The colours are different but they remind me of the Houston Astros uniforms of a few years back. Must be a Texas thing.

(01-27-2014 06:26 PM)CatMom Wrote:  Eh Gads...our team got new uniforms and they're horrible. (I'd use harsher words but I, technically, can't)

Those are really bad.

Looking forward to Sun Belt baseball. Wish we were in there this year, but this is one sport where the Sun Belt is very capable of becoming a top 5-6 conference and I don't rule out top 4.

As bad as we have been at basketball the last few years we are very anxious for baseball season just to forget our losing in basketball.

(01-27-2014 07:22 PM)GaSoEagle Wrote:  Looking forward to Sun Belt baseball. Wish we were in there this year, but this is one sport where the Sun Belt is very capable of becoming a top 5-6 conference and I don't rule out top 4.

As bad as we have been at basketball the last few years we are very anxious for baseball season just to forget our losing in basketball.

We were a top 5 conference last year.

(01-27-2014 03:28 PM)Hilltopper413 Wrote:  

(01-27-2014 03:16 PM)Godzilla Wrote:  I can already tell that the Sun Belt cares WAY more about baseball than basketball and I like that.

Also fun fact: Bobcat Baseball has had only one losing season in the past decade & in that we went 29-30

Glad you do. This is the main reason WKU fans are happy to be moving on to a place that at least somewhat cares about basketball. Not dissing baseball, but how can baseball be a more popular sport than basketball in a conference? The two main sports in this country are football and basketball. That is why both are shown all of the time on TV. Baseball is only shown mainstream when it gets down to the tournaments. Again, I'm not dissing baseball, I really like it. But it is a distant 3rd for most WKU fans behind basketball and football.

Amen and this attitude by other SB schools have really taken hold this season in hoops....Their is amazingly less people at games than the normal which was bad to start with in SB gyms....I bet most SB teams baseball does outdraw basketball and to me that is just sad...I think this is some of the reason SB teams and players are jacked up when they come to Diddle, they are finally playing in front of more than just family and friends...They come to play to shut up the actual home crowd they are not used to seeing...

(01-27-2014 08:44 PM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  Amen and this attitude by other SB schools have really taken hold this season in hoops....Their is amazingly less people at games than the normal which was bad to start with in SB gyms....I bet most SB teams baseball does outdraw basketball and to me that is just sad...I think this is some of the reason SB teams and players are jacked up when they come to Diddle, they are finally playing in front of more than just family and friends...They come to play to shut up the actual home crowd they are not used to seeing...

Why is it sad? Just because you prefer basketball does not mean everyone does. You have had a lot of success historically in basketball, most of the rest of us haven't. Most of us have, however, had a lot of success in baseball. That explains a lot of it.
Also, no offense, because Diddle has a great atmosphere from what I've seen, but I'm pretty sure all of our teams have played in better atmospheres than Diddle.

(01-27-2014 08:44 PM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  

(01-27-2014 03:28 PM)Hilltopper413 Wrote:  

(01-27-2014 03:16 PM)Godzilla Wrote:  I can already tell that the Sun Belt cares WAY more about baseball than basketball and I like that.

Also fun fact: Bobcat Baseball has had only one losing season in the past decade & in that we went 29-30

Glad you do. This is the main reason WKU fans are happy to be moving on to a place that at least somewhat cares about basketball. Not dissing baseball, but how can baseball be a more popular sport than basketball in a conference? The two main sports in this country are football and basketball. That is why both are shown all of the time on TV. Baseball is only shown mainstream when it gets down to the tournaments. Again, I'm not dissing baseball, I really like it. But it is a distant 3rd for most WKU fans behind basketball and football.

Amen and this attitude by other SB schools have really taken hold this season in hoops....Their is amazingly less people at games than the normal which was bad to start with in SB gyms....I bet most SB teams baseball does outdraw basketball and to me that is just sad...I think this is some of the reason SB teams and players are jacked up when they come to Diddle, they are finally playing in front of more than just family and friends...They come to play to shut up the actual home crowd they are not used to seeing...

Baseball doesn't outdraw basketball except maybe at a Troy, USA, or ULL. What baseball does provide though are winning teams, and fans support winners.

Basketball would be a much bigger deal for fans if the teams were winning. Since its not, fans are starting to put more resources in baseball, which in turn develops the baseball program more.

For almost every SBC school that sponsors football, Football is King, and Basketball is sort of lumped in with the other sports. Its just how it is.

(01-27-2014 06:26 PM)CatMom Wrote:  Eh Gads...our team got new uniforms and they're horrible. (I'd use harsher words but I, technically, can't)

Awful looks like a bad softball uniform

South Alabama
Louisiana
Troy
Western Kentucky
Texas State
Georgia State
Arkansas State
Arkansas Little Rock
UT Arlington
ULM

That was the end of year order by RPI for last season.

(01-27-2014 09:42 PM)itsmeagain Wrote:  South Alabama
Louisiana
Troy
Western Kentucky
Texas State
Georgia State
Arkansas State
Arkansas Little Rock
UT Arlington
ULM

That was the end of year order by RPI for last season.

And we had an awful year by our standards.

