Behind The Eight Ball On Status Of The Oregon Wrestling Program

Evidently I have been way behind the Eight Ball, as they say on the status of the University Of Oregon Wrestling Program.

I got a note from a friend yesterday that said that the decision had been made months ago and he gave me a website that has way more information on the situation than what I have access to.

One of these days I would like to find out what in the world is the truth in the dismantling of these wrestling programs and the agenda behind it.

I mean the real truth , not the spin, not the politics and not hiding behind title nine.

I wanted to be of support to the Oregon Program because I believe it is important but as I have seen in support of other programs such as Central Washington , decisions have been made behind closed doors and there generally is an agenda to the decision which will never come to public scrutiny.

Personally I was embarrassed yesterday as I had recently posted articles both on my web site and blog and then to find out that this is kind of a "done deal" really bothers me. I don't mind expending my efforts or even spending money. I certainly don't have the resources of some of the players in this scenario which reminds me how I felt at the swimming pool as a kid or at wrestling practice as a freshman when the seniors were soaking towels and twisting them and then snapping them at you . The sting to those strikes were sometimes excruciating.

Losing all of these programs year after year, reminds me of those stings and worse as there obviously in any of these attempts at restoration of programs I have not seen one.

That does not mean that it has not happened , I just have not seen it.

Had I been born with a silver spoon in my mouth or had been smart enough to amass huge amounts of resources I would just go in and pay for it. Unfortunately I am not in that situation.

I am just in the situation that I have given fifty years of active participation and coaching in this sport and to tell the truth it stings.

I really don't care about myself, I know what I have done through the sport and I know how much kids benefitted but I think I have been looking at this thing through Rose Colored Glasses. I need to get real with myself. You may feel the same way as you read some of the articles on this web site I am about to give you.

For those of you that care, this is a great site and offers a lot of information that I wish I had earlier. Any way, doesn't matter, I believe they are going to do what they want to do and they will weather the storm of support and let it fall on deaf ears and eventually people will forget about it.

The kids that don't have the program will not forget about it. I won't forget about it. I just wish I could do more.

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There is something to be said for honesty and I don't think it is all out on the table in this situation.

This is just another fierce conversation from Coach Bodnar, don't take it personal. As Susan Scott said in her Book, "We might as well start out with the naked truth, we are going to get there anyway"

"grappling for excellence"

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