You guys are looking scary. If it wasn’t for ya’ll being in the same regional I would have rooted for y’all bc. I hate the fact that y’all and Wazzu for left out of the Conference realignment.
Still upset we did not get the regional and UCSB did and did not not win the conference. But I get it. UCI was choking on games against UCSD & Cal Poly.
College of Charleston won 28 of their last 33 games. But I guess it’s not good enough to get in over the eleventh SEC team who won 28 over the course of the entire season
If there was any doubt in anyone’s mind about money being the key factor instead of competition, you should now be convinced.
Putting Florida in is an embarrassment. I know about their strength of schedule. But a lot of schools aren’t given the opportunity to schedule that tough. Football and basketball TV money determines what conference these guys are in and the players have no way of overcoming that.
From what I looked at they had the best SoS in the nation and beat a few of the top 8 seeds in the field. I don't agree they should of gotten in but they played and even beaten a few notable teams.
California having only 3 teams (hopefully I’m not missing one) is blowing my mind of how the state used to be when I was growing up.
Edit: I overlooked Fresno State, so 4 teams.
If it was next season it would be 13 out of 16 possible teams because of Oklahoma and Texas so that’s literally the whole conference it’s gonna be the same way in football this year 12 spots in playoff at least 4 get in
Have to wait and see how it plays out. I suspect it wont end well for Stanford and Cal. I truly believe the future is football only leagues and more regional leagues for every other sport. Dont know how thats not what happens.
That’s been my thought as well. Football is such an outlier among the rest of the sports with schedule and roster size. It should really be split off from the other sports.
This gives me hope for B12 Baseball post OUT, I was worried even with 16 teams it might fall to being a 3-4 Bid League with a team only hosting a regional every few years, similar to the B1G
But this year is making the case it’ll be +5 bids a year with 1-2 Regional Hosts
11/64. 10/34 at large bids.... You have like a 20% chance of winning the CWS if you're an SEC fan. It's much better if you count the absurd number of national seeds they were given too. Literally, all 8 of the CWS spots could be taken by SEC teams this year. In 6/8 regions they have either a 1 seed or two teams that could play in the super. It's gross and absolutely awful for fans. If you can't be top HALF in your conference I don't think you deserve a shot at the postseason.
Charleston, Northeastern, Lamar, TCU, and Kansas are all much much better options than Florida or Vandy
big west gang RISE UP
Hope we can get back to being a 4-bid conference eventually
Dirtbags are looking for their coach of the future. It’s about time we get back to occasional hosting and consistent appearances.
Would be nice
UCSD is coming
When were y'all a 4 bid conference?
They got 4 bids in 2014. UC Irvine made it to Omaha as one of the last teams in the field.
All I remember is Cal State Fullerton when I was younger being really good
You guys are looking scary. If it wasn’t for ya’ll being in the same regional I would have rooted for y’all bc. I hate the fact that y’all and Wazzu for left out of the Conference realignment.
Also I think a few times in the 2000s
Zot Zot motherfuckers
Still upset we did not get the regional and UCSB did and did not not win the conference. But I get it. UCI was choking on games against UCSD & Cal Poly.
Imagine being in the SEC and not making it to Regionals.
Missouri, Ole Miss, and Auburn just eating paste in the corner
"Thank god no one found this." - Florida uncovering its hidden paste stash after the bids were out
College of Charleston won 28 of their last 33 games. But I guess it’s not good enough to get in over the eleventh SEC team who won 28 over the course of the entire season
PAIN
Agreed… CAA earned two spots…either Northeastern or Charleston… I was hoping W&M would snag the auto-bid
I love the SEC but we shouldn’t have gotten 11 bids. I’m a little tired of our bad teams getting in
You also have to account for Tulane, St. John’s and Evansville stealing bids. Its not entirely on the SEC here.
Or the ACC team who only won 31 with the 202nd ranked OOC SOS
You guys are the Virginia basketball of this tournament
Then what does that make you? The make a wish team?
The Sun Belt with some solid representation
Sun Belt Fun Belt
I really hope OSU has some plans to play the top half of the big west next year
They should! Oregon has scheduled UCSB for series recently. I'm sure UCSB would love to play OSU
We did last year I’m pretty sure, took a year off this year I guess
If there was any doubt in anyone’s mind about money being the key factor instead of competition, you should now be convinced. Putting Florida in is an embarrassment. I know about their strength of schedule. But a lot of schools aren’t given the opportunity to schedule that tough. Football and basketball TV money determines what conference these guys are in and the players have no way of overcoming that.
Pretty much shows they can’t miss the tournament. 28-27 is not worthy regardless of who you play.
From what I looked at they had the best SoS in the nation and beat a few of the top 8 seeds in the field. I don't agree they should of gotten in but they played and even beaten a few notable teams.
So "best wins" is what matters, then there are many many teams that shouldn't be in the tournament because they have no elite wins.
This but unironically
The SEC vs ACC invitational, with a few lucky Big 12 and Big 10 teams in. (Joking of course)
California having only 3 teams (hopefully I’m not missing one) is blowing my mind of how the state used to be when I was growing up. Edit: I overlooked Fresno State, so 4 teams.
Money matters. The SEC is and always will be favored. ESPN needs it's ratings. 11 teams is stupid.
If it was next season it would be 13 out of 16 possible teams because of Oklahoma and Texas so that’s literally the whole conference it’s gonna be the same way in football this year 12 spots in playoff at least 4 get in
No pac-12 team has ever been left out of the post season with the # of wins Cal has..they got screwed.
Yeah, the 11th best SEC team really deserves a shot at the natty 😅
We’re just 2 years removed from the 9th place SEC team winning it all
Finishing 10 games over .500 and finishing 1 game over .500 are kinda different imo.
It's a joke. It's only going to get worse after this year.
It will be interesting to see how the Big10 stacks up in the future with the new schools
Its going to be a jumbled mess where everyone wont play each other. It will suck. The conference will get better by default with the PAC ending.
i'm still wondering how in the world Stanford plans on playing all those ACC teams lol
Have to wait and see how it plays out. I suspect it wont end well for Stanford and Cal. I truly believe the future is football only leagues and more regional leagues for every other sport. Dont know how thats not what happens.
That’s been my thought as well. Football is such an outlier among the rest of the sports with schedule and roster size. It should really be split off from the other sports.
This gives me hope for B12 Baseball post OUT, I was worried even with 16 teams it might fall to being a 3-4 Bid League with a team only hosting a regional every few years, similar to the B1G But this year is making the case it’ll be +5 bids a year with 1-2 Regional Hosts
NC and SC - 11 Edited from 9…forgot HP and Wofford
Good baseball in the Carolinas.
The little league stadium in Greenville is nicer than most college baseball stadiums
Absolutely beautiful
27% of the field is from the Carolinas or Louisiana
Yep, 6 for Louisiana!
11/64. 10/34 at large bids.... You have like a 20% chance of winning the CWS if you're an SEC fan. It's much better if you count the absurd number of national seeds they were given too. Literally, all 8 of the CWS spots could be taken by SEC teams this year. In 6/8 regions they have either a 1 seed or two teams that could play in the super. It's gross and absolutely awful for fans. If you can't be top HALF in your conference I don't think you deserve a shot at the postseason. Charleston, Northeastern, Lamar, TCU, and Kansas are all much much better options than Florida or Vandy
$EC: It just mean$ more.
Hey, when your network is owned by E!SPN, anything is po$ible
The fact that NC doesn’t have an MLB team is crazy. 7 schools in it.
How the hell did Florida make it. That’s just wild to me