"I feel this move make the competition even less fair and uncompetitive. Now your 0 and 8 record kids at 103 will have to go up and wrestling even tougher kids at 106 that cut down from 112. Did you think of that one. You can just turn you 8 losses with 7 pins to just 8 pins by loss now,. If they couldn't win at 103 what in the world makes you think they will even stand a chance at 106?" - lylegeyer
It really adds up to a 1 lb. difference at State, as the 103's are now 105 for Friday's matches, and 106 for Saturday. The question is, will the state keep the 2 lb. growth allowance?
If the 106 class was in place this past season, we would have had a different kid in there, as I'm sure many other teams would have. The Bobcat wasn't even full at 103 this year, so why should we keep 103 or add 98? And how does this make it less competitive? I see it as a way to ensure that there is better quality wrestling at the 106 weight, because you will have those borderline 113's dropping. I think that this opens the class up to Freshmen through Seniors, not limiting it to Freshmen and a few Sophomore's. A 98 lb class would be just Freshmen. How does that make any sense in the overall scheme of things? As far as eliminating the lighter guys, wrestling has always been a sport where, as Ric Flair says, "To Be the Man, you have to Beat the Man!". If a Freshman is that good at 85 lbs, he will prove it in the room and on the mat. How many Srs. have won State at 103? Been a 4X'er at 103?
As far as the heavy's getting the raw end, run some duals/tournaments backwards for a change. Start with HWT and work backwards through the weights. I think it would be exciting to watch. Make more use of the Random Draw for Duals and for Finals. Mix it up a little bit.
Last edited by Devast8r; 04/19/11 06:57 PM.
