East Stroudsburg reclassifying to Division II level

RD149-2 · 07-18-2008, 01:14 PM

d2 and d3 naia njcaa anyone that can be a finalist in there respected divisions should get a shot a ncaa D1 tourney..upsets would be even crazier than now

LoSt · 07-18-2008, 05:39 PM

good move for them I think, they werent competitive at a D1 level and I'd much rather see them bump down to d2 then drop the sport altogether

ezra · 07-23-2008, 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by MOJO

My great fear is that this is the potential fate of programs like Portland St. and Clarion, even UC Davis and Cal-Bakersfield if they don't return to former glory. Additional sadness is derived from the fact that (with the exception of Sacramento) all of these schools were former d2 or d3 powers, with some of the very best individuals in D2 & D3 wrestling history. I would MUCH rather see programs go the route of East Stroudsbourg, if it means that they have a better chance of maintaining the wrestling programs. !

UC Davis reclassified their entire department recently to Division I, so they would not be able to move back down a division either. They seem to be ramping everything up if anything... Portland State is also a Division I program. Talking about programs where their entire department is Division I moving wrestling to Division II or III is a wasted conversation. These departments have made the overall decision to be Division I, for good or bad, and generally speaking, those decisions have nothing to do with wrestling...

East Stroudsburg reclassifying to Division II level

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