After watching the Newton TOC and watching a very good Tulsa Union team I realized this. They wrestle an all out college style and determined that until we adopt more of this we will never really compete on a national level. Don't get me wrong the Kansas kids held their own but that was the best of our state against 1 team. Before you start bashing let me explain. First off look at the schedules some other states will let their kids wrestle. They go where the best competition is no matter how many miles it is. Now some will say that we are students first then athletes. Correct- so raise the minimum GPA and we have better kids in both areas, students and athletes. As for the style, when on their feet they were in your face and constantly pressuring/attacking. When on bottom they were explosive to their feet and right back in your face. When on top they didn't waste time and energy. If the bottom kid even came close to getting away they let them go and went right back on the attack. How can we make our kids better so that they have more opportunities in college? IMO we can open the rules to allow more matches. We can let them travel to where the best competition is that the school and parents can afford to send them and we can raise the min. GPA to make them better students as well. Until we at least make an effort to lighten up KSHSAA rules and regulations I feel we are just handcuffing our kids and breeding mediocrity. Let the bashing begin.