For anyone out there who thinks that District 11 needs to revamp their wrestling format next year, I'd like to produce a counter argument.

For the first time during my illustrious writing career (sarcasm), I can't remember a district duals tournament that was full of this much intrigue.

If this was professional sports, the controversy created from the first day of action would be a ratings wonderland, filled with interest and angst.

This tournament got people talking because of its uncertainty, its seedings and ultimately, one big forfeited match that sounded like someone screaming in church.

With all the drama enveloped in this General Hospital mixed WWE cocktail of story lines, it wouldn't surprise me if someone tried to pen a script from this year's escapades.

People have been clamoring about the issues surrounding this year's tournament all the way to its build up, such as the seeding process that produced Nazareth, the 3A champion, as an eighth-seed. The "ultimate qualifer" didn't pan out as materialized and people already want the old format to be restored.

Every problem presents an opportunity and this seeding problem created an opportunity to talk about the sport. Wrestling in the Lehigh Valley had gone stale prior to this plastic surgery of the tournament. Not saying the tournament can't be tweaked, but it made headlines, garnered interest and made people talk about wrestling. All good things if you want to promote an athletic event.

As Saturday panned out, parody subsided and intrigue waned, but not until the dust settled following the title bouts. Sure, Saucon Valley throwing out a JV lineup against Bethlehem Catholic is the 2A final, was a farce as well, but the Panthers had a cover, since they could claim strategic purposes.

Parkland coming back to wrestle a Liberty team they defeated in the semifinals for the ultimate qualifier spot had people complaining as well.

But you have to take the good with the bad and I'm not talking about those evil doers at Bethlehem Catholic (kidding), but more specifically Palisades head coach Omar Porrata.

Porrata, a teacher at Liberty, has been known for beating to his own drum over the years, as he's been vocal in the media about his Pirates not getting any respect this season, while throwing a program like Catty under the bus.

He's been thrown out of the Colonial League tournament and subsequently suspended for the entire individual postseason and most recently was ejected from a flag football game fundraiser between Liberty and Freedom in October for arguing with officials.

He's quickly become the Justin Bieber of the Lehigh Valley, and after forfeiting every single match against Becahi in Thursday's opening round, he might as well start looking for a coaching job in Canada too.

Porrata's ego was bruised because Becahi head coach Jeff Karam rested some of his top guns and had four JV wrestlers in the lineup.

Since Porrata chose to have a revolution and not explain his decision to forfeit, all anyone is left with is speculation and rumors.

Reportedly, he was the most upset that 113-pounder Luke Karam wasn't available to wrestle his ace, sophomore Jacob Wasser.

It upset Porrata so much that he decided to do the most illogical thing and forfeit every match.

Am I missing the injustice here by Karam's decision to rest wrestlers who were sick for most of the week, especially when you have capable fill-ins?

This wasn't a moral ploy by Porrata to stand up to Becahi for their alleged recruiting, it was a selfish act by a coach that damaged the integrity of the sport and the spirit of competition.

For a wrestling coach to brainwash his team and fan base that quitting is now acceptable, totally goes against the fabric of what athletics are all about.

Since the story-line involved Becahi, people threw logic to the wayside and blindly supported an embarrassing lesson Porrata taught his wrestlers. What's even more disturbing is the number of people that support such a decision.

What District 11 did to Porrata by barring him from Saturday's competition was the right move. What Palisades needs to do next is terminate him as head coach, unless they enjoy this type of spotlight.

Everyone will have their own opinion and people will argue between right or wrong, which is why this may go down as one of the best District 11 dual meet tournaments in recent memory.

Unfortunately, it may be for all the wrong reasons.