Understand and agree with what you said. If asked, I would have said that the loudest nays would have come from the 321A schools. They have their own little world out their---especially the far westerners. The further east you come there are probably some 321A schools would agree to a one site, all class state tournament

Additionally, 5 and 6A schools will never agree to a big combined 64 school bracket. It would reduce the number of kids going to the State Tournament, it may increase travel costs to regionals, huma-huma-huma. It just would not be efficient. You have to agree the current 32 - 32- 64 6A5A4A syastem is administratively efficient.

As a side note, Missouri went to a 4 class system for wrestling I think last year. Western Mo coaches and fans were the hardest pushers for the 4 class system, for several reasons: the 3 class system was not fair, lots of high quality wrestlers were eliminated in the qualifying tournaments, not enough kids were getting to go to state, etc. Some of the same arguements you hear in Kansas to go to a fewer class system.


Bill Mason Lansing