Well stated, but consider these things.
Yes, Oklahoma was low this year at the HS nationals but look back at the last 10-20 years. I would be interested to see the results. I am sure that a somewhat different perspective would result. The "duals in Oklahoma thing" to me is a copout. Ohio, New Jersey, IA, etc. always go as does CA. Many years, it is OK and OH in the finals and we already know who has won the most of those. Look at the results from Fargo which is not close and you will see that Oklahoma always places in the top ten in freestyle. PA should place more at Fargo because of the population as should CA and others. Rememeber you can enter more than one at a weight. Kansas results are very impressive and is probably the most improved state overall especially when you consider the population. But they also have the forth largest kids enrollment which is an impressive stat in itself. Kansas is quickly becoming a "hotbed". Forget Iowa. Saying that Oklahoma is not a "hotbed" is ludicrous and almost asinine. Out of ten DI weights, two champions hail form OK high schools. That's pretty dang good numbers and hard to avoid if you are recruiting. PA, OH, etc. may produce more
AA but at the highest level OK competes with everyone. Good recruiters know that all they have to do is go down to OK and start turning stones and eventually a scorpion will crawl out. Once again, who has produced the most National and Olympic champs across the long haul, give me some stats on that. Don't tell me when you have got guys like John Smith, Kenny Monday, Kendall Cross, etc. representing you that you will not be noticed.