Boise State drops their wrestling program, but will add baseball.

[Christopher Moen]

From the Idaho Statesman:

The wrestling program has been a part of Boise State's athletics since 1959, but it has fallen on hard times in recent years, going 11-35-1 in duals the last four seasons. Coach Greg Randall, who had been at the helm since 2002, was fired in April 2016, replaced by Cal State-Bakersfield coach Mike Mendoza.

According to the Idaho State Board of Education's most recent athletics budget report, released last April, the wrestling program had $222,494 in revenue for 2014-15 and $460,760 in expenses.

Read more here: http://www.idahostatesman.com/sports...#storylink=cpy

[AKBison]

From the Idaho Statesman:

This is terrible news.

[MinotBison]

Is there any chance we could see any of them transfer here?

[HerdBot]

Is there any chance we could see any of them transfer here?

Do they have elite talent? I don't know much about wrestling but we've beaten them 3 out of 4 years pretty handily.

[Christopher Moen]

Do they have elite talent? I don't know much about wrestling but we've beaten them 3 out of 4 years pretty handily.

No, their talent pool isn't what it was ten years ago when they had a potential National Championship team, but lacked the right coach to get it done.

The question I have now is what happens with the PAC-12 in regards to wrestling if Fresno State rejoins its old WWC rivals in the Big 12 instead of the PAC-12. Without Boise State, the PAC-12 doesn't have enough teams to have automatic qualifiers for the National Championship. Hopefully the AD's from those schools wise-up and combine with the Big 12.

[AKBison]

This definitely muddies the waters. Wrestling is under a full on assault out west. I would really like to see KU bring back wrestling to help strengthen the Midwest. There is plenty of talent for it and southern KS is a hotbed for wrestling. Probably never happen though. I am not a huge fan of women's wrestling but it seems like adding it is the only way to save the sport in the NCAA. Is their enough women wrestler's out there to justify it though? What part of the country has women's wrestling really gained traction?

[Gladiator Dad]

Do they have elite talent? I don't know much about wrestling but we've beaten them 3 out of 4 years pretty handily.

Geo Martinez was their best wrestler but he transferred last year to OSU. Fred Green had a good second half of the season and Jake Valarde had transferred from ODU are both solid wrestlers along with their only NCAA qualifier at 174, Austin Dewey. They were definitely rebuilding with Coach Mendoza just taking over last year.

I can honestly tell you that this announcement caught the coaches by surprise as well since just last week they signed a kid from MO for next fall and then 7 days later that kid is looking for a new home next season. Also their timing is horrible for most of their wrestlers since most programs have very few dollars left for signing anyone this time of the year.

http://www.broncosports.com/genrel/041817aaa.html

http://www.flowrestling.org/article/...drop-wrestling

[Tony Almeida]

I just assumed Boise State already had baseball...this is bittersweet for baseball lovers such as myself but who also has great appreciation for wrestling.

[Christopher Moen]

Geo Martinez was their best wrestler but he transferred last year to OSU. Fred Green had a good second half of the season and Jake Valarde had transferred from ODU are both solid wrestlers along with their only NCAA qualifier at 174, Austin Dewey. They were definitely rebuilding with Coach Mendoza just taking over last year.

I can honestly tell you that this announcement caught the coaches by surprise as well since just last week they signed a kid from MO for next fall and then 7 days later that kid is looking for a new home next season. Also their timing is horrible for most of their wrestlers since most programs have very few dollars left for signing anyone this time of the year.

http://www.broncosports.com/genrel/041817aaa.html

http://www.flowrestling.org/article/...drop-wrestling

Mike Mendoza got screwed pretty bad. He left an unstable program at CSU-Bakersfield that he helped rebuild for a program that was suppose to be extremely stable at Boise State.

It will be interesting how well college wrestling survives in the West. Both Oregon and Boise State dropped their programs for baseball despite producing National Champions. Grand Canyon University dropped its programs just about as soon as it became a DI sport. CSU-Bakersfield and Arizona State's programs were saved from being dropped while Fresno State was recently reinstated. Cal Poly, being a California state school, can't be too stable while Stanford should be fine with its funding. Wyoming should also be fine with how well they have invested into the program. Air Force won't have an issue being that they pretty much field every sport and aren't under the Title IX microscope due to not offering athletic scholarships. Utah Valley and Northern Colorado look alright....for now.

[Frisco Jason]

Is there any chance we could see any of them transfer here?