The principle is the same for a scramble tournament and a bracketed tournament, in my opinion. If it's a 16 man bracket tournament with 16 teams - and a kid has a bye it's because a team couldn't fill a weight(obviously). That has never been labeled a win in the history of wrestling.
The same goes with scramble tournaments. If it's a bye, it's a bye.
I really don't like to post on here with my opinions and try to only use the site for the promotion of our program. However - if there are coaches out there that think byes are wins for a varsity record, then that needs to be addressed by someone in KSHSAA.
Lars,
What is the difference between getting your hand raised in a dual team tournament when a team has a void vs a scramble? They are EXACTLY the same. "In the history of wrestling..." there have been many, many changes. Scrambles and dual tournaments are fairly new to the scene. Everything evolves. Saying "In the history of wrestling..." is the equivalent of saying "because we have always done it that way" the most ignorant sentence in the English language. Why should a wrestler or team be penalized because another team couldn't fill their line up? If you don't count the win in a scramble then you shouldn't count it in a dual either.
