Penn State has a spot in the National Duals Invitational if it wants it; deadline set for when it must decide

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Anon1683312534]

Willie not going to the Open because of venue. So it must not be legit

 

[truth-and-reason]

So PSU not going helps other teams financially

It depends on the other teams' expenses, the gap they need to fill to be break-even, and how they place. One way to view it is that PSU being out, likely means every other team places 1 position higher than with them in the field.

 

[Anon1683312534]

It depends on the other teams' expenses, the gap they need to fill to be break-even, and how they place. One way to view it is that PSU being out, likely means every other team places 1 position higher than with them in the field.

Still more money and if this was legit it would count on the records psu or not.

 

[Anon1683312534]

Willie not going to the Open because of venue. So it must not be legit

I must be a stupid idiot because I don't agree with all of Willie's OPINIONS.

 

[El_Jefe]

Start adding in the expenses, and the payout starts to become less appealing pretty fast. Very realistic rough estimate of $600 for round trip airfare, $300 for 3 nights accommodations, and $150 for meal allowance for 3 days. For 20 people total (16 wrestlers +3 coaches + 1 trainer) -> Total of $20K in expenses (10% of winnings). Headcounts and cost per person are probably low-ball.
Risk to early season injury wrestling multiple matches in short period layered on top.
Upside nowhere enough to offset the downside.
Winning team needs to walk away with minimum of $500K to even consider it. Remember, every top 25 wrestling program lost money, most by significant margins. $200K would help make the gap smaller but it would not come close to closing it.

Each team gets $20k, aside from the prize money. Travel expenses should not be an issue.

 

[El_Jefe]

I disagree with Nomad on this. If $$ were the only consideration, his point is valid. If focusing on being ready for March is the main consideration, then $200,000 is not such a big deal.

"They don't owe a justification but this can't be justified."

 

[ptomaselli]

Knowing our point totals coming back, PSU not going de-legitimizes the National Duals tournament.

 

[GregPickel]

This is no surprise but since Penn State nor the National Duals Invitational folks would comment on it, we had to wait until today to confirm what the expected: The Lions are not going to the November tournament in Tulsa:

National Duals Invitational decision is official for Penn State wrestling; will it attend?

Penn State wrestling is one of 12 teams with an automatic entry to the National Duals Invitational. Will it accept? The decision is in.

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