Comments on: Troy, Memphis Among Surprises http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/2007/05/troy-memphis-among-surprises-2/ Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:39:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dan http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/2007/05/troy-memphis-among-surprises-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2175 Dan Tue, 29 May 2007 01:26:52 +0000 http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/?p=146#comment-2175 I can't believe that Cal, which finished 4th in the Pac 10, didn't get a bid. There have only been two teams in history that had a .500 or better record in the Pac 10 and did not get in . . . one was Cal in 2005 and now Cal in 2007. Two years ago, Cal finished 5th in the Pac 10 and the committe jumped over them to take Stanford, which finished 6th. This year it was Oregon State, which I know is the defending National Champ and won 38 games, but the finished 7th in the Pac 10!!! This year, Cal took 2 of 3 off Arizona State, 2 of 3 off Irvine, swept Oral Roberts, swept USC, took a game off Oregon State at home and played several other top teams. It is too bad for the seniors on that team, who have now been passed over twice. I can’t believe that Cal, which finished 4th in the Pac 10, didn’t get a bid. There have only been two teams in history that had a .500 or better record in the Pac 10 and did not get in . . . one was Cal in 2005 and now Cal in 2007. Two years ago, Cal finished 5th in the Pac 10 and the committe jumped over them to take Stanford, which finished 6th. This year it was Oregon State, which I know is the defending National Champ and won 38 games, but the finished 7th in the Pac 10!!!

This year, Cal took 2 of 3 off Arizona State, 2 of 3 off Irvine, swept Oral Roberts, swept USC, took a game off Oregon State at home and played several other top teams. It is too bad for the seniors on that team, who have now been passed over twice.

]]> By: SJL http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/2007/05/troy-memphis-among-surprises-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2170 SJL Mon, 28 May 2007 19:28:51 +0000 http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/?p=146#comment-2170 Man, the Rice regional is extremely tough in my opinion. Man, the Rice regional is extremely tough in my opinion.

]]> By: Becky http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/2007/05/troy-memphis-among-surprises-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2169 Becky Mon, 28 May 2007 19:26:31 +0000 http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/?p=146#comment-2169 This bracket is a blatent attempt to pave the way for a southeastern team to win in Omaha. If you look at the BBA rankings, all of the top-16 ranked teams host one of the 16 regionals, except for two, #9 UC Irvine and #16 TCU. So what did the selection committee do with these two top-16 teams without their own regionals? They could have sent these two top-16 teams across the country to where they could have been the #1 seed in one of the easy regionals. But NO, these two top-16 teams were paired against other top-16 teams in the first round. And which regionals were chosen to unfairly match up two top-16 teams against each other? Texas and Rice, of course, Vanderbilt's main threats. Bottom line, the SEC-loaded NCAA selection committee has attempted to throw top-16 teams against Texas and Rice in an attempt to ease the way for either Vanderbilt or North Carolina to win in Omaha. This bracket is a blatent attempt to pave the way for a southeastern team to win in Omaha. If you look at the BBA rankings, all of the top-16 ranked teams host one of the 16 regionals, except for two, #9 UC Irvine and #16 TCU.

So what did the selection committee do with these two top-16 teams without their own regionals? They could have sent these two top-16 teams across the country to where they could have been the #1 seed in one of the easy regionals. But NO, these two top-16 teams were paired against other top-16 teams in the first round.

And which regionals were chosen to unfairly match up two top-16 teams against each other? Texas and Rice, of course, Vanderbilt’s main threats.

Bottom line, the SEC-loaded NCAA selection committee has attempted to throw top-16 teams against Texas and Rice in an attempt to ease the way for either Vanderbilt or North Carolina to win in Omaha.

]]> By: joe http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/2007/05/troy-memphis-among-surprises-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2168 joe Mon, 28 May 2007 19:24:06 +0000 http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/?p=146#comment-2168 I can't believe C of C didn't get in and WC did despite Charleston sweeping WC. I can’t believe C of C didn’t get in and WC did despite Charleston sweeping WC.

]]> By: Chris http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/2007/05/troy-memphis-among-surprises-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2167 Chris Mon, 28 May 2007 18:41:39 +0000 http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/?p=146#comment-2167 I can't believe Coastal Carolina did not get a top 8 national seed. I can’t believe Coastal Carolina did not get a top 8 national seed.

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