Next schools to add D1 wrestling

[Brownwrestler1975]

On 4/17/2024 at 5:40 AM, jchapman said:

Yes, beach culture is the key to NCAA wrestling success, just ask PSU, Iowa, OSU, etc.

Riverside CA is hardly a country town with a population of 2.4 million. 

[TexRef]

18 hours ago, Brownwrestler1975 said:

Riverside CA is hardly a country town with a population of 2.4 million. 

Spot on! Riverside hasn't been a country town in over 50 years!

[NM1965]

On 4/15/2024 at 5:09 PM, Threadkilla said:

They have't been the same since Spates retired.     I think Kish will turn them around.  He was a good hire.  You can't expect miracles after 1 year.       

He brought several kids with him from his old job. None of them did anything exciting but they at least plugged a few holes in the lineup. I think it's going to be hard for him to get the support of the alumni since Kish doesn't have Okie connections and I think his recruiting in the state of Oklahoma will be tough. 

Edited April 23, 2024 by NM1965

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On 4/15/2024 at 5:52 PM, BlacknGold said:

Would be nice to see UCI (Irvine California) consider a D1 wrestling program. It's a thriving university that can easily afford it and located in an actual beach area of southern California (5-10 minutes away from the beach cities). Cal Baptist is in Riverside California which is a 1-2 hour drive away from the beach and more of a country town

How about Pepperdine?  Didn’t realize their new AD was a 3x AA from Stanford