Gibby:

You're right; we probably do have different definitions of success.

Coach Shea rescued the program from the scrapheap in 1997 and by the time we joined forces a year later, success to us was not having everyone get pinned in a given night. We took kids with no background whatsoever and got them through the season alive. We had to set goals like not finishing last in tournaments or having more medalists than we did the year before.

At regionals in 1999, we did not have a wrestlers seeded higher than sixth; we got two guys to State and two others made the consolation semis. That was success for us. Overall, during the three years I was there after Coach Shea left, I felt as if we got better every year. Were we Ark City, Colby or Hoxie? Of course not, but we got better, we got people out and we had fun. For a program like Immaculata's that was success.

I would have loved to have had the numbers and success you had at Seaman. And I truly do think if I had stayed, we could have built something there. I will always regret going to Maur Hill and really wish I had stayed our last two years in Kansas at Imac.

As far as you bashing me -- no harm, no foul (at the sake of using a basketball term). And I'm a newspaper editor so self-editing is sort of habit. And also, you're right, you did have a CRAPPY job! LOL

But most importantly --- you want fries with that?

Take care Gibby!