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newguy123

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Not leaving. Got it. Still men's wrestling head coach?

Just a strange way to word a rebuttal. That said Mineo is often in error. He is bad for wrestling.
He’s a cartoon. Needing to be the first to break news - whether true or not - is lame. Threatening people that disagree with him is lame. Creeping on high schoolers is well creepy. And lame lol
 

liljordan082006

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We have to get Women's Wrestling upgraded to D1 level from club.
Agreed. Plenty of talent in this state that will go elsewhere due to not wanting to wrestle for a club instead of receiving a scholarship.

Yes they got Millie Azlin (4x state champ), but she loves OSU and is an Ag girl. So they got lucky there.
Addie Morse from Bixby (3x state champ) wants to go to OSU, she just upset #3 seed all american from McKendree at WTT, she likely is going elsewhere due to not being able to offer a scholarship.

Haven't heard what Emily Beckley is doing but she would be another one for OSU to look at but again, girls aren't wanting to wrestle club when they are receiving scholarship offers.

Perez twins are going to Fort Hayes, could see them potentially staying if promoted.
 
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osu1988

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ISU cut a women's sport (gymnastics) to add women's wrestling. Which sport do you cut? Can't be Equestrian as it helps offset a lot of men's scholarships (title IX).
 

TheJimReaper

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ISU cut a women's sport (gymnastics) to add women's wrestling. Which sport do you cut? Can't be Equestrian as it helps offset a lot of men's scholarships (title IX).
Well allegedly we’re trying to add men’s hockey so we can just add it when we do that.
 

Travis25

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We have to get Women's Wrestling upgraded to D1 level from club.

Someone has to be a voice for 99% of sports fans. No one cares about women's sports. They never have and they never will. Maybe that's not fair, but it is true.

Adding women's wrestling would only distract donors, coaches, and athletes from men's wrestling at perhaps the most critical window in the history of the program. We need everyone involved in the program to be laser focused on nothing but chasing down PSU.

If it was a good idea, Cael would be pushing it at PSU. Always remember that.
 
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chasepollard

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Someone has to be a voice for 99% of sports fans. No one cares about women's sports. They never have and they never will. Maybe that's not fair, but it is true.

Adding women's wrestling would only distract donors, coaches, and athletes from men's wrestling at perhaps the most critical window in the history of the program. We need everyone involved in the program to be laser focused on nothing but chasing down PSU.

If it was a good idea, Cael would be pushing it at PSU. Always remember that.
Point well put, in several ways.

But, I enjoy women’s wrestling, a lot. So that was wrong. Also, I give and my wife doesn’t complain. In Cleveland, Becca (hell of a salesman) has my wife wanting to give money. We will, and our contributions won’t waiver to men’s.
 
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Travis25

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Point well put, in several ways.

But, I enjoy women’s wrestling, a lot. So that was wrong. Also, I give and my wife doesn’t complain. In Cleveland, Becca (hell of a salesman) has my wife wanting to give money. We will, and our contributions won’t waiver to men’s.

Donor fatigue is a real thing, and everyone is protective of their donors. There is also a very clear food chain with football at the top. Everyone higher on the chain gets irritated when people start shaking down their donors for something lower on the chain.
 

Wrestleknownothing

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Someone has to be a voice for 99% of sports fans. No one cares about women's sports. They never have and they never will. Maybe that's not fair, but it is true.
It used to be true. It is not anymore.

In 2023 a WNBA expansion franchise cost $50 million. This year it is $250 million, and they had to turn applicants away.

I personally have no interest in most women's sports, but the numbers tell the story that other people do.
 

chasepollard

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Donor fatigue is a real thing, and everyone is protective of their donors. There is also a very clear food chain with football at the top. Everyone higher on the chain gets irritated when people start shaking down their donors for something lower on the chain.
100% accurate on donor fatigue.

Yes, the Football situation of the last two years made the food chain very apparent. That’s different now.

However, we currently need to strike that donor base. It’s active, it’s excited and it’s pleased. Girls Wrestling is not a huge expenditure currently. I doubt it gets that bad budget wise…but it could?

There is tons of value in having it! There are also some logistical issues that will be faced. But the “Home of Wrestling” has to be welcome to women too!