Wow, great minds must think alike as we were all on the keys at the same time thinking about the same thing and thinking about it the same way.
To answer your question, I would rather be a four time state champion than a DI champion, but ONLY if I was also a DI all-american. So perhaps I skirted around your question. I would obviously rather win a DI title or even be a D1 all-american than be a state champion, which Erisman could still do both. If you look at the numbers, the odds, it is more unlikely that you would be a four time state champ than a DI champ. Being a four time state champion is a great and I mean great accomplishment. Look at all of the "great" wrestlers who never won four state titles or even three and I am not talking about just Kansas. Look at John Smith, he only won two. I do agree that if Erisman only wins one state title or even none, being a DI all-american would be better than having a "sparkling" high school career with nothing after that to show for it. I guess what I am saying in poker terms is that four state titles do not beat a DI title but four state titles and a DI all-american honor do. High school should definately not define a career. I believe that to truly be considered with the greatest of the "greats", you must have success beyond high school and even beyond that. Mehringer only won one title but that Olympic Gold carries more weight when discussions of who is the "greatest" comes up. But I am not tabing Erisman for any of that yet, so do not rage on me.
