Chico,
I don't disagree with you, but as someone who like to plan and schedule things, all I can say is that maybe SCYSA had its hands tied on the dates of state cup for whatever reason. I really don't know.
On you second point, no, you are correct. a state championship doesn't necessarily get you into a top flight, but you have to start somewhere and winning a state championship is usually enough to get you into a major tournament where you can build upon your sucess. An opposite viewpoint is that if you don't get the state championship or the Premier league, it makes it that much harder to get to the top flight. One thing builds upon another.
