[#55PirateFan]

The only issue with this is geography. West Virginia can do this because you may only have a 4.5 hour drive from the furthest two points in the State. Kentucky can't get by with that.

I have always said this is what I wish would happen:
- Seed the Semi-States 1 thru 12 using a more advanced RPI system. Seeding the Semi-State keeps a team like Paducah Tilghman from ever having to come to Belfry. It helps to break the State in half for distance.

- The top 3 teams get in from each District, not the Top 4. The worst blowouts are the 1 vs. 4 games and the teams who are most effected by travel budget are the 4 seeds. This also gets rid of winless teams making the playoffs which we all hate.

-The District Champions get a First Round BYE and are guaranteed a Top 4 seed in their Semi-State. The winners are seeded 1-4, so if a team wins a weak District.. they get rewarded by getting a First Round BYE, but they now must potentially play the best Non-District winner and the #1 overall seed to reach the Semi's. This preserves the significance of District games in the regular season and rewards a team for winning their District.

- The First two Rounds are hosted by the higher seeded team.

- The Third Round is also hosted by the higher seeded team, as long as their stadium meets minimum requirements for field condition, locker room and media needs, and visitor seating. If these are not met the home team must find a neutral site venue that checks those boxes.

- The State Semi-Finals (4th Round) is ALWAYS on a neutral site.

I still like the way it's done in WV but that's just me. Travel is just part of it. But what you said would be fine with me to. Anything would be better than the way it is now. And I never could understand how a winless team could ever make the playoffs. It's like the "participation trophy" thing. A winless team don't deserve it.