shawnbudke,
I like the idea you propose for the most part, but there is something inside me that tells me that i cannot trust everyone in their honesty for the home weigh-in idea. As a tournament director myself, this would definetely help cut down on the amount of scratches the day of the tournament after the morning weigh-ins, but i also know that there will always be at least one person who is not totally honest. I think for the purpose of discussion, if we went to this format I would suggest that we also have a mat-side weigh-in right before the match with a certain weight allowance for each weight class. This way, the wrestler who weighed in at home (who may have been sucking down some weight or got passed by a dishonest weigh-in administrator) would not be able to bamboozle his/her way into a tournament. Basically it would be a deterrent for cutting weight and/or lying.

just my thoughts.

Craig Gash
Derby Wrestling Club
Tournament Director