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A 34-game home slate, featuring weekend series against NCAA Regional participants Wright State, Tulane and Southern Miss, a trip to Minute Maid Park for games against Vanderbilt, LSU and Houston in the Astros Foundation College Classic, and a 30-game Sun Belt Conference schedule are part of the 2024 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Baseball schedule which was released on Tuesday.
Really good home schedule.Quote:
Originally Posted by NewsCopy
Anyone have a chance to compare the potential conflicts in Diamond sport games?
the ones in houston and basketball finishing up is a bummer.
Is it? 4 SWAC home games and Tulane & Rice have both been down.Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunT
No but I'm guessing the conflicts will be fewer this year than most.Quote:
Originally Posted by BeauCajun
Yes, on paper. There are 17 programs that played in the regionals. Wright State is solid and I fully expect Tulane and Rice to be much better. Conference home series against USM, USA, Old Dominion and Marshall.Quote:
Originally Posted by zeppelincajun
Last year’s RPIs:Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunT
Wright 80
Northwestern State 146
Rice 167
Tulane 158
Southern 272
McNeese 128
Grambling 259
Nicholls 108
PV A&M 290
Louisiana Tech 131
Southeastern LA 137
Houston Christian 256
Jackson State 261
I sure hope there is a lot of improvement from those teams because if not, that leaves very little margin for error for the good guys.
yeah thought we were getting away from the SWAC teams, they are RPI killers
Other than that i like the schedule....
Last year is exactly that, last year. SWAC teams play at LSU and other programs in the SEC. Guess what, they play here for Softball as well. We play CC, Troy, Texas St, Vanderbilt, Houston, LSU (twice) all on the road. The RPI games are there and we have to win a few.Quote:
Originally Posted by zeppelincajun
are you saying we shouldnt schedule rice and tulane? or just that no matter what, you wont be happy unless its home series against lsu, texas a&m, ole miss, and arkansas?Quote:
Originally Posted by zeppelincajun
. . . well both, this is RP . . .Quote:
Originally Posted by GeauxCajuns
SWAC teams play at SEC programs because SEC programs are playing almost exclusively Top 25 RPI teams when they enter conference play. We are not doing that. Robe understood the importance of getting these programs off the schedule, and there were years we didn’t play any. Last year was 3 and this year is 4. If we think it’s wise to have 4 guaranteed sub 250 home games on the schedule plus another likely, we’ll have to live with that.Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunT
Last year is last year which is why I said I sure hope those teams improve this year. Rice was awful yet again and Tulane was even worse, aside from the miracle they pulled off in their conference tournament.
So not being happy with 4 SWAC games equates to only being happy with SEC programs on the home schedule? That’s some solid logic there.Quote:
Originally Posted by GeauxCajuns
Those are games of interest for most Louisiana fans so down or not it is a plus having them on the schedule.Quote:
Originally Posted by zeppelincajun
What I wonder is if playing only 19 true road games will be a negative for the RPI.
If you lose at home will it will hurt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajunsmike
It depends on what your end goal is in making the schedule. Do you wanna give your fans a few games against schools they know or give your team the best chance of making the postseason? If it’s the latter, those 2 are toss ups on if they help you. The SWAC games (the guaranteed negatives) are the biggest issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbine
. . . do you really think Rice and Tulane were down or expected to be down when we scheduled them . . .
Then you have these single weekday games
Louisiana will host 10 midweek games during the 2024 season – Northwestern State (Feb. 21), Southern (March 19), McNeese (March 20), Grambling (March 26), Nicholls (April 2), Prairie View (April 9), Louisiana Tech (April 10), SLU (April 17), Houston Christian (April 24) and Jackson State (May 7).
. . . who else are you going to get that can drive in, play a game and drive back home for a weekday game . . .
Considering Rice hasn’t had a winning season since 2017, that’s a pretty safe bet.
. . . with a 52 game season, one could pick apart and pick on the scheduler every single season with points like that . . .
good point..in past it has been the tulane, rice's of the world for midweeks as wellQuote:
Originally Posted by CajunVic
He (Vic) has a point.Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunVic
A good one.
Every game of the 50+ matters, as evidenced by St. Peter’s in 2017.
Personally I’d rather a few less poorly attended Tuesday night home games and hit the road some more. Toss ups are one thing. Signing up for guaranteed negatives is another entirely.
Just can't have these SWAC games. They're killers. SLC games instead would have made more sense.