(05-31-2013 09:11 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  ULL and Sam Houston tied at 2 in the 7th. Sam Houston's 3 trillion left handed pitchers are keeping ULL down.

SHSU's Luke Plucheck just hit a 2-run double with the bases loaded. SHSU up 4-2 in the 7th.

(05-31-2013 08:54 PM)trojanblood Wrote:  

(05-31-2013 08:52 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  I was driving today and ran across an inning of the pig regional game, their announcers were busy insisting the only reason Bama lost is because it was Troy's super bowl

WTF EVER!!!

Well they are in the process of losing to Bryant, so I don't think you will hear much out of those guys again.

(05-31-2013 08:54 PM)trojanblood Wrote:  

(05-31-2013 08:52 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  I was driving today and ran across an inning of the pig regional game, their announcers were busy insisting the only reason Bama lost is because it was Troy's super bowl

WTF EVER!!!

Just stupid...

(05-31-2013 04:39 PM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  SHSU has this Cajun fan very nervous. You never know what Cajun team will show up when it comes time for post season play. I hope it is the one that showed up against South Al for the Belt tourney and not the one that showed up for FAU!

I knew this was coming!

(05-31-2013 09:32 PM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  

(05-31-2013 04:39 PM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  SHSU has this Cajun fan very nervous. You never know what Cajun team will show up when it comes time for post season play. I hope it is the one that showed up against South Al for the Belt tourney and not the one that showed up for FAU!

I knew this was coming!

With ya'lls bats, this game is still on.

(05-31-2013 09:32 PM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  

(05-31-2013 04:39 PM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  SHSU has this Cajun fan very nervous. You never know what Cajun team will show up when it comes time for post season play. I hope it is the one that showed up against South Al for the Belt tourney and not the one that showed up for FAU!

I knew this was coming!

What'reya tryin' to do?! JYNX US?!

(05-31-2013 09:40 PM)AnthonyE Wrote:  

(05-31-2013 09:32 PM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  

(05-31-2013 04:39 PM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  SHSU has this Cajun fan very nervous. You never know what Cajun team will show up when it comes time for post season play. I hope it is the one that showed up against South Al for the Belt tourney and not the one that showed up for FAU!

I knew this was coming!

What'reya tryin' to do?! JYNX US?!

We seem to struggle in tournaments. There is no jinx involved. We have some really good hitters and they seem to disappear in high pressure situations like the huge 3 game series against South Al and tonight.

(05-31-2013 09:39 PM)HCJag Wrote:  

(05-31-2013 09:32 PM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  

(05-31-2013 04:39 PM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  SHSU has this Cajun fan very nervous. You never know what Cajun team will show up when it comes time for post season play. I hope it is the one that showed up against South Al for the Belt tourney and not the one that showed up for FAU!

I knew this was coming!

With ya'lls bats, this game is still on.

Doubtful.

(05-31-2013 09:43 PM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  

(05-31-2013 09:40 PM)AnthonyE Wrote:  

(05-31-2013 09:32 PM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  

(05-31-2013 04:39 PM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  SHSU has this Cajun fan very nervous. You never know what Cajun team will show up when it comes time for post season play. I hope it is the one that showed up against South Al for the Belt tourney and not the one that showed up for FAU!

I knew this was coming!

What'reya tryin' to do?! JYNX US?!

We seem to struggle in tournaments. There is no jinx involved. We have some really good hitters and they seem to disappear in high pressure situations like the huge 3 game series against South Al and tonight.

We had some issues like that as well, but more-so with our pitching. You saw it tonight with Cody Dickson and his 4 HBP and in the SLC tournament where we went 1-2. This game is still up in the air.

(05-31-2013 09:48 PM)AnthonyE Wrote:  

(05-31-2013 09:43 PM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  

(05-31-2013 09:40 PM)AnthonyE Wrote:  

(05-31-2013 09:32 PM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  

(05-31-2013 04:39 PM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  SHSU has this Cajun fan very nervous. You never know what Cajun team will show up when it comes time for post season play. I hope it is the one that showed up against South Al for the Belt tourney and not the one that showed up for FAU!

I knew this was coming!

What'reya tryin' to do?! JYNX US?!

We seem to struggle in tournaments. There is no jinx involved. We have some really good hitters and they seem to disappear in high pressure situations like the huge 3 game series against South Al and tonight.

We had some issues like that as well, but more-so with our pitching. You saw it tonight with Cody Dickson and his 4 HBP and in the SLC tournament where we went 1-2. This game is still up in the air.

I am pretty sure SHSU will be facing LSU and Nola tomorrow and we will throw Boutte against Jackson St.

That was close!

(05-31-2013 09:50 PM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  

(05-31-2013 09:48 PM)AnthonyE Wrote:  

(05-31-2013 09:43 PM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  

(05-31-2013 09:40 PM)AnthonyE Wrote:  

(05-31-2013 09:32 PM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  I knew this was coming!

What'reya tryin' to do?! JYNX US?!

We seem to struggle in tournaments. There is no jinx involved. We have some really good hitters and they seem to disappear in high pressure situations like the huge 3 game series against South Al and tonight.

We had some issues like that as well, but more-so with our pitching. You saw it tonight with Cody Dickson and his 4 HBP and in the SLC tournament where we went 1-2. This game is still up in the air.

