I would like to comment on the idea of getting wrestling at KSU or KU.... I know there are a lot of huge hurdles to get over to even start to address the issue. I also understand the challenges with Title IX. The implementation of Title IX has hurt a lot of collegiate wrestling programs but for what it's worth here are a couple of thoughts/potential options.

1. Grass Roots Approach: There is an increased number of girls participating in wrestling. When I lived in Hawaii they had girls only high school wrestling teams. With the number of girls wrestling in the little kids programs one could potentially increase that number by adding high school girls wrestling teams (girls wrestling other girls teams). I know and accept all the challenges with doing something like that, but, if you could achieve that then you could make a push at the college level to not only start a men's wrestling program but also a women's program. This helps counter-act the Title IX issues. Just some food for thought.

2. As far as the argument about why kids go to certain level (DI, DII, DII, etc) schools...I don't think you can definatively answer why people choose which school to attend. There are entirely too many variables. My point in my earlier post was that currently Kansas produces a great number of wrestlers and a great number of good wrestlers that could wrestle at the DI level. The problem is that they do not even have an option to stay in KS and wrestle at the DI level. It sure would be nice if they had that option.