Since I'm up, I'll take a whack at the new playoff format.
Yes, the games we're seeing this week as District Championships would previously be probably third round games, but you'd still have this big knock out of top teams in an early round. Scott County/Douglass, Pikeville/Hazard, LexCath/Boyle all would happen too early in the old format, too.
The KHSAA has told me the third round will be a Regional Championship trophy round. So, that still exists, just later.
Now, at least, once we get past this round, and into RPI seeding there's no way I see for the top 2 RPI teams to face each other before Kroger Field. If Cov Cath and Douglass advance, they won't meet next round just because the bracket says so. They only meet in the final. Same for Male and North Hardin, Bell and Tilghman, KCD and Pikeville.
Do people hate having to play back through the district this week? Oh yeah.
Do people want to see the best two teams in each class at Kroger Field? I think so.
The old way meant Johnson Central-Boyle County could be the semifinal. The new way won't let that happen.
My philosophy on this is that no one is ever happy, regardless. Let's complain about something new. Here we go.