tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29551596.post950753519581394653..comments2023-09-26T08:59:46.076-04:00Comments on The Track & Field Superblog: Issues Facing College Track, Part 3The Track & Field Superfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17106381988515014325noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29551596.post-52097720313031583092010-05-18T11:36:57.216-04:002010-05-18T11:36:57.216-04:00I believe that yes we need to but more emphasis on...I believe that yes we need to but more emphasis on the team aspect but this idea is just complicating things, the format now is set to bring out the best all to earn a spot in the NCAA final and the dog it out for the title and that is the way it should stay. <br />FYI: Kansas state has more than just a HJ that can score at that meet.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15021012233919299948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29551596.post-10780866847428363532010-05-18T08:01:08.485-04:002010-05-18T08:01:08.485-04:00Men get 12.6 scholarships, if memory serves me. W...Men get 12.6 scholarships, if memory serves me. Women are at something like 16 or 18. <br /><br />Remember, this isn't going to happen. So don't get too tied up in the details. This would only change what is rewarded; no team would have to execute it perfectly, they'd just have to do it better than anyone else.<br /><br />The biggest change is that there would be a lot of scored matchups between the best teams in the country, and they'd mean something. Oregon and Nebraska would have more or less guaranteed themselves a spot at the NCAA by winning the Pepsi Challenge and the Jim Click Shootout. These kinds of meets would no longer be the exception, they'd be the norm.<br /><br />Imagine if the Jesse Owens Classic was scored, and Ohio State got some top teams from the SEC and/or Big 12 to show up. The pre-meet headlines would call it a must-win situation for the Buckeyes. The attendance and media attention would be tremendous.The Track & Field Superfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106381988515014325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29551596.post-89597274965784651842010-05-17T22:08:52.668-04:002010-05-17T22:08:52.668-04:00I think what you suggest is similar to the format ...I think what you suggest is similar to the format for NCAA Gymnastics championships. <br /><br />I like your ideas for this. I attend University of Oregon track meets and prefer the ones with team scores. <br /><br />Have you written about the effects of scholarship limits on trying to assemble a complete team? The limits for D1 track are quite stringent: 12 full grants in aid for men, I believe. About 20 for women. Those full scholarships can be split to provide partial aid for more athletes. <br /><br />Currently a college that tries to assemble a full team to compete in dual meets is frequently outbid for star athletes by the colleges that concentrate on one area of the sport (sprints or throws for example) and wish to give full scholarships to a few. <br /><br />To reward success in scoring meets and require winning the national championship through a full team effort in many events would put great stress on those scholarship limits. That would not be all bad.<br /><br />I'm probably off on my numbers or my perception of the scholarship limit issue. Feel free to set the record straight.Jay T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03624355645749479262noreply@blogger.com