I certainly sympathize with the athletic directors efforts to keep Carson-Newman athletics financially viable, but it seems that a more reasonable approach would be to trim all the teams' budgets rather than whacking targeted programs. I was a member of CN's 1985 and 1986 wrestling teams and was Carson-Newman wrestlings first national champion. The people I wrestled with were happy just to be wrestling in college. We would've made many sacrifices to keep the program alive. I'm sure the present wrestlers feel the same way now. Minor sports are not expendable just because they're minor. The student athletes participating in minor programs deserve better treatment.
Bush: Carson-Newman decision stirs up wrestling boosters
I certainly sympathize with the athletic directors efforts to keep Carson-Newman athletics financially viable, but it seems that a more reasonable approach would be to trim all the teams' budgets rather than whacking targeted programs. I was a member of CN's 1985 and 1986 wrestling teams and was Carson-Newman wrestlings first national champion. The people I wrestled with were happy just to be wrestling in college. We would've made many sacrifices to keep the program alive. I'm sure the present wrestlers feel the same way now. Minor sports are not expendable just because they're minor. The student athletes participating in minor programs deserve better treatment.