I thnk the big issues with Clay Gould hosting are being addressed. We added a $2 million indoor practice facility and locker rooms are next on the agenda. As it stands now, the baseball teams uses Maverick Stadium. Once that gets addressed, I think UTA may try.

(05-28-2013 08:34 AM)runamuck Wrote:  that stuff doesnt matter. the school has to bid for the tournament and the schools that can offer the most get to host.

Right, and given that the top-5 conference in the country didn't sniff the top-30 until late in the season, didn't give anyone the necessary time to consider putting a bid together. If Troy or esp. USA and/or UL had been been bouncing around in the top-20 all year, I'm sure those programs would have been thinking about putting bids in.

(05-28-2013 08:34 AM)runamuck Wrote:  

(05-28-2013 07:32 AM)FIUFan Wrote:  

(05-27-2013 02:19 PM)FAUAEPi Wrote:  Well we got screwed.... #26 RPI for nothing.
Congrats to everybody moving on! The SBC did very well this year, and we're proud to be a part of it! Don't be so hard on the FIU guy people. We all know what he meant so no need to crucify him for it. Both of us only have a few weeks left in the SBC, so why ruin them with petty bickering?

That was my original point....5th best conference, 4 invitations and 0 hosts...again! Because the conference is so strong, top to bottom, we get hosed out of hosting by the majors.

that stuff doesnt matter. the school has to bid for the tournament and the schools that can offer the most get to host.

Used to be the case, but not anymore. Looking at the Nitty-Gritty Report report used by the selection committee, they pretty much followed the RPI in selecting the host schools. Kansas State got a host spot at #17 (tied with South Al) over Clemson. This was done for geographic purposes (needed a host site in that area and there were already too many on the east coast).

Basically these days, if you are in the top 16 in the RPI, you are a hosting a regional.

(05-27-2013 12:44 PM)FIUFan Wrote:  

(05-27-2013 12:40 PM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  IF FAU were even in CUSA theres still no guarantee they would have sent more than 2 to NCAA. Could have easily knocked one of the two of UTSA or Rice out.

Actually UTSA won the WAC, so C-USA only had one. This comment was really for the UTA fan who said how much better the current C-USA baseball line-up is better than the one they'll field next year.

Thought of another way, how many future C-USA teams received at-large bids? Answer-0

How many future SBC teams received at-large bids? Answer-3.

(05-28-2013 11:06 AM)FoUTASportscaster Wrote:  

(05-27-2013 12:44 PM)FIUFan Wrote:  

(05-27-2013 12:40 PM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  IF FAU were even in CUSA theres still no guarantee they would have sent more than 2 to NCAA. Could have easily knocked one of the two of UTSA or Rice out.

Actually UTSA won the WAC, so C-USA only had one. This comment was really for the UTA fan who said how much better the current C-USA baseball line-up is better than the one they'll field next year.

Thought of another way, how many future C-USA teams received at-large bids? Answer-0How many future SBC teams received at-large bids? Answer-3.

I must not be comprehending what you are trying to say here. 2 future C-USA schools received at-large bids, FAU and UTSA. That's not what you're trying to say is it?

(05-28-2013 11:43 AM)FIUFan Wrote:  

(05-28-2013 11:06 AM)FoUTASportscaster Wrote:  

(05-27-2013 12:44 PM)FIUFan Wrote:  

(05-27-2013 12:40 PM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  IF FAU were even in CUSA theres still no guarantee they would have sent more than 2 to NCAA. Could have easily knocked one of the two of UTSA or Rice out.

Actually UTSA won the WAC, so C-USA only had one. This comment was really for the UTA fan who said how much better the current C-USA baseball line-up is better than the one they'll field next year.

Thought of another way, how many future C-USA teams received at-large bids? Answer-0How many future SBC teams received at-large bids? Answer-3.

I must not be comprehending what you are trying to say here. 2 future C-USA schools received at-large bids, FAU and UTSA. That's not what you're trying to say is it?

FAU and UTSA won the auto-bid by winning the conference tournament. That is different from an at-large bid.

