Whoa -- not sure why that happened....

As I was saying, Kansas isn't like that. It's a different style altogether. And that's not a bad thing, but one reason Kansas kids aren't that hot of commodities at the upper levels of college wrestling (which was the point of this post I thought) is because their college level fundementals aren't as good as kids from Iowa, Oklahoma, Ohio or places like that.

My kids go to Iowa meets and they want to wrestle like Paul Bradley, or they go to Iowa State meets and want to wrestle like the Paulson twins. Kansas wrestlers don't have that chance most of the time and it hurts; I said that the whole time I was down there. You need that role model, that (if you'll pardon the reference) Wayne Simien to look up to.

This not a Kansas vs. everyone else issue Gibby and it's not me bashing Kansas because I'm back in Iowa Richard (wherever you are!). I've been around this sport most of my life and had the honor to coach in both places. Kansas wrestling isn't wrong --- it's different. And if going D-I isn't a long-range goal, that cool. I greatly admire the devotion the Kansas wrestling community has for the sport and I hope that never changes.

Keep up the good work all!