I liked the 5A meet in Hutchinson last year. I guess I am one of the few that prefer not combining the state class tournaments into one location every year.
I also like the idea of switching venues not to favor one area over the other. It seems to me that it is a pretty big advantage for the local area schools to have it every year in their city. I think it is an advantage to be able to sleep in your own bed versus sharing motel rooms and beds with several of your teammates. It is also definitely a cost advantage for the families of the wrestlers who live in a city that the tournament is always held at. It is probably a big cost advantage to the schools of the city that the tournament is always held at unless they do some revenue sharing with the traveling schools that I am unaware of.
I realize though that if you are going to go the route of trying to combine all classes into one location that there is a limited amount of facilities that could handle that type of situation. I know that is how Missouri and Iowa accomplish that by always having it at the same location.
