You would think they would make these decisions based on statistics. Specifically team rosters with weight classes AND participants by weight in tournaments.
My opinion is that IF there was problem, it was that there were 18 - 26lb differences in some of the upper weights (171-189-215). People talk about the size difference for some 98lbers, if you look at 189, you can have guys that come in at a natural weight of 195 and wrestle 189 and guys coming in at 205 or 210 wrestling 189. You are always going to deal with that, but the heavys have fewer options.
I would agree that 215 and 285 are typically the weakest weight classes. Occasionally you'll have Zlatnik type big guy, but it is pretty uncommon. You see guys move from 215 to 285 because they know they can have more success. A couple of years a ago, the Eudora 189 lber went to 285 and took 6th at state.
The better solution would have been to change 189 to 185, add a 200 and move 215 to 220.
For the record, I always stay to watch the 285 matches. They are the most unpredictable.
