You obviously have more of a clue than I do on the matter so I will respectfully bow out of this one...I still get the feeling that he's going to get the AD job and keep coaching though 

never said I was best friends with him...just wishing him success.  dont agree with how he handled himself this past fall, never will, but I certainly will not hope for failure.  He is a Pointer after all.

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Quote from: ShineTime on May 25, 2011, 10:50:08 PM
6.  Coach Bloom doesn't get hired as AD and returns for at least 1 more season.
Coach Bloom will be back as the Head Coach regardless of whether or not he gets the AD position...

I'm skeptical here. I don't think UWSP considers it possible to be the athletic director while coaching a sport. I think if he gets the AD job he'll have to surrender the coaching position. In a relatable, although not identical situation some years ago, UWSP asked their women's golf coach to surrender his coaching position as a condition of becoming a professor.

Bloom has been a professor for several years since becoming the head baseball coach so I'm not sure your example is all that valid...

If he set the world on fire he might get a shot in 3yrs, but that's pushing it IMO.  Barring some major injuries, and even then they would likely trade to find a big league ready player, he's got a lot of bus rides before we can even think about talking big leagues.  Congratulations to Cody, he has a great amount of talent and I certainly hope he does well for himself and the WIAC and Point!

Koback gets drafted by the Red Sox in the 10th rd of the first year player draft...pretty high for a position player in D3

I'm not looking for somebody to comfort me...I'm trying to have an intelligent discussion about a topic that I think should be addressed at some point.  Is it easy to change?  Hell no...can it be changed, absolutely!  Obviously it has been brought up before in the past to coaches and AD's so it is something that has just been brought up.  There's a solution for every problem out there if you want it bad enough....I brought up the topic to see what other people thought about it, whether or not they liked it, and whether or not it was worth the headache to try and fix.

Quote from: 02 Warhawk on May 24, 2011, 10:56:31 AM
And I doubt Point fans would be bringing this up if UWSP ever hosted a regional with Point winning it.

Then maybe us UWW fans would be the ones making a big deal out of it...

Dude get over yourself!  This has nothing to do with point losing, I don't know how much more clearly I can say that!  As I stated before I had already been discussing this topic well before games were even played, and I most certainly would have brought it up had point won too!  It's not fair...now as we move forward there will be no mention of teams, because the names of the schools DONT MATTER, are you with me here...that a #1 seed earns the top spot and is rewarded with a disadvantage by playing a lower seed in their home field.  That's all I was saying, and was simply asking for other people's opinions on the setup...pretty innocent and simple question...why this getting spun around as a point vs WW thing I have no idea!  I'm a big boy now, and I can genuinely say that if point lost I'm happy that WW won to at least represent the WIAC.

As for the rest of the adults that have been commenting...I understand the whole picture and everything that it takes to put together a regional, and I also agree that keeping it on campus is a good idea, I'm just saying it's a flawed system that's all.  I'm not a coach or an AD or anything, but if I'm a less successful school that rarely if ever makes regionals and I have amenities that would qualify me to host, I would be putting in bids every year to bring people to my facilities and campus!  Would that not be a good chance to get your program some recognition?   

worst case scenario I think only a #1 seed should be able to play at home, if they were indeed selected before the season to host and then were able to make it into the regional as a the #1 seed...otherwise you ship them out for somebody else.  I honestly cant see how you could look me in the eye and argue that the way it is now is fair!

If point would have advanced I would have posted the same topic!  I was already discussing it with numerous individuals before the games even started last week.  Like  I said I'm glad that WW moved on, at least the WIAC is representing the region again...

what I'm saying is that no team  in the regional should play at their home field, #1 seed or not.  If you're school is predetermined to host then you need to play somewhere else if you qualify for regionals.   for any team that earns a #1 seed, it is a huge disadvantage to them to play against a lower seed that is at home.  Anyone who disagrees must either A) have not played competitive athletics or B) never advanced to regionals had they played competitively.

I understand that not all schools have the amenities to host, that's not my quip!  Point did not put in an bid for that very reason, and my whole topic has nothing to do with point or WW, I just put that disclaimer in there because I figured some would feel like I was upset that point lost and was looking for excuses...that's not at all the case here. 

