I have been reading all of the posts on the subject of a coaching change at Fort Hays. I have known Coach Bickley for quite a few years, and I agree with the comments of how mentally and physically tough Coach Bickley was in his career and how he still is today. His attitude is being passed to each and every member of the squad. The academic results speak to this. I would agree that some changes would be good especially in terms of budget, and promotion of this program and the sport of wrestling at FHSU. He is the right man for the job and his recruiting and results speak more to me as a positive for him as a coach rather then a negative. This program has improved in many ways since Cody took on the head coaching responsibilities and is still improving. I really liked the idea from one of the posts about using your money (fund raising) about a D1 program in the state to improve the program at FHSU. I also believe that some of the posts seriously underestimate the level of wrestling at the D2 level. Very few wrestlers step in their first two years and dominate.

Coach Sweet
Trojan Wrestling