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psumac

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Even FloArena was better.

Whoever designed this "new" Flo bracketing sucks.

i feel like i'm partly to blame. i did one of their market research interviews last summer (i think) when they were developing the nextgen. i remember saying "i think i like the old track or old floarena better" a lot, but i guess it wasn't enough.
 
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vhsalum

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i feel like i'm partly to blame. i did one of their market research interviews last summer (i think) when they were developing the nextgen. i remember saying "i think i like the old track or old floarena better" a lot, but i guess it wasn't enough.
I did the same, and SAID the same.

It's incredibly difficult to read, even harder on the mobile map, has 0% of the functionality of either Track or Floarena, and like 4% of the data.

It makes no sense to create a system that doesn't serve your user, just because for shbbtz and giggles.
 

Corby2

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I did the same, and SAID the same.

It's incredibly difficult to read, even harder on the mobile map, has 0% of the functionality of either Track or Floarena, and like 4% of the data.

It makes no sense to create a system that doesn't serve your user, just because for shbbtz and giggles.
They were trying to make something to keep UsaW happy but it took forever and UsaW went and made its own. If shooting yourself in the foot is a possibility wrestling will for sure figure it out
 

vhsalum

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They were trying to make something to keep UsaW happy but it took forever and UsaW went and made its own. If shooting yourself in the foot is a possibility wrestling will for sure figure it out
Why was USAW complaining??? And their system sucks even worse.

And you're right. I swear on God wrestling can't get out of its own way. Idiots all.
 

Coastal2

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USA Bracketing is great once you get used to it. Being able to save "favorites" and have them show in yellow makes it much easier at huge tournaments.

Flo could eff up a one car funeral in a parking lot. I was really hoping Rofkin would have taken off to become a legitamate competitor.
 

Corby2

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Why was USAW complaining??? And their system sucks even worse.

And you're right. I swear on God wrestling can't get out of its own way. Idiots all.
Arena isn't great on the backend and flo has been working on combining Track and Arena forever and they got sick of waiting. UsaW used Tracks original owner to build its usa bracketing
 
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vhsalum

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Arena isn't great on the backend and flo has been working on combining Track and Arena forever and they got sick of waiting. UsaW used Tracks original owner to build its usa bracketing
Yeah. I remember hearing that. And it sucks.
 

Cstroke

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The issue with Perry is the Club pays him a salary. He's at every practice and travels with the team he also recruits. They had to call him a "booster" to punish him. Iowa st thought they found a loophole and the NCAA let them know that won't be tolerated. He's basically a coach no other "boosters" that people have mentioned are actually coaches thats the difference Perry was a coach he sat right behind the bench and would get up and tell them when to throw the brick . It's kinda hard to act like he was not a coach at Iowa st doing what he was doing on a daily basis. Remember Hamiti left KC and went directly to Stillwater after NCAA before he entered the portal Perry was doing this at Oklahoma st as well he just now got caught

What Corby said. So while Willie is crying about what other teams are/were doing - he's wrong. Perry/ISU gets hit because the dude is front and center. He coaches in practices, coaches on the sideline.

Willie is just a huge Chris Perry fan, so he's big mad about this. I don't know if Perry had just stayed in the background as an RTC coach if they would have got hit, but it sounds likely.

Agree it's basic and outdated. And now they're signing states up to use it as well . Wrestling software wars have been a thing for a few years now . Now everyone is battling for position
Yeah but why do they keep competing for the bottom position?
 

Tom McAndrew

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this is unfortunate, though I understand the pressures of trying to run a free web site.

I'll be able to access the rankings for free, to include in the Weekly Review of Rankings.

But what I enjoyed the most were the match histories of wrestlers. And it was fun to see what the comparison and predictions tools generated.

 

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Today's edition of BaschAMania covers a wide range of subjects, so I'm placing it here:



0:00 - We’re Back!
03:00 - Joe Sealey Replacing Matty Singleton
12:00 - Bo Bassett Going to U23’s & U23 World Team
21:30 - Endene Not on Roster?
23:25 - WrestleStat Going Premium
30:10 - Bill Farrell Switches from USAW to UWW
32:25 - Jordan Oliver to Morgan State
36:25 - Protect College Sports Act Passes Senate
44:00 - New National High School Rankings & 6 New #1’s
01:10:50 - Big Ten, Iowa Schedule Fodder
 
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mvattivo

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this is unfortunate, though I understand the pressures of trying to run a free web site.

I'll be able to access the rankings for free, to include in the Weekly Review of Rankings.

But what I enjoyed the most were the match histories of wrestlers. And it was fun to see what the comparison and predictions tools generated.



This is one fee that I will happily pay. I love that website and they deserve every cent they get.
 

WexfordWarrior

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This is one fee that I will happily pay. I love that website and they deserve every cent they get.
Hmm. I think I saw this elsewhere.
 
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Fred8811

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USA Bracketing is great once you get used to it. Being able to save "favorites" and have them show in yellow makes it much easier at huge tournaments.

Flo could eff up a one car funeral in a parking lot. I was really hoping Rofkin would have taken off to become a legitamate competitor.

Rofkin ended up in Montana.
 

Psalm 1 guy

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It was no fluke either. Girl was up 10-0 when she pinned her!
It would be so interesting to see the inside of their program and how they train. Given the lunatic and totalitarian nature of their government, I imagine it could be dicey for their athletes if they don't succeed : ( Nevertheless, it is fascinating how their wrestlers show up with almost no international exposure and do so well.
 
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