https://www.cheatsheet.com/sports/best-c...?a=viewall

This should stir things up during this summer dead period.

I stopped reading when I saw Illinois

Illinois?????

(07-31-2017 11:28 AM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  https://www.cheatsheet.com/sports/best-c...?a=viewall

This should stir things up during this summer dead period.

I think there are two intangibles in the list rankings. What time frame are they looking at, and what is the impact scholastic-wise fro students.

If the time frame is less than 5 years history, I would disagree with the rankings. I would put Rice in top 30 for that time frame, but not in any way top 10. I would just allow Rice into the top 40 if we are talking 1 year. If the time frame goes back to 2000 or so, I would say top 15, but not top 10. Rice has lost too much of an edge during the last 5 years.

The blurb about the scholastic issue seems to take a big portion of the description of the program. If you include the scholastic issue I think ranking Rice baseball/scholastics as top 12 is a good bet, and might even be persuaded to their number 10 ranking.

But, you have to convince me that the blended rating of school/program is a valid blend. I am not sold on that. If we do that blending, the Stanford definitely needs a mention.

All jmo, of course

Illinois has academics. The Big 10 has worse baseball than CUSA. The Midwest can get cold even in March.

(07-31-2017 11:35 AM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote:  I stopped reading when I saw Illinois

Whether or not you believe Rice should have made the list, do tell how Tulane and Illinois can possibly rank ahead of Rice as a baseball program-- using any criteria? And how are UVA and UNC nowhere on the list? Southern Cal at #2? When was this written-- 1985?

While it is a strange list and it isn't clear what methodology (if any) was used, it is better to be on the list somewhere then not on the list at all!

(07-31-2017 04:19 PM)mrbig Wrote:  While it is a strange list and it isn't clear what methodology (if any) was used, it is better to be on the list somewhere then not on the list at all!

+1!

I guess. Oregon State, South Carolina, Florida State, TCU and Texas A&M are among the schools that probably want to completely ignore this list.

But when you see Tulane #9 and Illinois #7, it does make it hard to take this list seriously.