What frustrates me about this thread - and I appreciate Mr. Phillips keeping us on point - is the singular blinders people have for their situation today. The focus needs to be on what is best for Kansas wrestling, not for the individual classes.

You cannot look at the solution as your situation today (what class you currently inhabit) just thru those glasses. With four new 4A/5A schools opening in KC metro by 2007/08 and the population growth of the Speedway development what ripple effect will that have? With the depopulation of western Kansas what ripple effect will that have? Just because you are a certain class today does not guarantee you will be there in five years (with exceptions on the two spectrums I concede.) We need to focus the discussion and solution as a whole.

That being said my bias is that you get a bigger bang for your buck by bringing as many classes together in a single venue. I believe we need to look for solutions as a whole rather than going our own separate ways. We need...we must come together as a community to elevate the sport singularly - not as separate classes. Only then can we promote and pass the Dual State proposal. Only then can we begin to overcome Title IX issues and provide more opportunities for our sons (and daughters) to compete in Kansas college programs. But, I believe, we need to do this as a cohesive unit and separate state venues do not take us down the path. Instead, I believe, it will take us farther apart from the goals we need to concentrate on.

Let's get past petty issues as Point standings and Hospitality rooms and concentrate on expanding and strengthening Kansas wrestling.