tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post532127503453990498..comments2024-03-26T09:23:26.937-04:00Comments on ZooTennis: Swan and Liu Return to Easter Bowl Finals; Riffice Shocks Blumberg to Reach Boys Final Against FritzColette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-33030378083085622262015-04-13T12:17:47.017-04:002015-04-13T12:17:47.017-04:00Let's look at this from another angle, that of...Let's look at this from another angle, that of his sport supervisor. How would he/she feel about one of their programs feeling the need to "have to" schedule like this just to try and sniff the postseason. Especially when their counterpart, the women's team is and has been top 10 for the last handful of years and does not engage in this type of scheduling. Probably doesn't speak too highly of what's going on with the men's program. I also understand that the SEC is a tough conference and they are doing this to satisfy the .500 rule, but like others have said it's understandable to schedule 1 or 2 doubleheaders throughout the course of a season. They've just taken it to an embarassing low. sad but truenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-40445469589367346602015-04-13T12:12:01.654-04:002015-04-13T12:12:01.654-04:00I'll bite. On the men's side: Arizona, Mi...I'll bite. On the men's side: Arizona, Michigan State, Wisconsin.it is what it isnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-88107025541047160222015-04-13T11:42:59.379-04:002015-04-13T11:42:59.379-04:00Well, as usual, dumb rules lead to even dumber dec...Well, as usual, dumb rules lead to even dumber decisions in response to it. In this case, anyone with half a brain could have foreseen that putting in the '.500 record required for the NCAAs' requirement was going to lead to teams downgrading their schedules. What probably could not have been foreseen was the Alabama nonsense described by the previous commenter. They literally scheduled 4 matches against the same school for 1pm, 2pm, 2:30pm, and 3pm, basically playing 2 matches simultaneously at all times because they just rotated their top 8 between playing the 4 singles matches required for each team victory. What a sham. I totally get that the original rule is jacked up but what kind of lesson is that coach teaching his kids? Embarrassing all the way around.Brentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-16901513085132071912015-04-13T09:05:18.977-04:002015-04-13T09:05:18.977-04:00Id be willing to bet this is more about taking a s...Id be willing to bet this is more about taking a stand against the .500 rule that is required to make the NCAA tournament. There is no legitimate reason for it. You should make a tough schedule that will challenge your players. If you aren't .500 but are beating teams and clearly a tournament team, you should get in. With tough conferences like the SEC, this should be understood. George is doing what he can to help his guys play in the post season. At the end of the day, I bet they want that as well. SECnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-82323330893740972032015-04-12T23:05:35.030-04:002015-04-12T23:05:35.030-04:00Alabama Mens Tennis schedule is borderline comical...Alabama Mens Tennis schedule is borderline comical with all of their 2 double-headers, 2 triple-headers, and a 6-Match day. How is that even allowed? <br /><br />So far this season they have played:<br /><br />1) Jackson State 4 times<br />2) Jacksonville State 2 times<br />3) Alabama State 2 times<br />4) Tennessee State 2 Times<br />5) Mercer<br />6) Morehead State<br />7) Samford<br />8) UAB<br /><br />This is 14 of their 17 wins. What about the welfare of the student-athlete? <br /><br />Cupcake City...noreply@blogger.com