Fewer Contests in 20-21 Season?

[RD41]

It appears D2 is headed for fewer contests next season. This falls in line with some other suggestions floating about to limit the amount of travel by teams. I wonder if D1 will approach the season with a similar philosphy?

http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources...ds-lowering-contest-maximums-minimums-2020-21

 

[GogglesPaizano]

D1 is toying with the idea of lowering the count to 0

 

[rmg78]

D1 is toying with the idea of lowering the count to 0

https://www.espn.com/college-footba...football-basketball-starting-june-1-ncaa-says
Yet the NCAA just voted to allow voluntary workouts at campuses for football and mens/women's basketball. They would have voted on other sports but time ran out for the meeting and will be addressed at next meeting. That seems like the exact opposite of what you are claiming.

 

[baccafarmer]

It appears D2 is headed for fewer contests next season. This falls in line with some other suggestions floating about to limit the amount of travel by teams. I wonder if D1 will approach the season with a similar philosphy?

http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources...ds-lowering-contest-maximums-minimums-2020-21

Quote from LOW places in State College where Zoom audio drifts >

“______ has been on many high level Zoom calls in the last week and it is almost a certainty that there will be NO fall sports at Penn State - this includes football and wrestling. PSU is trying to come up with an alternate to salvage a partial season by playing in the winter/spring of 2021, but it is not looking good for anything this year.”

This seems a bit less like a rumor and a bit more like the COVID version of group think!

 

[NoVa Lion]

Quote from LOW places in State College where Zoom audio drifts >

“______ has been on many high level Zoom calls in the last week and it is almost a certainty that there will be NO fall sports at Penn State - this includes football and wrestling. PSU is trying to come up with an alternate to salvage a partial season by playing in the winter/spring of 2021, but it is not looking good for anything this year.”

This seems a bit less like a rumor and a bit more like the COVID version of group think!

Since when has wrestling been a FALL sport?

 

[Sportfan2017]

Since when has wrestling been a FALL sport?

Ever since they started awarding 6 points for both shoulder blades touching the mat.

 

[baccafarmer]

Since when has wrestling been a FALL sport?

Under stress, University Administrators become confused:
A.) 25% of the time
B.) 50% of the time
C.) 75% of the time
D.) ALL of the time

 

[El-Jefe]

NWCA + coaches considering moving wrestling to one-semester sport (Jan start).

 

[Lyons212]

Quote from LOW places in State College where Zoom audio drifts >

“______ has been on many high level Zoom calls in the last week and it is almost a certainty that there will be NO fall sports at Penn State - this includes football and wrestling. PSU is trying to come up with an alternate to salvage a partial season by playing in the winter/spring of 2021, but it is not looking good for anything this year.”

This seems a bit less like a rumor and a bit more like the COVID version of group think!

No football with lots of fans, lots of businesses in State College are going bust.

 

[7brwnpsu]

Season starts in January? Hum, wonder if the Southern Scuffle is packed to the rafters with sport starved fans.

 

[Ski]

NWCA + coaches considering moving wrestling to one-semester sport (Jan start).

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Interesting. I wonder if we would see more dual football/wrestling athletes in college if this goes through?

 

[nittinsc]

Interesting. I wonder if we would see more dual football/wrestling athletes in college if this goes through?

The opposite might happen since wrestling would likely conflict with spring football drills.

 

[El-Jefe]

Interesting. I wonder if we would see more dual football/wrestling athletes in college if this goes through?

If anything, it might mean fewer dual sport athletes.

If wrestling started in January, the season would go thru April and possibly into May. Last year, PSU Football spring practice started 3/13.

 

[dicemen99]

We are hearing the one semester option as well, although nobody knows anything for sure as well.

Personally, I'm all for it.

Considering this has been bandied about for a few years now pre-Covid (and by the same people promoting it now) if it is successful, we might be looking at the future of the sport at the collegiate level. I'd like to see what it looks like - the season is too long currently IMO.

 

[manatree]

Given the circumstances, it would be a good time to try two things I’ve been wanting to see for a while. Spring Semester season and try to push the NCAA Wrestling tourney until after the basketball tourney.

I’ve also thought that day long, four team/tri-meets would be a way to cut down on travel days. I believe that the NCAA rules limit the number of competition days, not matches. Say schedule two upper BigTen teams and two lower BigTen teams, or one lower BigTen team and one regional team. Do it on a Saturday instead of the usual Friday/Sunday combo.

 

[mcruny42]

From a Freestyle/Greco scheduling perspective, would it be likely they would push the annual US Open (and obviously the Olympic Trials) back until around Memorial Day? I suppose this not a big deal for most NCAA programs but guys that are heavily interested in making the world team would have to take Olympic Redshirts.