Ummm... not true at all. Come to a western regional and I guarantee there are state placers every single year that dont qualify. We had a kid 2 years in a row that had 30 wins and didnt qualify. Then the next week we turn around and all 4 qualifiers are in the semis at the state tournament from our regional. You want to complain about watered down brackets but then say that it doesnt matter if one regional is weak. It absolutely does. I can think of 5 kids off the top of my head that could of made noise at the state tournament but didnt even qualify because of their regional. With super regionals the best 16 kids will be at the state tournament. Not the best 13 or 12 and 5 that qualified because they made weight. And to say it isnt an achievement to qualify is a slap in the face to every kid that busted there butt for a full season. Everytime you toe that line it is an awesome thing.