Kansas Wrestling Forums General Discussion High School Will Geary signs with K-State Football

How tall is geary? He was listed at 6 feet but I watched that butler video and he looks much taller.

Trust me. Nobody ever under sells their height when it comes to football recruiting. If it says he is 6-0 then my guess is that he is 6-0 at most.

Butler is 6'6", so he makes most that he wrestles appear shorter than they really are.

The time on the field difference between Texas and Kansas is staggering.



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this is a fact. 2 weeks of spring ball x 4 years = 8 weeks. 1 more regular season game, and two scrimmages a year - so really 2 more games a year x 4 years = 8 games. So that is an entire season of more contact, oklahoma and texas football athletes get over Kansas football athletes. and I am sure they have fewer restrictions on summer stuff as well. And the same staggering difference exists in wrestling. Oklahoma starts HS wrestling practice October 1...6 weeks x 4 years of HS wrestling practice over the average Kansas kid. also most Ok schools will attend 3 maybe 4 open tournaments in November, 3 more HS tourneys x 4 years...now that is staggering...and that is not taking into account the zero restrictions they have on freestyle and greco...an Oklahoma HS wrestler, can effectively get 24 more weeks of contact with their coach, 12 more folk style tournaments, and 4 complete seasons of Freestyle and Greco. it is amazing that our kids can compete with that and we do for the most part, my gosh if KSHSAA wasn't hamstringing our contact opportunities...well that is probably wishful thinking.

Blah blah blah.....give it a rest.

Can't speak for everyone in the state of Kansas, but I know the "time on the field opportunities" my kid has had is staggering. Over the last 3 years, outside of time spent in church or in the classroom, he has spent almost every waking monent with a football, baseball, or barbell in his hand. The rest of his time has been spent in transit or on the mat.

If you feel you or your kid has somehow been shortchanged in his/her field time it's time to look in the mirror. Don't leave it to some government hack to dictate how much time a kid can train at anything. Plus traning with someone other than the high school coach can sometimes be a good thing.

Also, If someone's really losing a lot of sleep over a hand full of crappy athletic scholarships, their priorities might be skewed. Teach your kid how to read and write, way more money in that.

p.s. Way to go Will! Free ride or not, good luck in earning your spot up front with the rest of the boys from Kansas.

First of all...this was not the place for my rant...the topic came up so I threw some numbers out, because it is a FACT that KSHSAA limits the opportunities of athletes in Kansas compared to Oklahoma Texas etc...period.

Congratulations Will.