At the risk of sounding somewhat flippant in my remarks, I'm acutely aware that incoming coach Thompson does not have an abundant supply of "fairy dust" that he can magically sprinkle in the air and immediately produce a "conveyor belt" of National caliber wrestlers, let alone champions - especially in a span of a mere two (2) years. Come'on now!

Most of accept the fact that recruitment at Fort Hays presents its own unique challenges. Same can historically be said for the Wichita State University Baseball Program: when Gene Stephenson inherited this moribund baseball program,he thereafter, "gradually" found a way to allow a "cold-climate" baseball program to morph itself into a nationally recognized program, it amazed alot of us and it resulted in alot of pride for the Wichita community - but it took alot of hard work, dedication, coaching (and recruiting) smarts and, of necessity, some "time".

I'd like to think that the same can be said for Kansas State Football - once infamously (in an article in Sports Illustrated -the specific date of which I cannot recall) was identified as one of the "worst" football programs in the nation, "gradually", morphed itself into a steller program of national prominance. Everyone knows that this took some "time". The reward was special.

Now, I'm not predicting that incoming coach Thompson will be our next Gene Stephenson or Bill Snyder - but lets give him this opportunity to see what he can do,without saddling him with any unreal or unfair expectations. Wouldn't you want then same courtesy applied to yourself?