[Observing]

Don't care if it's old, don't care if it's all been said before. It's still RIGHT.

WE NEED PLAYOFF CONTRACTION.

There is simply NO justification for 4 playoff berths per district. NONE.
There is no underpinning, no RATIONAL reason for continuing this farce.
Pointing out that maybe 5% of 4th seeds have beaten a #1 while this
format is in place is A. laughable, and B. simply the accident of alignment.

Trying to claim it's a reward for those 4th place teams is ASSININE.
Getting to take a long bus ride, to get your brains beat out, likely on
a freezing November night, is NOT a reward.

And NO, nobody makes money on this round. Travelling schools have
to fork over expenses for another game when schools and programs are pressed for every dime. Host schools for lots of teams, have less than impressive crowds because they know the REAL games start next week,
but they have the same expense cost, light bill, clean up maintenance
etc., that most everyone TOTALLY NEGLECTS when they point to
ticket sales.

For #1 seeds it usually provides a meaningless game they cannot lose,
but still offers a chance for a devastating injury to a key player(s).
Provides an opportunity for players to go half speed and lose the intensity they need for meaningful games. And in some cases probably gins up
unwarranted overconfidence for the coming weeks.

With rare exceptions such as this year, it also pushes the playoffs in to
December with ever worsening weather. And WASTES the IDEAL situation
of having the championship weekend on Thanksgiving which provides
the OPTIMAL time for attendance. People state wide are having 4 day weekends, with an open day on Friday with no need to blow off work or
school to attend games.

And of course it continues to compress the basketbal season that
just keeps getting squeezed. The regular season ends on Feb. 15 for
christsakes.

So disagree if you want, you don't have a leg to stand on. We had the ideal situation for years, district winners and runnersup, with the playoffs
ending at Thanksgiving. And we can easily and quickly go back to it
if the KHSAA would just use a LITTLE COMMON SENSE.