Competitors, coaches and administration are allowed on the floor at Hays though by the time finals roll the door keepers are tired of fighting it and most people with any "good reason" at all are allowed on the floor. My concern about seating on the floor at Ahearn is probably not an issue--assume that Ahearn is handicap accessible and has elevators available for those who may need them.

The problem at KSU or KU or at Washburn etc, is the same: their dang BB seasons. Those guys never seem to have a set schedule until right before the season starts; and TV can muck things up even after that. Our high school league plays the semi-finals and finals of the BB tournament at the coliseum at FHSU. We sometimes have to perform scheduling gymnastics to work around their BB schedule. Moving a state wrestling tournament around would present some significant issues. Not too many years ago special schedules had to be implemented for the 1A State BB tournament at Hays because FHSU thought they were going to host a NCAA Div II regional tournament.

I believe that Mr. Bowden did exhaust the possibilities he had. More time would not have made the possibilities before him any more or less appealing.

Mann