I agree. There was a lot of pomp and circumstance with the classic and it did feel like another Elite event. It was an absolutely great event with it going right down to the wire and with Jordan coming out of nowhere, you couldn't script it any better! I like that the classic was moved to later in the "spring" (I use that term loosely for you southern boys). Imagine if the classic would've been the first event like it has been for so many years? We would all be saying the Classic was a nail biter, this is going to be a great season! It still can be and maybe a great season but it just felt like another Elite event.
As far as Kennedy and Ehrler getting pushed off the stage that's a bad deal and a bad look. That's happened so many times to other great anglers. I could understand if they were under time constraints with tv but they werent, let the guys talk! That brings me to something else. Why not air the weigh-ins on live tv? Or at least the final 2 days? They might be concerned with viewers not watching when it comes on in a month or so but I for one would watch both.
It was a great classic which I'm sure left several anglers playing "what if" in their minds. These anglers are the best in the world at what they do and always put on a good show. I just hope BASS can keep up, listen to the anglers and their fans and make some changes to make it even better!