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Not HS but for youth I have been assigned the "head coach ". We get this a little too often in my opinion but it depends on how many coaches we have available. If it's not required to have both corners & I'm the only one available, I do not do normal coaching. I just tell the guys no hip toss or headlock and no stupid screwing around rock, paper, & scissors theatrics. Just after each period I speak to both quickly to keep pushing each other. The best is having 3 of us. I go by scorer's table & say nothing at all. Other 2 do limited coaching to both from each corner. I take inventory of items to address at practice & get input from both coaches in corner to add to it.

No you're all good. Sleep deprivation here so I created the mess.

My bad. I know his father and uncle were really instrumental in their program & seemed to be really close. Really a tough loss for the community. Regardless prayers for his family!

Yes I corrected it. My apologies!

His uncle passed away in an accident at their home. Ike went to HS at our northern county rival. His uncle was another state qualifier for their prestigious wrestling program in NE Indiana and I believe helped coach at some level as well.

Prayers out to Ike Ruble and his family. A tragedy to say the least. Can't imagine his emotions getting his win on the 1st and then getting that call the next day.

I'm biased against almost everyone in the B1G besides Minnesota for wrestling. Michigan gets a neutral rating since I'm a Michigan football fan I guess. I despise Ohio State in all sports and despise/am jealous of Iowa, Penn St, and Oklahoma State. Respect John Smith & Cale but the Brands just annoy me. DeSanto was another annoyance as well.

Fix the rules & make it another spring sport or better yet a summer sport. The dead time from after the College Baseball season to football needs some more options. Mix it in with PLL, all racing forms, and MLB.

Yes, my alma mater has won I believe 3 of the 1A IHSWCA crowns including the first. Got steamrolled in the finals this year. I wish we had at least the 1A/2A before state instead of after.

I say on IndianaMat all the time that Indiana needs 2 individual tournaments. One classed around the time of Mishawaka, EMD, Connersville, & etc tournaments or weekend of current team dual invitational. Then keep the current single class individual tournament to end the year.

Would it help if USAW just made everyone split time evenly between Folkstyle, Freestyle, and Greco-Roman? Heck even create what I call "Combined Styles" that would be a match that wrestles 3 periods of each style. Just try and raise the bar of the 2 Olympic styles & folkstyle.

I think they'd have to get wrestling to be in the B1G to succeed like their hockey. Not very likely unless the B1G gets them for all sports. Honestly not just for wrestling but many sports like to see Maryland go back to the ACC in exchange for ND in the B1G.

I can see him leave IU if Notre Dame revived its program. His coaching at Portage and Crown Point & Chicago schools being close would make them a contender right away. Da Region rats would be claiming South Bend as part of their area, though I'm not sure they'd want Penn & Mishawaka in their group.

Yep, with Brayton at IU it makes it closer.

That loss stings. Could have been something to build on.

Just seemed to me that Iowa focused more on attacking on their feet in the practice room. Looked like Minnesota focused a lot on bottom technique compared to neutral & top. Top looked a little better than neutral in some matches.

What was the reason Notre Dame dropped wrestling? Why haven't they added it for men & women? They have to be making $ from TV contracts and have a national following. Plus they are in part of wrestling country & close to the Chicagoland area.

Any truth that they were looking into a dual tournament later in the spring after March Matness/Madness was over. I believe I saw something on X (formerly Twitter) mentioning it. I would love to see a separate tournament for duals as a fan.

Heartbroken to say the least as a Gopher fan in Indiana/Ohio area. Hoped he would have had a chance at a title in a Gopher singlet one more time. Good luck to him at IU & wish him all the best. He & Gable will still be some of my favorite Gophers along with Dustin & CP.