I hate to admit it, but Abilene and Clay Center bring a lot of people. Obviously it is close, but also because those towns understand wrestling, and come because they support their teams, and like to watch wrestling. Too many of our schools' towns don't want to watch something that they don't understand. Hopefully over time we can broaden the participation of spectators. Problem is getting people to get their kids to participate, and get fans to show up that first time.

It just seems like there are a few teams that bring more than just family to these tourneys. It is just so hard to convince parents to let their kids participate in a sport where you have to tell them "get ready to see your kid get his butt handed to him". Whereas in ******ball you always have the "other 4 guys lost it for our team" excuse. It is difficult for people to watch their kids get beat, and most people take the easy route, which is to avoid having their kids wrestle.