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Post by mikesdad on May 31, 2021 11:59:33 GMT -5
let asu stay in the hot-tub for a little while longer
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Post by typhaon on May 31, 2021 12:04:27 GMT -5
All things considered... ASU doesn't look like the worst matchup.
#3 seed is an impressive reward.
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Post by jenningsbeach on May 31, 2021 12:11:16 GMT -5
Texas is the No. 2 seed in the tournament, so it's a tough draw. Obviously, two wins over the Longhorns will not be easy. Just being there isn't enough, though. Fairfield needs to win games -- ASU and Southern are beatable teams. I'm not going to predict victory over Texas, but I expect the Stags to make it to the regional championship game and play for the right to move on.
That said, the No. 3 seed and at-large bid are great achievements. Congratulations to Coach Currier, the players and everyone involved with the program. This is a remarkable day in Fairfield University sports history.
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Post by vastagman on May 31, 2021 13:22:35 GMT -5
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Post by nashvillestag on May 31, 2021 13:22:35 GMT -5
The experts were right on target and our faith was rewarded. Wow, what a year and honor for the coaches, players and the program. And although I don't know for sure, I would imagine this is the first time ever that the MAAC has received an at-large bid for a baseball team, so I'm sure the league is pretty excited about this development too. And the Stags certainly got captured well with them being caught on camera as the information was released. The best and biggest celebration of any of the teams BY FAR. Looks like a lot more baseball talk to continue on this website for the next week at least, and that's great!
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Post by nashvillestag on May 31, 2021 13:23:39 GMT -5
I guess this means we have the Sun Devil's number, right?
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Post by stags74 on May 31, 2021 13:51:11 GMT -5
Congrats, Congrats the season would have been incomplete and a major disappointment if the stags were left out of the tournament. I hope the stags can advance in the tournament but if not what they have achieved is truly magnificent IMO. My take is from here out we are playing with the house money. I have always believed that using the year end league tournaments in any sport to gain an automati into the NCAA championship is bull shit. The NCAA tournament bid should always be determined by the team that finishes first in the regular season. A first place finish determined by consistent winning performance over an entire regular season should be rewarded with a automati instead of rewarding the bid to a team getting hot over a weekend. Unfortunately because of the money involved that will not happen,
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Post by JoeStag on May 31, 2021 14:15:04 GMT -5
Congrats to Stags Baseball. Being selected as an At Large Bid is a great achievement for us. Each win in the Tourney is just going to be an added benefit.
Go Stags
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Post by nashvillestag on May 31, 2021 15:55:31 GMT -5
Congrats, Congrats the season would have been incomplete and a major disappointment if the stags were left out of the tournament. I hope the stags can advance in the tournament but if not what they have achieved is truly magnificent IMO. My take is from here out we are playing with the house money. I have always believed that using the year end league tournaments in any sport to gain an automati into the NCAA championship is bull shit. The NCAA tournament bid should always be determined by the team that finishes first in the regular season. A first place finish determined by consistent winning performance over an entire regular season should be rewarded with a automati instead of rewarding the bid to a team getting hot over a weekend. Unfortunately because of the money involved that will not happen, But regarding baseball is it really about money? After all, they didn't charge a cent to get in to any of the games. Whatever the reason though, I kind of agree with you in theory. But OTOH all sports at all levels, whether college, high school, professional, etc. are set up to have that dramatic excitement of a year ending playoff or tournament setting which from an entertainment value is hard to top. And when you think about regarding the Stags and their basketball team, remember that of their three times being MAAC champs and participating in the NCAA Tournament, two of them were accomplished by a low seeded team catching fire in that event. Sum total is it can work both ways. Anyway even if the baseball team had not been picked, I myself certainly would have remembered this season as a special one. But the fact now that they have been picked makes this one REALLY special.
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Post by jenningsbeach on Jun 1, 2021 10:39:40 GMT -5
I didn't see the selection show, so I missed the ASU water follies and the "M-A-A-C regular-season champs" reference. Pretty hilarious all the way around and just more great national publicity. The Stags' celebration never gets old.
Now let's win some games.
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