Eric:
I did not mean to cause you problems with my remark on Jacob's opinion on your predictions last year. I was trying to be a little humorous about it.
My main purpose for that post was to let Mr. Johnson know that I was a little disappointed last year when I saw your initial predictions that listed Jacob sixth last year after he had placed fifth the year before. Jacob was upset with the prediction too last year. I do know that other parents and wrestlers read your predictions last year and some were upset with them. I wanted to point out to him that you can use your predictions as a motivation for yourself and that in truth your predictions do not mean it is going to come out that way.
I listed all your predictions for 5A because if you look at the initial predictions there were some differences in the weights that wrestlers ended up at and their finishes. It appears that you picked 7 champions last year in 5A and I think two of them won in different weight classes. I think four champions you predicted took second. I believe at least one of the champions you predicted chose not to wrestle this year. I think you predicted pretty good because it is very difficult to pick the eventual winners this early in the game. Look at the beginning of the season college football polls and how different they end up by year end. Basically that was my intention to point out to Mr. Johnson that your predictions were pretty much like those college football polls and that the eventual finish will probably end up quite a bit different than the polls. It is pretty much the same for the rankings that come out during the year too.
