See letter below from the Big12 conference:
Dan Beebe wrote:
Joni Comstock, Vice-President for Championships
NCAA
P.O. Box 6222
Indianapolis, IN 46206-6222
Dear Joni:
Please accept this letter on behalf of the Big 12 Conference member institutions to support the elimination of Division I track regional qualifying meets, effective for the 2010 championship.
We believe that the current structure of qualifying for the national championship meet through a regional structure is neither fair nor cost effective. At a time when our institutions are identifying cost-cutting measures on their own campuses, the regional meets cost much more for programs at our level since they have to send so many of their student-athletes in order to qualify. It also places our track and field participants at risk of not qualifying against less-talented competition in cases of having to compete through illness, injury or by making a mistake in a one-time event. Elimination of the regional qualifying format in track is strongly supported by our schools.
It is my understanding that this issue was on the agenda to be addressed by the Championships Cabinet in June but was never discussed. It is our hope that this discussion will occur at the upcoming Championships Cabinet meeting and that immediate action is taken on this important topic.
Thank you for your consideration and please let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Dan Beebe
Big12 Commissioner
Attention Big12 coaches there are a lot more of us than their are of you. Be careful because if the mid-majors ever unite you won't get anything your way ever again. From the uproar already going through mid-majors you might have just tipped the scales for us.
To Sam Seemes at the USTFCCCA if you let the BCS have their way you'll lose your job because we the mid-major majority pay your salary.
Here is how the Big12 letter's most rediculous statement should have read.
Dan Beebe Should Have wrote:
It (regionals) also places our track and field participants at risk of not qualifying against less-talented competition because our coaches are not confident that they can out coach the coaches of the less talented athletes. We often over train our athletes which leads to illness and injury when we are supposed to be peaking. Also, the way we coach our athletes often leads to them making a mistake in a one-time event.