Relative to this subject is another matter of quitting during and before matches. Wrestling is about making the other guy quit. In practice, 40 minutes into the season or in the state finals.

At all levels kids quit before they step on the mat. John Smith pointed and yelled at Mason after he lost to Askren ina dual two weeks ago..."you lost that match before you stepped on the mat!" He yelled, screamed and fumed at him for what seemed like several minutes. He got away with it since the MU band was romping and the crowd was cheering and Mason was sitting on the floor behind the bench. Mason responded by soundly beating Klein the next dual.

A big difference between hs and college is that college kids quit less often after falling behind. If you're a hs wrestler how many times to you get at takedown put a tough ride to a kid and maybe score some nearfall and get comfortable. You rarely get matches like that in college. You can be beating the heck out of your opponent and sure enough he turns into Superman sometime in the match and comes back on you.