Note: Comments from the USBC conference call on Tuesday, with context and analysis are at the bottom of the original story posted Friday.

A&nbsp;couple of months ago, I got a call from a prominent bowler telling me he&rsquo;d heard of a rule change coming for the 2019 United States Bowling Congress Open Championship that would mean the end of our 11thFrame.com group and many other prominent groups.
I was never able to confirm what he said, and heard it from no one else, so I figured...

The new rules restrict national team members and college bowlers, while the average rules make a competitor's Open Championships average the standard. The college rule incredibly lumps together all players, from 140 average to the best in the country. 

Update: USBC explains, defends controversial further restrictions to team make-up for 2019 Open Championships, changing average rules