either much easier to win than they are or VT is just better as an athletic place than we are. This year really showed it. We were told and knew that this was a rebuilding year and it pretty well played out that way. The thing is we did not have that 2 to 3 wrestlers who could be counted on to win against anybody. We did have a good bunch of wrestlers who could win the less than steller tourneys but the big one is an entirely different matter. And it is not just a matter of talent, it is draws and who may bet upset and block conso advancement. What we did have was about 8 guys who are legitimately top 10-12 wrestlers who can get to top 8 under favorable conditions with 2 of them being top 6 most of the time. Unfortunately this was not most of the time for EV. With Seidel seeing the level and intensity of the semis, he will be better prepared next year just as Henson was. Bassett hopefully will just be good enough to not have been there before won't matter. Next year the draws may work better for us and we have 6-8 AAs. This just was not the year.