ensign_beedrill said:
I think we need to ditch the Minute Maid tournament. They're not really friendly to fans and this year especially I felt like I wasn't really welcome there. It's like having a ballpark full of fans is an inconvenience to them rather than their goal. If they don't want us there, let's just not go.
You a season ticket holder?Bunk Moreland said:TXAggie2011 said:
But don't get me wrong, I am sure the listed attendance of 3600 enjoyed midweek game #2 with UTRGV last month.
All those season ticket holders that enjoy those games were just wearing their green seat camoflauge, thats why you couldn't see but 100 of them littered throughout 101-113 and the boxes.
We aren't going to do a home and home with a Big Ten school. We'll play them if they come to College Station, but they don't seem to want to come. Michigan State, who played at Olsen a few years back, played four games AT Abilene Christian to start the season. That should tell you about the kind of warm weather opponents Big Ten schools are looking for. It takes two to tango--we can't make these schools come down.Quote:
Every other year, there was one of 2 teams that should have been replaced with a Minnesota/Ohio State/Indiana/Michigan/Long Beach/Arizona/ASU, etc.
dermdoc said:You a season ticket holder?Bunk Moreland said:TXAggie2011 said:
But don't get me wrong, I am sure the listed attendance of 3600 enjoyed midweek game #2 with UTRGV last month.
All those season ticket holders that enjoy those games were just wearing their green seat camoflauge, thats why you couldn't see but 100 of them littered throughout 101-113 and the boxes.
I read up on what was/wasn't allowed in the park. Website said food was allowed as long as it fits in a gallon baggie. Brought some food because I was going to be there all day and the ballpark food is so expensive, but when I got there, they wouldn't let me in with the food. I brought three bottles of water for three games, but they would only let me take one.TXAggie2011 said:ensign_beedrill said:
I think we need to ditch the Minute Maid tournament. They're not really friendly to fans and this year especially I felt like I wasn't really welcome there. It's like having a ballpark full of fans is an inconvenience to them rather than their goal. If they don't want us there, let's just not go.
What happened that made you not feel like they wanted you there?
dermdoc said:
Our four seats are almost always full. But we are the exception. What do you think the solution is because honestly I don't know.
Yes, and this year they went to TCU. You aren't going to get them to come to the same place every year, and the ones that do travel, aren't always looking for stiff competition (see Mich State).TXAggie2011 said:
Penn State came to Olsen.
While I believe we should schedule better teams both in the way of fan interest and quality of competion for our non-conference weekends than what we saw this season, IMO usually strong within driving distance teams like DBU, Rice, UofH, TCU, t.u., Baylor are best for midweek games. All these teams would be marquee games on the otherwise blah midweek slate. In other words these games would generate interest whether home or away. Taking them out of the equation for weekend series limits what is available for Tuesdays.fightintxag13 said:
I think a series against DBU would be a good idea with how well their program has performed the last few seasons. I bet we could get away without having to do a home and home. ULaLa is also at the top of my list to see in a weekend series, but then again we'll have to do home and home with them.
It is not the travel as far as distance that is a concern but losing a weekend home series. When we were in the Big XII with two extra free weekends there were more options. The 2013 two weekends away from Olsen was probably due to series already agreed upon before we knew we were going to the SEC.Quote:
And I dont care if that means in the Minute Maid year, we have to travel one weekend to make that happen. Minute Miad isn't really traveling anyway.
They would want us to go to Lincoln in February, or early March. Not fun.Capt. America said:
Nebraska. That could be fun.
twk said:They would want us to go to Lincoln in February, or early March. Not fun.Capt. America said:
Nebraska. That could be fun.
twk said:Yes, and this year they went to TCU. You aren't going to get them to come to the same place every year, and the ones that do travel, aren't always looking for stiff competition (see Mich State).TXAggie2011 said:
Penn State came to Olsen.
I understand that, but if we're talking about upgrading the schedule, then maybe we oughta do a midweek series with the likes of Baylor, tu, tcu, or DBU similar to what Florida and FSU do. I'm not sure how UF and FSU do it, but you could alternate for the season with 2 at home and 1 away and alternate seasons. There is no reason to continue to put Incarnate Word, ACU, UTRGV, and PVA&M all on the schedule.jkag89 said:While I believe we should schedule better teams both in the way of fan interest and quality of competion for our non-conference weekends than what we saw this season, IMO usually strong within driving distance teams like DBU, Rice, UofH, TCU, t.u., Baylor are best for midweek games. All these teams would be marquee games on the otherwise blah midweek slate. In other words these games would generate interest whether home or away. Taking them out of the equation for weekend series limits what is available for Tuesdays.fightintxag13 said:
I think a series against DBU would be a good idea with how well their program has performed the last few seasons. I bet we could get away without having to do a home and home. ULaLa is also at the top of my list to see in a weekend series, but then again we'll have to do home and home with them.
We used to do that every year. I believe it was called the Aggie Continental Classic.Bunk Moreland said:
What about a preseason tournament at Olsen? Make it Thurs-Sunday...6 or 8 teams. All teams guaranteed 3 games, and 2 who reach the championship game get a 4th game on Sunday.
You do it with only Texas schools, and having 2 from major conference, 2 mid-level, 2 lower pack, etc.
That not only brings fans from multiple fanbases, but it drives up energy and attention to baseball during an early weekend.
Blue star sir.Lance Uppercut said:
Just remove one of the 2 beatdown series we've scheduled over the past few years and you're already at your solution.
SEC takes care of your RPI.
Tuesday games are made out of whoever is willing to make a bus trip. Other than the recent omission of Lamar, the Aggies have been playing just about every respectable Texas team in recent years. We aren't the only team that has a handful of "bad" games on the RPI. There aren't many teams, even good ones, that make a habit of becoming road warriors midweek for fatigue and money reasons. Just looked at TCU's midweek games, and it looks almost identical to ours.
Sometimes keeping your team at home to play Abilene Christian before you hit the road to play another SEC road series is the better play than scheduling another home and home to make your RPI math prettier.
Tuesdays and weekends are on contracts. We couldn't just "dump" Pepperdine, and even some of the Tuesday teams are in 4 year contracts.
And even if you game RPI after figuring it for hours, the committee may end up deciding that another 2011 or 2015 should happen and it never mattered anyway. Our RPI has been perfectly fine, to the point of putting us in the best position possible, the past 2 seasons and it isn't bad this year.
Just dumping the Ivy series for anyone with a pulse puts you in a great position 9 out of 10 years.
Yes, we've played the respectable programs. But we've not been playing most of the better programs with any regularity.Quote:
Other than the recent omission of Lamar, the Aggies have been playing just about every respectable Texas team in recent years. We aren't the only team that has a handful of "bad" games on the RPI.
I personally do not want to play them in anything but that is just me.cdowl38 said:
Why can't we just play tu twice? One home and one away on Tuesday's?
