This is an updated version of an older video that debunks University of Oregon Athletic Director Pat Kilkenny's contention that the Duck wrestling program must be dropped, in part, because it has not place to practice. This is the side of the story that Pat doesn't tell you.

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This was the 30-second televison ad that ESPN first agreed to run, and then banned, from its coverage of the 2008 NCAA Wrestling Championships.

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Two Oregon journalists wonder: Is there an unrevealed agenda behind the University of Oregon's decision to drop wrestling as an intercollegiate sport? This video dispels many common myths associated with the planned discontinuance of this popular high school sport at Oregon's flagship university.

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Six months after the University of Oregon announced suspension of its tradition-steeped wrestling program, the Ducks continue to battle to save the program. As the new year approaches, this video reviews the efforts of wrestlers, coaches, alumni, and wrestling fans to save this storied sports program. The Ducks will continue to fight against all odds to keep wrestling as an intercollegiate sport in Eugene.

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In the first half of the 20th century, native Oregonians filled the rosters of University of Oregon sports teams. When intercollegiate athletics became all about winning and money, the opportunities for Oregonians to play for the Ducks dwindled. Only one varsity team at the U of O relies primarily on Oregon high school graduates to fill its roster: the wrestling team. On July 13, 2007, athletic director Pat Kilkenny announced suspension of Oregon's proud, 54-year-old wrestling tradition. We think it was a strange choice for a native of Heppner, Oregon. Do what's right, Pat. Honor your roots. Save Oregon wrestling!

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When University of Oregon athletic director Pat Kilkenny announced elimination of Duck wrestling on July 13, 2007, he cited lack of facilities as one of several justifications. Here's the story of what happened to Oregon's expansive wrestling practice facility, which it enjoyed for 16 years, but which the athletic department remodeled into a 12,000 square foot luxurious treatment room two seasons ago. Juice bars, water falls, and wide-screen televisions serve as a compelling inducement to wide-eyed 17-year-old recruits, but such extensive medical facilities did not prevent Mike Bellotti from playing a quarterback with a torn ACL in a crucial game. Unfortunately, plush facilities do not necessarily coincide with coaching judgment or concern for the welfare of young athletes.

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For 54 years, young athletes have come to the University of Oregon, where they excelled on the wrestling mat and in the classroom, and in the process, learned the lessons of life. Now one of the nation's storied collegiate wrestling programs is threatened with extinction. Two championship Duck wrestlers from the 1970s argue that Oregon wresting must be saved.

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Two Duck wrestlers from Oregon's first conference championship team in 1975 show why wrestling must survive at the University of Oregon

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