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Originally Posted by chapmaja
Do teams really enjoy playing in the third place, or consolation bracket? There was a reason the NCAA got rid of the third place games years ago. I am surprised there are actually teams that really want these games.
This is different than a regular season event where teams are guaranteed a certain number of games.
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I'm sure they don't enjoy it as much as they would if they were playing in the championship game, for obvious reasons.
But I think there's still some value to be had. Some of these teams are traveling 5 or 6 hours one-way just to get to the tournament sites in Minneapolis... that's a long way for a high school team to go for a potential one-and-done.
The consolation games I worked last weekend, the teams, coaches, and fans certainly seemed to be into it, and for the most part it was a great atmosphere.