The University of Washington used to have men’s wrestling and gymnastics programs that were among the best in the country, but they’re both gone now. I’m not blaming women’s sports (I’m glad to see women given a chance to compete in college athletics), but there just isn’t the dough to create more programs that don’t generate revenue without eliminating something else that also doesn’t bring the school money (football and men’s basketball are generally the only two sports that bring in revenue…all the others are loss-leaders.
It’s all a numbers game, and it’s less costly for schools to maintain an even number of athletes by cutting a men’s program instead of creating a new one for women.
Nah, the boys have always been wrasslin’ the girls. True story I’ve told here before (but on some other cartoon, I hope): My first serious girl loved wrestling; but this was long before girls were allowed to wrestle on boys’ teams; she could only wrestle one other girl in her PE class who was at all interested in it. I had to ask her: “So which do you prefer: Getting pinned, or getting nailed?”
watmiwori over 12 years ago
Ah, the Good Old Daze!
ginkens001 over 12 years ago
Title IX did not kill the Wrasslin’ team. Achohol abuse did.
Linguist over 12 years ago
A Molar-Floater mixed with Capt. Morgan ain’t to shabby, either. That’s what the baseball team drinks.
jollyjack over 12 years ago
The name of the school district is priceless!
Guilty Bystander over 12 years ago
The University of Washington used to have men’s wrestling and gymnastics programs that were among the best in the country, but they’re both gone now. I’m not blaming women’s sports (I’m glad to see women given a chance to compete in college athletics), but there just isn’t the dough to create more programs that don’t generate revenue without eliminating something else that also doesn’t bring the school money (football and men’s basketball are generally the only two sports that bring in revenue…all the others are loss-leaders.
It’s all a numbers game, and it’s less costly for schools to maintain an even number of athletes by cutting a men’s program instead of creating a new one for women.
K M over 12 years ago
Nah, the boys have always been wrasslin’ the girls. True story I’ve told here before (but on some other cartoon, I hope): My first serious girl loved wrestling; but this was long before girls were allowed to wrestle on boys’ teams; she could only wrestle one other girl in her PE class who was at all interested in it. I had to ask her: “So which do you prefer: Getting pinned, or getting nailed?”