I also raised my hand to not do the parade of champions.
Even though our club uses this tourney as a fundraiser, by providing mats, table workers, setup, etc., I have to admit that I have also seen the level of competition go down. Not to say that there weren't some NAILS tough brackets. I believe there were lots of brackets that you will see the finals participants being introduced at State in a few weeks. I believe it is mainly because there is another tourney of similar size in Hays going on the same weekend. We need to figure out a way to merge the tourneys, maybe alternate years, one year at Hays, one year at Hartman, or find different weekends to hold them. If the Classic was n't going on, we'd definitely go to Hays, and I'm sure the western Kansas people would say the same about the classic.
The argument of poor facilities will be gone next year, with the move to Hartman. The parade was not able to be seen worth a hoot, and I believe it was a good decision to eliminate it.
Last edited by doug747; 03/09/09 09:45 AM.
