Softball Hosting a Regional?

[franslasttwinkie]

Trauth and Teis aren’t around anymore like they were in their easy chairs for 2022’s baseball run when we were within striking distance to host a regional.

Bids were due last weekend to host a softball regional. Any idea if Kelly Damphousse and Don Coryell got together to put together a bid proposal and submit it? Any way to find out if they actually did @JustinS09 @Josh @Bobcats2011?

https://ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/championships/sports/softball/d1/2023-24D1WSB_BidChecklist.pdf

 

[slycat]

They are likely a longshot at this point. Needed to win the UL series and not drop a couple of the game 3s.

RPI not getting additional help this year with the last two series against terrible teams.

Last year UL finished 12th in RPI and wasn't selected to host and they have some of the best attendance in the country.

TXST is currently at 19 and UL at 14. No way they let two SBC host.

I hope they submitted the bid package but highly unlikely they get picked.

 

[franslasttwinkie]

TXST is currently at 19 and UL at 14. No way they let two SBC host.

I hope they submitted the bid package but highly unlikely they get picked.

Sitting at 16 through yesterday’s games, but yeah. There’s no question whatsoever it’s a long shot both right now and after we play in 6 really unfortunate games.

However, in the event of a landslide of help with several top 25 teams potentially collapsing the next 2 weeks anything is possible to finish in the top 16 if we win the tournament.

The main thing was having the competence to get the bid submitted. Every top 25 team should at least submit one. I’m sure their are some P5 egos that submit bids outside of top 25 RPIs in case things swing drastically and “just because”.

 

[JustinS09]

Can confirm. We submitted a bid.

 

[franslasttwinkie]

Around the horn:

UTSA run ruled 0-13 by Wichita, Northwestern State missed tournament, Kennesaw missed tournament, SHSU missed tournament
Creighton beats Butler 4-2 to advance and play U Conn
Northern Colorado is about to run rule Weber to advance
Tulsa advances in 2-1 victory over USF to play Wichita
TTU won in extra innings 9-8 over ISU yesterday to play Texas
ASU wins 3-1 over Oregon St to advance and play UCLA
Ohio St loses 1-5 against Wisconsin and bounced early
Seton Hall is swept in double elimination against a bad Butler and St Johnn's
Utah Valley advances in 2-1 win over UTA
NMSU advances in 2-1 win over Jax St
UTEP is 1-1 in the tournament and still alive
After losing back to back series against Michigan and Rutgers Penn St is bounced in opening round by Maryland

 

[LTK5H]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1789191134029213990

 

[franslasttwinkie]

Yes, we are still very much a bubble host team but I would think when RPI posts tomorrow morning it will be in the 15 range, putting us on the inside of the bubble. At best we could even be 14.

Not going to help but it sure can’t hurt to pickup the phone and let people know what our plans to host would look like. At least we didn’t leave any loose ends. Committee will need to pass on more than a half dozen P5 candidates with a less favorable RPI or slightly better: Arizona, Baylor, Washington, Clemson, VT, Bama, Cal, Miss St, and either Arkansas or A&M

 

[franslasttwinkie]

Only 1,100 followers so take with a grain of salt.

Recent resume: conference champ, winning 13 of last 14 with 2 of those coming against regular season champ. Keep us out, I dare them.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1789401572549509478

 

[Fiefdom]

We are currently at the #17 RPI and that is where we will be in the morning with no chance of moving up.

Most likely a number two seed in the a&m regional, which actually is not a bad thing

 

[LTK5H]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1789429315525870064

 

[franslasttwinkie]

We are currently at the #17 RPI and that is where we will be in the morning with no chance of moving up.

Bruh you’re looking at Warren Nolan’s live raw value RPI. We’ve been trending 2-3 spots ahead of WN on NCAA’s RPI the last several weeks where bonuses are awarded. Worst case scenario is that we are #16 on NCAA RPI tomorrow.

 

[franslasttwinkie]

Of course if we are anything but #15 or better we are not going to get serious consideration.

 

[Fiefdom]

Bruh you’re looking at Warren Nolan’s live raw value RPI. We’ve been trending 2-3 spots ahead of WN on NCAA’s RPI the last several weeks where bonuses are awarded. Worst case scenario is that we are #16 on NCAA RPI tomorrow.

Wrong again.....

#14 Arkansas ..6448
#15 Texas A&M .6428
#16 Alabama .6423
#17 Texas State .6379
#18 Baylor .6350
#19 Clemson .6319
#20 Virginia Tech .6311

 

[TXST04]

IF we get to host the regional ... do tickets go on sale immediately or Monday??

 

[slycat]

UL was 12 rpi last year and didn't host. TXST is still likely not hosting. No way they let two SBC teams host.

 

[slycat]

D1Softball projecting TXST as a two seed in the Aggie regional with the Aggies being the 16th seeded host. They also have TT as the 3 seed who beat TXST this year.

 

[franslasttwinkie]

Lolz yeah saw that. That’s hilarious that if a P5 team was the right fit to host they might have taken a RPI as high as 22 or so to make the shoe fit. Not to mention how weird it is to be sent off to someone else’s regional when your RPIs are basically back to back. Still wouldn’t be surprised if either Clemson, VT, Arizona or even as far back as darling Washington host.

It’s too hard to host in this conference because we started playing too many trash teams in April when our RPI dropped from 10-13 to 16 and kept dropping.

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[LTK5H]

D1Softball projecting TXST as a two seed in the Aggie regional with the Aggies being the 16th seeded host.

That would fit the 17 RPI slot perfectly, and I'd welcome that in a heartbeat over going to Austin....again.

 

[franslasttwinkie]

No, host goes to the team that was beat H2H. And get to play one of the best #3 seeds in the tournament a 4th time.

 

[JustinS09]

Got snubbed. Not only did we not get the host seed, we're #3 seed in a regional against a team we beat head to head and a team we swept in a 3 game series...