We like Brute as an end of the year just fun weekend. State is over and it is a nice tourney to wind down with. The prices are no more than any other national tourney! We go to several national tourneys a year and no the competition for kids is not that of Tulsa by any means but it is just as good as liberty and with much better awards!!!! I like the way they split it up. Makes for a lot less stress the week after state. The matches were not drawn out where kids were waiting for hours in between matches. As for seeding, I think kids seeding at any national tourney is kind of the pits. It is hard to seed kids from all over, the only thing they have is the record and people aren't always truthful if you know what I mean!!