K.C.- I am not trying to make this sound nasty, but what you wrote truly shows you are not from Kansas. Alot of people in Eastern Kansas truly do not understand what wrestling is like in Western Kansas. In the winter it is the #1 sport in many many places. Where I grew up we had more fans at our duals than went to the Basketball games. We did have Grand State and for some reason it was dropped (if anyone knows why could you enlighten me, I have heard theories but no true reason). Kansas does have some very successful wrestling programs, albeit at the Junior College level. The reason that we don't have a D-1 program is not about lack of support but Title IX and the almighty $$$$$. Try going out to Hays once and see what it is about before you start putting it down. I wrestled there and I wish every wrestler could have an experience like that. Remember this is about the wrestlers getting the best experience, not the fans (or cheerleaders for that matter). As far as Grand State Champions, how many of the wrestlers from Hoxie, Norton, Ulysses, Oakley, Trego, or Ellis have you actually seen wrestle? I am not saying they are better than everyone else, but again it depends on the year and the individual. 3-2-1A 145 has 2 or 3 wrestlers alone that could win a Grand State tourney.
Please don't take offense, but living in Eastern Kansas I have heard all this before, but always by people who had not experienced what happened out west.
