Hays got their tourney done way earlier than did Wichita, but the allure of the coliseum for some reason just hangs in there, I always think of the old battered coliseum in rome when I'm in there, fully expecting the refs to have little salad green wreaths on their heads and give thumbs up or thumbs down after every match. At least its not in the horse barn like the Classic.
Speaking of the Classic, which routinely handles 32 man brackets in a day, why coundn't
5a and 6a have just a state tourney with a 32 bracket, everyone goes to the show, and we save all the money and nonsense of an extra tournament that really wouldnt't be needed. If extra time were needed, they could start on Thursday, and there would never be any discussion on who got left out because of their unfairly drawn up regional. Might sound a little crazy, but I'd sure enjoy watching it.