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Originally Posted by Title Fight Productions
because HS sports are just as out of proportion in regards to emphanence (sp?) on mens sports compared to womens.
I do understand your whole post and am sympathetic to those points.
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Unless you are telling me that a significant number of women do sports outside of high school, HS numbers do matter.
To wrestle at ASU, you have to be a HS standout on an interstate basis, being the best in Arizona (for instance) is not nearly good enough
Thanks for empathizing with me. It makes college wrestling less interesting when all the talent is in two conferences - the Big 10 and the Big 12 (Big 12 down to 5 teams). EWL and EIWA are good, but have taken blows as well
Wrestlers are not the spoiled athletes that the revenue sports are - they can't be. IMO, has to be the hardest sport to get a scholarship in these days. You literally have to be one of the best in the nation to get one and if you lose your slot on the team, you can lose your scholarship with it.
To answer your question, wrestling gets the boot for 2 reasons: 1) they only have a male program - most other sports have both (tennis, baseball/softball, soccer, swimming, basketball) and 2) They aren't making the school money. Football is also for men, but since it makes money for them, they are willing to incur the additional costs of complying with title 9 (add womens programs at a similar cost)