1. Rio Rancho (NM) Rams 192.00
2. Roosevelt (CO) Rough Riders 163.00
3. Ponderosa (CO) Mustangs 124.50
Looks like the out of state teams are goin' to sweep the team trophies. It's too bad the other top teams like Goddard, Clay Center, Colby, Wichita Heights, Smith Center, Derby, Bishop Carroll, or Andover Central don’t attend this tournament…More specifically I wish Goddard hadn’t stopped going to Garden City.
Goddard stopped coming to protect their national ranking. It's not like they've got anywhere better to be. But if they come they'll get beat by unranked teams.
Seriously? You really think rankings mean that much? You've beat this dead horse for four years. I don't coach anymore, but I believe the reason Goddard doesn't go has more to do with budget and the fact that so many two day tournaments were taking a toll on the wellness of the wrestlers.
I'd say that you don't know Coach Means if you think he cares about rankings, but since you are not willing to post your name, maybe you do know him and it's personal. Ponderosa is a great team and probably deserves a national ranking, but you need to give the crying about Goddard a rest. Rankings mean nothing, much like anonymous posts.
Well I think if I said my name it wouldn't ring any sort of bell with a single person in Kansas, so what's the difference?
The only two times Goddard came to this tournament they got stomped by unranked Ponderosa. Rather than drop out of the rankings, they contacted Bob Preusse (the guy who does the AWN rankings) to explain why they had lost so badly. I know because Bob Preusse told so. Then they just stopped coming to this tournament altogether.
Being ranked in the country should be a real honor for a team, and I hate seeing Goddard in the rankings when I know they don't belong and never have. They haven't beaten anyone and now avoid the best tournament in their state. How is that supposed to look? I can guarantee that someone in the program is still talking them up to Preusse though, otherwise he would have never heard of them. Why would he? They haven't beaten anyone and don't go to any high profile tourneys.
Edit: No, Ponderosa absolutely does not deserve a national ranking and that's not the point I'm trying to make.
