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A whole 2 inches isn't really a revolutionaly chyange in the boundary lines other than a small percentage of pin calls. If they wanted to really adjust the boundaries in a significant way make it more like the college out of bounds takedown rules. Not going to solve all of the problem of wrestlers riding the line, but it would help. Heck I'm all for a step out rule being put in place in Folkstyle as long as a warning or two occurs first as to prevent any acidental steps outs by the offensive wrestlers during a scamble.
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I'd love to see a survey on the amount of time the Principals and AD's attended wrestling athletic functions or made it a point to talk to their wrestling coaches (not the coaches approaching them) about this matter before voting in the IHSAA survey. Not asking to much to stop into a home meet or two, stop at the start or end of a practice, or just show up at sectionals (or state if someone makes it) to support your team. While some principals and AD are with congratulating for their wrestling involvement, I would say many have made little effort to support or even understand the sport. Yet, they get a large voice in the decision and IHSAA seems to devalue the coaches portion.
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I'm not sure that school can participate in a school sanctioned event such as this sepertate from the state series to determine a team state champion without the IHSAA approval. The IHSAA has the right to drop any school from the state tournament series that does not follow by their by-laws. I would assume starting a seperate state tournament from there would be among those violations. You would need to use some awful fancy wording and scratch the IHSAA's back just right and they may work it out on some level. Anyone think its kind of strange they would suddenly throw a fit over the individual state coaches trophy, but now are OK with a separate coaches association ran team state tournament. Seems like the real possibility they would actually approve would be after the end of the season "all-star" type contest or a USA Wrestling as a club vs club event. But, I do agree if something could be created it would help to show the top teams for that season.
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Though he had one heck of a run I'd say Hughes getting to the end of his carrer as far as being an effective fighter. I would say Dana would be looking to put him in fights against up and coming guys as a gatekeeper to the top rankings. Not sure if the UFC has plans for Hughes as a title hunter again unless he absolutely runs through some of the guys they throw at him. While he could probably do some damage against some veteran fighters like Royce I'm not sure it would be worth the UFC making that fight, especially in Brazil. I agree as legendary guys go those two sure are up there. I'm actually suprised they have let Randy hold on as long as he has. I would have put him in full retirement two fights ago, but he keeps proving he can at least stay in tough fights against top competition.
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Beat Kyle Dake to take the title. He won 3-1 1-2 1-0 and was also named outstanding wrestler. Info and video link found on front page of themat.com
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They had Ultimate Brazil back in the late1990s. Guess, Royce should have jumped on that one when he was still somewhat in his prime. Several other porminate Brazilians made that card.
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Correction 1 used and one collectible copy left on Amazon. After Littlejohn's comments I decided it was worth picking a copy up for myself. Speaking of Indiana Wrestling History here a nice video from legendary wrestler and former IU coach Dough Blubaugh. He makes reference to an interesting story regarding Indiana High School wrestling history. Years after his legendary win he ran into Habibi's son during one of his son's high school wrestling meets in New Albany, Indiana. http://www.flowrestling.org/coverage/238477-Doug-Blubaugh-Series/video/472588-Habibi I believe this is the correct video. If not it's another one listed on the sidebar.
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Possibly a $55 copy of basically Echoes of the Elder or the Belmont Wrestling Directory? Hope you asked the seller about it. Could be a nice find if it goes into detail about historical information.
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He's 44 so its going to be hard to find an opponent that works for him. He hasn't fought since 2007 and that was against an aging Sakuraba. Hasn't fought in the UFC since 2006 in his lose to Hughes aside from that hasn't fought int he UFC regularly since the early 90's. You would assume they would need to find a somewhat big name to fight him for such a big Brazilan show and have him near the top of the card. Not sure you would want to discredit him by putting him in as an opening round fight against some random newcomer. If he loses it tarnish the final image of a UFC legend at him hometown show. I don't think Dana wants to have him go out that way. If he beats a young talent then that guys stock drops dramatically, but Dana still have no real use for promoting Gracie after that. So either way Gracie would probably be done with the UFC. Unfortunately, the guys past his UFC prime age wise and verses the hybrid techniques that have developed in MMA. Dana should be using the hell of him in Brazil though. Honer him by hyping the heck out of the guy who made the UFC into what it is today during the show, have him as the Master of Ceremonies, make him into the king of Brazil for the day, etc....... However, using him as a fighter may not be the best move for anyone involves and Dana probably see's that. There are several other very talented Brazilians to choose from.
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Congrats Drake. http://www.themat.com/section.php?section_id=3&page=showarticle&ArticleID=23496
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True. But, it always feels like Freestyle/Greco have larger structural changes in the rules that change the way points are scored and adjustment in how you have to gameplan the match to determine the winner. Folkstyle occasionally has this, but its seems like more of there rule changes are tweeks that have less impact on methods of point scoring and on who wins the match. I'm guessing those changes are what most people seem confused by. Obviously, the other fact being coach, athletes, and parents taking the time to learn the general rules and though process behind Freestyle/Greco to start with.
