Gutwrench you make some valid points but I also think that you are thinking of some things from the wrong angle.
Originally posted by gutwrench1:
1) Wrestlers at Juco, NAIA, Division III and II are just as talented as NCAA Division I.
I agree that most D1 wrestlers are better than most D2, D3, or Juco wrestlers.
Originally posted by gutwrench1:
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.)
As others have stated many student athletes may choose not to wrestle D1. There are many things that may affect their decision, academics, financial, family, etc. Some of the schools you mentioned may be a better fit than a D1 school, and still allow the kids a chance to wrestle.
Originally posted by gutwrench1:
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.
I personally like to see a good low scoring match between two talented opponents. I don't mind it if someone is riding on top, as long as they are staying busy. But of course I might be in the minority hear beacause I also like a good 10-7 defensive football game to watch as well.
Originally posted by gutwrench1:
Hey folks, maybe you've been out on the prairie too long. Apparenly, the incessant wind has driven you completely mad.
I might be crazy because I like the wind. In fact that is one of the things I miss most about Western Kansas in the summer time.
Originally posted by gutwrench1:
1) 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.
5)I don't think 1 class would do anything positive for our kids. Kansas's policy is to allow more kids to have success. Just think of how many great wrestlers from the other states never got a chance to go to state. I am not saying they are wrong or we are right, it is just a different philosophy.
Originally posted by gutwrench1:
"If you can't be taken down and you can't be rode, you can't lose."
Unless you get reversed to back and pinned!
