Has there ever been any team, in any sport, get screwed worse
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Has there ever been any team, in any sport, get screwed worse
Dec 31, 2023, 9:50 AM
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than our Tigers did, in the softball playoff? We were ranked 10-13 in the polls, with an RPI of 20, and we were basically seeded 30th. For a team that should have been close to hosting a regional, that is a total screw job by the committee. Meanwhile, a couple SEC teams hosted regionals without having another top 40 rpi team in their regional. The SEC bias on that committee was blatant!
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Softball has done it before
May 23, 2021, 3:37 AM
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In 2017, Minnesota was 54-3, yes 54-3 and didn’t get chosen to host a regional. They were shipped to Alabama instead just like we were.
But in that case Alabama was only the #16 seed. (Alabama won two 1-0 games over Minnesota to win the regional)
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Sounds like other teams will have to overcome the SEC teams
May 23, 2021, 8:10 AM
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on the field before the "bias" will be toned down.
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110%er [5079]
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The 1972 Olympic men's basketball final comes to mind.
May 23, 2021, 5:22 AM
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Roy Jones Jr's Olympic boxing match is another one. The figure skating fix by the French judge at the 2002 Olympics.
Greg LeMond being asked to sit up and wait for his teammate Bernard Hinault at the 1985 Tour de France. The team lied about how far back Hinault was on the road. LeMond would have easily won the tour. Hinault promised to work for LeMond the next year, but suspiciously put in several attacks on LeMond. LeMond ended up winning, but that makes for another story about how the French can't be trusted.
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Re: The 1972 Olympic men's basketball final comes to mind.
May 23, 2021, 8:19 AM
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In the mens hoops they just kept playing till the russians won. three times they replayed the last few seconds. Always proud of our guys turning down those silver medals.
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Re: The 1972 Olympic men's basketball final comes to mind.
May 23, 2021, 8:57 AM
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I remember watching the Roy Jones Jr fight at Clemson in 88. He absolutely pummeled his opponent(a Korean I think). Single biggest hose job I haven’t ever seen, and why I love sports like golf, where there is no political influence or subjectivity.
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But just to expand on your sentiment
May 23, 2021, 5:38 AM
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The thing that gets me is that Clemson was picked as one of 20 preliminary host sites. All Clemson did after that was extend their win streak to 19 games, win the ACC regular season, and make it to the finals of the ACCT.
All that gets you in the committee's eyes is dropped a minimum of 10 spots.
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Re: Has there ever been any team, in any sport, get screwed worse
May 23, 2021, 8:07 AM
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Duke softball this year is a 13 seed, but instead of hosting their own regional they're the #1 seed in the Athens regional with the butt sniffers hosting as a 2 seed. The NCAA pre-selected 20 potential regional sites a few weeks ago and shockingly they gave preference to the SEC. We thought the rest of the NCAA cow towed to the SEC in football; the fealty shown in softball is at an unprecedented level.
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Don’t believe Duke put in a bid to host..
May 23, 2021, 9:02 AM
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Due to their stringent Covid protocols on campus.
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Re: Don’t believe Duke put in a bid to host.. they sure told
May 23, 2021, 10:52 AM
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Swoff what was what last year in ACC hoops tourney. He said were playing until they said NO
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Re: Has there ever been any team, in any sport, get screwed worse
May 23, 2021, 5:18 PM
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Re: Has there ever been any team, in any sport, get screwed worse
May 23, 2021, 6:35 PM
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The steroid soaked East German women swimmers from 72 & 76 Olympics also come to mind.
I’d like to see 40 plus softball Coaches publicly go Old Testament on the NCAA.
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