You know, I can honestly say this topic caught my eye and before posting I took about a week to think about. I have come to this conclusion..... It is Hays, KS people!!!! I do wish all of our good kids like Garcia, Elliott, Edison, etc. etc. etc. would go ahead and go to Hays but I can understand why they don't. It's an island in the middle of Kansas where all there really is to do is drink and get in trouble by an over barring police force that spends the majority of it's evenings on bicycles trying to sneak up on college kids drinking on the side walk.

I was at Hays for a year. I was coached by Bob Smith in his last year and decided to transfer out after that year. Coach Bickley was an amazing assistant at the time and to this day I still implement a lot of what Bickley taught me in that short year into my coaching style now. I can honestly say my largest wrestling regret in my life was leaving Bickley and Hays. For my life it was the right choice. But for my wrestling career... very bad decision.

This guy can coach. He knows wrestling and he is tough as hell. If any of my kids asked me if I thought Hays was a good choice I would 100% confirm it!!! Is 8 years a long time.. to some. It does not seem like eight years since I left Hays. However, I guarantee that man (coach) has worked his butt off to make his athletes better people, better citizens, and better wrestlers.

Recuiting is hard in the college business. Especially when you are trying to sell Hays to a bunch of kids who are living in a high speed generation and think everyone owes them the world. At this point, Hays has a good coach. He might want to use this as a wake up call and start making some changes but overall... He is doing a good job and I support him 100%!!

Now get your butt too work and put that team back in the top ten and shut these people up!!!!