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I heard last night that braxton bird quit the team. I then noticed that the big reds just put their roster on wvssac.com. birf was not on the roster. i also noticed that freshman county champ (chance mathess) was also not on the roster. He was a good wrestler with a 4-1 record with 2 pins. did he also quit the team ? phillips essenmachor who had wrestled a couple of matches was also not on the roster. I'm wondering if he to is now off the team. I talked to the big red coach at the wvu/va tech match and he told me they had 24 on the team. the roster only has 19 team members. with the 3 above mentioned kids not on the roster that makes 22 kids. I'm wondering what other 2 wrestlers may have quit.

TrueSouthFanInPburg wrote:I heard last night that braxton bird quit the team. I then noticed that the big reds just put their roster on wvssac.com. birf was not on the roster. i also noticed that freshman county champ (chance mathess) was also not on the roster. He was a good wrestler with a 4-1 record with 2 pins. did he also quit the team ? phillips essenmachor who had wrestled a couple of matches was also not on the roster. I'm wondering if he to is now off the team. I talked to the big red coach at the wvu/va tech match and he told me they had 24 on the team. the roster only has 19 team members. with the 3 above mentioned kids not on the roster that makes 22 kids. I'm wondering what other 2 wrestlers may have quit.

I hope this isn't true.
Bad news

Back in the day you feared for your position on the team. Regardless,you were lucky to be part of a wrestling team, particularly with tradition. Now days ( I'll keep politics out) kids come and go as they please. They quit and then come back. Virtually consequence free and when that happens they feel a sense of superiority as if the team must have them and they begin to set terms. I hate seeing a kid quit the greatest sport on earth particularly when he isn't mature enough to realize the guilt he will harbor his entire life, on the flip side I hate seeing a kid w no respect given more chances than he is entitled expecially when it costs a lesser skilled yet more dedicated wrestler his position.

Don't read too much into things P.H.D., and don't believe everything you hear,,,,,

mscoach4 wrote:Don't read too much into things P.H.D., and don't believe everything you hear,,,,,

Sorry, my comment was triggered by the previous post but the passion lies in several situations currently related to our team, a few particular circumstances on teams neighboring us, the sad state of entitlement and bad memories from my days of wrestling . Lol a collective thought, if you will...

Don't know about the wvssac roster but Mathess is on the team.