John Sacchi
John Sacchi
above close difference injuries lost meet pivotal record winning won
Right now we're a meet above the .500 mark. The difference between a 7-6 and 10-3 record is one kid. Every meet we've won or lost has come down to at least one pivotal match. With our injuries and other problems, we're just not winning close matches.
feeding formula tough
Being young is getting pretty tough for us. If we were any younger, we'd be feeding formula to these kids.
changed guys point season younger
At that point in the season, we were equal. At this point in the season our lineup has changed a bit. We have more younger guys in the lineup.
continue improve individual results team work
We have to continue to improve individually. If that results in a team win, then that's great, but if not we have to just continue to work on the individual level.
best exposed good needed potential
Well, he didn't have a good tournament. We think he has potential for All-American and he needed to be exposed to the best competition.
experience exploit kids solid youth
Rider's got some real solid kids where we're real young. They can exploit our youth with their experience and maturity.
address amongst athletes college issues kids percent personal problems seems student year
We're having some personal problems amongst the team. When you have a 25-30-man squad, 10 percent of those kids are going to have problems. It just seems that this year we have a little more than usual. These are issues that college student athletes have and we're going to have to address them.
guys stay
I think some of our young guys wrestled well. But some of them just can't stay off their backs.
avoided dangerous guy jamie known pin smart tough
Jamie wrestled a tough and dangerous opponent. He wrestled smart and avoided a pin from a guy who is known for pinning his opponents.
against kids pick team understand
I feel that our kids understand that we're a better team than what we showed against Army. We need to pick it up a notch.
left match ready realize soft spots
There aren't any soft spots left in our schedule. We need to realize that every upcoming match is going to be a brawl and we better be ready fight.
feeling last percent
He wasn't at 100 percent last week. Sometimes when you're not feeling good, you still have to go out and compete, so we let him go out there.
came dedicated fall last talked wandered
He wandered through last season. We talked at the end of the season, and he said he was going to be stronger. He came back this fall as a different person - dedicated and focused.
building gets keeps lead steve wait wrestlers younger
He doesn't wait around like some of younger wrestlers or even some of the experienced guys. Steve gets the lead and keeps building on it.