Ohhh. Good point about Couture and Sylvia. Back to the original post...I know that it has been many years back, probably about 10, when the National Federation did some research to come up with new weight classes. Do any of you remember "squeezing" 125, 130, 135, and 140 into 126, 134, and 142? That was an absolute disaster back in the 93 season, if I remember correctly. Research showed that MOST schools had the most wrestlers in the room in the 125-152 areas, if my memory is anything close to correct, and the weights were adjusted back to reflect that after only one year, I believe. I would like to bring up several points. First and foremost, if a big kid does not come up through the kids program, and decides to give wrestling a try once he gets to High School, chances are that he will never be technical enough to have a lot of success. A kid that has had success on the football field but is getting his butt handed to him on the mats will not last. He will quit. All coaches will try to recruit those kids, and all coaches will have them quit. It's a fact. It is a very rare kid that will endure the frustration of a lack of immediate success, because his ego will not be able to handle it. There are exceptions, I know. Michael Baker of Smoky Valley was a state runner up at 189 in 4A after only three years of wrestling. I can not see the National Federation making any major changes to weight classes in the near future. Texas added the 180 pound class to bring a few larger, athletic kids onto the mats. I know that there has been some consideration of bumping 215 up to 220, and that might work. The bottom line is that an athletic kid will have success even if he is under sized. Jon Cook of Hays broke certification at 171, jumped to 215 the day before regionals, and got in the state championship match.