greg.w.h said:
Goose06 said:
jkag89 said:
W said:
so from a "tainted" championship standpoint...
is the title tainted if State wins it?
Vandy for sure.
but State had to play the #2 overall seed (t.u.) three times to advance
It certainly sucks for NC State but this SNAFU is not the fault of MSU or Vandy, Just my
Not vandys fault, but they received an unfair advantage that will directly benefit them against MSU (not to mention that helped them get to play MSU). Definitely tainted if Vandy wins.
Not really unless you believe occasional rain outs during the season taint the entire season. You're escalating a political argument with a fallacy. Try to stick to the politics and the appropriate board to argue the politics.
1. How is this a politics discussion? A baseball team was allowed to advance without playing their opponent. Its a baseball discussion.
2. How is this at all like a rainout? Had it been a rainout, they still would have played the game, just on a different day. Had they played the game, they certainly may have lost, even in the overmatched scenario where NC State was forced to play just with their vaccinated players as they had on Friday. Additionally, they would have had to burn Leiter. Avoiding the game altogether, they are able to start a fully rested Leiter in game 1 instead of him being completely unavailable for the championship series had Vandy been forced to play a game even against a depleted NC State team.
So yeah, in my mind, Vandy has been given an unfair advantage and their championship if they win it is tainted.