drag it 128 Report post Posted September 12 https://gopsusports.com/news/2019/9/10/penn-state-wrestling-announces-2019-20-schedule.aspx Apologies if anyone else posted this and I missed it. I thought this was interesting -- Penn State doesn't have the Scuffle on its schedule. Having Penn State and and automatic 3-5 national champs/number one ranked guys' names on the marquee there every year was really what gave the Scuffle its juice, particularly in recent years as it lost a lot of its depth. I have mixed feelings about the dispersal of mid-season tournament competition in the last decade or so, from Midlands, to Midlands and Scuffle, to all kinds of other entrants with Cliff Keen having arguably taken over. I guess competition is good, but as a fan (particularly as a Midlands attendee) it's too bad to lose the luster off the mega holiday tournaments. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buckshot1969 343 Report post Posted September 12 PSU is sending a large contingent to the freestyle tournament in Texas in December 1 Jaysus reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hammerlockthree 1,500 Report post Posted September 12 23 minutes ago, buckshot1969 said: PSU is sending a large contingent to the freestyle tournament in Texas in December What tournament? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roadkill 69 Report post Posted September 12 7 hours ago, hammerlockthree said: What tournament? Dec 20-22-US Senior National Olympic Trials Qualifier-top 5 finishers here qualify for Olympic Trials in April Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KTG119 788 Report post Posted September 12 I assume some of their guys will hit opens if need be to help with NCAA tournament qualifying standards. Not a very high match count here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmy Cinnabon 151 Report post Posted September 12 Duckers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SetonHallPirate 619 Report post Posted September 12 2 hours ago, KTG119 said: I assume some of their guys will hit opens if need be to help with NCAA tournament qualifying standards. Not a very high match count here. Keep in mind that the minimum for the RPI was reduced back to 15 (from 17) for this coming season. 2 pish6969 and KTG119 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bryan 48 Report post Posted September 12 I personally don't know if there is any validity to this but the rumor has been circulating that the Sothern Scuffle may move from Chattanooga, TN to Nashville, TN. The dates would remain the same but the travel would be better for most teams that fly to the event. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TexRef 2 Report post Posted September 12 What would cause the move? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SetonHallPirate 619 Report post Posted September 12 (edited) 4 hours ago, Bryan said: I personally don't know if there is any validity to this but the rumor has been circulating that the Sothern Scuffle may move from Chattanooga, TN to Nashville, TN. The dates would remain the same but the travel would be better for most teams that fly to the event. Would the travel be better, given that most teams fly into the World's Busiest Airport and drive from there (about a two-hour drive, and before you ask, I've actually flown from home to Atlanta, gotten a rental car, driven to Chattanooga, covered a dual meet there, drove back to Atlanta, and then flown home, all in one day, before)? Edited September 12 by SetonHallPirate Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TLS62pa 32 Report post Posted September 13 Living in Chattanooga, we have direct flights from Chicago, Detroit, Philly, DC, New York, and Charlotte (not bothering to count the Dallas one for this). Granted most teams may need a connection through hubs, but I think it's hard to say Chattanooga is far out of the way. Nashville would be much more convenient for travel. However, I think what makes the Scuffle work so well since moving to Chattanooga is the level of wrestling support in the direct area and north Georgia. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
red blades 113 Report post Posted September 13 (edited) I wonder if this has less to do with location and more about coaches wanting to limit some of the grind / wear and tear on wrestlers. If you look at PSU's scheduling in the past few years, that seems to be the case. I do know that both Koll and Brian Smith at Mizzou switched to South Beach duals instead of the Scuffle in part because they saw the latter as a big drain on the wrestlers right before the dual meet season starts in earnest. Edited September 13 by red blades 1 drag it reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StallWarning 131 Report post Posted September 13 Is Cael Sanderson finally in over his head? Find out next time on the Jimmy Poopybon show. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IronChef 565 Report post Posted September 13 Average matches per wrestler by conference heading into 2019 NCAA Championships All ACC B10 B12 EIWA EWL MAC PAC12 SoCon 28.4 26.3 27 29.7 30.1 30.4 27.5 27.7 30.5 Wrestlers with this number of matches 40+ 8 30-39 138 20-29 162 under 20 22 3 red blades, JohnG and KTG119 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
