El Pollo Loco

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    On 2/27/2023 at 7:09 AM, coachteater said:

    I felt the same way and several around me felt the same way. 

    I also feel regardless of if was technically the right call (everyone will argue if yes or no) there is an "unwritten rule" that you just do not make that call, in that situation. Am I wrong?

    Thats the kind of call thats talked about 20 years in a negative way regardless of if it was right or wrong.I can think of at least one like this that still get talked about frequently and it was 25 years ago. 

    Ive always said this and most agree, the best officials are the ones that will not decide a tight match. 

     

    The ref not making the right call at the right time and forcing overtime is %100 the referee interjecting themselves into the match. 

    I agree it's unfortunate, but the best referees don't decide the match they enforce the rules irregardless. 

     

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    36 minutes ago, CUTiger184 said:

    2A is very deep.  Several teams are in the running "on paper" for 2nd through 8th in my opinion.  Boyle County is tough, they will make some noise this weekend as well.  

    Wayne, Moore, Harrison is a competitive pod. There should be some good matches to come out of that.

    Boyle and Taylor should be a real good dual, I'm picking Taylor to come out of that scrap. But I would not be surprised to see Boyle pull it out. 

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    Prediction for 2A

    1. Johnson Central 

    2. Paducah Tilghman

    3. Taylor County

    4. Harrison County

    I'm torn with 2-4 because Paducah Tilghman I think has the most talent and where they are good, they're very good, but they do have some holes that could be a problem if Harrison comes out firing. Taylor as the 4 seed finishes 3rd regardless if they get Paducah or Harrison. But if Harrison performs Paducah and Harrison should flip flop.

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    Region 2 JV Nights

    Coaches, Tues. Dec. 7th at North Hardin we will be doing a JV night. This will consist of strictly JV or inexperienced wrestlers. Our goal is to get some spotlight matches for those kids who wouldn’t normally get to experience that. 

    This will be a JV weigh-in and matches should not count against Varsity records. 

    We are going to try to match up wrestlers ahead of time so you will not have to bring any kids who will not be getting matches.

    I am going to create a Google Sheet with weights and teams interested in coming. 

    Obviously we will try to match up weights accordingly, but if needed, wrestlers may wrestle another wrestler if the weight class is above or below. Please feel free to reach out to me for any details regarding this.

    We will be having another one on Thur. Jan. 13th at LaRue County as well.

    weigh-ins, start time, and tickets info should be coming.

     Please contact: eric.burrell@larue.kyschools.us

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    Competition aside, realignment needs to happen this year. I am not knocking any JCPS/Louisville area school but the sheer number of kids participating has been on a decline for many years.

    Since the last realignment the following Jefferson County Schools have folded or haven't fielded teams beyond a handful of wrestlers in recent years: Holy Cross, Iriqouis, PRP, Southern, Atherton, Manual, Eastern, Jeffersontown, Kentucky School for the Blind, Seneca, Shawnee, Western.

    Jefferson County should combine to make 1 region and create 2 regions from the Outside Louisville, Owensboro, Bowling Green, Elizabethtown, Bardstown area schools.

     

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    8 minutes ago, grappler-of-old said:

    Not sure I like the 2 semi state scenario?  Having 8 qualify from 2 semi states is really no different than having 4 semi states.  It will also reduce travel.  Think when the far west teams (Pad. Till) have to travel to Lou and vice versa Same for Far Northern Ky schools traveling to far south or East and vice versa.  (Johnson Central, Wayne Co) They will require overnight stays. 

    I truly believe that the almost the same individuals will qualify for a 16 man tourney either way.  As long as it is not only 2 qualifying from Each Semi State. 

    The current regional pairings already require overnight stays for most schools, the majority of Region 2 schools traveling to the nearest Region 1 school (Union) is still about 2.5-3 hours. 

    Having 2 semi states in a central Location... lets say Owensboro and Lexington cuts down on alot of logistical issues for KHSAA and teams out on the far reaches of the state.

    The key is that it needs to be in a central location, and for teams traveling from Region 1 and Region 8 it's gonna be inconvenient wherever you hold it.

     

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    35 minutes ago, JST said:

    If enough requests are made they will have a really hard time denying. In all honesty I think this effects elementary kids who can't read or families with limited internet rhe most. I personally know quite a few of families who fit in this category. But why not take advantage if you can and are willing. Personally I'm leaving it up to my kid. 

    I am an elementary school teacher, I totally agree with that assessment. If it is needed then heck yeah give that kid a redo year to catch up. I see the gaps forming and the need to catch up by repeating a year.

    But from a logistical standpoint, going from 23 kids per class to 30+ per class especially with the cuts in budgets to almost every school. Keeping all those kids is a hard choice. I don't know the right answer. 

     

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    12 minutes ago, GooglyMoogly said:

    No it doesn't.  Seeding is for separation. If you use the 1v4, 2v3 model everyone who needs to be separated is.  The KHSAA really jacked this one up. 

    Listen I totally agree, I am not a fan of seeding it like this especially when criteria is super fuzzy. The way it is done at state tournament with regions randomly drawn in and 1v4 and 2v3 works well. We do get those matches where highly ranked kids meet in the quarters which is a bummer. 

    But for example if a kid from region 2 knows stud A from region 1 is gonna be on a certain side of the bracket then they may forfeit to 3/4 to dodge stud A. Especially when you know whose gonna be in the bracket. Takes the random draw out of the equation. It may be rare, but somewhere it will happen.

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    8 hours ago, grappler-of-old said:

    I know one wrestler who would have forfeited his 3rd place match in region 6 if they did it this way.  Because of horrible seeding criteria he got the 4th seed, when he is by far the 2nd best in the region.  Got the 2 seed in semi state. (The 3 and 1 from the same region are on the same side) How a 28-1 wrestlers looses the 2 seed to an 18-8 wrestler who he never met is beyond me.) 

    That's the other side people are not mentioning, the forfeiting in placement matches at regions in order to line up for a better chance at advancement at semi-state. It's lame but it would happen. The seeding criteria for semi-state is not perfect but it does allow some chance and rewards kids for their overall body of work for the season.

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    1 minute ago, rjs4470 said:

    With limited attendance though, is it really a surprise there would be a limit? Every coach that's in the building is another Parent/fan that can't attend. And has been mentioned, how many coaches do you really need, especially when there are on going to be a few mats, instead of 8 or 10?

    Granted that attendence is limited and no it isn't a surprise they would limit coaches numbers. Nobody expects anything less from the KHSAA. 

    Coaches are just as much as a stakeholder in all this as parents/fans. I am not saying one should get in over the other. Will a coach mind paying??? Heck no, as long as he gets to coach his kids. It just stinks they gotta pay for it. 

    But that's not the point, state wrestling tournament never had a limit on the number coaches who could get in. As long you did the rules clinic and safety course, you were good.