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  1. Fletcher
    Other schools aren't in a conference that prohibits it.
  2. Fletcher
    So today's message from NCAA is that it's five years of eligibility "beginning the regular academic year after they turn 19." Still not clear if this helps or hurts a kid like Bassett, who turned 19 last August and whether his last HS year counts as one of the 5 yrs.
  3. Fletcher
    Nothing to do with his age on the first day of classes. It's 5 years from when he turned 19, which was last August.
  4. Fletcher
    If they're in the ivy league where it's not allowed, then yes.
  5. Fletcher
    No worse off than their current situation, which is 4 yrs to complete. And Cornell could still continue their grayshirt scam for kids who aren't already a one-year holdback.
  6. Fletcher
    5 yrs. from his 19th birthday which was last August.
  7. Fletcher
    If they grandfather current students, someone like Mendez would have to follow the old rule and his eligibility is expired. If they don't grandfather, we'll see a bunch of 4/4 guys who thought they were done scrambling to find a school for next year. Would they be allowed another year/school if they were never in the transfer portal? Lots of ambiguity around this.
  8. Fletcher
    If implemented this year (which the NCAA president is pushing for), wrestlers will only have 5 yrs. after turning age 19. For a holdback like Bo Bassett, it means he'll only have 4 yrs. Any other prominent HS wrestlers who will be impacted by this? Presumably guys already in college will be grandfathered under the old system, but who knows.
  9. Fletcher
    But do we think Bono did these same things at UTC and SDSU? If not, it would be strange for him to change his tactics at WI. If yes, it's strange that it worked at UTC and SDSU.
  10. Fletcher
    Interesting vid - thanks for posting. So Ben says they buried the hatchet but he thinks Bono's a bad coach. Why would Bono's coaching be successful at UTC and SDSU but not WI? Is he doing something different now? Hard to build a full roster without in-state talent, but that doesn't explain why current team members are transferring. Interesting hint that Ingram may transfer. He looked tough this year but faded at NCAAs.
  11. Fletcher
    How do we know Bono hasn't already tried that? Maybe Askren's the one who needs to make amends? Silly to discourage your club kids from going to the state's flagship university. Truth is we don't know what the dispute is (though there are rumors) or who's at fault. So it's not really fair to assume Bono's the one who has to swallow his pride and make amends.
  12. Fletcher
    Bono just needs more time. We know he can coach based on his success at UTC and SDSU. He's got Askren sending the best kids in Wisconsin anywhere but to UW - it's impossible to build a successful team without in-state kids as the foundation. Despite this, he's still doing no worse than Barry Davis.
  13. Fletcher
    Poeta's gonna show up with a fake mustache and interview for the assistant job.
  14. Fletcher
    There's about 8-8.5K college wrestlers. I bet less than 10 are getting $100K - I don't care what your luxury camper says.
  15. Fletcher
    The percentage of college wrestlers across D1-D3 getting $100K/yr. is effectively 0%.
  16. Fletcher
    You've got some valid points and I agree a strict age cutoff sounds arbitrary. I'd prefer a rule saying you're limited to 4 yrs. of eligibility regardless of age, but absent that age may be the next option. And it's not about unfairness. It's about people staying in college for as long as possible for non-academic reasons. College athletics is supposed to be an extracurricular - something kids do in their free time while they're focused in their main goal of getting an education and a degree.
  17. Fletcher
    Nothing's stopping these elder statesmen from wrestling post-collegiately. There's clubs and training centers everywhere and open tournaments year-round. They just can't compete in the NCAA.
  18. Fletcher
    BYU needs to bring back wrestling to capitalize on the religious mission exception.
  19. Fletcher
    The 5 year rule still builds in an extra year, since most (non-athlete) college kids graduate after 4 yrs. or at age 22. So effectively still includes the redshirt year.
  20. Fletcher
    Athletes to have eligibility for 5 yrs. after turning age 19 (or graduating HS, whichever is earlier). Limited exceptions (religious missions, military, maternity leave). Redshirts would become a thing of the past. This probably would not survive legal challenges, but (if it did) would be a great start to clearing out all these 5th, 6th, and 7th year wrestlers and opening up more opportunities for HS wrestlers.
  21. Fletcher
    They're gonna stuff Messenbrink in their suitcase on the way out the door. One step closer to the All-Askren dream team
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  23. Fletcher
    Dude - you've been on this board for one day and been involved with exactly one thread (this one).
  24. Fletcher
    Maybe now that kid will remember not to jump over a whizzer next time.
  25. Fletcher
    Not saying this is what happened in the situation you describe above, but often they skirt the rule by having "friends of the program" do the outreach. For example, the NCAA can't tell the parent of a wrestler on a team who they can and cannot informally talk to on other teams.
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