Men Wins Needed for a 2025 At Large Bid

[Rdkid]

As it has played out, the BE has not gotten in the way of our baseball program thriving. Apples to apples in terms of competition against other cold weather schools. Resources and coaching now place us at the top each year. UVA didn’t make the tourney this year and they have been NC caliber over the last 10 years. Look at all the historically excellent ACC and SEC programs staying home. I’d love to see UConn in the B12 or ACC for baseball just for competition’s sake, but to crap on the BE as our current home is not supported by the number of at-large bids we’ve gotten since returning. What the future holds is based upon NIL and what a P4 power grab may look like. Baseball (and the whole UConn AD) needs your $ post-House, that’s for sure. AD Dave ain’t lying.

 

[huskymedic]

Never thought cal poly with 30 rpi and 40 wins was a bubble

Think their positing was that UC Irvine was the lock and CalPoly won the Tourney/Conference Auto bid?

 

[huskymedic]

… And yes, the conference makeup of the last 4 out versus the last 4 in is glaring this year.

 

[Rdkid]

Never thought cal poly with 30 rpi and 40 wins was a bubble

WKU was right behind us at 42 w/ record of 42-12. I can live with that. Nebraska and ECU were the real thieves. So be it - these conference tourneys have to be worth something for someone.

 

[greenday61892]

Xavier, UConn NCAA Tournament Snubs Create Confusion For Mid-Majors

Y'know, fair play to BA, I just mentioned their hate-on for us but they actually did give us some coverage now recognizing we were snubbed.

 

[huskymedic]

Xavier, UConn NCAA Tournament Snubs Create Confusion For Mid-Majors

Y'know, fair play to BA, I just mentioned their hate-on for us but they actually did give us some coverage now recognizing we were snubbed.

It’s a good read. Both teams caught a lot of play in D1’s hot wash as well.

 

[UConnRock]

Of the at large bids, Ok St. irritates me the most. 28-23 (played only 51 games with 5 cancellations). Of 5 games cancelled, two were against the West Virginia, the top team in the Big 12. Only 17 away games (5-12).

 

[buddy]

Of the at large bids, Ok St. irritates me the most. 28-23 (played only 51 games with 5 cancellations). Of 5 games cancelled, two were against the West Virginia, the top team in the Big 12. Only 17 away games (5-12).

The NCAA is corrupt. The selection commitee was rigged. places were stolen from UConn and Xavier. Need more transparency in the selection committee action. Maybe selections should be done by AI.

 

[Sea Goat]

Xavier, UConn NCAA Tournament Snubs Create Confusion For Mid-Majors

Y'know, fair play to BA, I just mentioned their hate-on for us but they actually did give us some coverage now recognizing we were snubbed.

It may be, however, it appears that it's also concluded that we are stuck in a "Mid-Major" conference. I guess that is all the BE is.
IMO, the BE is a "one-sport" conference and will soon fade into oblivion. We need an "all hands on deck" effort to get the hell out ASAP!

 

[greenday61892]

Of the at large bids, Ok St. irritates me the most. 28-23 (played only 51 games with 5 cancellations). Of 5 games cancelled, two were against the West Virginia, the top team in the Big 12. Only 17 away games (5-12).

And how few home games we had, it's absurd.

 

[Sea Goat]

The NCAA is corrupt. The selection commitee was rigged. places were stolen from UConn and Xavier. Need more transparency in the selection committee action. Maybe selections should be done by AI.

I am not surprised. The NCAA will only continue to survive if it keeps the P-2 and, to a lesser extent, the other P conferences happy.
At any moment, the P conferences could gut the NCAA by doing in BB what was done in FB. The NCAA only stays in existence by the good graces of the P conferences. Expect more of this favoritism going forward.

 

[greenday61892]

It’s a good read. Both teams caught a lot of play in D1’s hot wash as well.

Dammit, I can't seem to get my usual ways to read these articles to work.

 

[UConnRock]

And how few home games we had, it's absurd.

