Cannot skip the Orange and Black! Like the hoinke its ,one of those tier 2's that is just as much fun ,if not more than tier 1's. Since nationals is a match format, this gives an early look at how the team plays in match play competition. Mid States is pretty weak in my opinion. Wichita puts in like 8 teams. Newman throws in another 3 or 4.
The tournament that should be skipped is the Atlanta tier 1. Competition is weak and the drive is brutal.
Have to go to Atlanta for the tier one power points. Even with that, we don't manage to get our maximum of 6 tier one's that count. Maybe one of these days.