I think one of the problems we have in college wrestling is the number of paying fans. I went to the Nebraska vs Arizona State match in Lincoln; about 500 fans. We had two Kansas kids wrestling that night (Murray & Klien)but I only saw a few Kansas people. I'm sure volleyball and softball get more paying fans than wrestling at Nebraska. I don't know all the exact numbers but I know volleyball is sold out when they play in the old barn (approx 6,000) and when they play at Devany Center (over 11,000) As much as I love wrestling it wouldn't take me long to figure out which sport to cut if I were the athletic director.
We all say we are big college wrestling fans, but when is the last time you've been at a match beside the national tournament. When is the last time you've donated any money to the wrestling program of your choice. We all wait until wrestling is being cut from a school, then we want to bitch at the athletic dept of that school. College athletics is and will be more in the future about money. If we want to save our sport, we need to put our money where our mouth is.