Something Region 7 (formerly 6) has been doing the last few years. According to some coaches that will not be named, they felt that their region was not represented with the best wrestlers. Apparently when they voted on it, it was the Metro Nashville coaches voting against, and Williamson county coaches voting for. I heard one metro coach voted for, which gave the majority. In my day, the consolation semis were the best matches, because it was do or die. With the "true 4th" a kid has the tournament of their life, thinks he has qualified for state, then BOOM, you get beat by someone who has lost their allotted 2 matches. Like you said, everyone has an opportunity. I saw where they said the 145 bracket in Region7 had the 7th seed place 3rd. It happens. If I am not mistaken, a couple of years ago, a 7th seed placed at 132, beating the 2 seed. You wrestle the tournament for the opportunity to possibly reach the goal.