Would love to face OSU tomorrow at noon if they have to play until after midnight tonight. Go Buckeyes! Tie it up.
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2012 B1G Baseball Tournament
- Thread starter ThotDoc
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Would love to face OSU tomorrow at noon if they have to play until after midnight tonight. Go Buckeyes! Tie it up.
Yep, that would be nice! Hopping for a 13-10 type game that lasts about 4 1/2 hours and they use all their pitchers! I'm not greedy!
I'd like Purdue more tomorrow with a chance to knock them out. Knowing they're down the road somewhere is worse than knowing Ohio State is down the road.
Delusion is the right word. This format in the B1G is stupid
What do you mean? Lose once and then all you have to do is survive six straight elimination games and knock out all five other teams in the tourney.Meanwhile, the winners bracket team has to play 3 or 4 games total.
Sounds simple enough. I wonder who dreamed up this format.
In defense of the tourney format, at least the Big 10 "knows its place" and doesn't take 8 teams, probably half of those don't deserve to play in a conference tourney.
This format protects the top two teams from being upset, and thus maximizing the chances for at-large bids (note the MVC, the sixth best conference, has had the 1, 2, & 3 seeds knocked out).
With the strength of the current teams in the B1G, you could probably go one futher and make this a four team tourney and no one would notice.
This format protects the top two teams from being upset, and thus maximizing the chances for at-large bids (note the MVC, the sixth best conference, has had the 1, 2, & 3 seeds knocked out).
With the strength of the current teams in the B1G, you could probably go one futher and make this a four team tourney and no one would notice.
Interesting take, but you couldn't have credibly selected four teams this year. An eight team bracket is the best solution and still shields the top two seeds by pitting them against the lowest available seeds. Eight-team tourney this year:
(1) Purdue vs. (8) Minnesota
(4) Nebraska vs. (5) MichSt
(2) Indiana vs. (7) Illinois
(3) PennSt vs. (6) OhioSt
Judging from the attendance no one is noticing
Agree. This conference absolutely has to get better in baseball if any team wants to be national recognized on a consistant basis.
After each team scored 2 in the 5th, MSU has plated three more in the bottom of the 6th to lead 5-2 after 6 complete.
