Hey Damon, great points! As another "old hand" I agree with the building of numbers theory. At the various programs I've headed up even the ones that had good numbers initially got better with our recruiting. And, as I said, I've been on both sides of this issue. When I was HC at Olathe South each year I had Justin Dyer I literally had a guy who could have qualified and had to either, as we know, "go up, go down or go jv" as we've all had. So I'm there with you...and with Kit's discussion of the weight cut deal.

But I'm going to have to disagree that taking into account concerns of smaller programs, newer programs, rebuilt ones (like you came into at WR or I came into at OS), or urban ones is always a case of sitting back and "doing the minimum". Quite often those guys running those programs are amazingly dedicated people that have on purpose taken on very challenging situations because of their love of wrestling and love of working with kids. And very often(not always of course) but often they are trying to build their numbers. And one of their tools is often being able to hold up those one, two or three dudes(and now hopefully ladies ) that manage to fight their way through to the show.

Again, I'm not saying the proposal isn't solid or should or shouldn't be approved. But I am advocating for taking those concerns into account and figuring out how to persuade/sell/convince those coaches at those programs that this benefits their kids as well if you want it to gain enough support to ever pass.