gutwrench1,
You took my bait, so I will take yours. Bunch wasn't really overlooked, it is just that at that time, he was not as good as he is now. Also, the "big boys" probably had no need for him at the time, no disrespect to Bunch. Perhaps he wanted to start right away and could not realistically start right off for a DI big boy, he was and is at one of the toughest weights. Yes, he has always been a great athlete, but his wrestling skill and technique hadn't caught up with his ability at that time. He is much polished since then, just like Johnston, Kline, Murry, Dyer and others. Think about all the Kansas All-Americans that did not get recruited by DI or even make DI as a starter, let alone as an All-American.
As for Klemm, I am glad that you brought that up again because I really wanted to respond the last time you brought up Klemm but I bit my lip. I do not believe that Klemm was unappreciated in Kansas. If anyone did not appreciate Klemm, it was the boys in Missouri. Granted, most people in Kansas probably do not realize how good of a coach he is but that is in Freestyle/Greco and as a club coach. I coached with Klemm on the Kansas National Team. When it comes to freestyle and greco, there is no one better. If I had a question to ask, I would certainly ask him. I would ask him to sit in my own boy's corner over me. That is how much I respect him as a FS/GR coach. But when it comes to folkstyle, my opinion is that he is no better than me or a hundred other coaches in Kansas. The past comment that you made was something to the effect that he was better than Wayne Jackson and Larry Gable or who ever it was and that is a joke and that was an offensive comment. Those guys and others are icons of Kansas high school wrestling. Klemm was not in their league then. Perhaps he is now, but he certainly was not when he was just a club coach. You can not compare a club coach to a high school coach. They are night and day. Sure everyone loved Klemm. It is easy to be loved when you do not have to worry about grades and discipline and parents and making practices and ensuring consistency and true finances and logistics and schools and administrators and athletic directors and rules. Compared to a high school head coach, all a club coach has to worry about is instructing kids at the practices that they show up at. There are no headaches. The most important thing though is that Klemm is a great "stand up" guy and a great person. I love the hell out of him. And also these things are obviously my opinions.