Originally Posted By: Beeson
Kennedy Monday wrestled for Stillwater High School and wrestled Tulsa National. Anybody know how he did at State? OMG THAT WAS 30 YEARS AGO. HE IS OLDER THAN I AM. NOT EVEN RELEVANT. NO OK HS KIDS ARE WRESTLING TN TODAY. FACT.

Here are the FACTS: (SERIOUSLY?? YOU ARE PUTTING SOME GUESSES OUT HERE AND CALLING THEM FACTS?) There is an agenda to get the High School and 16U division thrown out of kids. NOT TRUE. The only way to do this was to Create a High School Division. Eliminating the 16U Divison.
Now lets weaken the 14U divison by taking out the best wrestlers. IT IS A KIDS DIVISION AND HS WRESTLERS SHOULD NOT BE TAKING AWAY OPPORTUNITIES TO WRESTLE FROM 7TH AND 8TH GRADERS. This also weakens the High School Division beacause not as many 14U want to wrestle High School. BECAUSE THEY WANT THE EASY WAY OUT. Numbers for High School are down so lets get rid of it. NO. THE NUMBERS ARE UP IN HS SINCE WE REPLACED THE 16U AGE GROUP. DO YOUR RESEARCH. 14U is thrilled because they are the top dog now. Numbers for 14U go up, this must be a good thing. IT WOULD BE.

Will, why did you compromise to begin with? What was your main goal to add High School wrestling to kids? I think we would all like to hear it from you. I WANTED TO CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HS WRESTLERS. I NEVER AGREED WITH HS WRESTLERS BEING ALLOWED TO WRESTLE DOWN IN 14U. I PROPOSED THE STATE PLACERS ELIMINATION BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT THEIR 14U KIDS LOSING TO HS WRESTLERS AND NOT MAKING IT TO STATE OR GETTING BEAT AT STATE, ETC. IT SEEMED CLEAR THAT THE MAJORITY AGREED. THE PROBLEM WITH OUT SYSTEM IS THE CLUB DIRECTORS WHO ATTEND THE STATE BODY ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO VOTE ON THIS. THE VOTE OCCURS MORE THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER THE STATE TOURNAMENT.

Beeson led the charge because he thought it was what was best for the sport. NO, YOU CRIED ABOUT GETTING YOUR BUTT KICKED BY AKIN WHEN YOU WERE A FR. You don't have to agree, but the majority of the state does. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT. I BELIEVE THE MAJORITY OF THE STATE IS NOT EDUCATED ON THIS ISSUE. I don't know why I keep arguing, this will never pass anyways. HIDE AND WATCH.


Will Cokeley
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