Stanford Cutting 11 Varsity Sports Programs

[Lose Remerswaal]

Million.

Hope that doesn't end up with 5 kids who look like Zach Galifianakis making the wrestling team!

 

[Old Fart Tree]

Yeah, the wrestling team was never caught up in that nonsense to my knowledge. Sailing was the big offender.

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

Yeah, the wrestling team was never caught up in that nonsense to my knowledge. Sailing was the big offender.

I was just making a callback to that issue.

 

[DJnVa]

William and Mary also reinstated 7 sports that they had slated to cut. They announced it a while back, but it's good see that people will change their minds

William & Mary reinstates eliminated varsity sports including men's track and field - Sports Illustrated

 

[Old Fart Tree]

William and Mary also reinstated 7 sports that they had slated to cut. They announced it a while back, but it's good see that people will change their minds

William & Mary reinstates eliminated varsity sports including men's track and field - Sports Illustrated

It’s the changing of minds that surprises me. People like ADs at Stanford or W&M typically are used to being in charge and making decisions and not being second guessed. I’m pleasantly surprised that while they did dig in their heels after organizations like Keep Stanford Wrestling raised enough money to blow a hole in the “we can’t afford it” argument, they ultimately backed down on a pretty bullshit decision. I have low expectations about such people being reasonable.

 

[Shelterdog]

Yeah, the wrestling team was never caught up in that nonsense to my knowledge. Sailing was the big offender.

Do you know what happened with swimming and men's crew? Both axed long term coaches (the rowing team firing a pretty sucessful long term head coach, men's swimming a long term assistant/short term head coach who had the team performing not so well) midseason around the time varsity blues internal investigation was being done. (Like they literally changed the locks on the boat house).

 

[Awesome Fossum]

William and Mary also reinstated 7 sports that they had slated to cut. They announced it a while back, but it's good see that people will change their minds

William & Mary reinstates eliminated varsity sports including men's track and field - Sports Illustrated

W&M was facing a full blown mob, as the supporters of the cut sports found what would otherwise be unlikely allies who hated the Athletic Director for unrelated reasons. So I guess I'm unconvinced that minds were really changed and more like the President decided to cut her losses before she got pulled down with the AD, but we'll see -- I'm fascinated to see who the next AD is and what course they chart.

 

[joe dokes]

As long as these schools empower the NCAA, *everything* they do is suspect:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/05/21/ncaa-womens-championships-cbs-turner-contract/

 

[Old Fart Tree]

Do you know what happened with swimming and men's crew? Both axed long term coaches (the rowing team firing a pretty sucessful long term head coach, men's swimming a long term assistant/short term head coach who had the team performing not so well) midseason around the time varsity blues internal investigation was being done. (Like they literally changed the locks on the boat house).

I have asked around but haven’t heard anything.

 

[kelpapa]

Real woods is wrestling for them next year tight? He pulled out of the transfer portal?

 

[Old Fart Tree]

Real woods is wrestling for them next year tight? He pulled out of the transfer portal?

My friends seem to think so, yeah