KC I respect your opinion, but to think there is not tension in the consolation semifinals of a 6A/5A regional is wrong. Regardless of the caliber of wrestler the loser goes home and that is stressful.

This past weekend we had a young man that placed 5th at state last year lose a double overtime match that cost him a trip to the big dance. It was intense.

Now if there are only 4 kids at regional I understand your argument. I feel the 2 regional 8 qualifier format may aleviate some of those problems.

No doubt it may be harder to qualify in 4A year in and year out, but I can remember a few situations when we were 5A that the best 5 kids in the state were at our regional and one was left at home.