Brent, Jason, and other coaches,

If a coach REALLY wants to do the rankings and they REALLY have the time to do so then great. Correct me if I am wrong but the KWCA doesn't WANT outside help. That is my axe to grind. It seems like a control issue.

I would be glad to help (although I am sure Brent's comments were laced with sarcasm) but we all KNOW that Chief Renegade is the BEST ranker our state has. I placed my post because it seemed, based on some comments repeated to me from your recent meeting, that you guys don't want a non-coach to do the rankings. I wouldn't argue with one thing said about the rankings as they are just information to create interest but I believe the best and most interest comes from someone who is passionate about what he is doing and is not conflicted in what the job he is doing. I know it has to be hard to rank your kids, your opponents and even harder to gather up all of the good information and be a coach to your kids and your teams. I am thankful for the rankings but as always, if there is a better way lets improve them.

I have looked at Iowa and Colorado quickly and their rankngs are handled by the media. In the past our rankings have been slow to be updated, wrestler's weight classes have been inaccurately reported and coaches have not freely given their information in a timely manner to the ranker. If you eliminate those problems then the rankings will be more interesting and informative. Not all states have a Chief so lets embrace our's and use him until he loses his passion for what he does.

I decline my nomination and in return nominate Chief Renegade as HRD (Head Ranker Dude!, Brent, I love the title!)


Furthermore... I don't think any coach would rank their wrestler too high they tend to sandbag when it comes to rankings. The only time a coach overvalues his wrestler's talent is in a seeding meeting!