Originally posted by gutwrench1:
I stand corrected by Nigel and NurseKS. Thank you for your enlightening commentary. To summarize:
1) Wrestlers at Juco, NAIA, Division III and II are just as talented as NCAA Division I.
2) Wrestling at DI level is over-rated and certainly shouldn't be put on a higher plane.
3)Coaches paid to win in conferences like Big XII and Big Ten can't get Kansas kids because as Nigel says "Our kids don't want to wrestle for those schools". (And why would they when we've got Neosho, Labette, Colby and Ft. Hayes right here? Those schools are clearly better choices for our kids than say Nebraska, Oklahoma State and Iowa State.)
3)Kansas has a superior stye of wrestling than say Ohio, Missouri, Oklahoma, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida and California.
Kansas fans want to see a good tight waste-near arm for a few minutes because that's about as exciting as it gets. Who needs good level changes and scrambles when you can lock up a bar arm and hold a wrist and ride the hips for two minutes.
Hey folks, maybe you've been out on the prairie too long. Apparenly, the incessant wind has driven you completely mad.
And another thing, it's wrong to have 4 classes in this little state. Try following the example that CA, NY, NJ and IN have set. One class would get our top kids more attention. As it stands it's watered down and hard for coaches to see.
"If you can't be taken down and you can't be rode, you can't lose."
Maybe you should move to Iowa! That is a good place for those that either don't like it here or can't make it here.
