito pepperelli
    Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't a young Joe Caprino with flowing locks of hair, and a semi-state qualifier attend the same institution as a student athlete?
  12. vito pepperelli
    Sure, but I'm still not drinking the class Kool-Aid!! I could explain further but it's time to go home and my mom makes a killer meatloaf....
  13. vito pepperelli
    Yes, I am familiar. It's called lazy recruiting. It's the same reason kids with measurables get scholarships, and the HS stud who's an inch too short or a tenth too slow can't get a D1 offer. It a sad reality.
  14. vito pepperelli
    How many kids looking to go to a D3 school to wrestle are being turned away? The financial package might be cost prohibitive but I don't think coaches are going to turn them away. As for me not mentioning class wrestling, isn't that what this thread is about? I am just trying to put a broader perspective on things. For the record I am not a proponent of class wrestling if you're looking for a definitive answer.
  15. vito pepperelli
    Three things: 1. I agree with you that they prefer Wrestler A, and I think you're making the same points I was. Small schools can't recruit "blue chippers" with sub par academics. 2. Your wrestler A has a 1700 SAT. I assume that's a typo? 3. NAIA and D3 are different animals
  16. vito pepperelli
    No, what I am saying is whether he's a state placer in a two class system or a semi-state qualifier in a one class system a D3 program will recruit him regardless. Going back to what I stated earlier, most D3 programs use their sports teams as marketing tools to recruit kids to go there. I am also not suggesting that large colleges are better than small colleges and vice versa; that's a personal choice for each person to decide. What I am saying is a multi class system is not going to be the boon to recruiting that is being alleged, IMO. As mentioned earlier by someone else in this thread - most D1 schools are looking at the bigger national tourneys so they can compare apples to apples. Kind of like how colleges want to see an SAT/ACT score more than high school GPA.
  17. vito pepperelli
    True, and he might be in deeper college loan debt because of it.
  18. vito pepperelli
    Flush? I think you might be overstating it a bit. Most smaller schools use their financial aid money to lower the cost of their private school tuition closer to that of the state schools. It's simple math and how smaller colleges market themselves. Let me pose this scenario--Suppose we have a small Indiana college with a wrestling team. They are competitive, but certainly not at a level of churning out national championships individually or as a team. Who are they more likely to "recruit:" Wrestler A with a 3.8 GPA, 1200 SAT, semi-state qualifer Wrestler B with a 3.0 GPA, 1000 SAT, 1X state placer Truthfully, I don't know. If I had to venture a guess I would say they probably recruit both, but Wrestler A is going to get more of their "flush" financial aid? For a lot of D3 schools, not all, sports serve as a marketing/recruiting tool for prospective students, and I think small college sports is mutually beneficial to both parties (wrestler and school).
  19. vito pepperelli
    "Money for college." I keep hearing this same argument. When did college wrestling programs get flush with cash and become revenue generators for their athletic departments? Am I missing something?
  20. vito pepperelli
    Wrong.
  21. vito pepperelli
    Did you say Colts? I'm from the Region my friend. There's only one NFL team worthy of discussion - Da Bears
  22. vito pepperelli
    So.... in the middle of your explanation about Metcalf's poor sportsmanship, you make mention of your own? That's a cool story, bro, but what's your point??? Is it then your opinion that allyourbase can't have an opinion?
  23. vito pepperelli
    Take geography out of the equation. These kids train together. They are all Region RATS! I think wrestlers from the Region have 3 very distinct advantages: A tradition of excellence - Escobedo, Howe, Tsirtis X 2, Micic. Kids in the Region grew up emulating those guys and wanting to be the next great wrestler from the Region. The Region Wrestling Academy. That room is a who's who of talent and outstanding coaching. Iron sharpens iron. When you have a room full of state placers and champs, it's survival of the fittest. If Tucker and the Champagne's stayed to wrestle in Indiana, the Region would have added to the hardware this past weekend. I think the ability of Region kids to travel across the state line and wrestle IKWF is a huge benefit. Instead of 8 in your bracket you might have 30.
  24. vito pepperelli
    Day all closed.. (seriously)
  25. vito pepperelli
    Someone clearly voting for Bernie Sanders....
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