Coach Green's Friday Mailbag (10/2/2026)

Does it count as a postseason appearance if your MLB team is eliminated before October starts? - Josh Lowe

A resounding no for me on that.  Sorry Cubs fans.  Huge thanks for Jefferson Rojas though.

If the Olympics doubled the number of weight classes to 12 but combined Freestyle and Greco, would this be good for wrestling long term? I think the average fan has a hard time watching and learning the nuances of 3+ styles. I would be in favor of it if UWW and USA wrestling got behind it and I can imagine a version of Freestyle which rewards and creates more situations for Greco wrestlers to succeed. - Former158 

I'd say there is next to zero shot of that happening but it is an interesting idea.  I think the US is one of the few countries that see an issue here and it is because we aren't competitive in Greco.  Strong Greco countries are happy to be known as such, and vice versa for freestyle.  I think UWW doesn't see it as broken.  We do, because of lack of success in one discipline and our fandom is generated from folk, which has many more weight classes.

International fans also follow Worlds pretty passionately on non Olympic years where that might not be the case for US fans

Have you watched RAF: Undiscovered yet? - Coach Herbo

I have not.  It is on my list.  Truth is, I'm a very bad TV watcher.  But I plan to binge it soon

What did Coach learn from Jag bag in prep for season Coach bag? - Hijo

I learned that building a following is challenging.  I have not thought about taking up smoking.  Yet.  But Jags was also authentic in his replies, so I'm trying to replicate that.

What are the pluses and minus for you working with high schoolers now compared to college? - Dave Y

Some of it because I'm back at another prep school, but I do enjoy being more involved in all aspects of the kids' lives and being part of a tight knit community.  Seeing growth is also easier at this age.  Most college kids are "bought in" by virtue of choosing to compete at a DI level and even at a high level at HS, you have to create that.  Honestly, the job is very similar.  I say that knowing that most kids on my team now already know how to wrestle, which is not the case with every HS job.