NEED HELP FROM WRESTLERS / COACHES

[The Ancient Enemy]

Here's the story:

I go to college at the University of North Texas. My friend Ross and I were in the bookstore a few days ago, and there's a real big case where they have dark green UNT shirts that say "North Texas" across the top. So all the shirts are all set up in the same way. Under the North Texas, there is a drawing of the sport, and then it says the name of the sport. Such as a guy swimming and then "Swimming" written under it. The shirts were like 14 bucks. I started looking for a wrestling one, because I didn't really want a Track one, but I liked the way the shirts looked. There was no wrestling shirt. I asked Ross if UNT had a wrestling program. He said he thought we did, but we definitely don't. How does a 1-A school not have a wrestling program? How much could it possibly cost?

Does anyone know anything about college wrestling? Do most teams have wrestling programs? How about in Texas? I am thinking of starting a petition down here to get a program. If anyone has any info on this stuff, please contact me asap. If this goes through, and it becomes a scholarship sport, I will absolutely try my hardest to get wrestling scholarships from guys back home. I will submit tapes, go and talk to people about them, whatever it takes.

I talked to a guy today that is on UNT's athletic board and he told me to start a petition and he'd sign it. I'm dead serious about this. I really, really need any help anyone can give me. I really have no info on how to go about this, or any info on college wrestling. I need details. Any info is very appreciated and needed.

Thanks guys, any info is very appreciated.

[southpaw]

TAE: What you'll probably run into is Title IX. You probably know what that is and it limits D-1 sports offered in colleges to equal male and female sports.

[Lefteyelouie]

Yup. Wrestling is the first that most schools cut when Title IX went into place.