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Date Posted: 15:42:37 05/27/03 Tue
Author: mainejeff
Subject: Baseball and conferences
In reply to: NU Hoop Fan 's message, "Re: NU Draws LSU in Baton Rouge" on 15:26:29 05/27/03 Tue

I assume baseballamerica.com was referring to schools that made the tourney. Maine submitted a $35,000 bid to host a regional at Mansfield Stadium in Bangor.......of course after that announcement was made, the bears proceeded to choke in Burlington. I had a feeling that talk about hosting a regional was a bad omen.

Honestly, if college baseball keeps heading down the current path, I see many programs in the Northeast/Midwest being cut do to budgetary constraints/lack of interest.

Which brings me to another point. Have broad-based sports conferences outlasted their welcome? I think a Northeast baseball league made up of Maine, Northeastern, BC, UConn, UMass, Rutgers, Seton Hall, etc. would do much better in terms of fan interest than the current conference set-ups. This case can be made in other sports too, but basebal really sticks out.

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[> [> Re: NU Draws LSU in Baton Rouge -- VCU BigE, 11:13:13 05/29/03 Thu

That very question was put to the committee representative on the ESPN baseball selection show. He stated that the committee wants badly to have a regional in the Northeast. To do so, the school that bids as a host has to be ranked high enough in the polls that they would make the tournament whether they win their conference or not. It would be embarrassing for the host school not to be in the field of 64. So the East needs better teams before they can talk about hosting..

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