I haven't attended Elementary State but my guess as to a reason the MS State was so fun and ran so well was because it was just that...Middle School only...Smoky Valley was a good venue and the personnel ran the tournament very well...to actually have my son comment on how much he enjoyed the tournament was a big deal...combining it and moving to a bigger venue doesn't seem appealing because the big venues don't allow you to bring in your own "healthy" foods and charge and arm and a leg for the crap food they do offer...BIGGER is NOT always BETTER!! Just my two cents...not that it is even worth that!!