(05-28-2013 11:43 AM)FIUFan Wrote:  

(05-28-2013 11:06 AM)FoUTASportscaster Wrote:  

(05-27-2013 12:44 PM)FIUFan Wrote:  

(05-27-2013 12:40 PM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  IF FAU were even in CUSA theres still no guarantee they would have sent more than 2 to NCAA. Could have easily knocked one of the two of UTSA or Rice out.

Actually UTSA won the WAC, so C-USA only had one. This comment was really for the UTA fan who said how much better the current C-USA baseball line-up is better than the one they'll field next year.

Thought of another way, how many future C-USA teams received at-large bids? Answer-0How many future SBC teams received at-large bids? Answer-3.

I must not be comprehending what you are trying to say here. 2 future C-USA schools received at-large bids, FAU and UTSA. That's not what you're trying to say is it?

FAU and UTSA received automatic bids. FAU was going to get an at-large if they hadn't won the tournament. UTSA had to win the WAC tournament to get into the regionals.

(05-28-2013 11:48 AM)Cajunman02 Wrote:  

(05-28-2013 11:43 AM)FIUFan Wrote:  

(05-28-2013 11:06 AM)FoUTASportscaster Wrote:  

(05-27-2013 12:44 PM)FIUFan Wrote:  

(05-27-2013 12:40 PM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  IF FAU were even in CUSA theres still no guarantee they would have sent more than 2 to NCAA. Could have easily knocked one of the two of UTSA or Rice out.

Actually UTSA won the WAC, so C-USA only had one. This comment was really for the UTA fan who said how much better the current C-USA baseball line-up is better than the one they'll field next year.

Thought of another way, how many future C-USA teams received at-large bids? Answer-0How many future SBC teams received at-large bids? Answer-3.

I must not be comprehending what you are trying to say here. 2 future C-USA schools received at-large bids, FAU and UTSA. That's not what you're trying to say is it?

FAU and UTSA received automatic bids. FAU was going to get an at-large if they hadn't won the tournament. UTSA had to win the WAC tournament to get into the regionals.

got it. FAU would have qualified anyways, probably not the same applies to UTSA. Still a specious arguement as far as I can tell, C-USA will get plenty of bids next year.

(05-28-2013 10:30 AM)FIUFan Wrote:  

(05-28-2013 08:34 AM)runamuck Wrote:  that stuff doesnt matter. the school has to bid for the tournament and the schools that can offer the most get to host.

Right, and given that the top-5 conference in the country didn't sniff the top-30 until late in the season, didn't give anyone the necessary time to consider putting a bid together. If Troy or esp. USA and/or UL had been been bouncing around in the top-20 all year, I'm sure those programs would have been thinking about putting bids in.

We did put a bid in.

(05-28-2013 11:55 AM)HCJag Wrote:  

(05-28-2013 10:30 AM)FIUFan Wrote:  

(05-28-2013 08:34 AM)runamuck Wrote:  that stuff doesnt matter. the school has to bid for the tournament and the schools that can offer the most get to host.

Right, and given that the top-5 conference in the country didn't sniff the top-30 until late in the season, didn't give anyone the necessary time to consider putting a bid together. If Troy or esp. USA and/or UL had been been bouncing around in the top-20 all year, I'm sure those programs would have been thinking about putting bids in.

We did put a bid in.

You deserve to host.

(05-28-2013 12:01 PM)FIUFan Wrote:  

(05-28-2013 11:55 AM)HCJag Wrote:  

(05-28-2013 10:30 AM)FIUFan Wrote:  

(05-28-2013 08:34 AM)runamuck Wrote:  that stuff doesnt matter. the school has to bid for the tournament and the schools that can offer the most get to host.

Right, and given that the top-5 conference in the country didn't sniff the top-30 until late in the season, didn't give anyone the necessary time to consider putting a bid together. If Troy or esp. USA and/or UL had been been bouncing around in the top-20 all year, I'm sure those programs would have been thinking about putting bids in.

We did put a bid in.

You deserve to host.

I'm not sure if we were saving ourselves for the NCAA Tournament, but the way we played in the conference tournament wasn't pretty. That coupled with the 2 losses to Troy did us in. If we had beaten Louisiana I'd have a different opinion, but we lost the opportunity to host with the tournament and Troy performances, even though Florida State lost 4 in a row and is still a national seed...