I would like to think that everyone could grasp the significanse of a DI one champ and two finalists from the same East Kansas wrestling club in two years, but amazingly enough some of you aren't even that smart. Only Blair Academy has done as well as East Kansas.

The emphasis you want to give to riding is out of whack with where winning wrestling has headed. Neutral is by far KS wrestling's weakest position because of commonly held beliefs like the ones above. Smokey equates neutral with the top position says they're all equally important. Twink insults us all by comparing NCAA DI finalists and a national champ with JUCO champs. Then he says Sunflower Gold, STA and Paola are adequate substitutes to Klemm's East Kansas Club. As a coach, if you can't distinguish between what's most important then you can't decide where to spend your practice time. The three positions in wrestling need to be taught but neutral is the deciding factor and deserves 75% of your practice time.

Right at 76% of the NCAA finals happened from the neutral position. I taped it and timed it. A riding point is established with only 1 minute or 14% of the total match time. Score three takedowns and ride your spiral for 20 secs each, get away fast and you've got your riding time.

Twink, who are the AAs at SunFlower Gold? You're cracking me up. As far as my credentials go, I'll say this much. I've paid my dues and got more than my fair share of acclaim as a coach and wrestler.