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Oops, I was so excited to see the front page and start the thread I didn't see the thread below.

Oh well, praise is a good thing.

This is awesome Doc. I think this is just what our state/sport needed for people who can't attend.

Tell the kids who are ranked that the rankings are bogus. Doc can't change rankings if coaches do not enter scores. Point the finger at the programs who do not post results on wvmat. In the case of some kids being ranked higher than a kid who beat them earlier in the season- it's quite possible the ...

Roughly 12 hours away from the qualifier. The extension of the state tournament will be upon us soon. Dreams will come true tomorrow. Dreams will fall a bit short tomorrow. Unfortunately some kids will learn about the blood round. There's been talk of surprises, upsets, and locks in the bracket. Let...

Bear I'm not sold on the jv idea. But I do understand how a couple more 126 pounders from Indy could improve competitiveness in their weight class. Indy has built such an attractive program at their school that they have depth in all classes. Awesome job! Kids in the halls want to be a part of winni...

Ouch.

I'm going to make a prediction. When the pill is released Saturday there will be a LARGE increase of users, forum posts, and views on this website. Bearhugger will defend his hybrid system. Opponents of the pill will find a few weight classes to help their argument. Proponents of the pill will do th...

I don't think that argument is valid. Just my opinion. Coaches share life lessons, teach about life, and try to put the best kid on the mat they can. Comparing the "pill vs. seeding the top 4 from regionals" to the workplace are two different animals. Besides we already have what you descr...

People will always complain. You can't use people being unhappy with the current system as a reason to change it. Indyhart posted facts and percentages on an earlier thread concerning the pill. Here's the link if you want to scroll down and read through it. I enjoyed it very much last month when it ...

The week is getting more exciting as regional brackets are being posted and we await the pill Saturday night. The pill does add excitement for our sport. I like the pill for several reasons. One reason is that it allows a kid who has gotten better throughout the season to showcase themselves at regi...

Personally I don't like the true second idea. I don't see the NCAA, World, or Olympic tournament doing this. Plenty of times we see the possible/projected champions knocked off before ever reaching the finals. Do any other states do this? I don't know. Other reasons I don't like true second- 1. The ...

Byrd from PHS looked much better than the rest of the field at MSAC.
I will make a bold prediction for the region 2 champ to make a lot of noise.
If Cabell Midlands McCormick returns, the 106 field could be fighting for 2nd.

I do agree with bearhugger's number 3 above. Posting results helps the sport in my opinion. Fans, family members, and opposition can follow the results from their phones. There are some teams who do not post much at all. Some of these teams who are hard to find have their only results loaded by a ho...

Shouldn't we use Doc's rankings? They are already based on who beat who. Some weights are pretty clear cut while others are still undetermined. I understand your process to seed the regional champs after regional results. But if we are to use Doc's rankings to determine the top 2 kids in the state s...

Has anyone seeded 160 yet?

Maybe this will help some folks. http://www.wvmat.com/statetou/seeds.htm The link takes you to the three possible pills to be released Saturday night. Using the pill for regionals isn't possible currently the way it's designed. Regional Saturday is possibly the most exciting day of the season for ma...

Its time for the State Tournament to get officials from other states. Each year a different state would be selected because not knowing any of the wrestlers,not leaning in favor of certain schools, would be a great thing. While there are a few very good officials there are others that need alot of ...

Another "committee" is unnecessary. Folks would gripe about who was on the committee followed by complaints of who was seeded.

I'm excited to hear how 160 should be seeded.