Step 1a is getting someone who understands poker to run the show here. It's great you listened to the whiners and tried to make a positive change but it wasn't positive and you'll end up pissing off more players with a formatchange in the middle of a series!!! Anyone who understands poker, and more importantly poker players, would know that's a horrible idea.
Step 1b should be using our newly acquired poker guru from 1a to figure out a way to get the cash games going. What's the point of playing longer 50 man tourneys if we still can barely roll the points?