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Yep, as a Big Ten guy, we're REALLY hurt by the weather up here in the late winter/early spring. Can't practice quite as early or as much, can't really play home games until late March and even that is iffy. While the idea of a basically a month long spring break in Florida sounds great....all of that missed class time and time away from home isn't easy.
It's gotten better with the start of the season pushed back in terms of practice time, and obviously the Big Ten schools in particular all have LOADS of cash (and therefore still have pretty top notch facilites for baseball). They're closing the gap SOME....but the Big West with Fullerton, CUSA with Rice, the Sun Belt, etc. IMO are all ahead of us.
Don't take this as me complaining about some kind of unfair advantage. We deal with the cards (and weather) we're given and make the best of it. It's not the southern schools fault and they shouldn't have to give up their advantage. It's just hard.
Anyway back on topic, I LOVE this idea! I think there's too many tournaments in college basketball these days (CBI? CIT?), but having a college baseball version of the NIT would be great! Football has the bowls for everyone who misses the playoff. The NIT is great for basketball (although I think more of the 20 win mid major runner ups should make it over some of the 17-15 majors...but I digress lol). Really wish baseball had something. Or was a bigger deal in general.
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