(02-20-2016 04:36 PM)DefCONNOne Wrote:  

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(02-20-2016 03:35 PM)Enviro5609 Wrote:  

(02-20-2016 12:55 PM)DefCONNOne Wrote:  

(02-20-2016 12:08 AM)Enviro5609 Wrote:  Tulane wins in the bottom of the 10th with a 3 run walk off?, 6-5.

Should never have come to that, we had it 2-0 with two outs in the top of the 9th. But a win is a win is a win.

Am I missing something?

He finds the term walk-off funny because they aren't actually walking off the field as the ball is hit

That, plus the fact that they use it in football, and I swear I heard them use the term in basketball, makes it a word that should never be uttered ever anymore.

If you're a fan of baseball it's pretty self explanatory...

Tulane had no outs, down by 2, with 2 runners on, and cranked what was probably a 450 ft HR. And that's it, game over, the team walks off the field. The game ended right then and there. They don't finish the inning, they don't get to 3 outs,, because they have the lead and it's the bottom of the final inning.

It can only happen in baseball, and anyone who uses it elsewhere is either a fool or committing scaralige.

Congrats Memphis on the big win over Tennesee, 13-8. Rubber game coming tomorrow. Way to rep the AAC.

Tulane wins in a shut out-- 3 to 0 over the Illini. ECU and UCF win easy. Uconn drops another to UTSA. Cincy gets shut out. Houston and USF in progress.

AAC is now 2-0 v the Big10, and 1-3 v the SEC, with two losses by Cincy against #7 LSU, one of which came in the 11th inning. That I know of off the top of my head, ECU will have ACC games, Tulane will have SEC and BigXII games, and Houston will have BigXII games coming up.

Edit- I'm sure somewhere in there UCF, USF, have SEC/ACC games, and UCONN has ACC games. But I just don't know without looking it up. And I'm going to go enjoy Tulane taking Illinois to the woodshed.

I like college baseball.

(02-20-2016 08:53 PM)Enviro5609 Wrote:  Congrats Memphis on the big win over Tennesee, 13-8. Rubber game coming tomorrow. Way to rep the AAC.

Tulane wins in a shut out-- 3 to 0 over the Illini. ECU and UCF win easy. Uconn drops another to UTSA. Cincy gets shut out. Houston and USF in progress.

AAC is now 2-0 v the Big10, and 1-3 v the SEC, with two losses by Cincy against #7 LSU, one of which came in the 11th inning. That I know of off the top of my head, ECU will have ACC games, Tulane will have SEC and BigXII games, and Houston will have BigXII games coming up.

Edit- I'm sure somewhere in there UCF, USF, have SEC/ACC games, and UCONN has ACC games. But I just don't know without looking it up. And I'm going to go enjoy Tulane taking Illinois to the woodshed.

ECU should have a game with Tennessee and Maryland coming up soon. So, we'll play the ACC (UVA 3x, UNC 2x, NC State 2x and Duke), the SEC (Tennessee) and the B1G (Maryland)...and Rice 3x.

(02-20-2016 08:45 PM)Enviro5609 Wrote:  

(02-20-2016 04:36 PM)DefCONNOne Wrote:  

(02-20-2016 04:04 PM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  

(02-20-2016 03:35 PM)Enviro5609 Wrote:  

(02-20-2016 12:55 PM)DefCONNOne Wrote:  

Am I missing something?

He finds the term walk-off funny because they aren't actually walking off the field as the ball is hit

That, plus the fact that they use it in football, and I swear I heard them use the term in basketball, makes it a word that should never be uttered ever anymore.

If you're a fan of baseball it's pretty self explanatory...

Tulane had no outs, down by 2, with 2 runners on, and cranked what was probably a 450 ft HR. And that's it, game over, the team walks off the field. The game ended right then and there. They don't finish the inning, they don't get to 3 outs,, because they have the lead and it's the bottom of the final inning.

