05-25-2018, 08:55 PM
UCLA softball just made the college World Series
(05-25-2018, 08:55 PM)BobK Wrote: UCLA softball just made the college World Series
(05-25-2018, 08:55 PM)BobK Wrote: UCLA softball just made the college World Series
(05-26-2018, 07:44 AM)BobK Wrote: Ill be rooting for Lonnie at Florida State. Lost her first Game
Also Hoover at LSU won their first game
Ex Stanford coach and ex Stanford pitcher
Boo to Oregon who are 1-1
(05-26-2018, 07:44 AM)BobK Wrote: Ill be rooting for Lonnie at Florida State. Lost her first Game
Also Hoover at LSU won their first game
Ex Stanford coach and ex Stanford pitcher
Boo to Oregon who are 1-1
(05-27-2018, 10:30 AM)JustAnotherFan Wrote: Is there a webpage that has a listing of number of championships won by year by school, or at least which school has won the most championships in a given year?
MOST TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS IN A YEAR
School Year Total
1. Stanford 1996-97 6
2. UCLA 1981-82 5
Stanford 1991-92 5
Stanford 1994-95 5
Stanford 1997-98 5
6. Many with 4. Most Recently: UCLA, 2003-04(05-27-2018, 10:30 AM)JustAnotherFan Wrote: Is there a webpage that has a listing of number of championships won by year by school, or at least which school has won the most championships in a given year?
MOST TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS IN A YEAR
School Year Total
1. Stanford 1996-97 6
2. UCLA 1981-82 5
Stanford 1991-92 5
Stanford 1994-95 5
Stanford 1997-98 5
6. Many with 4. Most Recently: UCLA, 2003-04(06-03-2018, 03:55 PM)d4cohn Wrote: While we wait for the regional final tonight, the board might be interested to hear that Mike White and the Oregon softball team flamed out of the WCWS once again, this time losing as the No.1 overall seed to No.6 Florida State, and a former assistant under Coach Rittman in Coach Lonny Alameda. Now Coach Alameda has her team in a winner-take-all game against UCLA in the national semifinals, for the right to play Washington for the national title. The Huskies look like the big favorites at this point to claim the first NCAA softball title for the Pac-12 since 2011.
(06-03-2018, 03:55 PM)d4cohn Wrote: While we wait for the regional final tonight, the board might be interested to hear that Mike White and the Oregon softball team flamed out of the WCWS once again, this time losing as the No.1 overall seed to No.6 Florida State, and a former assistant under Coach Rittman in Coach Lonny Alameda. Now Coach Alameda has her team in a winner-take-all game against UCLA in the national semifinals, for the right to play Washington for the national title. The Huskies look like the big favorites at this point to claim the first NCAA softball title for the Pac-12 since 2011.
(06-14-2018, 10:14 AM)2006alum Wrote: Yes, fantastic year all around, esp. with UCLA so strong in so many sports. The amusing upside to the Directors Cup scoring change is that in some ways it could benefit us- we're probably one of the most gender imbalanced schools in terms of points accumulations, and I remember a few years in the late 00s early 10s when we didn't even score points in all ten men's sports, and so we were leaving points on the table. Now, as long as we score points in men's basketball and baseball, we can otherwise run wild with our women's teams. (And note that our men also seem to have secured the Anyone But Stanford Cup, suggesting we were more balanced than our Directors Cup points would suggest.)
As always, proud to be a Stanford fan. GO CARDINAL!
(06-14-2018, 10:14 AM)2006alum Wrote: Yes, fantastic year all around, esp. with UCLA so strong in so many sports. The amusing upside to the Directors Cup scoring change is that in some ways it could benefit us- we're probably one of the most gender imbalanced schools in terms of points accumulations, and I remember a few years in the late 00s early 10s when we didn't even score points in all ten men's sports, and so we were leaving points on the table. Now, as long as we score points in men's basketball and baseball, we can otherwise run wild with our women's teams. (And note that our men also seem to have secured the Anyone But Stanford Cup, suggesting we were more balanced than our Directors Cup points would suggest.)
As always, proud to be a Stanford fan. GO CARDINAL!
(06-14-2018, 10:50 AM)ColoradoTree Wrote:(06-14-2018, 10:14 AM)2006alum Wrote: Yes, fantastic year all around, esp. with UCLA so strong in so many sports. The amusing upside to the Directors Cup scoring change is that in some ways it could benefit us- we're probably one of the most gender imbalanced schools in terms of points accumulations, and I remember a few years in the late 00s early 10s when we didn't even score points in all ten men's sports, and so we were leaving points on the table. Now, as long as we score points in men's basketball and baseball, we can otherwise run wild with our women's teams. (And note that our men also seem to have secured the Anyone But Stanford Cup, suggesting we were more balanced than our Directors Cup points would suggest.)
