Will and Vince,
Thanks for the kind words. Everytime I meet someone, I work in "I'm from Kansas..." whether they care or not!
My wife and kids are entrenched in school, etc. and if I tried to move back, I'm afraid it would be alone and little Kevin (3yo July 7)wouldn't have me riding his tail.

I do follow Kansas wrestling fervently, and miss everyone involved. I enjoy reading the boards, and although I came at Richard, I really enjoy his efforts to market our Kansas boys. Keep up the good work!

This thread is about FHSU, and I want to congratulate Chas and give my 2 cents:

Coach Thompson is a young, high energy coach who knows the administration well and vice versa, he has head coaching experience in Kansas, loyalty to Fort Hays, inroads to and a commitment to Kansas recruiting and and a great guy.
Also, the economic reality is that wrestling is never flush with cash, and a younger coach can also be comfortable with what they can pay until we raise more.
We want to make sure we welcome the opinions of tigers like Eric Luedke, and though it may seem he came on strong, wrestling is an aggressive sport, and if a Hawkeye can't get in your face, who can today? Not just any hawkeye, pretty much the epitomy of the stubborn overachiever nobody wanted that went on to become the 2nd 2x All American Iowa Hawkeye from Kansas in a row and then stepped right in and knocked off all time great Casey Cunningham at the Open his first year out.
Great things are happening in Kansas Wrestling at the college level, with options and opportunities increasing every day with pipelines to all the key D-1 programs, the strongest Jucos around and now new programs slated all over the state. Let's learn from the guys at that level and bring them in. We can greatly benefit from their contacts and technique and they need the support from the Kansas wrestling community to pursue their goals.
Good luck at National Duals everyone,
Kevin Klemm