I am pretty sure SHSU will be facing LSU and Nola tomorrow and we will throw Boutte against Jackson St.

Oh geez! I thought that one mighta tied up the game. My heart stopped. LOL

Hey, geauxcajuns. Good game and it was nice talking to you.

(05-31-2013 08:52 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  I was driving today and ran across an inning of the pig regional game, their announcers were busy insisting the only reason Bama lost is because it was Troy's super bowl

It is what it is. Our Saturday guy against their Friday guy. No midweek stuff.

(05-31-2013 10:00 PM)AnthonyE Wrote:  

(05-31-2013 09:50 PM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  

(05-31-2013 09:48 PM)AnthonyE Wrote:  

(05-31-2013 09:43 PM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  

(05-31-2013 09:40 PM)AnthonyE Wrote:  What'reya tryin' to do?! JYNX US?!

We seem to struggle in tournaments. There is no jinx involved. We have some really good hitters and they seem to disappear in high pressure situations like the huge 3 game series against South Al and tonight.

We had some issues like that as well, but more-so with our pitching. You saw it tonight with Cody Dickson and his 4 HBP and in the SLC tournament where we went 1-2. This game is still up in the air.

I am pretty sure SHSU will be facing LSU and Nola tomorrow and we will throw Boutte against Jackson St.

Oh geez! I thought that one mighta tied up the game. My heart stopped. LOL

Hey, geauxcajuns. Good game and it was nice talking to you.

Good luck against the tiggers!!! I will be rooting for y'all to take them down! Hopefully the cajuns will meet y'all in the winners bracket

The SEC went 4-5 yesterday.

(05-31-2013 12:19 PM)Burn the Horse Wrote:  We have always excelled on the diamond. The average joe fan sees the sun on our sleeves and think the same rules apply as in football. I love watching us prove them to be dumb about that.

I've been thinking about this too. I'm concerned because ESPN has been giving a lot of TV time to the SEC, ACC, and I think I even saw the Big East, baseball this season - including full coverage of their tournaments. I'm sure this will grow with things like the "SEC Network."

What kind of effect could this have on the SBC's tradition in baseball? Kids like to play on TV, get that exposure. Could we start seeing in college baseball the same things that happened to college basketball and college football? ESPN covers the conferences it believes are the most marketable, making those conferences "the" conference in the respective sports, and a gap begins to grow.

(06-01-2013 09:42 AM)GaStPanthers Wrote:  

(05-31-2013 12:19 PM)Burn the Horse Wrote:  We have always excelled on the diamond. The average joe fan sees the sun on our sleeves and think the same rules apply as in football. I love watching us prove them to be dumb about that.

I've been thinking about this too. I'm concerned because ESPN has been giving a lot of TV time to the SEC, ACC, and I think I even saw the Big East, baseball this season - including full coverage of their tournaments. I'm sure this will grow with things like the "SEC Network."

What kind of effect could this have on the SBC's tradition in baseball? Kids like to play on TV, get that exposure. Could we start seeing in college baseball the same things that happened to college basketball and college football? ESPN covers the conferences it believes are the most marketable, making those conferences "the" conference in the respective sports, and a gap begins to grow.

I don't think it'll happen. The amount of scholarships allotted for baseball isn't as much as you would imagine, this is why even the powers tend to have regional baseball players that they have manufactured into big time players. Also, the ability for high school players to go directly into the draft makes it more likely that kids who are in it for TV exposure and big money would already be gone. I think College baseball is gonna be driven by crowds and coaching. If they didn't make it into the draft (or high enough in the draft to really matter) then they will want to play in front of large crowds. The other side to that coin is Coaching. Most players want to show that they can develop into MLB material, so going to the right coach is important to a lot of these guys. Ultimately, I think programs like, Troy, USA and UL will stick around regardless, the same way that programs like Cal State Fullerton and Wichita State will be around for a while.

Exactly right, baseball is just a different animal. A non-power conference school has a much easier time making it to the College World Series than the Elite Eight, though there is a lot of parity in basketball lately thanks to the draft. With 11.7 scholarships to be divided among 25 roster sports, the big schools just can't stockpile baseball talent like they can in the other sports. Basketball has 13 scholarships for 15 roster sports and football has 85 scholarships. The really good player who would start only their senior season at UT could get a better scholarship offer at UTA and take it. Then lead UTA to success. It has happened many a time.

As an example, our ace who lead us to the NCAA tournament in 2001, beating a lot of good programs before running up against Rice in the tournament, started out as a walk-on. The odds of a starting quarterback or point guard who is a 1st team all-conference selection being a walk-on is so much smaller.

Add in the fact that baseball is a game that literally any team can have a chance to win on any given day and it means there will always be parity in NCAA baseball.

Thanks for the info guys. I didn't realize the scholarship situation. Hope you guys are right about its effect on baseball versus the other sports. All the money being thrown around just concerns me.

(06-01-2013 12:23 PM)GaStPanthers Wrote:  Thanks for the info guys. I didn't realize the scholarship situation. Hope you guys are right about its effect on baseball versus the other sports. All the money being thrown around just concerns me.

The scholarship creating parity in the non- money sports is true when it comes to talent. As someone stated earlier, coaching does become a factor and that is where the major schools might be able to take an advantage. The money helps them to pay the best coaches and create the best facilities for player development across the board for all sports more often than not.