This Super Regional is ridiculous

[GoneGolfin]

We had so little room for error. If this year's RPI ranking of 12 got us a 14 spot, a ranking of 15 or 16 probably would not have earned a host spot. They would have orbitrarily moved us down a couple of spots...for some reason or another.

Jmo...but there is reason to believe it.

I made a mistake counting down the rankings and did not account for the Cajuns falling below themselves ... the Cajuns would have finished #14 ... just ahead of Georgia. But this is immaterial to the seeding.

The committee did not arbitrarily move us down a couple of spots. I fully understand why Missouri was moved ahead of the Cajuns ... I just do not agree with it. You need to look at the teams that would have been vying for those last few #1 seeds. You also need to understand that there was a large gap between the Cajuns and the #16 spot ... and another significant gap with the #18 -> #20 spots.

Looking at the teams and the way the committee made their selections, I think the Cajuns at a #14 RPI rank would have been a #15 seed ... ahead of Washington at #16.

There is a big difference between taking a team that has a Top 16 RPI and not making them a #1 seed and seeding a team a few positions down from their RPI. No way do I think the Cajuns at #14 would have fallen out of the Top 16 seedings. That would have required Washington (substantially weaker RPI ... remember the committee also sees the RPI numbers, not just the rankings) and someone like Florida State to pass them. Florida State being left out made complete sense because they did not have the resume and finished weak.

Brian

[GoneGolfin]

Brian,
Do u consult with the baseball coaches as well on the rpi, scheduling issue?

No. I have made some inquiries into the athletic office. But nothing is in the works.

Brian

[GeauxCajuns]

No. I have made some inquiries into the athletic office. But nothing is in the works.

Brian

if you cant beat anyone, does it really even matter??

[CajunRed]

if you cant beat anyone, does it really even matter??

The answer is YES, it does matter. With last year's schedule, we could have gone undefeated...and even beaten two baseball teams for lagniappe...and we STILL would not have had the RPI ranking to be a #1 seed and, thereby, host.

[DieHard1280]

The answer is YES, it does matter. With last year's schedule, we could have gone undefeated...and even beaten two baseball teams for lagniappe...and we STILL would not have had the RPI ranking to be a #1 seed and, thereby, host.

I'm pretty sure he was referring to the baseball team with that comment.

[Just1More]

I'm pretty sure he was referring to the baseball team with that comment.

He was too.

[CajunRed]

I'm pretty sure he was referring to the baseball team with that comment.

Then he is correct. It DOESN'T matter. :-)

[CajunEXPRESS]

Maybe the selection committee should have checked with Foote instead of Farmer. He seems to have a far more basic under standing of softball than anybody on that committee.

[CajunRed]

I made a mistake counting down the rankings and did not account for the Cajuns falling below themselves ... the Cajuns would have finished #14 ... just ahead of Georgia. But this is immaterial to the seeding.

The committee did not arbitrarily move us down a couple of spots. I fully understand why Missouri was moved ahead of the Cajuns ... I just do not agree with it. You need to look at the teams that would have been vying for those last few #1 seeds. You also need to understand that there was a large gap between the Cajuns and the #16 spot ... and another significant gap with the #18 -> #20 spots.

Looking at the teams and the way the committee made their selections, I think the Cajuns at a #14 RPI rank would have been a #15 seed ... ahead of Washington at #16.

There is a big difference between taking a team that has a Top 16 RPI and not making them a #1 seed and seeding a team a few positions down from their RPI. No way do I think the Cajuns at #14 would have fallen out of the Top 16 seedings. That would have required Washington (substantially weaker RPI ... remember the committee also sees the RPI numbers, not just the rankings) and someone like Florida State to pass them. Florida State being left out made complete sense because they did not have the resume and finished weak.

Brian

Wish I could agree with you. Past treatment of the Cajuns STILL makes me think otherwise.

[CajunRed]

Maybe the selection committee should have checked with Foote instead of Farmer. He seems to have a far more basic under standing of softball than anybody on that committee.

Exactly!