NCAA preliminary site list (Ruston, Charlotte, Hattiesburg included)

[TYLERTECHSAS]

.....I think it's a mistake to automatically assume that Tech makes the regionals. We probably have a 50/50 chance at best. If we screw up the CUSA Tournament the way we have the end of our regular season, it's game over.

As it should be. Our senior and/or junior leaders need to get this team back on track.

[Bone_afide_Dawg]

.....I think it's a mistake to automatically assume that Tech makes the regionals. We probably have a 50/50 chance at best. If we screw up the CUSA Tournament the way we have the end of our regular season, it's game over.

To go from a possible projected 16 seed host site team to not even making the field of 64 in just 4 games would have to rank as one of the all time greatest of the greatest FUps ever. Surely not even Tech in all it’s infamous dumpster fire endings could pull that off. Even for LA Tech it simply isn’t possible to go from a nationally ranked best season ever team to the be the biggest failing team of all time ever in one season. You’d have to be the most diabolical script writer of all time to write out that scenario. Tell me it isn’t going to happen. Surely Tech can’t finish the season losing their last 2 regular season games at home, then go 0-2 at home as tournament host to them go 0-2 in the NCAA playoffs. I bet that’s never happened in the history of collegiate baseball. Something like that would be as unimaginable as a record setting 87 yard fumble. Oh wait, that happened .

[Bulldog Tom]

To go from a possible projected 16 seed host site team to not even making the field of 64 in just 4 games would have to rank as one of the all time greatest of the greatest FUps ever. Surely not even Tech in all it’s infamous dumpster fire endings could pull that off. Even for LA Tech it simply isn’t possible to go from a nationally ranked best season ever team to the be the biggest failing team of all time ever in one season. You’d have to be the most diabolical script writer of all time to write out that scenario. Tell me it isn’t going to happen. Surely Tech can’t finish the season losing their last 2 regular season games at home, then go 0-2 at home as tournament host to them go 0-2 in the NCAA playoffs. I bet that’s never happened in the history of collegiate baseball. Something like that would be as unimaginable as a record setting 87 yard fumble. Oh wait, that happened .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEEDwRrHujs

[techman05]

As long as our admin is happy with winning seasons and they celebrate finishing first in CUSA West regular season play, nothing will change. Things that other schools expect every year we think are goals in our 5-10 year plan. If we stopped cutting down nets and dumping Gatorade for regular season success, things might be different.

[SicemDawgz]

To go from a possible projected 16 seed host site team to not even making the field of 64 in just 4 games would have to rank as one of the all time greatest of the greatest FUps ever. Surely not even Tech in all it’s infamous dumpster fire endings could pull that off. Even for LA Tech it simply isn’t possible to go from a nationally ranked best season ever team to the be the biggest failing team of all time ever in one season. You’d have to be the most diabolical script writer of all time to write out that scenario. Tell me it isn’t going to happen. Surely Tech can’t finish the season losing their last 2 regular season games at home, then go 0-2 at home as tournament host to them go 0-2 in the NCAA playoffs. I bet that’s never happened in the history of collegiate baseball. Something like that would be as unimaginable as a record setting 87 yard fumble. Oh wait, that happened .

Well, we did go from having Orange Bowl reps in the stadium to no bowl in just 2 games. I’d say anything is possible when it comes to Tech athletics.

[dawg80]

Well, we did go from having Orange Bowl reps in the stadium to no bowl in just 2 games. I’d say anything is possible when it comes to Tech athletics.

Yep, that ranks right up there as one of the biggest Tech-ups!

[rlirette]

Man y’all are nuts. Tech is making the ncaa tourney even if they go 0-2.

The question hosting, just need to be better than so miss and Charlotte in the tourney. Might not host as a 1 but we would still host in that situation. Pitt is out of the hosting convo and they would give the best cusa team a host spot over another team.

Now the plausibility of tech actually being better in the cusa tournament is low given their recent play. But stranger things have happened.

[FriscoDawg]

Here is a stranger thing.

Jackson State went 24-0 in regular season SWAC play and 3-0 in its tournament pool. But SWAC win #28 didn't happen. Southern gets a 3-run HR in the top of the 9th and wins the NCAA bid 7-6. Unexpected RPI boost for Tech.

[FriscoDawg]

Here are the RPIs of the 20 potential hosts as of 6:30 PM Sunday with record, record since making the host list, today's games, and games remaining.

