ESPN Bracketology (baseball)

[Cajun90]

We can put in bids every year, but our pressbox and our clubhouse will give us a disadvantage if we are a fringe #1 seed. I'll say this, if we end up being the #15 or #16 seed, there is a chance that we would be a traveling #1 seed, not because of our fans, but because of the problems I stated. remember the 2007 season, all the talk was if we beat UNO in the conference title game, we would be a fringe #1 seed and the fear was we wouldn't host because of those same problems, and since then, the only problem that has been addressed is the field.

I was at Olsen field at A&M when they built temporary press box facilities out of plywood. It can be overcome.

By the way the Blue Bell Ice Cream guys are giving a cool 7 mil to upgrade Olsen field so after this year it probably won't be a problem for them.

[Cajun90]

the geographical problem does come in to play primarily because we have so many top tier teams in this region between us, LSU, Tulane, and Rice, all of which have very nice facilities.

If you run with the assumption that LSU does their usual then for us to host means not only are we up in the top sixteen with them but there is a need for a second host in the area.

For that to happen teams like Tulane, McNeese, Houston, Southern Miss., Northwestern State, and a neighboring SEC team or two need to be tournament qualifiers but not in the hunt to be a host.

[TuffGuy84]

_ If you run with the assumption that LSU does their usual then for us to host means not only are we up in the top sixteen with them but there is a need for a second host in the area.

For that to happen teams like Tulane, McNeese, Houston, Southern Miss., Northwestern State, and a neighboring SEC team or two need to be tournament qualifiers but not in the hunt to be a host. _

I absolutely agree with that, and that is one of the reasons why I'm worried about us getting a host site. I could absolutely see us getting a #1 seed and being sent somewhere else (especially with the problems I mentioned) if there are not enough regional teams to fill 2 local regionals. Important thing is to do the first thing first, and that's win, and win a lot.

[Dad04]

Southern Miss anounced another round of upgrades to the "Pete", adding 1,358 more seats. They expanded and renovated in 2006-2007.

http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/...e-taylor-park/