It probably didn't help that the gymnastics team all got busted for drinking

Report problem with this ad

Jul 19, 2018
11:34:46am

Blue Cougar All-American

and the story got published in the USA Today. This would have been around 1994.

Report problem with this ad

Blue Cougar

Bio page: Blue Cougar
Joined: Sep 30, 2002
Last login: Jun 6, 2024
Total posts: 9,617 (1,810 FO)

Report problem with this ad

Messages

Author

Time

MMA guy saw my Y shirt, asked if I went. Said Y Wrestling stopped when the Coach

NSFW

7/18/18 7:10pm

That was the dumbest decision ever. Title 9 is a factor as well of course

Blue Cougar

7/18/18 7:25pm

Why did men's gymnastics get dropped at the same time if it wasn't primarily

NewMexiCoug

7/18/18 8:15pm

It was pre-emptive. They were worried the Men's Gymnastics coach would do UFC

ryebrye

7/19/18 6:33am

Yes Title IX was the bigger deciding factor. In high school I worked with a guy

TheLoneCougar

7/19/18 7:34am

Oh I agree. But BYU did not like the idea of one of their coaches fighting MMA

Blue Cougar

7/19/18 11:32am

Yeah, I can see that.

TheLoneCougar

7/19/18 11:45am

That sounds like the university we know and love.

vagabonder

7/18/18 7:34pm

I always understood Title IX was the reason

jxncoog

7/18/18 7:40pm

The MMA thing was a factor. What a waste.

Blue Cougar

7/18/18 7:49pm

I remember being at BYU when that happened... pics were great

(Private)

7/18/18 7:58pm

Pres. Bateman also didn't like wrestling. Between title IX and Schultz doing MMA

Santos L. Halper

7/18/18 9:30pm

Schultz was awesome but a bit counterculture for BYU

Carlos E. Queso

7/18/18 10:37pm

Was Mako Sakamoto also too colorful for BYU?

NewMexiCoug

7/19/18 6:32am

It probably didn't help that the gymnastics team all got busted for drinking

Blue Cougar

7/19/18 11:34am

So 5 years later you drop the program?

Turd Ferguson

7/19/18 12:51pm

Yeah you're right. I didn't think through the timeline.

Blue Cougar

7/19/18 12:54pm

Brother Joseph continues to roll in his grave.

AZcougLawyer

7/18/18 10:25pm

A small group of us back in the late 90’s spoke with Schultz about that. It’s true that the university didn’t like him

SouthernBlueBlood

7/19/18 4:28am

Link

Posting on CougarBoard