First off, Welcome to Chief Delphi!!!!
I love all of your suggestions. In asking some of my college friends to come to the event, I found that I ran into many of the same problems. Now that team members aren't the only people watching matches, and there are actual spectators, I believe that there are a few standard things that could be put into place to make it more spectator friendly.
Wouldn't we all like to understand the ranking system
I think that showing the ranks and explaining them to the audience is a WONDERFUL idea. I'd love to see that.
Great Post!
Jacob