Quote from: Ralph Turner on May 13, 2010, 10:08:42 AM
We will benefit more when we have 2 separate "ASC" conferences.

Never going to happen.

Quote from: CrashDavisD3 on April 27, 2010, 12:15:25 AM
ASC gets short changed in the Regionals. Here are my views.

1) Base on the number teams in the ASC they should get 2 bids not one.
As mentioned before splitting the conference into 2 conferences could solve this issue. Conferences with less than 7 teams should not get AQ. Conferences with 7 to 12 should get 1 AQ and 13 and over 2 AQ based upon the ratios now 55 teams out of 359 this year(6.5 ratio)

2) The 2 rounds of playoffs I believe takes too much out of the teams before they even have played one regional game and could be a possible reason why they have not fared as well in recent regionals. One week instead of 2 weekends for a conference tourney with only 4 teams not 8.

I could be wrong with my statements but I throw this out for discussion purposes.

The ASC will never split into two conferences.  Here's a few reasons why: 1) Not all sports have enough enough participation from the ASC schools to promote two separate conferences.  2) There are not enough football teams to make two conferences, which would severely hurt those left out of the side that has enough.  3) If you split the conference, the ASC would still remain, however the "new" conference would have to go through a waiting period for postseason qualification, which again would hurt those schools that left to start a new conference.

It's not an option.  There are no proponents for it around the ASC.  There are too many cons.

Quote from: Ralph Turner on April 25, 2010, 01:24:00 AM

Quote from: swbaseball3 on April 25, 2010, 01:05:09 AM
TLU played very well today and in the second game, Madden comes up big after TLU was down 7-2.  Madden holds them to 1 run over the next 5 1/3 and gives TLU a chance to peck away.  Big HR's back-to-back from Femath and Nockleby and it was all TLU after that.

What a day around the conference!  What about UMHB!?!

Good luck to all next weekend.

Oh, to all of you who stood your ground on SR, you were right.],  They folded like a house of cards.  The TLU weekend must have been just a freak weekend.

Respectfully disagreeing, I think that SRSU had a great season.  The only break from form was Sully was letting HPU come to Alpine and win the series!  If they sweep HPU, they are still only 12-9 and 1 game out of the playoffs!

As balanced as we are in the West, you have to win the home series.  A sweep is gravy, on the road or at home, and a sweep is probably mandatory, if you are playing the #7 and #8 team in the conference!

Look at Sully's schedule.  That got no favors this year.

SU at home ... 3-0  (Who did not sweep Schreiner this year?  Everyone except McMurry and SRSU!)
CTX away.......1-2
HPU at home....1-2
TLU away........1-2
HSU away........1-2
McM at home....2-1
UMHB away......1-2
Total..............10-11

SRSU played three of the four playoff teams on the road!

And CTX.  They lost two of three to SU.

Sul Ross making things really interesting with the win tonight. 

An amazing job by Ozarks so far this season.  To think they are in the playoff race after graduating their top two pitchers/hitters.

The error by CTX in the eighth that allowed De Leon to reach was a flip from the first baseman to Whiteley who was running over to cover the bag.  It looked like whiteley had it then bobbled it and lost it alltogether.  Tough break for CTX, but give McMurry credit for fighting back and taking advantage of their opportunities.

What a great start to the game we had with a solid pitcher's duel between Hewitt and Whiteley.