...for an all-Texas Shriner's College Classic Tournament...

2019 COLLEGE CLASSIC AT MINUTE MAID PARK, March 1-3, 2019:

The 2019 College Classic at Minute Park will feature Baylor, Houston, Rice, TCU, Texas A&M and Texas State. Read more here: https://www.mlb.com/astros/news/shriners...-267876824

I'm assuming we'll be playing Bayor, TCU and A&M.

(03-05-2018 09:11 AM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  ...for an all-Texas Shriner's College Classic Tournament...

2019 COLLEGE CLASSIC AT MINUTE MAID PARK, March 1-3, 2019:

The 2019 College Classic at Minute Park will feature Baylor, Houston, Rice, TCU, Texas A&M and Texas State. Read more here: https://www.mlb.com/astros/news/shriners...-267876824

I'm assuming we'll be playing Bayor, TCU and A&M.

Nice group. That should be fun

We had better have our big boy pants on; that will be a challenge for the Rice baseball program as presently constituted.

Anyone see attendance numbers for the 2018 edition of this "Classic"? I suspect next year's field will do significantly better.

(03-05-2018 11:35 AM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  Anyone see attendance numbers for the 2018 edition of this "Classic"? I suspect next year's field will do significantly better.

I guess they discovered the SEC doesn't travel well for early season baseball.

(03-05-2018 08:31 PM)Da.Owl Wrote:  

(03-05-2018 11:35 AM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  Anyone see attendance numbers for the 2018 edition of this "Classic"? I suspect next year's field will do significantly better.

I guess they discovered the SEC doesn't travel well for early season baseball.

I think they (the SEC) will next year.

(03-05-2018 08:31 PM)Da.Owl Wrote:  

(03-05-2018 11:35 AM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  Anyone see attendance numbers for the 2018 edition of this "Classic"? I suspect next year's field will do significantly better.

I guess they discovered the SEC doesn't travel well for early season baseball.

I don't think anybody does. Baseball just isn't the spectacle that a football weekend is. I wouldn't expect much beyond player parents and family to travel, at least not until postseason. Unless you have a lot of local alums, I can't see a lot of people showing up.

Which is why this tournament should always have as many of Rice, UH, UT and TAMU as possible.

(03-05-2018 09:01 PM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  Which is why this tournament should always have as many of Rice, UH, UT and TAMU as possible.

Yep. Maybe they are learning that.

I'm not sure that SEC baseball fans understand the concept of travelling to non-conference games before the post-season.

What was the lineup this year?

(03-06-2018 02:22 PM)I45owl Wrote:  What was the lineup this year?

UH, Sam Houston, ULaLa, Kentucky, Mississippi State and Vandy.

(03-05-2018 09:15 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(03-05-2018 09:01 PM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  Which is why this tournament should always have as many of Rice, UH, UT and TAMU as possible.

Yep. Maybe they are learning that.

If next years lineup is a reaction to poor attendance this year, the organizers move more pretty darn quickly. They announced next years lineup the day after the tournament ended.

(03-06-2018 06:09 PM)temchugh Wrote:  

(03-05-2018 09:15 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(03-05-2018 09:01 PM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  Which is why this tournament should always have as many of Rice, UH, UT and TAMU as possible.

Yep. Maybe they are learning that.

If next years lineup is a reaction to poor attendance this year, the organizers move more pretty darn quickly. They announced next years lineup the day after the tournament ended.

do we know the attendance vs prior years?

(03-06-2018 06:20 PM)HawaiiOwl Wrote:  

(03-06-2018 06:09 PM)temchugh Wrote:  

(03-05-2018 09:15 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(03-05-2018 09:01 PM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  Which is why this tournament should always have as many of Rice, UH, UT and TAMU as possible.

Yep. Maybe they are learning that.

If next years lineup is a reaction to poor attendance this year, the organizers move more pretty darn quickly. They announced next years lineup the day after the tournament ended.

do we know the attendance vs prior years?

I can't find it yet.

However attendance dropped from the high in 2006 for the next decade. 2017 beat that previous high from 2006 on the backs of LSU, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, TCU, Texas Tech and Baylor.

Although if you read this: http://www.houstonpress.com/news/the-hou...17-8202134 several quotes indicate the scheduling is in the works years in advance.

(03-06-2018 06:09 PM)temchugh Wrote:  

(03-05-2018 09:15 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(03-05-2018 09:01 PM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  Which is why this tournament should always have as many of Rice, UH, UT and TAMU as possible.

Yep. Maybe they are learning that.

If next years lineup is a reaction to poor attendance this year, the organizers move more pretty darn quickly. They announced next years lineup the day after the tournament ended.

Actually, they announced next year's roster of teams on the final day of the tournament.

Glad to hear we are back at Minute Maid next year. I really like that tournament.
It’s really nice to spend a couple of days watching nonstop baseball. Even better if we win a couple of games.