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Eastern Michigan to drop wrestling and 3 other sports.

Posted on: March 21, 2018 at 13:27:17 CT

tigerman81 MU

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In a bid to save money according to them.

This will reduce our MAC conference wrestling opponents by 1.

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Eastern Michigan to drop wrestling and 3 other sports. - tigerman81 MU - 3/21 13:27:17

RE: Eastern Michigan to drop wrestling and 3 other sports. - slamduncan NWMSU - 3/22 06:16:22

If it weren't for our success Mizzou probably would too - FiremanDan MU - 3/21 21:24:43

You sure as heck can. Lookup the story of Nebraska Omaha - tigerman81 MU - 3/22 08:32:16

Independence CC just dropped baseball - playhard NWMSU - 3/21 18:23:03

Are we the only SEC school with a wrestling program?.... - zounami MU - 3/21 17:18:06

Soccer is a ridiculous sport.(nm) - ROLLATIGER MU - 3/23 12:30:55

Idiot post. - Mizzou1990 MU - 3/21 17:34:46

That's nice that your father wrestled for Mizzou, and I - zounami MU - 3/21 17:38:32

Yes the explosive growth of soccer is amazing. They are - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/21 18:35:40

^Tthis.(nm) - ROLLATIGER MU - 3/23 12:33:38

Is there a pro league for wrestling equivalent to the MLS? (nm) - zounami MU - 3/21 18:48:15

Are you claiming the MLS is a pro league? The MLS is the - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/21 18:59:02

MLS is the highest level of soccer in the USA & Canada. (nm) - zounami MU - 3/21 19:49:28

Does that change anything I said? Super Ligi is the highest - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/21 21:04:34

No, it does not change anything you said.(nm) - ROLLATIGER MU - 3/23 12:34:50

RE: Are we the only SEC school with a wrestling program?.... - Colotiger MU - 3/21 17:22:30

because men's soccer is a far more popular sport, and... - zounami MU - 3/21 17:30:50

So by that logic we should scrap every team sport at mizzou. - Mizzou1990 MU - 3/21 17:35:33

No, but unpopular non-revenue sports that aren't sponsored - zounami MU - 3/21 17:40:52

college wrestling is immensely popular. Look at the - MrTruman2U MU - 3/21 17:35:05

LOL @ "I won't bother to look it up but I bet..." (nm) - zounami MU - 3/21 17:41:37

ok I will help you - MrTruman2U MU - 3/21 18:56:20

20k in Cleveland for the championship alone this year. - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/21 19:09:14

The entire tournament (involving all teams) took place at - zounami MU - 3/21 20:01:41

5K for a soccer final LMAO. Hell the Missouri High School - tigerman81 MU - 3/22 08:39:10

And pulled in 5000 fans. No one cared even the locals stayed - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/21 21:12:27

Northern Iowa leaving MAC as well. Nm - JohnGalt MU - 3/21 14:48:57

They left last year - bolivartiger MU - 3/21 15:49:55

I say we get in with the B1G for wrestling only.(nm) - tigerman81 MU - 3/21 15:17:19

Big XII is a possible landing spot - bolivartiger MU - 3/21 15:50:34

Haven’t we learned our lesson dealing with TX? No way. nm - MATO MU - 3/21 16:18:54

No wrestling teams from TX in the B12. nm - MU-TULSA MU - 3/21 16:31:12

But the non-wrestling schools vote on affiliate members - doughboy MU

- 3/22 08:02:58

Okay, that could make a difference. nm - MATO MU - 3/21 17:24:46

Why would the Big12 want to help our wrestling program?... - myself MU - 3/21 15:53:25

There's no way the SEC would allow that. We would be - myself MU - 3/21 15:34:43

They don't have a say in it unless they all want to... - BandG MU - 3/21 15:59:53

They couldn't stop us from doing it, but they would make - myself MU - 3/21 16:08:06

You mean like in a conference basketball challenge or a... - BandG MU - 3/21 16:28:20

No, like joining the B1G or ACC in a particular sport.... - myself MU - 3/21 16:35:34

RE: No, like joining the B1G or ACC in a particular sport.... - NitneLiun STL - 3/22 01:27:52

I'll add one more thing: Think about the Big Ten Network... - myself MU - 3/21 16:41:00

Everything you just listed about the B1G holds true for the - tigerman81 MU - 3/21 16:57:35