Not to beat the stats to death, but here are the numbers:

OK St - 24 home games out of 51 played (47%)
UConn - 20 home games out of 59 played (34%)

Its not just the home games, but it is the rest that the pitching staff gets by playing 8 less games. Less scrambling to find arms for mid week games.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

It may be, however, it appears that it's also concluded that we are stuck in a "Mid-Major" conference. I guess that is all the BE is.
IMO, the BE is a "one-sport" conference and will soon fade into oblivion. We need an "all hands on deck" effort to get the hell out ASAP!

To be fair, as a baseball conference the BE has been a mid-major since we returned.

 

[huskymedic]

Dammit, I can't seem to get my usual ways to read these articles to work.

Sample comment from D1 Eric Sorenson (aka @Stitch_Head):

“They Got Snubbed: UConn. Last year it was Northeastern, sitting at No. 35 and not hearing their name called by Matt Schick on the Selection Show. This year, it’s the No. 41-ranked Huskies. It is extremely difficult to build an RPI that good when you are playing in the Northeast, where you are one of the few programs who really care about college baseball. I saw the Huskies beat No. 1 Vanderbilt earlier this season, so maybe I am a little biased on this one. But a team in the Snow Belt having an RPI that good should be rewarded. (I s’pose this goes for No. 39 Xavier as well).”

 

[greenday61892]

Sample comment from D1 Eric Sorenson (aka @Stitch_Head):

“They Got Snubbed: UConn. Last year it was Northeastern, sitting at No. 35 and not hearing their name called by Matt Schick on the Selection Show. This year, it’s the No. 41-ranked Huskies. It is extremely difficult to build an RPI that good when you are playing in the Northeast, where you are one of the few programs who really care about college baseball. I saw the Huskies beat No. 1 Vanderbilt earlier this season, so maybe I am a little biased on this one. But a team in the Snow Belt having an RPI that good should be rewarded. (I s’pose this goes for No. 39 Xavier as well).”

Ah, you rock, thank you!

 

[huskymedic]

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Gross propaganda

 

[huskymedic]

Gross propaganda

Baseball is @ 40 man roster but 11.7 scholarships maximum pre-House > 34 roster max w/ no maximum scholarships limit post - House.

 

[HartfordHank]

No to beat the stats to death, but here are the numbers:

OK St - 24 home games out of 51 played (47%)
UConn - 20 home games out of 59 played (34%)

Its not just the home games, but it is the rest that the pitching staff gets by playing 8 less games. Less scrambling to find arms for mid week games.

For Perspective:

Home Away
BC 23 29
Northeastern 24 27
UMass 19 29
Maine 15 36
Harvard 14 17
Yale 21 22

Tough for Northeast schools to play home games in February and most of March. Sometimes even April, especially for Maine. Most trave south for early season games in February and March. A reasonable number are often neutral site games.

 

[Rdkid]

Baseball is @ 40 man roster but 11.7 scholarships maximum pre-House > 34 roster max w/ no maximum scholarships limit post - House.

This is the real story when it comes down to it for baseball. It’s totally depressing, Add ASU to the pack who plan to fund 34 baseball scholarships. Some will have the dough to fund all sports, some will specialize, be mediocre and/or drop. Huskies will fund the big 3 and requisite women’s sports for Title 9. How well will baseball be backed? And we’re not even talking about NIL. It would be a cool thread to name the programs that will definitely fully fund baseball and what the ramifications will be. After all, only about 22-25 kids play much. 10 full scholarship kids hurt or riding the pine?

This is the trickle down of haves vs. have nots that will make this new system top heavy in all sports based upon conference dollars, history, politics, and donors.

 

[kobe]

Xavier, UConn NCAA Tournament Snubs Create Confusion For Mid-Majors

Y'know, fair play to BA, I just mentioned their hate-on for us but they actually did give us some coverage now recognizing we were snubbed.

confusion for who?

it spreads.

 

[rich1122]

UConn seems to be on everyone's snub list. Wonder if the brick that's the Px will always be the scale tipper.

UCONN basketball spoils their party. They hate our National Championships. How dare us.

 

[huskymedic]

Must be true now:

 

[greenday61892]

Holy-- wtf a BC fan siding with UConn?!