Complaint about the purpose of seeding

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  1. Richdog

    Richdog 02 Cecilia alumni champs

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    2nd isn't highly ranked? :hihi:
     
  2. LesMilesFan

    LesMilesFan Founding Member

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    I guess that's the point. What do you need to seed anybody for at all? Just name the 8 super regional teams and forget about the order. Because it makes no difference in college baseball.

    In other sports seeding is important because it gives higher seeds an advantage since they will play lower seeds. This is lost in Omaha because they don't reseed.
     
  3. LaSalleAve

    LaSalleAve when in doubt, mumble

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    yeah but regional, super regional, and omaha are all part of the tournament. you dont change the seeds in march madness when it gets down to the great 8.
     
  4. LSUGradin99

    LSUGradin99 I Bleedeth Purple 'N Gold

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    For those of you complaining, lets hear how you would have seeded the teams and your logic behind the seeding.
     
  5. LesMilesFan

    LesMilesFan Founding Member

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    I have no problem with how the teams are seeded this year. Since the 6,7 and 8 seeds were the ones who were replaced. But imagine if TCU gets past Texas. Why should they get the #1 seed and an easier road than the 2,3 and 4 seeds in Omaha?

    1-CSF
    2-LSU
    3-UNC
    4-ASU
    5-TCU
    6-UVA
    7-R-Kansas
    8-Southern Miss
     
  6. LSUGradin99

    LSUGradin99 I Bleedeth Purple 'N Gold

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    How is Texas getting an easier road in the tournament than CSF, LSU, & ASU?
     
  7. LesMilesFan

    LesMilesFan Founding Member

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    Because they play the #8 seed. :huh:
     
  8. LSUGradin99

    LSUGradin99 I Bleedeth Purple 'N Gold

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    They had two other national seeds that made it in on their side of the bracket. #2 & #3 seeds LSU and Cal State had easier road (on paper) being the only two national seeds on their side of the bracket to make it.
     
  9. mobius481

    mobius481 Registered Member

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    It's highly ranked, just not as highly ranked
     
  10. Nutriaitch

    Nutriaitch Fear the Buoy

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    well since we're playing make-believe, imagine if a 16 seed ever beats a 1 seed in March Madness. That 16 seed has an easier road the rest of the way than the 2, 3, and 4 seeds.

    Seeding is only used for the purposes of who you play, and which side of the bracket you're thrown into. 1st 2 rounds, highest remaining seeds play in their home ballpark.

    Being the "home" team in Omaha is nowhere near as big of an advantage as actually playing in your yard.
    You have to record 27 outs against your opponent whether they bat before or after you.
     

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