(01-27-2014 09:24 PM)EatEmUp Wrote:  

(01-27-2014 06:26 PM)CatMom Wrote:  Eh Gads...our team got new uniforms and they're horrible. (I'd use harsher words but I, technically, can't)

Awful looks like a bad softball uniform

The consensus of fans on Twitter and Facebook is these are Fugly.

(01-27-2014 09:44 PM)CatMom Wrote:  

(01-27-2014 09:42 PM)itsmeagain Wrote:  South Alabama
Louisiana
Troy
Western Kentucky
Texas State
Georgia State
Arkansas State
Arkansas Little Rock
UT Arlington
ULM

That was the end of year order by RPI for last season.

And we had an awful year by our standards.

I think the RPI goes up considerably after Troy... Had we not lost to asu in the tourny we would have had a 20 something RPI. But still co-champs none the less.

(01-27-2014 09:56 PM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  

(01-27-2014 09:44 PM)CatMom Wrote:  

(01-27-2014 09:42 PM)itsmeagain Wrote:  South Alabama
Louisiana
Troy
Western Kentucky
Texas State
Georgia State
Arkansas State
Arkansas Little Rock
UT Arlington
ULM

That was the end of year order by RPI for last season.

And we had an awful year by our standards.

I think the RPI goes up considerably after Troy... Had we not lost to asu in the tourny we would have had a 20 something RPI. But still co-champs none the less.

*Evil Laugh*

(01-27-2014 10:08 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(01-27-2014 09:56 PM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  

(01-27-2014 09:44 PM)CatMom Wrote:  

(01-27-2014 09:42 PM)itsmeagain Wrote:  South Alabama
Louisiana
Troy
Western Kentucky
Texas State
Georgia State
Arkansas State
Arkansas Little Rock
UT Arlington
ULM

That was the end of year order by RPI for last season.

And we had an awful year by our standards.

I think the RPI goes up considerably after Troy... Had we not lost to asu in the tourny we would have had a 20 something RPI. But still co-champs none the less.

*Evil Laugh*

Oh I'm sorry... What NCAA regional have y'all been to?

Less than 3 weeks now and baseball season is here.

(01-27-2014 10:11 PM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  

(01-27-2014 10:08 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(01-27-2014 09:56 PM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  

(01-27-2014 09:44 PM)CatMom Wrote:  

(01-27-2014 09:42 PM)itsmeagain Wrote:  South Alabama
Louisiana
Troy
Western Kentucky
Texas State
Georgia State
Arkansas State
Arkansas Little Rock
UT Arlington
ULM

That was the end of year order by RPI for last season.

And we had an awful year by our standards.

I think the RPI goes up considerably after Troy... Had we not lost to asu in the tourny we would have had a 20 something RPI. But still co-champs none the less.

*Evil Laugh*

Oh I'm sorry... What NCAA regional have y'all been to?

We're just building...don't mind us. Coaches have set Regionals as the goal for this season.

(01-27-2014 09:18 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(01-27-2014 08:44 PM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  

(01-27-2014 03:28 PM)Hilltopper413 Wrote:  

(01-27-2014 03:16 PM)Godzilla Wrote:  I can already tell that the Sun Belt cares WAY more about baseball than basketball and I like that.

Also fun fact: Bobcat Baseball has had only one losing season in the past decade & in that we went 29-30

Glad you do. This is the main reason WKU fans are happy to be moving on to a place that at least somewhat cares about basketball. Not dissing baseball, but how can baseball be a more popular sport than basketball in a conference? The two main sports in this country are football and basketball. That is why both are shown all of the time on TV. Baseball is only shown mainstream when it gets down to the tournaments. Again, I'm not dissing baseball, I really like it. But it is a distant 3rd for most WKU fans behind basketball and football.

Amen and this attitude by other SB schools have really taken hold this season in hoops....Their is amazingly less people at games than the normal which was bad to start with in SB gyms....I bet most SB teams baseball does outdraw basketball and to me that is just sad...I think this is some of the reason SB teams and players are jacked up when they come to Diddle, they are finally playing in front of more than just family and friends...They come to play to shut up the actual home crowd they are not used to seeing...

Baseball doesn't outdraw basketball except maybe at a Troy, USA, or ULL. What baseball does provide though are winning teams, and fans support winners.

Basketball would be a much bigger deal for fans if the teams were winning. Since its not, fans are starting to put more resources in baseball, which in turn develops the baseball program more.

For almost every SBC school that sponsors football, Football is King, and Basketball is sort of lumped in with the other sports. Its just how it is.

Historically, no baseball hasn't outdrawn basketball. In recent years yes because UL has not returned to the NCAA Tournament since 2006.

As did we

Texas State begins the season with its annual CenturyLink tournament. This year Michigan, Washington & Air Force are coming to play at Bobcat Ballpark.

What tournaments are you guys hosting/attending?

(01-27-2014 11:44 PM)UnitedWeFanTXST Wrote:  Texas State begins the season with its annual CenturyLink tournament. This year Michigan, Washington & Air Force are coming to play at Bobcat Ballpark.

What tournaments are you guys hosting/attending?

We cut Preseason tournaments out for a couple years now. Only tournaments we are interested in take place in May and June.