This may be correct but schools including ISU are all aligning to a July 1 timeframe. Dresser told me this weekend he has to be down to a 30 member team on Nov 1.
Buf - you are correct for us old timers…in the early 80s I believe we started with 2 lbs through Dec then 1 lb in January and scratch wt sometime in February. Might be off on the allowance and timing but it was a decent.