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re: How can you even make the case that college baseball is part of a "Big 3"?

Posted on 4/9/14 at 10:00 am to
Posted by Cheese Grits
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Posted on 4/9/14 at 10:00 am to
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The schools on the west coast seem pretty involved in water sports.


Yeah, forgot about that. If you look at what really boosts the west coast schools in the Directors Cup it is water sports. Water Polo is pretty exclusive to the PAC and it usually gives all their schools a boost. Lacrosse does the same thing in the east for the ACC schools.
Posted by DaleDenton
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Posted on 4/9/14 at 10:03 am to
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UK's coach prefer's to play in Memorial with the packed house feel


I did not know this.

It makes sense, Arkansas would have been better served to leave the goals up in Barnhill and "give" that facility to the women's team for games and practice (would eliminate the need for a practice facility), but I guess it being used for gymnastics and volleyball has its own set of issues in doing that.
Posted by DaleDenton
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Posted on 4/9/14 at 10:05 am to
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Yeah, forgot about that. If you look at what really boosts the west coast schools in the Directors Cup it is water sports. Water Polo is pretty exclusive to the PAC and it usually gives all their schools a boost. Lacrosse does the same thing in the east for the ACC schools.


Yeah, if you look at the all-time NC list, UCLA and SC are way out there, the majority of their NCs are earned in sports many do not realize are played or award NCs.
Posted by DaleDenton
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Posted on 4/9/14 at 10:06 am to
Oh and Oklahoma St. is up there on that list due to wrestling.
Posted by Cheese Grits
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Posted on 4/9/14 at 10:17 am to
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It makes sense, Arkansas would have been better served to leave the goals up in Barnhill and "give" that facility to the women's team for games and practice (would eliminate the need for a practice facility), but I guess it being used for gymnastics and volleyball has its own set of issues in doing that.


Memorial is historic and has Art Deco architecture so both points for keeping the facility. Volleyball, W Basketball, and Gymnastics all call it their home for events. Memorial is attached to Joe Craft so the Craft Center has separate practice courts for M basketball and W basketball so all 4 sports can exist without overlap in the same facility. Back in the Pitino Era seating was reduced from 12,500 to 8,000 so offices could be constructed in the end zone behind the basket. The other end zone faces Avenue of Champions so has no seating at all - media and some floor seats for big donors is about all that fits in the space.
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