[DSRfan]

The theme has always been if you want to compete with the good teams then work harder, get better. Well if you dont want to be a 4 seed going to get beaten badly by a 1 seed then work harder, get better. Or, you could always go for the let them forfeit if they don't want to go play. Do you think there would have been ANY that would have chose that this year?
I like the 6 classes and 4 making the playoffs. I dont think there is ANYWAY to fix it and make all happy.
I guarantee there is no 4 seed this year that when season started that didn't think they could be a 1 or 2 seed and get a home playoff game.
If you go to 4 classes, 8 teams in district or top 2 in 6 classes I think alot of schools will start seeing participation decrease.

You're undermining your own argument. No one is participating because they think they can be a 4 seed and get their brains beaten out. As you
said, they think they can be a 1 or a 2 and get a home playoff game.
If we went back to the old system, kids couldn't get to the end of
the year and UNPARTICIPATE if they didn't get a playoff berth.
Reducing playoff entries would have no affect on participation.