As always, proud to be a Stanford fan. GO CARDINAL!
For the CapOne Cup, it seemed to help that we won a Group B title (and the treble points that go along with it), and no other school won two Group B titles.
Also, including a regional sport like lacrosse in Group B is just absurd. If you're going to distinguish between sports, then it's fine to pick the biggest-revenue sports like FBS football and basketball and a high-visibility sport like baseball. But other sports should be among the most widely-played at the Division I level so you're rewarding schools appropriately. Soccer fits that test well enough, as 205 schools have a DI men's soccer team. But there are just 71 DI varsity men's lacrosse teams, far fewer than several Group A sports like men's tennis (256 DI teams) or men's golf (292!). Even wrestling (76 DI teams) outpaces lacrosse. (I couldn't readily find the number of track and field teams, but I'm confident that number is much higher than 71.) The only reason to include it at that level is to favor Eastern schools at the expense of the rest of the country (i.e., us).
Also, it seems silly to give FCS football the same points as FBS football. It's a lesser level. Based on the most recent standings I saw, North Dakota State was in a tie for 3rd with Michigan and Villanova. In no universe is NDSU's athletic department on par with Michigan's. (I'm sure this particular issue has been discussed at length, so I apologize for bringing it up again, but it's still ridiculous.)
Ugh, sorry. I know you folks know all this. I just haven't given much thought to this particular trophy in quite some time, so I'm shocked all over again.
(06-14-2018, 10:50 AM)ColoradoTree Wrote:(06-14-2018, 10:14 AM)2006alum Wrote: Yes, fantastic year all around, esp. with UCLA so strong in so many sports. The amusing upside to the Directors Cup scoring change is that in some ways it could benefit us- we're probably one of the most gender imbalanced schools in terms of points accumulations, and I remember a few years in the late 00s early 10s when we didn't even score points in all ten men's sports, and so we were leaving points on the table. Now, as long as we score points in men's basketball and baseball, we can otherwise run wild with our women's teams. (And note that our men also seem to have secured the Anyone But Stanford Cup, suggesting we were more balanced than our Directors Cup points would suggest.)
As always, proud to be a Stanford fan. GO CARDINAL!
For the CapOne Cup, it seemed to help that we won a Group B title (and the treble points that go along with it), and no other school won two Group B titles.
Also, including a regional sport like lacrosse in Group B is just absurd. If you're going to distinguish between sports, then it's fine to pick the biggest-revenue sports like FBS football and basketball and a high-visibility sport like baseball. But other sports should be among the most widely-played at the Division I level so you're rewarding schools appropriately. Soccer fits that test well enough, as 205 schools have a DI men's soccer team. But there are just 71 DI varsity men's lacrosse teams, far fewer than several Group A sports like men's tennis (256 DI teams) or men's golf (292!). Even wrestling (76 DI teams) outpaces lacrosse. (I couldn't readily find the number of track and field teams, but I'm confident that number is much higher than 71.) The only reason to include it at that level is to favor Eastern schools at the expense of the rest of the country (i.e., us).
Also, it seems silly to give FCS football the same points as FBS football. It's a lesser level. Based on the most recent standings I saw, North Dakota State was in a tie for 3rd with Michigan and Villanova. In no universe is NDSU's athletic department on par with Michigan's. (I'm sure this particular issue has been discussed at length, so I apologize for bringing it up again, but it's still ridiculous.)
Ugh, sorry. I know you folks know all this. I just haven't given much thought to this particular trophy in quite some time, so I'm shocked all over again.
(06-14-2018, 11:24 AM)2006alum Wrote: Totally agree, the scoring system is bananas, and ESPN's disinterest in Stanford is palpable....
...Only reason to pay attention is to collect that $400k paycheck and, to quote the Steve Miller Band, Take the Money and Run.
(06-14-2018, 11:24 AM)2006alum Wrote: Totally agree, the scoring system is bananas, and ESPN's disinterest in Stanford is palpable....
...Only reason to pay attention is to collect that $400k paycheck and, to quote the Steve Miller Band, Take the Money and Run.
(06-14-2018, 04:17 PM)FarmDad.01 Wrote: In a previous life, I grew up in New York City. My Top 40 radio station in the late 50s and early 60s was WABC. Its heaviest-rotation commercial was for a discount haberdashery in New Jersey along a Rte. 22 traffic island. Why bother to cross the George Washington Bridge to shop there, the commercial asked: "Money talks -- nobody walks."
(06-14-2018, 04:17 PM)FarmDad.01 Wrote: In a previous life, I grew up in New York City. My Top 40 radio station in the late 50s and early 60s was WABC. Its heaviest-rotation commercial was for a discount haberdashery in New Jersey along a Rte. 22 traffic island. Why bother to cross the George Washington Bridge to shop there, the commercial asked: "Money talks -- nobody walks."