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Not sure I'm clear on your last point. For one I don't see the change in weight classes as having much to do with coaches views on individual vs. team success. If it did however I think most coaches view of a team goal is the opposite of what I am interpreting from your statement. To me taking into account "every individual" would mean what is best for the entire team rather than the best weigh class for one or two studs. Also, to me focusing on the team goal would be for the sake of trying to reward the efforts of everyone wrestlers who put work into regardless of it they were a individual state champ or not. This doesn't seem like a selfish goal for the coach to develop. To me the coaches thinking more about themselves would be those who ignores ways to improve the entire tam and instead put all of his coaching methods into the development of his one or two studs. Then blaming the rest of the kids for underachieving while at the same time claiming the state success of the one or two studs. To me it seems focusing on team goals would benefit the most individuals on the team rather a system where no type of competition existed and coaches would be more inclined to focus on just the few over the many.
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I believe out of that group tennis has a seperate team tournament to go along with the individual competition. With the rest of the sports being scores in a tournament format of the state finals. Other discrepancies exist since by the nature of the sports ogranization some can advance the entire team to the next level if they win while other only advance the individual athletes who qualified. The one way wrestling differs from most of this groups is in how placements determined. Wrestling involvse one contact where the results of the match are dictated by the decisions of both athletes. On the individual side of things this is only similar to tennis in that resect. Track, cross country, and swimming have more to to with an individual verses the time (and sometimes course) with just a small portion based on the decision of another competator. Golf empahsis of you vs. the course than your competition. Or gymnastics emphasis of you vs. the scoring criteria than your compeititon. So based on that throught process I would say the IHSAA is making a poor judgement by placing wrestling with any other sport in that group beside tennis. True they are individual sports but the nature of those two sports are seperate from that of the rest and should be recognized as so when it comes to makeing any decision that effects all individual sports.
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Indianamat.com 2011 Brute Scholastic Duals Coverage
MattM replied to Dingo Brigade's topic in Past Discussions
Looks like he moved up to HWT this year. He's is a low stance to meet the competition head on and is very disproportional to his rounder competition. Here a match vs. PA team powerhouse Central Dauphin's HWT http://www.pawrvideo.com/coverage/238087-2011-Chambersburg-vs-Central-Dauphin-East/video/411647-285lb-Dawson-Peck-C-vs-Robert-Fitzkee-CDEast -
Indianamat.com 2011 Brute Scholastic Duals Coverage
MattM replied to Dingo Brigade's topic in Past Discussions
So we need to set up a match between him and Yorktown's Scott Neff, since they have very similar characteristics. -
I agree, but guessing a few factors come into play when making a decision to move levels. Hopefully Calumet Colelge can find a soild coach that will keep the program moving in the right direction.
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Brooks lost in finals 3-2 4-1. Tsirstis lost to Stieber in consolations 0-1 2-1 2-1. He then lost in the 5th place match on a last second score of the 3 periods.
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Just beat me to it Y2. Great scramble in the first to save himself and got the lucky step out from it when the got back to neutral. Tsirsis lost in 3 periods. 1-0 0-1 0-2 Couldn't get in on a solid TD against a tough Ramos.
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Yup. Ramos in the semi-final. Logan Stieber was also upset in the top half of his bracket.
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Duckworth wrestling at 84kg (185lb). He is currently in the consols.
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Wins over former World Team members Mike Zadick and Shawn Bunch in one day. Huge accomplishments for Reese. You would have to think Reese having some background training with Bunch at the Ohio Training Center has help him get to this level. The it comes down to Reese beating him to win the championship. Finals match against Bunch at 17:30 mark. Get to see an appearance by Coach Hump twice as he contests multiple no calls on a throw going out of bounds. http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/13889275 Nice throw by Spencer Mango from the mat in the match before if you catch the video a few seconds early. Semi-finals match against Zadick at 30min mark http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/13881261
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Reese with huge semi-final win over Mike Zadick to make the finals vs. S. Bunch.
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Very solid list. Glad to see so many talented guys commit to this event. Minor correction I believe Molloy is a Sophomore.
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So not the excellent science department, award winning speech & debate team, and possibly one heck of a video editing studio then.
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Flonationals - How did the rest of the Hoosier Wrestlers do?
MattM replied to BIGJOESCOUT's topic in Past Discussions
I think you mean pretty hard for him to maintain 130. Someone mentioned earlier you were allowed to wrestle at your lowest certified weight so I would suspect Jackson would have had to make 130 at one point during the year. I would agree he may not have been comfortable regularly trying to cut to that weight, but was able to maintain his weight around 135 during the school year.