MSHSAA what are they thinking?

[Pure Swing]

Don't want to show my age, but I remember when the two games you had to win to advance to the finial four were played on a neutral floor.
How is it fair that a team gets to host both those games on their home floor?
Is MSHSAA that lazy, that they can't make an effort to set up neutral sites or is MSHSAA disliked that much and schools don't want to work with them to host these games.
Does anyone know what a host school receives for allowing games to be played at there facilities?

 

[MoSooner69]

It changed at Covid and didnt go back... At first, I had the same thoughts you did. But we dont go to neutral sites for other sports, why should we do it for basketball?

 

[Pure Swing]

It changed at Covid and didnt go back... At first, I had the same thoughts you did. But we dont go to neutral sites for other sports, why should we do it for basketball?

so in the other sports, schools host back to back games or matches to advance to the finial 4? It changed during Covid, so it was neutral sites before, so before Covid MSHSAA thought it was a good idea to have neutral sites.

 

[MoSooner69]

Yes, in both football and baseball it can happen. And sometimes does
And yes, it used to be a neutral sites starting in the Sectional round.

 

[hangmanbobbyjaggers]

so in the other sports, schools host back to back games or matches to advance to the finial 4? It changed during Covid, so it was neutral sites before, so before Covid MSHSAA thought it was a good idea to have neutral sites.

Some schools do host back to back games in other sports. Just depends on who wins the other games and how many they have hosted. Then it is either top or bottom of the bracket on the given year. I do like the home court and not on neutral. Most cases, schools get their expenses back that it takes to host and then all other money goes to mshsaa. I would say that MSHSAA found out that they could make more money by having hosting schools and that keeps them from having to rent facilities. Not only that, but all concession stands go to the host school. That in return could help pay for shot clocks in small schools.

 

[wahoolives]

2021 the year following Covid shutdown was played at a host school starting with district games being played at higher speeds. 2022 and 2023 returned to neutral sites and then 2024 and this year 2025 went back to people hosting. At the MSHSAA area athletic director meetings they said it was up for discussion to return to neutral sites. I personally think they should return to neutral sites for basketball and volleyball as those sports seem to have more home court advantage with the crowd then you do on a football field or softball, baseball, soccer or other outdoor sports.