BrassBulls12

Just now, charsibb said:

We should have at least applied.

 

I mean yeah I would have liked to, but I’m not gonna act like it was cut and dry decision especially when I don’t know all the info. 

4 minutes ago, OcalaBull2 said:

It doesn’t matter that we didn’t win the tournament, this is about our athletic department not doing their job. They sat back and let a deadline pass because going into this tournament our RPI very much showed that hosting was still in the realm of a possibility. Stop making excuses for something athletics should have done when they didn’t. 

I think they correctly anticipated that the application would be a waste of time. Hosting is about more than RPI and all of the Fl teams that did get to host, were higher than us. 

Just now, goldenbrahm1996 said:

Were they really though? Coastal Carolina was one spot ahead of us in RPI and it look them beating Troy team in their Conf Champ to get to that point. Not to mention we had 14 wins over teams that are in the field....Coastal Carolina had 8.

Are we really trying to compare our program to the one that won it all two years ago? I also believe baseball is their marquee sport. I would imagine they would willing prioritize that app higher 

5 minutes ago, BDYZR said:

Did I understand correctly? There's a $50,000 application fee? Is that refundable if you don't host?

I read it as a promise to pay that fee should they choose us. Then we make that back through ticket sales. 

13 minutes ago, USFBULL_08 said:

Logically, the non application did stop us from hosting. If we werent able to submit an application bc of other criteria then yea.

So if we had submitted it, would we be hosting? The answer is no. With or without it, we weren’t hosting and at no point except for the last of the conference tournament was it even in the cards. 

Just now, goldenbrahm1996 said:

Whatever the process may be, if you're telling me you're okay with the fact that schools like ECU, Coastal Carolina, and Stetson can find a way to do it but we can't, I guess you just have a differing opinion on where we are as a program.

I’m saying those schools were a lot closer to doing what needed to be done on the field than we were. Which would make that application a little more important. That application didn’t stop us hosting, our play did and that’s what isimportant. 

9 minutes ago, goldenbrahm1996 said:

5 question online application that would take an intern 3 minutes to fill out?

Where is this information coming from. From what I’ve read, it’s much more than that. It’s full on proposal. No intern handles those. 

23 minutes ago, BrassBulls12 said:

property

Priority*

22 minutes ago, OcalaBull2 said:

So? That’s the problem with the outlook. We were 1 inning away from the championship game, and if we managed to win we wouldn’t have hosted anyways. That’s inexcusable. 

It was somewhat of a miracle we were in that position. Who guesses that wisely and sully do what they did. There’s a lot that goes into it, including a budget proposal and 50 grand promise. Not saying it couldn’t have been done and it certainly could have been low on the property list 

It didn’t matter anyway. 

We have a group created at D1 baseball. You do have to register but it is free. Click the link, create an account and the search for TheBullsPen (yes one word). Make sure you join the group. You should see me in the group (BB12). Make your picks before tomorrow. 

There is a cash prize given by D1  

Our winner will receive a points prize that will be announced soon  

https://bracket-challenge.d1baseball.com/home 

*you must never a member of the baseball club to claim points. 

If anyone is having problems joining, they can message me or post their email and I will send an invite. 

The deadline to submit a bracket is 11am Friday. 

We have a group created at D1 baseball. You do have to register but it is free. Click the link and the search for TheBullsPen (yes one word). You should see me in the group (BB12). Make your picks before tomorrow. 

https://bracket-challenge.d1baseball.com/home 

On 5/29/2018 at 2:46 PM, cophbulls said:

And I would like to float the idea of making this a pay league or maybe if there is enough interest but not unanimous maybe a spin off pay league can be created?

I wouldn’t  my mind paying a little bit for a cash prize. Otherwise. Let’s play for points? 

 Hoping for continued progress

31 minutes ago, JTrue said:

We shall see. Let's hope he gives us a solid 5 on Friday and the bullpen can hold them off. Then Shane can throw again the next week.

Based on how CBM responded to the tourney start, I would say he is looking for more. 

"Equally off his game Wednesday was left-handed ace Shane McClanahan, who reached nearly 40 pitches in the first inning, when he walked Ross Cadena with the bases loaded to score the No. 7-seeded Shockers' first run.

McClanahan (5-7) threw 110 pitches in only five innings of work, scattering a run on five hits while striking out six and walking five.

"I thought he was average at best," Mohl said."

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/usf-bulls/2018/05/23/no-2-seeded-usf-falls-to-wichita-state-in-aac-tourney-opener/

1 hour ago, Brad said:

But that guy hit nukes (allegedly). 

1 hour ago, Brad said:

This team has hit very well this season. There are some really good lineups below us on this list 

9 minutes ago, JTrue said:

 

Absolutely true. But this time of year, everyone has an ace. Look at the top 25, their #1 might not be going in the first round of the draft, but he's no joker. And everyone has trouble scoring against the "good" pitching, hence the "good" pitching title bestowed on them. Teams that move on move on because their guy beat the other guy.

The year Coastal Carolina won, they went up against Logan Shore in game one of the CWS. Andrew Beckwith outdueled him and Shore got his only loss of the season in 2-1 game and finished the year 13-1. When it's crunch time, 2 runs may or may not be enough. Good pitching always beats good hitting. You have to scratch out a win against the big guy and then out thump the rest of the staff. 

Side note: Beckwith started 3 games in the CWS that year. 23 2/3 innings and gave up 2 earned runs. That's a beast performance on the biggest stage. And he only started 9 total games that entire year. He was mostly used in relief but stepped up when they asked him to.

This, hitting is to difficult to hang your hat on, you have to able win 2-1 one games to beat anyone ace. Especially in the post season. 

4 minutes ago, JTrue said:

On all levels, it's the best call. Pete gets the #3 and has the outside chance at coming back in a later game. Shane gets the #1 if we win or the elimination game if we lose.

Side note: I predicted this exact scenario before the season if anyone wants to dig up the thread.

I believe I remember agreeing with you way back then as well. But everything will depend on how much we put on the bullpen. Idk if you can bank on PS going twice.  You won’t want to use to many quality bullpen arms with SM going the next day so you would like for PS to eat as much of one as possible and a long outing might be to much for him to come back from. 

13 minutes ago, JTrue said:

Two schools of thought...

1) Gotta win game one before you do anything else. Throw who you think gives you the best chance.

2) Game one is theoretically against your easier opponent, so you throw your #2 at the start and hold back your #1 for game two.

Either way, Shane is definitely done after he throws his one game, so he starts game two for me. Pete gives you a chance AND he might be able to throw again.

I like PS in game one for this reason. We are going to need them both to be better than average this time around though. 

25 minutes ago, bullsmeanbusiness said:

 

I  think you have to consider all options in game one. 

Bulls head to Deland and open up with Ok St.