Stanford at NCAAs

[NJDan 676]

What's with the all-black singlets? Is that a form of protest about cancelling the program?

Also, if they do well, has the university given itself any wiggle room about changing its decision?

[Perry 1,258]

Seems to be a proverbial middle finger to Stanford 

[gimpeltf 1,643]

1 minute ago, Perry said:

Seems to be a proverbial middle finger to Stanford 

Wouldn't that be a Cardinal sin?

[Witherman 368]

2 hours ago, gimpeltf said:

Wouldn't that be a Cardinal sin?

golf clap.... well done sir

[JasonBryant 1,740]

2 hours ago, NJDan said:

What's with the all-black singlets? Is that a form of protest about cancelling the program?

Also, if they do well, has the university given itself any wiggle room about changing its decision?

Been doing it all season. 

[Bronco 166]

They are refusing to wear singlets (or anything) that has STANFORD printed on it.

[NJDan 676]

10 minutes ago, Bronco said:

They are refusing to wear singlets (or anything) that has STANFORD printed on it.

That's badass.

Though they do look a bit like Iowa.

[Hey Now 12]

And their performance at NCAAs will have no bearing on Stanford admin's decision.  They are doing all they can and it sounds like Stanford is not budging.  Would like to see them go out with some AA's. 

[jp157 189]

I wonder when more than 3 people will realize that if we add women’s wrestling WE can be making the equity lawsuits instead of just continuously whining

[ionel 1,477]

1 hour ago, jp157 said:

I wonder when more than 3 people will realize that if we add women’s wrestling WE can be making the equity lawsuits instead of just continuously whining

Sure but doesn't have anything to do with Stanford situation.

[Bronco 166]

2 hours ago, Hey Now said:

And their performance at NCAAs will have no bearing on Stanford admin's decision.  They are doing all they can and it sounds like Stanford is not budging.  Would like to see them go out with some AA's. 

Your comment that "Stanford is not budging" is true as far as it goes.  However the truth of the matter is the Stanford admins simply don't give a damn.   They set out to eliminate a bunch of Olympic sports for reasons only they know (can you say Academicians with an Anti-Sports agenda?).    The Stanford wrestling supporters raised over 12 million to self-fund the men's wrestling program and the Stanford admins basically just shrugged their shoulders and said..........................SOOOOOOOOOOOOO???

[ConnorsDad 596]

4 hours ago, Bronco said:

They are refusing to wear singlets (or anything) that has STANFORD printed on it.

I absolutely despise their administration & what they've done but their wrestlers will wear what the university says. I imagine they're letting them have their protest so to speak but the administration is still a bunch of low lifes.

[SetonHallPirate 846]

Specifically recall CSU Bakersfield's wrestlers wearing identically-colored singlets (may have been the exact same singlets) after their administration announced they were dropping the program, including IN FRONT OF THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT! That said, the University President ended up overturning that decision, and kept the program.

[bnwtwg 622]

3 hours ago, jp157 said:

I wonder when more than 3 people will realize that if we add women’s wrestling WE can be making the equity lawsuits instead of just continuously whining

I wish more people understood this to be true

[gimpeltf 1,643]

Just now, bnwtwg said:

I wish more people understood this to be true

So, so far @bnwtwg and @jp157 know. Who's the third?

[bnwtwg 622]

1 minute ago, gimpeltf said:

So, so far @bnwtwg and @jp157 know. Who's the third?

Hopefully someone in a better position than two bums on the internet

[TobusRex 2,016]

I called for D1 Women's wrestling literally years ago in this very forum and didn't receive a positive response.  Maybe today it could gain a little traction. 

[jp157 189]

8 hours ago, bnwtwg said:

I wish more people understood this to be true

I personally think 90+% of the wrestling community doesn’t like to think big picture unless it’s to whine. 
 

Wrestling is capable of and sometimes is the most “inclusive” sport -“and instead of capitalizing idiots squawk bout da purity and they wanna single division state and singlets only

[cjc007 703]

I personally think 90+% of the wrestling community doesn’t like to think big picture unless it’s to whine. 
 
Wrestling is capable of and sometimes is the most “inclusive” sport -“and instead of capitalizing idiots squawk bout da purity and they wanna single division state and singlets only

Ninety percent if the wrestling community in the USA thinks NCAA's are the ultimate achievement in wrestling.

Most fans have never heard of Busavar Satiev or Alex Medved.

They think Cael is the best wrestler of all time.

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[jp157 189]

33 minutes ago, cjc007 said:

Ninety percent if the wrestling community in the USA thinks NCAA's are the ultimate achievement in wrestling.

Most fans have never heard of Busavar Satiev or Alex Medved.

They think Cael is the best wrestler of all time.

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One of the biggest advocates for girls wrestling and doing things for big picture health of sport I’ve ever met.. was a southern weight lifting teacher who never wrestled freestyle or after high school. 
 

Knowing or not knowing some old history facts is only tangential to looking at the big picture of the current situation