My complaints were the cost of concession food was outrageous (expected) but the food was so bad that I couldn't even give it away. Also, this was the first wrestling tournament that I have ever been to where people booed. I was very disappointed at the poor sportmanship of many of the crowds.

ELITE FORCE SECURITY!!!!

Dude, the mullet wearing Jerry Anvil Neidhardt (sp) security guard rocked. Anybody that stuck in the 80's probably has a pair of spandex biker shorts stuffed in his closet.

Any bets?

Hey coaches, if you don't like the food at the hospitatily room do what the officials did several years ago, take control of your own room. They pitch in about $10ea and someone prepares the lunch and dinner, brings in cans of pop and snacks. With all the coaches why doesn't the Coaches Association step up and do something about the situation. I think the KSHSAA wants to move the tournament but can't get the dates to work out yet. You have one more year, work together to make it better and quit the complaining. I do agree the restrooms need some attention, maybe the KSHSAA could address this with the County if you would let them know.

My question - why didn't they let security people who were blocking the south door look at the stamp on your hand and allow you to enter through this door instead on making you walk all the way around to the north door where security looked at your hand and then let you in?

It was Jim the Anvil never heard of Jerry the Anvil...hmmm avatar possibility

The Hays tournament did pretty good, except on saturday morning i tried to go in to warm up and get ready and stuff, and they tried to make me wait in line and the line was goin all the way out the door, i thought it was a bunch of bull s***

I don't know if someone has mentioned this yet or not. At the thursday night practice in the bathroom that was right by the scales and dressing area, the pipe that came out from the bottom of those huge urnals was BROKEN! I went in there and a sick mixture of water and bodily fluids was pretty much running onto the floor. Did anyone else notice this?

Since I wasn't able to attend the State Tourney in Wichita, I was wondering if the following fellow was one of the big mullet security guards?

http://www.ratemymullet.com/show.php?id=37

:-)

lwayne
it wouldn't be a hospitality room then would it

fanatic
good point

Coaches are almost stuck in the Colliseum taking care of buisness. They do it for the kids and for the love of the sport. Damm sure isn't for the pay.The KS Colliseum and whoever is running it is as arrogant as Martha Stewart when it comes to the money. Charging for the hospitality room is arogant and ignorant. Shows no class. I say move to another site. I live in wichita and would gladly travle not to have to stand in sewage water and have a first class tournament.

The bottom line is that they (as in the Coliseum and Sedgwick County) really don't care. They're take-it-or-leave-it attitude is obvious and it really is sad.

But they also know that right now, they have us and there isn't anything we can do about it. There is no other comparable facility in the state that we can get that weekend and Sedgwick knows that and is laughing all the way to the bank.

I think Campus Did the Best. They Took 2nd place it the best they've done in all there years

If you have to pay $6 for a meal it doesn't sound like a hospitality room either, there isn't such a thing as a free lunch. At regular tournaments the host schools pick up the tab, but believe me the coaches, table workers and officials can put away the food. All I'm suggesting is take care of the situation within the Coaches Association. The State isn't going to pay the bill. Good Luck

"All I'm suggesting is take care of the situation within the Coaches Association. The State isn't going to pay the bill."

Exactly, thank you! It's not like these coaches aren't given money for food expenditures.

I would think the Wichita tourism depertment would think picking up the tab for hospitality would be a worthwhile investment to attract the tournament and all the revenue generated from hotels, food, gasoline, shopping etc for the weekend. Hays does have a hospitality room provided by area merchants etc. I guess it comes down to attitude.

Actually sportsfan02, we are not always given money for those expenditures.

"Actually sportsfan02, we are not always given money for those expenditures."

But of course that wouldn't be the fault of the Coliseum or the KSHSAA. Our high school team packs lunches and food for tournaments as well. By the way, if anyone ever wants to eat good food find out where the Valley Center team is keeping their food. Just get there before Coach Shelton!