"Rankings Help"

Editors Note: This is just a heads up to those wishing to send help regarding  rankings and would like their material considered seriously..  Don't be offended.  Thanks! (I think some of it is pretty funny!)

Rankings Help

As we release the rankings, we realize we may have made some mistakes as there is so much going on.  We appreciate all the help we have been getting and look forward to seeing more of it.  However, only half of the emails were worth reading. Some are not credible and have to be deleted.

Emails are usually not helpful if they are similar to the following:

-"How is my kid not ranked, he beat little Johnny last weekend in Shaker Heights?"

(Perhaps you could inform us whom he has defeated instead of assuming we know.)

-"How is little Johnny ranked behind little Tommy when little Johnny beat little Tommy this year?"

(see previous answer)

-"You guys are terrible at rankings"

(really?)

-"Hi,
I was just wondering how often you update the rankings or what the criteria is to give someone a rank. I am only asking this because looking at some of the kids that are "ranked", I know of others that are much better."

(Rankings are done by a group of people that compile emails sent from the coaches, wrestlers, and fans that have critiqued the past rankings.  Also, our staff continues to look at results and compare how wrestlers fare against each other.)

-"Smithville is a much better dual meet team than Caddyville.  Better be ranked this week."

(OK and how are they better? That would really help us a lot, and is that a threat at the end? ;0)  )

-"Little Johnny is a stud, how is he not ranked?"

(OK well, how good is he at wrestling, who has he defeated, what tournaments has he won, how is he a stud?)

-"Little Johnny’s cousin Andy is awesome, he would have beat the 1^st ranked guy had he not been hurt, and he would have beat the 2^nd ranked guy had he not had gotten caught, and he would have beat the 3^rd ranked guy had time not expired, and he would have beat the 4^th ranked guy had the ref not screwed him over."

(Excuses are non credible, so don’t bother.)

-"Please take my kid off of the rankings, he hasn’t proven himself."

(Sorry but your kid is good, real good)