I'm not sure if it is possible but it would be nice to have a consolation bracket for the in season tournaments to begin the year. It sucks to lose out on 2-3 games when you lose the first game of the tournament.

Yes, I agree. I think that these 2 formats for pre-season tourneys and as OPTIONAL FORMATS within Tournament Maker would be great:

Yep, that is exactly what I am looking for to be added into the game.