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Discuss Wisconsin Collegiate Wrestling - All Divisions / Re: The Answer

Last post by hwabtD3gtsmcred - Today at 11:33:54 AM

All this chatter and complaining about "getting Wisconsin kids". From the posts I'm guessing that you are leaving off other criteria that you'd love to post but just can't bring yourself to show your bias.......We need to get Wisconsin kids with "AWA" attached to their profiles. Right? Thats what you really mean. They just wouldn't be the "RIGHT" Wisconsin kids or possibly be the correct caliber unless they do. Now, I'm not going to deny that those kids are outstanding and deserve credit. There is no denying that. What you aren't saying and what many of you REFUSE to see or admit is that Sinclair, Mirasolas, Millard, and Wolbert wouldn't even consider Madison even if Ben wasn't steering them away for his own selfish reasons. This has to be what you all are not saying but might as well, because even when you don't the stench of it lingers like a fog. Wisconsin currently has more than 12 WISCONSIN kids on the roster and more coming in the next few years.  None of them good enough though, right?  They don't all have AWA or Ben Asken attached? Stop, Just Stop. GET OVER IT!! Maybe if Ben Askren could you could, huh? The more you drive his cause to poison the well the worse it's going to get. Ben grooms his kids to LEAVE and that's not going to change anytime soon.  Ben isn't going to coach.  Why would he? He has his castle and is comfortable in it. Max would be welcome. He seems like a good guy. Always pleasant and willing to help. Doesn't hold his nose in the air. Becker? Maybe? Can't say I know him very well, but I've witnessed some side talk/activities. I don't like how he treats/talks about athletes who aren't "AWA". He may not be able to coach without bias.
You also need to remember that these kids have to also have the grades to get ACCEPTED into a prestigious school like UW. I'm guessing that only Fickel and football have the power to get kids in with less than stellar grades. The Badger roster is and will be our (Homegrown) boys.  Unless you all refuse to embrace them and keep driving them away with your hatred and bias. And that stupid list of people who left because of the staff is the dumbest thing I've EVER seen on here. Stop making crap up to further your agenda. Ben may be the only true person that drives people out of Wisconsin. Open your eyes and get behind the program we have and remember that these kids have heart, drive, and love for you and our state, and you are repeatedly dumping on them.  You can try to package it however you want.  If you have EVER said in the last year on this forum that we need to recruit WI kids and ignored that fact that we ARE then you are part of the problem and not the solution. Love them or hate them, we have a current staff who are working towards a goal. You have the choice to support or keep trying to suck the life out of a program that is working day in and day out. Imagine yourself as one of the boys on the roster or put your son in their position. If you can still be a prick, then there is zero hope for you, and no one wants you as a teammate or your son. I'd imagine not even Ben. Who preaches positivity.

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WIWrestling Main Forum / Re: Cooper DeJean with a perfe...

Last post by Ledger - Today at 10:38:23 AM

Cooper DeJean with a perfect double leg on Derrick Henry
https://www.reddit.com/r/wrestling/comments/1h4pu6m/cooper_dejean_with_a_perfect_double_leg_on/

He's from Iowa, but he played basketball in high school?  Must've been a youth wrestler LOL

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WIWrestling Main Forum / Upcoming Livestreams

Last post by JacobRaschka - Today at 10:06:44 AM

This weekend we will have the Howard Manley Duals live on Rokfin.

Livestream: https://rokfin.com/stack/1987/Howard-Manley-Duals-ALL-MATS

We will also have the Eau Claire North Husky Invite both boys and girls tourneys live next weekend as well as the EH Stech the following week.

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WIWrestling Main Forum / Re: State tournament series pr...

Last post by MNbadger - Today at 09:16:09 AM

I heard the 8th team will be a wildcard place and determined by some sort of criteria similar to how they determine state seeds.   Sounds like a good change and adds some excitement to the team event.

Correct.  The 8th team at Team State will be the highest ranked team, per Trackwrestling, from all the 2nd place teams at Team Sectionals.  This eliminates the situation of two stud teams being in the same Sectionals with one of those teams missing out on making it to Team State.

No, it doesn't.

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WIWrestling Main Forum / Cooper DeJean with a perfect d...

Last post by TomM - Today at 08:37:16 AM

Cooper DeJean with a perfect double leg on Derrick Henry
https://www.reddit.com/r/wrestling/comments/1h4pu6m/cooper_dejean_with_a_perfect_double_leg_on/

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Discuss Wisconsin Collegiate Wrestling - All Divisions / Re: The Answer

Last post by PAUL - Yesterday at 05:40:07 PM

I must say that I really think (and hope) that the vast majority of folks on this site have nothing but respect, admiration and best wishes for the Badger athletes.  We are pulling for them more than even they may know, and we hope that each and every one of them achieves tremendous success as a wrestler, as a student, and as a man.  The sky is the limit for most or all of them, both in the classroom and on the mat.  Many of us would give anything to be in their shoes, to be able to have the opportunities in sports and in life that they do.  We would be thrilled to see any of them place highly in the Midlands, in the Big 10, or the NCAA.  Most folks on here who predict that the Badgers will have a rough season would LOVE LOVE LOVE to be wrong!! 

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Discuss Wisconsin Collegiate Wrestling - All Divisions / Re: Rider

Last post by DocWrestling - Yesterday at 05:21:24 PM

Bono will likley get fired just to save money.  A new staff will likely be hired with probably a $250,000 budget for the entire staff

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Discuss Wisconsin Collegiate Wrestling - All Divisions / Re: Dillan Johnson

Last post by DocWrestling - Yesterday at 05:18:47 PM

They would definitely have to add a 220 lb weight class then

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WIWrestling Main Forum / Re: State tournament series pr...

Last post by littleguy301 - Yesterday at 02:53:59 PM

While it is always wise council to take your thoughts, questions, and concerns to your district rep, in this particular instance, that would not be the best way to go.

The leadership in the WWCA has moved in a slightly different direction over the past two years, utilizing the entire membership more so than just the executive committee. There is a lot of brains, talent, and manpower that can be harnessed from the entire membership.

In this particular instance, sometime ago, the WWCA asked the entire statewide membership who would be interested in joining a committee to look into potential change to the state tournament series. An amazing committee of 14 members arose from that which only included four people from the WWCA executive staff.

Those 14 members are from all 4 corners of the state, all three divisions, both head and assistant coaches, administrators (such as Athletic Directors), and was very diverse age-wise.    Although not on the committee, Mel Dow was instrumental in answering our questions along the way.

The plan is that soon, the proposal will be sent out to the entire state who was not able to attend the two different sessions at the state convention.    The second part of the plan is that we welcome feedback because this is not a finished product. We may make changes to the proposal and it is even on the table that consensus might tell us that status quo is the best way to go. That would not mean this proposal was in vain.

Ultimately, the goal is to have a product for the WIAA Coaches Advisory Committee to bring this forward on April 9th (this is not the WWCA). 

Ok is the plan to goto 14 kids in all divisions to state with 7 sectionals? Since we have some thoughts as to what is going on?

Equal divisions of teams?
8 sectionals
16 kids a bracket
8 teams to state
Wrestle as a team to 5th

Are these on the agenda?

Explain some proposals, please

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Discuss Wisconsin Collegiate Wrestling - All Divisions / Re: Rider

Last post by Hungus - Yesterday at 02:51:29 PM

Bono $287,062
Reader $151,570
Cass $102,000
Model Paid by RTC
 
Staff total $540,632

This program will be dead and gone in three years with those wages and the product they are putting on the mat.
You can hire a HS staff for 1/4 of this and they will yield better results.
These guys are stealing from UW at this point.