It isnt just the gas- its the travel time to and from. Just using Sabetha as an example- I believe the trip to Beloit is about 3 hours and if the seeding meeting was the night before- he would have to drive out to Beloit have a long seeding meeeting then drive home just to get up early the next morning to go back to Beloit. The gas money is nothing compared to the safety of the coach traveling 6 hours on the road way late at night and probably gettign to work early to get caught up- if he is a teacher then you have to add int he Sub that is needed for his absents. I would think the coach could get a hotel to save on the travel but then who supervises the kids on the bus or in our cause (not from Sabetha) someone to drive the van because the school doesnt want us to take a bus. You have to have supervision as well for the kids.

I am all for doing it via internet as well

Now about the comment about you see weaker kids getting knocked out of the tournament- exactly and if you have a good kid that has been tested over the year- he should make it through to state no matter the seed. If you want to be better you will wrestle the best competetion you can in my opinion.