There are WAY too many "national" tournaments now-a-days for it to really even be considered a honor to place at a lot of them anymore.
You should go to tulsa nationals or tulsa kick off. I guarantee you will find the tough matches your looking for. I can also say that to get on the podium at tulsa is a huge honor for any wrestler, coach or parent I have met since we started wrestling. I do understand your point. Libery national & brute natoinals dont compare to Tulsa. I like the idea of a kansas national tournament. The central location may draw some good numbers. Liberty & Brute are over priced & I think this might be the problem with the numbers at these tournaments.
