I've got to say that I disagree with pretty much everything gutwrench said in his original post. As I've noted on several forums in the past, going to a DI school is not the end all, be all, of collegiate sports. Supposedly the best athletes go to DI schools, that assumption is incorrect in its notion. DI althletes tend to be the best becasue the schools they go to can afford to put them on scholarships. It is this reason why most of the so called "best" althetes go DI, they get full ride scholarships to participate in an event they like and for some sports i.e football, basketball, and so on, this exposure leads to possible professional careers. However in our beautiful sport, the best athletes don't always have to go to DI schools. Kansas is no exception to this. There are many and I do mean MANY, Kansas wrestlers who are not wreslting in DI right now by choice, who would fair very well in DI if they were there. Their "wrestling style" has nothing to do with it. Any wrestler can mold their style to one that will bring success to them. We in the business like to call it "learning"

Look at Zach Roberson, he was untested in high school, went to Iowa State and won a National Championship under coach Douglas. Can you honestly tell me that he didn't change any part of his style during the 5 years he was up there? My point is placing blame on the coaches and officials of this state for the reason why Kansas doesn't have as many DI athletes as other states is for lack of better words foolish and dumb. If Kansas as a state had a DI program at KSU or KU I can assure you there would be tons of your so called DI athletes here. As it is we don't have one, and many wrestlers here despite the amount of success they have really don't want to travel out of state just so they can participate in a DI level program knowing that there really is nothing for them after they graduate for example a professinal career.

If you need proof of just how well the "Kansas Style" as you like to put it, works, just look at how Team Kansas fairs every year at the National High School Championships, we've finshed very high as a team several years now, and thats with a population several times less than many other states.

Here is what it really comes down to ....
Maybe Kansas dids don't want to wrestle DI, did you ever think about that?