New NWCA National Duals Format...

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@hagertony
Virginia Tech has just released its schedule. The following is a bit from the article:

"On Feb. 12, the Hokies will participate in a newly remodeled NWCA National Duals. Tech will be one of 24 already-determined teams battling for the title in the event. Teams will be seeded in one of four regionals (Rutgers, Cornell, Iowa and Oklahoma State). Six teams will go to each site and the teams will wrestle dual meets (the top two seeds at each site get a bye) until a a winner is determined. The four winners will then wrestle the next weekend in the Final Four for the championship at a to-be-determined site. The hope is for this event to become an NCAA-certified dual meet national title event down the road. For the 2012-12 season, the 24 teams will be selected in early February based on season results.


this is very interesting....thoughts???

i personally don't like the idea
 


On a positive note the result is a NCAA dual champion.

On the negative side the non-Division I teams lose out. Also, I don't like the schedule for this new format. The regional events should be deconflicted and held earlier in the season to allow for more build up to the main event (i.e. planning for fans).

Maybe this will end up being a great event/format, but right now I'm scoffing (i.e. resistant to change).
 




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