Excellent post Talkwrestle. I would like to see the facts as well. Most of the negatives that have been sited can be said of many other tournaments. Concrete floors, events with animals/livestock,skin/illness problems, and hard mats.
I have enjoyed watching an equine event,every year, in the facility just a few steps from the back door of the Expocenter in Topeka during our Kansas Kids Championship. I personally know of many coaches/parents who go to that facility to purchase food at a reasonable price and then are on or near the mats.
I would be very interested in the data concerning the increased risk of injury in this tournament compared to other tournaments with similar numbers of participants.
I do believe every one is entitled to their opinions. But I feel better knowing my decisions are based on facts and not opinions.