Perhaps I should have followed my personal rules and not involve myself in no-win topics but since I did, I will continue!

Robles IS an accomplished wrestler who deserves a TON of credit for overcoming the obstacles in front of him! He was worked very very hard at developing his style!

However, saying his hard work is what won him a D1 title, in my opinion, is minimizing all the work of his opponents!

Often times I hear coaches say, "you've got to work harder to win" or "you have to want it more!" I'm not sure at the upper levels, work and desire are a huge factor!

Now, before you jump on my back for that comment, admitedly one must be an extremely hard worker and have a huge amount of desire but I feel those traits exist in most upper level wrestlers!

... more later!