Coach Church privately gave me 50 lashes with a wet noodle as well. The only way your two teams meet is if you are in the placing round. The sport is in dire need of publicity and support. The best way to create that is with interest and fan appeal. No one cares which coach is the better genious at jockeying guys around so that they get a mismatch or perhaps gain one or two team points. Most fans don't care which team wins but ALL fans like to see a marquee match up of two division 1 level opponents. This point cannot be argued. The dual meet tournament only exists to squeeze the most matches out of the precious few competition points KSHSAA rations out. In Kansas, wrestling is WAY more about the individual than it is about the team. See KSHSAA State TournamentS for Wrestling... NO DUAL team championship.

It is unfortunate it is the first week of the season but when so few quality match ups exist throughout the season I think the chance should be exploited! Dap is going 135, bump Jake up and make it work. Put the pressure on Church to make the decision.