The sport has been evolving for several years into a more systematic season. The first part of the season, now ,is used to develop a deeper room and keep starters fresh. As seen with the midlands and scuffle tournaments. Wrestlers don’t need 30 matches in a season to win the trophy in March. The injury risks and weight cut trauma get amplified .It’s More important to pick and choose, in a way , your matches ,to best advance your seed for the NCAA tournament. No need to grind it out in these meaningless events. Holding out wrestlers will continue ,for their benefit.