Gutwrench:
Originally posted by gutwrench1:
DII, III and NAIA are fine and it's great we have these other choices and wrestling programs. I don't mean to put them down.
Then don't!
Originally posted by gutwrench1:
Outside of winning the Olympics, the NCAA-DIs are as big as it gets. Now, who among the KS wrestling intelligentsia would argue against that statement?
No one will argue that the D1's are as big as it gets in folk style wrestling, but maybe many of our top athletes have other priorities and are working towards them. Or maybe they are tired of wrestling. I know when I graduated I thought I was ready to be done with the sport (not that I could have gone D1 anyway, but probably lowly D2, NAIA, or JUCO). The point is you don't know these kids, but pretend to speak on their behalf. Why aren't they the ones on here posting about how Kansas wrestling has held them back?
Originally posted by gutwrench1:
More KS kids would wrestle DI if they had opportunity. What we ought to be doing instead of wasting time here is petitioning KSU or KU and enlisting the Big XII wrestling coaches who want more teams. The coaches have the ears of the Big XII ADs.
If that is so, why didn't K-State add wrestling in 1998 when they had a $2 million dollar pledge in order to start the sport, and more support on the way? The reason is Title IX and money! The AD's aren't interested in wrestling at the Universities that do not already have it because it will not make money, and that is really what they are concerned about right now.
Originally posted by gutwrench1:
So, who among you can take some time away from teaching kids how to stall and build a business plan to present at the next Big XII coaches meeting?
I am not currently teaching any kids to stall, and I never have. I am currently busy teaching kids about Acids and Bases (Honors Chemistry), the Gas Laws and Solutions (General Chemistry), and Taxonomy and Classification (Biology). What you are forgetting is the vast majority of coaches you have been insulting here are first and foremost educators. We spend more time than you will ever know creating lesson plans, grading papers, contacting parents, and tutoring struggling students before and after school. Since you are the Hall of Famer, and surely carry more weight than us stalling Kansas coaches, go ahead and create your business plan and present it to the AD's. We will see how that goes over.
I have said this before, until you become an active participant, you will never see the change you want to see.
I think my signature applies here.
