So I can't disagree with any of this, you've summarized the historical situation quite well along with this weekend's sudden viral discussion of the issue. And I guess that's why I have a hard time with this suddenly being a Big ****ing Deal - we have been dealing with this situation basically the entire century and it's only now, because of a single team involved and the fact that a school president has expressed his displeasure with the situation (and gotten coverage) that Some People Think Fixing Something That Didn't Impact Them Until This Week is the thing to do.
Maybe it's simply jealousy that something so many of us have talked about fruitlessly for so long may finally be addressed thanks to a handful of people who never knew it was a problem to begin with. Making things fair for all teams, not just those you can bus everyone to, is certainly the goal, and if it happens thanks to this single undeserved plane trip, we should (and I will) count it as a win.
OK, on second thought there is something I could pick a bone with. The "we'll pay tens of thousands to host" idea would favor the schools that largely don't need favoring (e.g. the ones with money) and would you want to be the administrator that has to tell the program "sorry, we don't have the money for this" which could so easily be interpreted as "we don't think you're important enough". I like the idea but I don't know how you could make it fair to the have-nots which is in a way what Division III is all about.
I totally hear you. As a Texas native, I've been pushing for Region 10 to gain more respect in regards to hosting and bracketing and Top 25 for quite some time now. But I'm only in my second season of this newsletter and only 4th season involved with D3, so I am newer at this! But yes, I think you bring up a great point. For decades now, Region 10 schools especially have dealt with this frustration and that is why I talked about this being a larger issue in D3. Because it isn't a one-time deal with Transy. It is Trinity WBB last year. And Whitman MBB several years back. We have to continue pushing for change, especially in Region 10, but as I wrote above, the issue is convincing Region 1,2,3,4, and 5 institutions to agree to allocate funds to make flights happen for the second weekend for deserving hosts, regardless of whether they're in California and Texas, or Connecticut and Virginia.
Well said Riley. Issues in DIII golf, too. Not exactly the same, but rooted in the same thing to be sure. It needs to change.
So I can't disagree with any of this, you've summarized the historical situation quite well along with this weekend's sudden viral discussion of the issue. And I guess that's why I have a hard time with this suddenly being a Big ****ing Deal - we have been dealing with this situation basically the entire century and it's only now, because of a single team involved and the fact that a school president has expressed his displeasure with the situation (and gotten coverage) that Some People Think Fixing Something That Didn't Impact Them Until This Week is the thing to do.
Maybe it's simply jealousy that something so many of us have talked about fruitlessly for so long may finally be addressed thanks to a handful of people who never knew it was a problem to begin with. Making things fair for all teams, not just those you can bus everyone to, is certainly the goal, and if it happens thanks to this single undeserved plane trip, we should (and I will) count it as a win.
OK, on second thought there is something I could pick a bone with. The "we'll pay tens of thousands to host" idea would favor the schools that largely don't need favoring (e.g. the ones with money) and would you want to be the administrator that has to tell the program "sorry, we don't have the money for this" which could so easily be interpreted as "we don't think you're important enough". I like the idea but I don't know how you could make it fair to the have-nots which is in a way what Division III is all about.
I totally hear you. As a Texas native, I've been pushing for Region 10 to gain more respect in regards to hosting and bracketing and Top 25 for quite some time now. But I'm only in my second season of this newsletter and only 4th season involved with D3, so I am newer at this! But yes, I think you bring up a great point. For decades now, Region 10 schools especially have dealt with this frustration and that is why I talked about this being a larger issue in D3. Because it isn't a one-time deal with Transy. It is Trinity WBB last year. And Whitman MBB several years back. We have to continue pushing for change, especially in Region 10, but as I wrote above, the issue is convincing Region 1,2,3,4, and 5 institutions to agree to allocate funds to make flights happen for the second weekend for deserving hosts, regardless of whether they're in California and Texas, or Connecticut and Virginia.