Greg,
This is one tournament. Friday morning pool and fri/sat bracket. One tournament! No one in Kansas has ever (to my knowledge) utilized this format. This is a great format. I am sure that someone at Kshsaa will figure out a way to shut this format down in Kansas!
The format sounds like the Johnson County Classic format. Friday pools with the top 2 in each pool earning their way onto the bracket for Saturday. There is no hard luck bracket.
I also like this format.