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[NECoach31BB]

no not fold - just spend the minimum in a sport in a conference that isn't nationally competitive

So what are the cuts you’re calling for?

 

[theTEAM05]

What should we spend less on?

baseball scholarships, coaching/admin salaries, facilities, recruiting, travel, equipment

The budget should mirror sunbelt and other mid major programs that are big ten peers or superiors when it comes to baseball

 

[mgbreeze]

baseball scholarships, coaching/admin salaries, facilities, recruiting, travel, equipment

Mirror the university of northern Omaha’s budget - they seem to compare favorably to us this year

You know what, never mind. It’s too nice of a day to argue about something that’s never going to happen with a guy that joined the board today. I don’t really use the ignore feature but for you I’ll make an exception.

 

[theTEAM05]

You know what, never mind. It’s too nice of a day to argue about something that’s never going to happen with a guy that joined the board today. I don’t really use the ignore feature but for you I’ll make an exception.

and this is exactly why the athletic department is the worst in all of power 5 athletics - the admin and fan base repeatedly just hit the ignore button rather than face reality

 

[SuperBigFan]

Are you arguing that Nebraska should fold the baseball program? If so, put me down with Tim - dumb post. Unless you're a clueless moron you know the trend in amateur baseball is that the talent level in non-traditional areas (ie cold weather) is off the charts up. Nebraska fans love baseball and any moronic moves like you are arguing for would result in a **** storm of epic proportions. Nebraska can afford baseball, money is the least of our issues. Or at least it was until Moos stuck it up us sideways.

I think he is just arguing that the Big Ten is a horrible baseball conference, which it is.

 

[SuperBigFan]

the big has not had a baseball national champion since 1966

there have only been ~ 3 teams make the college world series in the last 34-35 years
there have been over 270 slots in the CWS over this time span - the big ten has only filled 3 of them --
the big ten averages less than a team a decade advancing to the CWS

the big ten is a filler for the tourney -- much like the A-10 or the MVC in basketball

the average conference RPI is 8.9 over the last 10 years - this would slot as the sunbelt or conf USA in football

using the NCAA basketball tournament as a metric - how would you describe a conference that has only had 3 teams qualify for the elite 8 in the past 34-35 years?

Even though NU and its fans are newer members to the conference you can see many have bought into the "Big Ten is the best conference" mantra.

 

[moralvictories]

the big ten is low mid-major baseball - keep Bolt but divest in baseball

the big ten's baseball RPI is currently 10th -- 5 places behind the Missouri Valley with teams like S. Illinois, Evansville and Indiana State

it's simply not a major college/power 5 sport in the big ten … the university made a conscious decision to sacrifice the baseball program when it moved to the big ten

Indiana made it to the finals of the CWS in 2013. LOL at the B1G being a weak conference.

 

[HuskersNC]

Indiana made it to the finals of the CWS in 2013. LOL at the B1G being a weak conference.

That was Michigan in 2019. Indiana won a game or two but were not runners-up.

 

[Charlie Marlow_rivals363743]

You know what, never mind. It’s too nice of a day to argue about something that’s never going to happen with a guy that joined the board today. I don’t really use the ignore feature but for you I’ll make an exception.

It's jlb. He's been posting this exact same thing for years now.

 

[mgbreeze]

It's jlb. He's been posting this exact same thing for years now.

I thought I smelled something unpleasant on my shoe, so that makes sense.

 

[HUSKERFAN66]

A NOT SO solid effort against one of the worst teams in the Big 10.

Yep not a pretty weekend