I absolutely agree that many of the KS wrestlers did not go over and shake the MO coaches hands at the beginning of the meet. We also commented on that during the meet. I believe when it got up to Neil Cisper, he said "duh" and realized that the MO wrestlers were doing that and they were not and went over to the MO coaches. As big KS wrestling fans, we were dismayed at those who didn't. It didn't reflect well. I'm sure guys were nervous and not thinking, but that does not excuse bad sportsmanship. As for the comments made by a fan on the KS to Simpson after he came off the mat, I too heard those, and I also heard that person apologize to him after he was given some disapproving looks. I think he made them in the heat of the moment and regretted it. However, I was sitting with a wrestler who is about to undergo shoulder surgery and had all the sympathy in the world for Simpson, concerned that he was taking an injury for a match that didn't mean that much in the big scheme of things. The second time he went down, as soon as the match was stopped, he popped up like toast out of a toaster, rolled his shoulder all the way around and was ready to wrestle. It did not pass the smell test! Regarding the whole tourney, in general, we went through the brackets like many others, and knew that KS was not going to come out on top. We went to see some great wrestling and did. We stood and cheered for every match and every wrestler (with the exception of Simpson) because they gave us good wrestling and which side of the state line they came from didn't matter. On the other hand, bad sportsmanship is bad sportsmanship and the behavior shown by the MO ref, an adult, and one set aside and honored this year as and example to others, was INEXCUSABLE. To all of the competitors, thanks you so much for a wonderful night of competition and I'm sure that fans on both sides of the line wish you all well in the future.