Well I think if I said my name it wouldn't ring any sort of bell with a single person in Kansas, so what's the difference?

The only two times Goddard came to this tournament they got stomped by unranked Ponderosa. Rather than drop out of the rankings, they contacted Bob Preusse (the guy who does the AWN rankings) to explain why they had lost so badly. I know because Bob Preusse told so. Then they just stopped coming to this tournament altogether.

Being ranked in the country should be a real honor for a team, and I hate seeing Goddard in the rankings when I know they don't belong and never have. They haven't beaten anyone and now avoid the best tournament in their state. How is that supposed to look? I can guarantee that someone in the program is still talking them up to Preusse though, otherwise he would have never heard of them. Why would he? They haven't beaten anyone and don't go to any high profile tourneys.

Edit: No, Ponderosa absolutely does not deserve a national ranking and that's not the point I'm trying to make. [/quote

I hate that I've been drawn into this, but you are wrong about a few things here. You see, Parker, I was the coach of Goddard the first year that Ponderosa whooped us. Let me give you some history. The first tournament of the year we beat then #7 ranked Bishop Lynch. They did not have all of their guns at the tournament, but after the tournament Bob Pruess ranked Goddard. No phone calls were made, but I did get an e-mail asking about the team after the ranking. I did not lobby for any ranking, but I did give him info on some of our kids. That was the last contact I remember having until after the season ended. I did give him information on what was coming back the next year and he must have thought that they deserved some respect. If you're so tight with Preuss, you tell me why he would rank us. I don't know the man, but I imagine he had a reason.

As for getting whooped...yep, Ponderosa beat us. Did we have some of our guys sick or injured? Just two that I recall, but Ponderosa may have been depleted too. You see, they were better than us. We don't make excuses or cry on the internet over stuff that is out of our control. I don't like to see our student-athletes and school being attacked by someone that is not dignified enough to put his name on the board. I won't argue that Goddard deserved/deserves a national ranking, because it means very little. I will dispute your "facts" though. As stated earlier, Goddard wrestles in the Toshiba in KC. They also see great competition in several other tournaments. We have two DI signees and a DII signee and a bunch of other great kids that wrestle hard all of the time. Why don't you contact me personally if you would like more information.