skikayaker 58 Report post Posted February 5 Wrestling is an emotional sport, much more so than any football play. I think there should be boundaries, particularly with physical contact, but when was the last time we've seen the benches cleared and a free for all fist fight on the mat? We send our young students out on the mat to physically beat their opponent in front of paying fans who want them to succeed at beating their opponent. Why would we expect them to all act like Christian alter boys? I think it's ironic that wrestling has so many faith oriented athletes, perhaps more so than other sports. Hockey sells tickets in part because of the unexpected altercations. Not advocating that, but I have to say I like the shenanigans. It happened when I competed in the 80s, more so in the Summer opens, but still, it's all good. 1 GoNotQuietly reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Plasmodium 833 Report post Posted February 5 11 hours ago, 1032004 said: Ayres didn't seem to mind it though Ouch. That was taken in Princeton's wrestling room? 1 herma48852 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gimpeltf 741 Report post Posted February 5 1 hour ago, Plasmodium said: Ouch. That was taken in Princeton's wrestling room? Wouldn't surprise me Chris took the picture and told the kid to do that. I doubt Chris is happy his offhand statements went public but might as well have fun now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrStrange 20 Report post Posted February 5 On 2/3/2019 at 4:34 PM, wrestlingphish said: They aren't even the most active or egregious coaches in the corner anymore. There's something about them that really gets opponents going. probably because they yell 3 things, all directed at the opponent: 1) hes tired 2) hes stalling/backing up/not doing anything 3) hes broke If they continue to attack people personally during matches, I expect more of the same. 1 GoNotQuietly reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vsnej 167 Report post Posted February 6 ...after reading this thread, just glad we don't (yet) have brick throwing, video reviews for "hurt feelings" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HurricaneWrestling2 243 Report post Posted February 7 8 hours ago, vsnej said: ...after reading this thread, just glad we don't (yet) have brick throwing, video reviews for "hurt feelings" That's coming next...and they're switching to real bricks...things are getting out of hand... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
