Perhaps I missed something, but I did not recognize any widespread anti-Norton sentiment at the tournament. They quickly established themselves as the dominant team, with some terrific wrestling and great support from their fans. If there was any tendency towards cheering for their opponents, it's only because we tend to root for the underdog. On this weekend, every team wrestling Norton took on the underdog role.

The 119 lb match was an amazing performance by Aaron Ely. I don't know if Clay Madden has ever experienced such a one-sided loss in his wrestling career, and his frustration showed at the end. Madden is a class act, and his shove at the end of the match (there was no punch thrown) was not indicative of the type of wrestler that he is. I expect that we will never see that type of reaction from him again. Nevertheless, in my opinion, the crowd response was to the action at the end, not an anti-Newton display.