Every time a wrestler gets a bye --because some of the tourney programs automatically push the byes to the higher seeds—that wrestler is in danger of losing the opportunity to gain the 1st round points if they do not win their next match. It has been like that for a long time. I would love to be a team with a full roster, so the idea that that teams with rosters that can’t be filled should suffer the consequences is a fact as we already do. If I had the kids to work with to fill the roster it would make us more dangerous—not everyone has that luxury. That being said, if the higher seeds are not given the byes and are guaranteed matches instead of the byes, then that might partially help the problem. Otherwise, we are all handicapped by the same situation, so it is an interesting discussion, but it will not change for this season, so, you are right--there is no debate-- the rule is there already.
