Big 12 = College Baseball's Best Conference?

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HuskerNKingwood

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Honestly, I don't think that notion is that far fetched.

A&M won the conference and still has a good team, and yet finished losing 8 of 9 - but against good teams. Two of them on the road against a team that went 26-3-1 at home this year (Nebraska), four of them against one of the hottest teams in the country (Texas).

NU was third in this conference despite having to play Baylor, OSU, MU and Texas on the road.

An immensely talented Texas team finished FIFTH in the Big 12 and there are going to be commentators who will pick them as a darkhorse for Omaha.

And, the Big 12 is #2 in conference ISR and #3 in conference RPI.

I know the Big 12 has to prove it this postseason and a lot depends on the draw, but I'd be shocked if there isn't at least one and maybe two Big 12 teams still standing when Omaha starts.

IMO, the notion that the Big 12 is the country's best conference is not that far fetched.
 
Every conference has a few great teams and some bottom feeders. One way to judge how a conference rates is how the "middle of the pack" teams do when the field of 64 is selected. The SEC is having a down year, while the ACC is listed as the number one conference in most RPI rating systems. The west coast and Big XII are 2 - 3 or 3 -2, depending on the poll. Look for the ACC, west coast, and Big XII to dominate tomorrow when the field of 64 is named - those 3 areas of the country may get 18 - 19 teams in the tournament! Long term I agree that Texas and the west coast are the best baseball hotbeds - but sometimes the ACC or SEC can give a good run for the money in one particular year. This year it is the ACC, and I would give the nod to that conference as the best, overall, for this season. It will be interesting to see the Super Regional matchups, when the best from each conference will be matched mano-a-mano. I could see 3 or 4 teams from any of these 3 conferences making the CWS this year, depending on the matchups. Let the second season begin, so that we can see who really is the best!
 
When the fat lady starts warming up the sec and acc teams will be hiding. When she starts singing they will be long gone. The only one that may still be around is Miami.
 
PAC-10 and Big West.

I'll believe in the ACC if they can actually do anything in the postseason.

But the B12 is better than I had thought earlier this season. We'll see how it pans out in the tourney.
 
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Miami..........'82, '85, '99, '01










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So basically the ACC has one team capable of winning, Miami. The rest of those spares don't figure to win. If we can get to Omaha, I would like to have any of those other ACC teams in my half of the bracket, and the Hurricanes would be okay there too.
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Miami got the shaft in their region. That said, they are probably the best team in the country and I think they'll be in Omaha. I wouldn't be surprised to see North Carolina there either. I expect the Big XII to ahve a good showing. We have an extremely balanced conference.
 
IMO the state of Texas got the shaft. As coach said, the ncaasses wanted to make sure that only one Texas team made it to Omaha. Thus, put all the good ones in one part of the bracket. The BS is that geographically, they view Tx and Louisiana as the same region, so if lsu gets one they count it as the same. IMO the only teams in the last 10 years to have a chance at a championship were UT and Rice and that is still the case. I could give at sh** about the big 12, I root for the teams from Texas. I want two Texas teams back in Omaha and preferably not on the same side of the bracket once they get there.
 
The did us a favor by not making us leave the state of Texas to get to Omaha. I couldn't care less about teams from Texas. If Aggy doesn't make Omaha, pretty sure I'm not going to shed a tear. Would you honestly be rooting for Rice moreso than other teams from the conference (if they weren't in our region)? Who cares about Rice?

My rooting priorities are:
1) Texas
2) Texas
3) Texas
4) Texas
5) Texas
6) Big XII teams
7) Whatever team my drunk *** decides to root for in Omaha if Texas isn't there.
 
I agree completely Yock513. Our fans will likely take over Reckling, and that would be hard to do @ Box, or the east or west coast! AND, does anybody know our record against aggy @ Olsen? (IIIFFF we win the regional?)
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I'll wait and see how many of the SEC's 9 and ACC teams actually make it to Omaha. Regular season, those guys play decent ball. But the real teams play in Omaha. And every year, ACC and SEC crow about their conference, but few championships are produced from their mouths. We'll see.
 
Screw everyone but Texas...

and which ever random team I decided to root for should Texas get knocked out before Omaha.

Just like every other sport... if the Horns take care of business it doesn't make a **** what the rest of the conference does.
 
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