Headup, you are in denial if you think the majority of wrestling fans enjoy watching dancing bears.
not even close to what i said. here's the senario. st james up by 24 points in a dual, random draw puts moeder as last match vs. a last minute-jv- fill in kid with no experience. promise you that gym begins to empty out. i don't think people like watching dancing bears anymore than they stick around to watch taylor mop the mat with some freshman in his first varsity match. again it's not the weight class that empties the stands, it's the last match of a dual, period. the same reason football stands are empty in the 4th quarter, baseball stands in the ninth inning, and so one. sure you are going to get premier match-ups that will keep some fans around, you are still going to see them leave too.
I missed your point. We only wrestle one dual a year so everyone stays. Most of the tournaments we attend go in traditional order as does the state tournament. The 285's are wrestled before an empty gym. In Derby they random draw (wink, wink) and you get Caldwell vs. Nelson for your last match. No one left the building.
As far as never knowing the outcome, LancerLou, you are right. When it is 1-1 and no one has shot a takedown it is anyone's match! In 2009 the Derby 285 match was decided in OT by the official when he called BC's Marquez for his second stalling call. The first warning came when the overzealous zebra pulled the cowardly double fist, both wrestlers are stalling, doozy. Now that was exciting!