It can only happen in baseball, and anyone who uses it elsewhere is either a fool or committing scaralige.

You don't have to explain the meaning of the term to me. I know what it means and I think it doesn't sound as cool as people think. As I mentioned above, they're using it in football and basketball. It's only a matter of time before it starts being used in hockey & soccer. It's a saying that needs to go away yesterday.

#12 Coogs lead Nova 3-0 in the 8th.

#12 Coogs beat Nova 4-0 to take the series. Going for the sweep tomorrow.

(02-19-2016 02:37 PM)wavefan12 Wrote:  

(02-19-2016 02:30 PM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  

(02-16-2016 11:28 AM)stxrunner Wrote:  

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(02-16-2016 11:13 AM)stxrunner Wrote:  College baseball's problem will always be that it's not the best players competing at their level. With the minor league MLB taking the majority of the cream out of high school, people just don't have the same interest.

Now, college baseball can still be a positive, but people will always gravitate towards the best, and the best players at the level are in the minors.

Thats not true on the whole. A ton of players choose college over the minor leagues every year coming out of high school.

Yes it absolutely is true on the whole. SOME players choose college over the minor leagues, but the best players usually choose the minor leagues so they can prep for a career in baseball.

No. Not true

Exactly half of the first 40 players from the 2015 MLB draft came from college. Recently, MLB teams are drafting more and more college players because they carry less risk. Many players are recognizing this fact.

Not to mention the new draft/contract rules which sees most HS players not in the first two or three rounds going to college and even some in the top rounds deciding to wait.


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(02-20-2016 11:34 AM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  Could it become a revenue sport? Of course it could. Will it? I don't think so. That being said, ESPN is looking hard into it and a lot of sports guys realize that there is potential there. There is drama in the game that doesn't exist in the other big spring sport: lacrosse.

In what other sports are Fullerton, Long Beach, Rice, Tulane, Houston Baptist, etc national names. So many conference host powers that the drama is great.

Beach volleyball for the first two. Wish AAC would sponsor that sport. It's still small enough where we could become a power conference in it,


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(02-21-2016 11:04 AM)PurpleReigns2012 Wrote:  

(02-20-2016 11:34 AM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  Could it become a revenue sport? Of course it could. Will it? I don't think so. That being said, ESPN is looking hard into it and a lot of sports guys realize that there is potential there. There is drama in the game that doesn't exist in the other big spring sport: lacrosse.

In what other sports are Fullerton, Long Beach, Rice, Tulane, Houston Baptist, etc national names. So many conference host powers that the drama is great.

Beach volleyball for the first two. Wish AAC would sponsor that sport. It's still small enough where we could become a power conference in it,


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Tulane has Beach Volleyball as well. Very good program from what I hear.

Nova fans are very sensitive, and are not the best at heckling.

Houston up 10-2 in the 6th going for the sweep.

Tulane can't complete the sweep. Couple bad calls and bad pitches blow a 2-0 lead in the top of the 8th. Illinois wins 5-2 . Tulane still takes the series 2-1.

Pirates sweep, 5-3

USF beats Liberty 6-5 and wins series 2-1

while you all are playing little sisters of the poor UC had to play #5 LSU three games

(02-21-2016 06:04 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  while you all are playing little sisters of the poor UC had to play #5 LSU three games

Ha, that's because UC is the little sisters of the poor. Still, nice matchup. Would love to see that for ECU.

(02-21-2016 06:07 PM)apex_pirate Wrote:  

(02-21-2016 06:04 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  while you all are playing little sisters of the poor UC had to play #5 LSU three games

Ha, that's because UC is the little sisters of the poor. Still, nice matchup. Would love to see that for ECU.

LOL!!!!!!!

Ok...+3 rep points for that one.

(02-21-2016 06:04 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  while you all are playing little sisters of the poor UC had to play #5 LSU three games

Been there, conquered that.

http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbm...=209515523

Let me guess, Cincy got swept.