New Wrestling Scholarship Limit Increases
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While there is a scholarship increase, roster size looks like it could decrease. I know some programs, maybe even ISU, have more than 30 on the roster.
Probably less than 10 schools will budget for all 30 scholarships. If KD can talk ISU to go all in it will be his best selling job ever!!! Good luck to the future of wrestling as an official NCAA sport.
The entire Big Ten will plus Mizzou, Oklahoma and Cornell for sure so that's 17 immediately. Okie State will find the money. Pretty soon you're at a quarter of the schools in DI and there's always some surprises...
D1. This changes nothing at D3 for example. Wrestling as an NCAA sport will be fine, D1 though????
Cornell? They don’t have athletic scholarships.
Mizzou?? Why would they? They’re the only SEC school with wrestling anyway, you think they want to invest way more?
Big 10, sure.
Isn't this the roster limit (30) and the NCAA saying you have the option to fund scholarships up to that number?
If so, we'd be cutting 11 kids off this year's roster because we have 41.
If so, we'd be cutting 11 kids off this year's roster because we have 41.
Will this actually increase d1 wrestling scholarships? Is all of this fear of more law suits?
I was recruited kind of fringe D1, but plenty of D2/naia. Just wondering how this would change that for similar kid. If it’s like a few dozen more D1 scholarships or 100+.
I was recruited kind of fringe D1, but plenty of D2/naia. Just wondering how this would change that for similar kid. If it’s like a few dozen more D1 scholarships or 100+.
Yes. The Ivy's don't have 'athletic scholarships' but it's weird that all their athletes are on full rides.
Mizzou's motivation is easy. Send 10 every single year. Plus, the SEC like the Big Ten is going to have to find somewhere to spend that money and they're not the only SEC school with wrestling...
I doubt anyone actually fills all thirty but they'll always be room for a surprise transfer. Only guessing Iowa will likely be 25-28 while well sit at 20-23.
I think you will get salary from University or Scholarships, but not both.
I would like to get extra scholarships & tell the university that wrestling doesn’t want any of the athletic salary & just keep the Cardinal & Gold Collective
I would like to get extra scholarships & tell the university that wrestling doesn’t want any of the athletic salary & just keep the Cardinal & Gold Collective
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Yes, forgot about that one, but the point still remains. They’re in a conference that doesn’t support wrestling. Doubt Mizzou ever gets to full scholarships.
I can't see any sport except the big three (football, basketball, baseball) budgeting for the new increase in scholarship's - if you're not brining the money in, they won't be giving it to you to spend
when the smaller rosters sizes are instituted, it will increase the competition levels at D2 and D3 schools
when the smaller rosters sizes are instituted, it will increase the competition levels at D2 and D3 schools
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I have been racking my brain trying to figure out the 'why' and 'how' this will all play out (in all sports) since it was announced. It doesn't make sense to increase scholarship limits so dramatically when the athletes could just be paid by NIL to be made whole anyway.
I guess I've landed on this is another way for schools without a large NIL collective to be able to fund athletes through their own budget. As others have said, I doubt more than a handful actually do fund the limit, but it's another avenue I guess.
I guess I've landed on this is another way for schools without a large NIL collective to be able to fund athletes through their own budget. As others have said, I doubt more than a handful actually do fund the limit, but it's another avenue I guess.
i get they ( NCAA) needed to raise the scholarship limits to help the" have nots" keep up with Jones of college athletics, that being said zero chance you see an overwhelming large majority of these schools funding all the scholarships available to them
not official but proposed -
wrestling roster capped at 30 and technically have the ability to scholarship them all, why would school burn a scholarship on a student athlete being paid $500,000 per year thru his /her NIL
The Ever growing NIL juggernaut has them over a barrel
honestly at this point
call them what they are
professional athletic students
just pay them all ,
signing bonus
league minimum's,
salary cap ,
performance bonus
5-year league from your arrival on campus as a freshman
no more amateur athletics ,
not official but proposed -
wrestling roster capped at 30 and technically have the ability to scholarship them all, why would school burn a scholarship on a student athlete being paid $500,000 per year thru his /her NIL
The Ever growing NIL juggernaut has them over a barrel
honestly at this point
call them what they are
professional athletic students
just pay them all ,
signing bonus
league minimum's,
salary cap ,
performance bonus
5-year league from your arrival on campus as a freshman
no more amateur athletics ,
Especially with every men's scholarship you have to give in ISU's case .81 scholarships on the women's side.
I absolutely see a scenario where they stop giving non-revenue men's sports scholarships at all and just say use your NIL to buy it. That way, at least now, you don't have to comp the same on the women's side.
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I fear this could have catastrophic results for olympic sports, including wrestling.
