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Bitter Pill To Swallow (Baseball)
USF, the 4th AAC team selected for the baseball regionals, was taken over UofM despite the fact that we beat them 3 out of 5 games including the one that counted most (i.e., in the tournament) supposedly because of their higher RPI ranking. OK, I can accept that and congratulate USF, but it's hard to accept that the following schools were also taken:

Mercer (#120)
Houston Baptist (#138)
Cannisius (#203)
Sacred Heart (#223)
Florida Atlantic (#232) & had a losing record

Our final RPI was #68 and the record was 37-20, including 10 wins over schools that are in the regionals.
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(05-27-2015 12:01 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  USF, the 4th AAC team selected for the baseball regionals, was taken over UofM despite the fact that we beat them 3 out of 5 games including the one that counted most (i.e., in the tournament) supposedly because of their higher RPI ranking. OK, I can accept that and congratulate USF, but it's hard to accept that the following schools were also taken:

Mercer (#120)
Houston Baptist (#138)
Cannisius (#203)
Sacred Heart (#223)
Florida Atlantic (#232) & had a losing record

Our final RPI was #68 and the record was 37-20, including 10 wins over schools that are in the regionals.



Pretty sure all of those teams were automatic qualifiers.
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(05-27-2015 12:03 PM)oasispirate Wrote:  [quote='Gray Avenger' pid='12085591' dateline='1432746064']
USF, the 4th AAC team selected for the baseball regionals, was taken over UofM despite the fact that we beat them 3 out of 5 games including the one that counted most (i.e., in the tournament) supposedly because of their higher RPI ranking. OK, I can accept that and congratulate USF, but it's hard to accept that the following schools were also taken:

Mercer (#120)
Houston Baptist (#138)
Cannisius (#203)
Sacred Heart (#223)
Florida Atlantic (#232) & had a losing record

Our final RPI was #68 and the record was 37-20, including 10 wins over schools that are in the regionals.

You can only complain about Oregon getting an at large at $62 RPI. UConn had a better resume and took 3/5 against Tulane.



Pretty sure all of those teams were automatic qualifiers.
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We collapsed down the stretch. It is what it is
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Disappointment is understandable and the selections were wrong.
Just because a team wins a conference is not justification.

UM will have success later.
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If you win one of the last 2 games at home vs Tulane and one in the Conference tourney then you're probably in the field.
There's always next year. But, expect USF, Tulane and Houston to be improved so UM has their work cut out for them.
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(05-27-2015 12:01 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  USF, the 4th AAC team selected for the baseball regionals, was taken over UofM despite the fact that we beat them 3 out of 5 games including the one that counted most (i.e., in the tournament) supposedly because of their higher RPI ranking. OK, I can accept that and congratulate USF, but it's hard to accept that the following schools were also taken:

Mercer (#120)
Houston Baptist (#138)
Cannisius (#203)
Sacred Heart (#223)
Florida Atlantic (#232) & had a losing record

Our final RPI was #68 and the record was 37-20, including 10 wins over schools that are in the regionals.
Fau was 40-17 and at an at large 2 seed in Gainesville, spent time in top 25
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(05-27-2015 12:20 PM)emeraldcoastwave Wrote:  If you win one of the last 2 games at home vs Tulane and one in the Conference tourney then you're probably in the field.
There's always next year. But, expect USF, Tulane and Houston to be improved so UM has their work cut out for them.

This league has pretty nasty good baseball programs... No way this league doesn't get 5 in next year, IMHO.
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Take heart, in the early C-USA days, Memphis baseball had some really terrible teams. Your program has come a long way in the last decade and looks like it is built to last.
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(05-27-2015 01:27 PM)BigHouston Wrote:  
(05-27-2015 12:20 PM)emeraldcoastwave Wrote:  If you win one of the last 2 games at home vs Tulane and one in the Conference tourney then you're probably in the field.
There's always next year. But, expect USF, Tulane and Houston to be improved so UM has their work cut out for them.

This league has pretty nasty good baseball programs... No way this league doesn't get 5 in next year, IMHO.

If UCF didn't fall apart during the middle part of the year they likely would have gotten into the tourney to give us 5 teams. They had some quality wins in the beginning of the year.

Memphis had RPI issues but looks to have an up-and-coming program. This is going to be a heck of a baseball league with most teams have very nice facilities to boot to help sustain momentum moving forward.
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(05-27-2015 12:01 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  USF, the 4th AAC team selected for the baseball regionals, was taken over UofM despite the fact that we beat them 3 out of 5 games including the one that counted most (i.e., in the tournament) supposedly because of their higher RPI ranking. OK, I can accept that and congratulate USF, but it's hard to accept that the following schools were also taken:

Mercer (#120) Southern Conference Champion
Houston Baptist (#138) Southland Conference Champion
Cannisius (#203) MAAC Champions
Sacred Heart (#223) Northeast Conference Champions
Florida A&M (#232) MEAC Champions

Our final RPI was #68 and the record was 37-20, including 10 wins over schools that are in the regionals.

