La Tech and Marshall impact

[GoneGolfin]

Is your context here our hosting resume?

Yes ... I was responding to the "too many SWAC teams" comment ... which was in the context of the poster claiming it would be the reason the Cajuns cannot host.

Brian

[Esqueleto]

Do we have scheduling problem? If so, how should we build a schedule?

Appreciate you sharing your knowledge. Thanks.

I would like to see us travel more midweek to places like A&M, MS State, Baylor, Arkansas, etc. instead of hosting RPI sucks. JMO

[Policarp]

I don't see how we would host......pretty much have to win out to sniff any chance. Even with 16 wins in a row......we are a bubble at best right now.

[cajun_lannister]

We play GS on the road, they are already Q1…so is coastal

Should have said stay In Q1

[GoneGolfin]

Do we have scheduling problem? If so, how should we build a schedule?

Appreciate you sharing your knowledge. Thanks.

First, would I have done some things differently ... which do not require timely knowledge? Certainly. Taking better advantage of the home/road multiplier disparity is one ... but needs to be weighed in the context of putting together a good home schedule for the fans. Some of the teams scheduled could be improved. And I am referring to the part of the schedule that gets added in months before ... not two years in advance.

But I think that some of what we are seeing is simply the schedule being back loaded a bit due to how the conference schedule came out. Some of this will resolve itself.

That said, I think there is a difference between assembling a schedule with the goal of obtaining an at-large bid ... and assembling a schedule with the goal of being a national seed. What we have in 2024 is not a national seed schedule. Making it fit as such would require winning a substantial number of games ... while not squandering Q1 opportunities. Very difficult to do ... much easier to do with a stronger schedule (allowing more losses) and more road games.

Brian

[ZoomZoom]

Do we have scheduling problem? If so, how should we build a schedule?

Appreciate you sharing your knowledge. Thanks.

Noticed too many SWAC teams. Historically one of the weaker conferences. Is it a scheduling issue? Money? Good question to straight up ask Deggs.

Where’s UNO, they’re usually on the schedule?

Be a shame come May had too many cupcakes on the schedule.

[GoneGolfin]

Noticed too many SWAC teams. Historically one of the weaker conferences. Is it a scheduling issue? Money? Good question to straight up ask Deggs.

Be a shame come May had too many cupcakes on the schedule.

Just to be clear ... not all SWAC is bad. SWAC teams have been instrumental in good softball and baseball schedules. But you need the right ones (good programs) and do not over-schedule them. And win.

Example, Jackson State is a good opponent to have this season ... despite the #232 ranking (RPI rankings can be very misleading).

Brian

[CrazyCajun]

Noticed too many SWAC teams. Historically one of the weaker conferences. Is it a scheduling issue? Money? Good question to straight up ask Deggs.

Where’s UNO, they’re usually on the schedule?

Be a shame come May had too many cupcakes on the schedule.

We are sitting at 51 with road series at #21 and #47, home series with #36 left on the schedule. USA and Troy at 71 and 84…already swept 53. Take care of business and we will be fine. We have 3 series left in the top 50 and 1 in the top 25 on the road.

[Esqueleto]

We are sitting at 51 with road series at #21 and #47, home series with #36 left on the schedule. USA and Troy at 71 and 84…already swept 53. Take care of business and we will be fine. We have 3 series left in the top 50 and 1 in the top 25 on the road.

Yeah, you'll be fine to make the field, but there should not be any conversation about hosting (unless the win streak never ends, lol)

[CrazyCajun]

Yeah, you'll be fine to make the field, but there should not be any conversation about hosting (unless the win streak never ends, lol)

We don’t know that, no clue what our opponents or their opponents will do. A lot of variables. We earned our at large in the conference tourney last year, we halfway through the season with the meat of our schedule left.

[CajunVic]

Being awarded an “at large” bid is totally different than Boeing awarded a host site.

[Grantvb]

Where is the game thread?