The game should be played on a neutral site period.  Wisconsin has countless stadiums that could host regionals, any of the northwoods teams facilities would surely suffice...and I'm pretty sure that other regions could find over a dozen facilities each that could be held on a neutral site as well. 

what are everyone's thoughts on teams being able to host a regional if they are not the #1 seed?  I would like to put a disclaimer that this has nothing to do with point losing...congratulations to the hawks, glad to see another wiac school representing, and WW was strong enough to win in a neutral site anyway...but I just really think it's absolutely ridiculous to allow a team that is not the #1 seed to host a regional!  I mean seriously, what's the point of getting the #1 seed if a lower seed has home field advantage?  It's just extremely unfair, and anyone that claims homefield advantage isn't that big of an advantage is a moron!  Regionals should be played at a neutral site, and if WW was picked to host and they were not the #1 seed than they should have been moved to the central region or somewhere else.  Those are just my thoughts, again I'm not saying that being at home won the hawks the regional, they are certainly a deserving team and I wish them the best, this is just about the concept of hosting teams that are low seeds being given a huge advantage after not earning it through regular season play!  It happens all across D3 not just in our area, and it's unfair all across D3 to teams that earn #1 seeds and then have to go into another lower seeded team's homefield to advance.

UST is not built to come from behind and rely on offensive production, they never have been.  They have always relied on executing the game on every level cleanly, and getting just enough run support to edge out the other team.  Today their defense let them down, and their offense was what it is.  Definitely missed several big opportunities, but they still win that game with clean defense even without the missed runs, because WW didn't hit well either.

I'm assuming that Vo plans to tag team with donovan and tincher again in the third...or perhaps even the second game if they lose this one.  if their arms hold up that may be an effective use of them.  Always sucked when teams would switch up the pitcher frequently during the game, and if you can bring in two studs it may very well prove to be successful for them!  UST not playing sound defensive ball this game...killing them

anyone getting the video feed to work?  At least the UWW radio guys are tolerable...

Quote from: Strikeout on May 16, 2011, 01:11:38 PM
This regional is going to be an awesome few days of baseball!  Point, WW, CSS, Hamline, UST and Aurora.  Obviously the selections committee has considered CSS's SoS in putting WW above them, however, CSS did amazing an amazing job mixing up the schedule adding a few more tough teams this year and I'm sure their players appreciated that and should also be a little more prepared than in the past.  I see them going very deep in this regional.  Point definitely throws off in game 1 saving their top arms and possibly WW as well if Edwards for UST can't go.  What do Hamline and Aurora have for arms?  If Hamline's top arms aren't ready to go, does CSS throw Lewis or start one of the younger guys?  That would be a huge boost for them if they can get by Hamline saving their top arms for Point, WW and UST. 

Game 1 predictions:
Point will down Aurora handedly while throwing off.  In excellent shape for game 2.
WW will throw one of their 3-4 guys and regardless if Edwards is ready to go, will beat UST in a good game.  UST always battles.
CSS takes out Hamline in a nail biter.  Saving Lewis for game 2.    '

Where can I find the tourny bracket?  What would be the 2nd round matchups?

I don't see point throwing off in the first game.  They may go with Delorit, if that constitutes throwing off, but I would be very surprised to see them not use one of their top guns.  Bloom has never been one to throw off in hopes of saving the ace for later, because if you don't win the first game then are you really in a better situation by having your ace in an elimination game versus the 2 pitcher in a winners bracket game?  Not to mention that IF point wins they would play the loser of the other game, making it even more important to win that first game.  You wouldn't need your better pitchers for the second game (theoretically), and then their 3rd guy, koback, has to match up pretty well with any other #3.  If anything I could possibly see starting either williams/delorit game one and then throwing koback game two (if they win) agains the loser of the other game, leaving whoever didn't throw between williams and delorit for the third game that would pit two 2-0 teams against one another.  If they lose the first game then the other part of williams/delorit would take game two right away, leaving koback for a possible game three.  Aces of staffs dont do you any good if you don't let them play...now's not the time to be throwing off in my opinion!