Selection Monday Open Thread [9:30, ESPN]
by Jake Bertalotto on May 25, 2009 5:00 AM PDT
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It's "that" day again... the day that Oregon State's post-season fate will be determined by a group of committee members. Last year's Selection Monday didn't turn out so well for the Beavers, as the back-to-back National Champions were left out because of some questionable non-conference losses. Remember? They took Nebraska instead.
I don't even want to delve into the politics... I'll leave that to the Gazette-Times' Brooks Hatch:
We're sure that regional host North Carolina, for example, will again face rigorous competition from the champions of the Patriot League, the Northeast Conference and the Atlantic Sun Conference, or from some other RPI bottom-feeder.
And we're certain the ASU, UC Irvine and CSU Fullerton events will be stacked with the best Pac-10, WAC, WCC and MWC clubs so the West Coast teams can eliminate each other, and that even though a limited number of West Coast teams are selected, those from the best two conferences will be lumped in the same Super Region bracket so they can eliminate themselves in the round of 16.
My policy: Let's just get in the tournament and take care of business.
The Selection Show airs at 9:30 a.m. on ESPN. Here's the place to conduct all your NCAA tournament selection related business.
--Jake (jake.buildingthedam@gmail.com)
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55 minutes away
And I’m feeleing better than I was last night. It’s going to be a good day.
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I want to go to Louisville
Even though it’s out east, I feel we have the best chance of winning it there.
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Really? I would be concerned about our chances there against a pretty good home Louisville team and long road trip. But then again last time the team went to Virginia and began their second championship run.
Why does that one grab you so much?
-RVM
They just look like the easiest team
I wouldn’t mind TCU or Arizona State either though. Kevin Rhoderick against Pat Murphy again. That’s a must see.
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Yeah
Definitely easier than ASU. But I think it would be a really good regional if we went down to Tempe.
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Yep
Really nothing will be that “easy,” I just like the way the predictions stack up for the Beavs in the TCU regional.
But UT would be a tough Super Regional. But again I guess nothing will be easy and we have to play tough teams to win it all don’t we!
-RVM
Another thing to think about
The humidity and heat in Texas will be pretty tough on our players. I don’t think any of them have played when it’s 95 degrees at 8:30 at night.
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good point!
On another note one thing about ASU though is that we won the series so I wouldn’t want to play them until the CWS (if both teams made it) because more variables there with more teams. Like 2007 when ASU swept us in the regular season you just felt something had to give when we played them in the CWS so I don’t want it to be flipped on us so early in the post-season.
-RVM
Happy Memorial Day everybody!
I hope you all enjoy your barbecues or whatever you’re doing tonight.
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The latest Baseball America prediction
has the Beavers playing in TCU’s regoinal
http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/?p=1266
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by Jake Bertalotto on May 25, 2009 9:20 AM PDT reply actions
Which would match us up with Texas in a Super Regional...
Unless they get upset, of course, a la Vanderbilt a couple years ago
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by Jake Bertalotto on May 25, 2009 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but I don't think we thought Vanderbilt would, either
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by Jake Bertalotto on May 25, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Here we go!
NCAA Baseball, then college lacrosse. Woo!
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by Jake Bertalotto on May 25, 2009 9:30 AM PDT reply actions
OSU not going to Austin...
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by Jake Bertalotto on May 25, 2009 9:33 AM PDT reply actions
It's FORT WORTH
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by Jake Bertalotto on May 25, 2009 9:34 AM PDT reply actions
That was a very short wait!
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by Jake Bertalotto on May 25, 2009 9:35 AM PDT reply actions
Still waiting here
We have to be in, right?
I never really liked the old tagline.
CougCenter
by Craig Powers on May 25, 2009 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions
I think so...
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by Jake Bertalotto on May 25, 2009 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions
totally would think so
But haven’t seen them yet, did get up to get a muffin so maybe missed it.
-RVM
mmmm...
muffins.
I never really liked the old tagline.
CougCenter
by Craig Powers on May 25, 2009 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions
There it is
I never really liked the old tagline.
CougCenter
by Craig Powers on May 25, 2009 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
How awesome would it be
If Mike Parker called the Selection Show. I would definitely listen to him instead of the ESPN guys. Just imagine:
“And the Beavers are a three seed going to Fort Worthhhhhhhh!”
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Sucks to be Irvine
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by Jake Bertalotto on May 25, 2009 9:43 AM PDT reply actions
Interesting point by ESPN there
Ok. State gets in this year with their conference record. I’m just thinking about us and last year when he said that, but sigh that was last year, let it go, let it go, we are in this time.
-RVM
exactly
And eight of the ten teams in the Big 12 are in regionals.
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by Jake Bertalotto on May 25, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
We've got a good chance of going to Super's
I think TCU is our only competition. Plus they are hosting so they should be tough to beat. I think we’ll handle A&M and Wright State though.
Hopefully, Texas gets upset because I don’t see us beating them. That would be our second week in a row in Texas.
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I said above about UT
Don’t see an upset happening in their regional bracket, they should have an easy time.
-RVM
We'd probably go home
But with the economy and all, I wouldn’t be surprised if they stayed in Texas.
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true
Too bad the team didn’t make a stronger conference showing, but looks to be the Oregon State road to Omaha will have to go through the state of Texas this year.
Gets them accumulated to the Omaha summer weather.
All in all going to be a tough road for the Beavs this year for sure. Going to really show what the team is made of now, and we thought it was a challenge finishing up Pac-10 play there!
-RVM
Irvine Regional is stacked
Got the six national seed, the defending champs, the best pitcher in the nation, and a pretty good Virginia team.
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