Well the season has concluded and obviously we couldn’t be happier with the team results. I would have loved to see Brady AA after coming back. I also would have obviously loved to see Drew and BB AA, but at the very least make it a little further. I am in no way knocking them. This tournament is a gauntlet. Off the top of my head, out of 3 former champs, 1 didn’t place, 1 finished 3rd after losing early, and 1 made the finals.
Have seen a ton of fans call for rule improvements. A few I agree with, a few can be chalked up to sour grapes. The rules in place are great when they work for you, and terrible when they work against you, such is life.
I will say that I personally would like to take some subjectivity out of the current rules. The out of bounds action/stalling calls are very inconsistent and need to be looked at. Not sure the freestyle step out and 1 point is the answer. I’m actually not sure what the answer is, which is why I’m not on the rules committee, but I think with the minds in college wrestling currently, it could be at least looked at and possibly adjusted.
A few rule changes I would be in favor of is either a 3 pt takedown, or when choosing to go neutral after a restart, the down wrestler does not get the escape point. I’m more in favor of the latter since that point should be “earned”.
I’m also in favor of changing the riding time point rule. No riding time point shall be awarded unless near fall points are earned. At the least, having your opponent in danger for swipes.
The OT rules could also use a look. To have a match end solely on riding time is not right IMO. The old saying to not leave it in the refs hands hold true, but these are world class athletes that are doing battle. Believe it or not, sometimes it is extremely difficult to simply score more points than your opponents. I’d be in favor of the current the 2 minutes sudden victory and 2 - 30 second ride outs. If the match is still tied, another 2 minutes on their feet, first points win. If further action is required, the wrestler who scored first gets choice and either has to escape or ride out to win. Not only will this increase action, but increase the level of excitement.
Our beloved sport is constantly under pressure to evolve. We almost lost it in the Olympics, and I’m not sure that threat is something that simply goes away. The more rule tweaks and excitement we can add, the more “casual” fans will want to tune in. The more viewers we can pull in, the more chance we have on getting more tv time. I am not in favor of turning our sport into the wwe or any other scripted drama. However, if there are things we can do to keep the integrity of the sport, as well as draw eyes, than those steps should be considered immensely.
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. The rules should be looked at and tweaked every year. Major changes should be made if necessary every other year, which I think is currently the case. Let’s continue to grow together as a sport. Jr high rules should transition into high school which should transition to college without major hiccups. The basics of wrestling does not change, so why should the rules.
Have seen a ton of fans call for rule improvements. A few I agree with, a few can be chalked up to sour grapes. The rules in place are great when they work for you, and terrible when they work against you, such is life.
I will say that I personally would like to take some subjectivity out of the current rules. The out of bounds action/stalling calls are very inconsistent and need to be looked at. Not sure the freestyle step out and 1 point is the answer. I’m actually not sure what the answer is, which is why I’m not on the rules committee, but I think with the minds in college wrestling currently, it could be at least looked at and possibly adjusted.
A few rule changes I would be in favor of is either a 3 pt takedown, or when choosing to go neutral after a restart, the down wrestler does not get the escape point. I’m more in favor of the latter since that point should be “earned”.
I’m also in favor of changing the riding time point rule. No riding time point shall be awarded unless near fall points are earned. At the least, having your opponent in danger for swipes.
The OT rules could also use a look. To have a match end solely on riding time is not right IMO. The old saying to not leave it in the refs hands hold true, but these are world class athletes that are doing battle. Believe it or not, sometimes it is extremely difficult to simply score more points than your opponents. I’d be in favor of the current the 2 minutes sudden victory and 2 - 30 second ride outs. If the match is still tied, another 2 minutes on their feet, first points win. If further action is required, the wrestler who scored first gets choice and either has to escape or ride out to win. Not only will this increase action, but increase the level of excitement.
Our beloved sport is constantly under pressure to evolve. We almost lost it in the Olympics, and I’m not sure that threat is something that simply goes away. The more rule tweaks and excitement we can add, the more “casual” fans will want to tune in. The more viewers we can pull in, the more chance we have on getting more tv time. I am not in favor of turning our sport into the wwe or any other scripted drama. However, if there are things we can do to keep the integrity of the sport, as well as draw eyes, than those steps should be considered immensely.
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. The rules should be looked at and tweaked every year. Major changes should be made if necessary every other year, which I think is currently the case. Let’s continue to grow together as a sport. Jr high rules should transition into high school which should transition to college without major hiccups. The basics of wrestling does not change, so why should the rules.