I can tell you that some of the best wrestlers at 6&U 49, & 52 are not going to state. and when you talk about Acacia and TJ you are talking about two of the best at their weights. Acacia also dropped from 52 to 49 in order to qualify. They should be rewared for that, not throw into a bracket with kids much more experienced and developed. There is a huge difference between 6 & 8. It is sad that so many talented 6 year old miss out on the experience of state. I think if more of those kids could experience the thrill of just the walk-in "march" it would be enough to motivate more of these kids to stay in the sport. That is an amazing site. I want my 5 year old to end the year on a positive note not going to subs and getting thrown around by a kid 3 years older then him. How discouraging is that for these kids to end the year like that?