Yeaaaah. I’m sure that’s how Nebraska sold it, but it’s horse bleep. When’s the last time a B1G team did squat in the CWS? Can’t imagine how knowledge of a field is any kind of advantage anyway.
I know that. But I'd guess even they would tell you playing the big tournament in front of no fans in nebraska was hardly the reason.
I know. Just kinda pissy about the whole thing. I’m voting for playing at The Bart. In case we ever get really good again, we can say it’s good practice for the Regionals.
Our Reds are now at least tied for the worst record in baseball instead of having it alone, or at least they were tied. Haven't seen if the Royals played a game today.
I have a solution for you... Bring it to Indianapolis just like the Football and Basketball Championships...
bigten.org
It’s the same weekend as the race so that’s a non-starter right off the bat.I have a solution for you... Bring it to Indianapolis just like the Football and Basketball Championships...
You could play the Big time matchups and the Final at Victory Field and play the lesser interest games at The Bart in Bloomington and over at Greyhound Field at the University of Indianapolis (you'd have to add some Rent-a-Bleachers and Port-Potties for up to an additional 700 people down the Right field fence line and bring in some food trucks there but none of that is anything close to an insurmountable obstacle...)... Greyhound Field : https://www.google.com/local/place/fid/0x886b5b00188b509f:0x3a646b4a29093739/photosphere?iu=https://streetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com/v1/thumbnail?panoid=gnvg7tlbdTni_Tv6lqPBEQ&cb_client=lu.gallery.gps&w=160&h=106&yaw=1.3819448&pitch=0&thumbfov=100&ik=CAISFmdudmc3dGxiZFRuaV9UdjZscVBCRVE=
Utilizing those two fields along with Victory Field would allow them to play 3 games simultaneously and maybe cut out those same day back to back games.....
Now I may be Way, Way off here because I admittedly don't follow College Baseball to the extent that most of you do so I basically know zip about the format as it is and have probably just embarrassed myself in some major fashion but I'm just trying to throw something out that might work and perhaps be more centrally located and at least slightly better attended...
Indianapolis is pretty good when it comes to putting this type of thing on historically...
If you needed a 4th field you could even send the two lowest seeds up to p u (but Center Grove High School probably has better facilities [actually 2 fields 1 Turf 1 Grass both lighted Seating cap. 1200] and is closer)...
Do with this what you wish (but please don't mock me too much 😉😞, as I've admitted up front that I literally don't have any kind of a clue about the actual normal Championship format [and am too lazy to google it]... 😎🍺
Okay I wasted this much time on this so... Here's this years matchups and format:
Big Ten Releases 2022 Baseball Tournament Bracket
Big Ten Releases 2022 Baseball Tournament Bracket
Background (if you can trust Wiki):
Big Ten baseball tournament - Wikipedia
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I’m pretty sure that’s exactly what I’ve heard before. It’s why I (jokingly) suggested The Bart. One stadium suffices in Omaha and we have turf. No need to clog up Indy any more than it is.
Ok, well, that's not really going to work, given that the final series of the season ends on Saturday and you're not going to shorten a season already too short (weather related) in this part of the country to host a tournament in the middle of the week when you've got at least a half a dozen other viable options within your conference footprint.
Viable. Good word. Is Omaha viable for any fanbase in the conference not named Nebraska?
For a sport like baseball, attendance isn't going to be a determining factor for the conference. IU hosted a few years ago and EASILY fit anyone that wanted to attend into the stadium (with a little bit of extra seating in the outfield).
Sure it is...
Okay... Play all the prelims at the Bart with the Final up at Victory Field... Then anyone with half a brain books their hotel in Bloomington and only the two teams who reach the Final have to deal with that scary, daunting, prospect of a 45 minute drive to the Championship game (with the thought that the I-69 project will actually be finished by the time this change is approved [2027]...even INDOT can't drag things out past that date...)...
What problem exactly are you trying to solve with this grand plan that's got so many holes in it that an organizing committee wouldn't even give it consideration?
You're confused. And/or arguing with the wrong guy. I never said a word about Indy. Besides that, your first sentence is ridiculous. As I said before, if they don't want fans attending, play in Taiwan or somewhere else just as crazy as Omaha.
And there Are at least a half dozen options better than Indianapolis GIVEN THE DATE/conflict with the race.
Believe me, fan attendance is down the list of factors the Big Ten uses to determine the host cities.
Of course I believe you. And I also believe the B1G is run by idiots.