All of them earned their place, I agree with Wavefan. Oregon shouldn't be in, they were the last team in and swept by Michigan State and MSU was the second team out.
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(05-27-2015 12:01 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  USF, the 4th AAC team selected for the baseball regionals, was taken over UofM despite the fact that we beat them 3 out of 5 games including the one that counted most (i.e., in the tournament) supposedly because of their higher RPI ranking. OK, I can accept that and congratulate USF, but it's hard to accept that the following schools were also taken:

Mercer (#120)
Houston Baptist (#138)
Cannisius (#203)
Sacred Heart (#223)
Florida Atlantic (#232) & had a losing record

Our final RPI was #68 and the record was 37-20, including 10 wins over schools that are in the regionals.

Shouldn't had lost those games to UC
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(05-27-2015 02:58 PM)Cubanbull Wrote:  
(05-27-2015 12:01 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  USF, the 4th AAC team selected for the baseball regionals, was taken over UofM despite the fact that we beat them 3 out of 5 games including the one that counted most (i.e., in the tournament) supposedly because of their higher RPI ranking. OK, I can accept that and congratulate USF, but it's hard to accept that the following schools were also taken:

Mercer (#120)
Houston Baptist (#138)
Cannisius (#203)
Sacred Heart (#223)
Florida Atlantic (#232) & had a losing record

Our final RPI was #68 and the record was 37-20, including 10 wins over schools that are in the regionals.

Shouldn't had lost those games to UC

Exactly. We lost 4 of 7 to UC. Two more wins would likely have gotten us in.
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(05-27-2015 12:03 PM)oasispirate Wrote:  
(05-27-2015 12:01 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  USF, the 4th AAC team selected for the baseball regionals, was taken over UofM despite the fact that we beat them 3 out of 5 games including the one that counted most (i.e., in the tournament) supposedly because of their higher RPI ranking. OK, I can accept that and congratulate USF, but it's hard to accept that the following schools were also taken:

Mercer (#120)
Houston Baptist (#138)
Cannisius (#203)
Sacred Heart (#223)
Florida Atlantic (#232) & had a losing record

Our final RPI was #68 and the record was 37-20, including 10 wins over schools that are in the regionals.



Pretty sure all of those teams were automatic qualifiers.

No shyt?
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(05-27-2015 12:07 PM)wavefan12 Wrote:  Fau was 40-17 and at an at large 2 seed in Gainesville, spent time in top 25

I meant Florida A&M with 23-23 record and #232 RPI. No team should be an automatic qualifier without a winning record.
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(05-27-2015 02:01 PM)PirateJP Wrote:  All of them earned their place....

Because they won their weak-assed conference. Big difference between baseball and football isn't there?
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(05-27-2015 05:01 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  
(05-27-2015 12:03 PM)oasispirate Wrote:  
(05-27-2015 12:01 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  USF, the 4th AAC team selected for the baseball regionals, was taken over UofM despite the fact that we beat them 3 out of 5 games including the one that counted most (i.e., in the tournament) supposedly because of their higher RPI ranking. OK, I can accept that and congratulate USF, but it's hard to accept that the following schools were also taken:

Mercer (#120)
Houston Baptist (#138)
Cannisius (#203)
Sacred Heart (#223)
Florida Atlantic (#232) & had a losing record

Our final RPI was #68 and the record was 37-20, including 10 wins over schools that are in the regionals.



Pretty sure all of those teams were automatic qualifiers.

No shyt?

So what's the point about complaining about those teams getting in over you when it's a known this is the case every year in baseball and hoops?
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(05-27-2015 05:10 PM)oasispirate Wrote:  
(05-27-2015 05:01 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  
(05-27-2015 12:03 PM)oasispirate Wrote:  
(05-27-2015 12:01 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  USF, the 4th AAC team selected for the baseball regionals, was taken over UofM despite the fact that we beat them 3 out of 5 games including the one that counted most (i.e., in the tournament) supposedly because of their higher RPI ranking. OK, I can accept that and congratulate USF, but it's hard to accept that the following schools were also taken:

Mercer (#120)
Houston Baptist (#138)
Cannisius (#203)
Sacred Heart (#223)
Florida Atlantic (#232) & had a losing record

Our final RPI was #68 and the record was 37-20, including 10 wins over schools that are in the regionals.



Pretty sure all of those teams were automatic qualifiers.

No shyt?

So what's the point about complaining about those teams getting in over you when it's a known this is the case every year in baseball and hoops?

I've pointed it out for you in Bold.

Before the OP responds, you would not have included USF in your post had they not been the root of your frustration in the fist place. Psychology 101.
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(05-27-2015 05:07 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  
(05-27-2015 02:01 PM)PirateJP Wrote:  All of them earned their place....

Because they won their weak-assed conference. Big difference between baseball and football isn't there?


And 50% of Memphis' bowl appearances have been due to garbage schedules.
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(05-27-2015 05:07 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  
(05-27-2015 02:01 PM)PirateJP Wrote:  All of them earned their place....

Because they won their weak-assed conference. Big difference between baseball and football isn't there?

...and GA just made his point right there. Just like everyone else, I didn't "get it" until this last post.
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