Duquesne University quitting the realest sport

[Stevewalt]

This may not be good news for the East Region Wrestling...

Duquesne University recently announced that will discontinue its wrestling program after this season

http://www.intermatwrestle.com/

[Sly Fox]

Are there any other programs who might slide into that spot?

[Stevewalt]

There has always been talk of a few PA Division 2 schools moving up but cost of travel is the main concern for all Universities in todays economy.

My guess is it may be time for Liberty to move to a better league. Then the question is always which one will take you in...

[Dan P]

I'll claim very little expertise on this subject, but ...... I think the East Regional is not a "league" per se. NCAA D-I wrestling has a west regional and an east regional as a NCAA tournament qualifier process for those teams that are Independents.
While there are stipulations that govern "leagues" or "confereneces" (must consist of at least 6 teams, etc), the East Regional is not bound by those stipulations. Thus the east (or west) Regionals could have just 4 teams .
I have heard that Southern Ill is joining the ER next year. We might also see a PA school move into D-I and join the ER ... so maybe perhaps talk of the ER being closed down is a little pre-mature?

[El Scorcho]

Realest?

[Stevewalt]

Realest sport is a song my son's wrestling club plays during warm ups! It is a rap by TP and Esco- they were wrestlers in high school and thought wrestling needed a song...
It was really a joke by me and that is all.

[matshark]