I believe my good friend is asking to have just ONE state tournament.

There are:

896 Spots in the 4 state tournaments
336 Medals
56 State Champs

With a True State Tournament only 224 wrestlers would qualify for State. With FOUR Classes 896 qualified, meaning 672 got Free Rides. With a True State Tournament only 84 wrestlers would medal. With FOUR Classes 336 medalled, meaning 252 Free Medals were handed out. With a True State Tournament there would be 14 STATE CHAMPIONS. With FOUR Classes there were 56 State Champions, meaning 42 Free State Championships were handed out. Problem is we don't know which 14 actually deserve the Title of STATE CHAMPION.

My point is, we quit complaining about how strong or weak each class is and accept the State Champions in each class or admit that none of the wrestlers accomplished anything this weekend.


Yes Will, you are correct and probably stated it nicer than I did.

I can dig that.

Technically even if we only have one class, it's watered down with 14 weight classes. Thirteen get a free ride.

There can be only one. Just like Highlander.

There can be several, but whenever they meet they must wrestle. Until there is one.

That kid at 119 wrestles for Heights who has an extremely tough schedule. Additionally that kid would have been considered green so he would have had a high growth curve, higher than most. The kid at regionals was not the same kid that notched those losses throughout the year. And that kid beat out a state medalist so he sure didn't get no free pass or even an easy pass.

thunderdome= 2 men enter 1 man leaves. it's built in the backyard, the neighborhood kids practice all the time. by the time you guys get it passed through the kshaa, my kid will be well prepared.

Id tattoo Ark city on me if you can show me a 4a or 3a bracket that had a kid in state with 0 wins at 125lbs in the last 20 years. How can 8 of you big city schools not come up with more than four 125lbs?

How is the Mullet capital of Kansas?

I would rather you didn't. I wouldn't want someone thinking you were from here.

They are mostly tall, skinny and play basketball--and whip up on you out in the county guys.

Nice post man shows your age. I had 5 wins and one loss at state 4 of the 5 were pins took 3rd. I was on a back to back state championship team, and my college team won nationals. If that didnt help you size me up enough I am 6'2'315lb, I like long walks on the beach, pizza hut, and playing in the park. I would love to meet you and beeson in an old timers tourny this summer, to settle this issue you guys have with me old timer rules so leave your brass knuckles at home.

No worries you could not come up with the evidence to fulfill the bet anyway! 4a is a tuffer class to qualify for state than 5a. We would of had to go to wichita to get the tat. The shop at the south end of arkcity is booked for months with all the Joe Dirt portraits they keep putting on ArkCityans. And comeon they could tell from the way I dress im not from round there.

Lucas, my suggestion to you would be for your mouth to NOT write checks, that your a$$ can't cash.

Doug747 thanks for the tip but I have already made the offer.

What tournament would you like to wrestle at? I'm only 5'11 and 185 lbs. I do not have the same High School or College credentials that you have, but hey, I'll give it a go. How about we up the offer? If I win, you cut your hair. If you win, I will grow mine out for a year and get a Joe Dirt tattoo. I am sure Derby would let us roll around on the mat before or after their open room tomorrow. Steve Herman is from Derby, I bet we could get him to officiate. My only request is that you wear a hair net.

No hair net, and I am growing my hair out for locks of love new anti. when are the old timers tournys.

Since you get such a weight advantage, I'm sure you would win. It is a sure bet so you should have no problem making the bet of cutting your hair. I will agree to you not wearing a hair net, if we can have this at the Derby open room in the next two weeks.

It is starting to look like your not going to let me cash that check you wrote.

Dery is two far i live in Concordia. When is the first old timers tourny i will start a post and get back to ya.

My money is on Beeson!
Weather its the Derby Wrestling Room, an Old Timers Tourney, or in the courtyard of a Salina Hotel!
Chad is the odds on favorite!