1 Arkansas (42-10, 5-1), SEC Tournament Wednesday vs Georgia/LSU
3 Texas (40-13, 2-1), Big 12 Tournament Wednesday vs West Virginia/Kansas
4 Vanderbilt (39-13, 4-3), SEC Tournament Wednesday vs Ole Miss/Auburn
5 Mississippi State (40-13, 4-2), SEC Tournament Wednesday vs Florida/Kentucky
6 Arizona (38-14, 6-1), W 6-5 at Oregon State, vs Dixie State (3)
7 TCU (36-16, 2-4), Big 12 Tournament Wednesday vs Kansas State
8 Texas Tech (35-13, 4-2), Big 12 Tournament Wednesday vs Baylor
9 Tennessee (42-14, 4-3), SEC Tournament Wednesday vs South Carolina/Alabama
10 Notre Dame (29-10, 3-0), ACC Tournament pool play with Virginia and Virginia Tech
11 East Carolina (38-13, 5-3), AAC Tournament Tuesday vs Memphis
13 Stanford (31-13, 4-3), W 8-5 (12) at Oregon, vs Oregon State (3)
14 South Carolina (33-20, 5-2), SEC Tournament Tuesday vs Alabama
15 Ole Miss (38-17, 4-3), SEC Tournament Tuesday vs Auburn
17 Oregon (35-13, 5-2), L 8-5 (12) vs Stanford, at California (3)
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18 Charlotte (39-17, 4-3), would host in Gastonia, C-USA Tournament Wednesday vs Middle Tennessee
20 Florida (35-19, 2-4), SEC Tournament Tuesday vs Kentucky
24 Gonzaga (32-15, 5-2), L 11-1 vs San Francisco, vs San Diego (3)
25 Southern Miss (35-17, 2-2), C-USA Tournament Wednesday vs Western Kentucky
29 Louisiana Tech (36-16, 3-3), C-USA Tournament Wednesday vs UTSA
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48 Pittsburgh (22-19, 0-6), ACC Tournament pool play with North Carolina State and North Carolina

My take is that the first 13 hosts listed are locks. And Oregon would likely have to lose its series at Cal (80 RPI) to be in any danger of not hosting.

Pittsburgh must make noise in the ACC Tournament to even make the NCAA field with basically no chance to host.

That leaves the remaining five for two host spots. The C-USA Tournament winner could get a host spot if it is from the three on the list. Florida could be out with a one-and-done or 1-2 record in Hoover. Gonzaga could get the other spot if it can win its series vs San Diego, and it needs one win to claim the WCC championship.

[Amos Moses]

It may have already been covered, but who in the hell scheduled a two game series with a very good team from CUSA in the last week of the regular season (that didn't even count as a conference game), when no other team in the conference did the same (or did they)? AD or HC?

[sportdawg]

It may have already been covered, but who in the hell scheduled a two game series with a very good team from CUSA in the last week of the regular season (that didn't even count as a conference game), when no other team in the conference did the same (or did they)? AD or HC?

FIU would have played at USM had they made the tournament. We were originally scheduled to play Rice on Thursday/Friday (as non-conference). Those games were removed very soon after the schedule was originally announced. UNCC played UNCW.

[FriscoDawg]

It may have already been covered, but who in the hell scheduled a two game series with a very good team from CUSA in the last week of the regular season (that didn't even count as a conference game), when no other team in the conference did the same (or did they)? AD or HC?

AD may have veto power but doesn't schedule baseball.

[PawDawg]

If we are scared we should just stay home. ODU was a good team and it appears our football coach called our baseball coach to tell him how to...

[Bone_afide_Dawg]

It may have already been covered, but who in the hell scheduled a two game series with a very good team from CUSA in the last week of the regular season (that didn't even count as a conference game), when no other team in the conference did the same (or did they)? AD or HC?

Most likely Burroughs. Even up to the games being played they were advantageous for Tech IF we’d won them. The wins would’ve helped Tech’s win-lose record, boosted the RPI, helped with hosting an NCAA regional and would’ve been confidence boosters headed into the tournament. Now however after losing both games in repeat performance losing a substantial lead we’ve been weakened in every way possible. It seems fair to say the lesson learned is that if you’re going to take such risks then you’ve got to have a better plan for winning than just coaching by the seat of your pants.

[techman05]

If we are scared we should just stay home. ODU was a good team and it appears our football coach called our baseball coach to tell him how to...

.......mail it in?.........choke away the lead?............micromanage our teams into a complete loss of confidence?