2024 Schedule released!

#33
#33
Not counting season opening weekend..the out of conference schedule is a little blah...but CTV knows best...
 
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THEONLYTENISEE said:
Why don’t we travel for mid week? Is it to make money for the stadium? I know
alot of other SEC teams travel for midweek.
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Driving 2 to 3 hours, playing 9 innings, driving back 2 to 3 hours, getting home past midnight…….school the next day, ain’t no fun for the good guys. The vast majority of top tier teams travel very little mid-week. Occasionally everyone does, but not much
 
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OldTimer said:
Driving 2 to 3 hours, playing 9 innings, driving back 2 to 3 hours, getting home past midnight…….school the next day, ain’t no fun for the good guys. The vast majority of top tier teams travel very little mid-week. Occasionally everyone does, but not much
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Kansas State is coming to town on a Tuesday. I’m guessing they’re either going to or coming from a series in the eastern part of the US, maybe WVU, assuming they start Big 12 play that early in the season.
 
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OldTimer said:
Driving 2 to 3 hours, playing 9 innings, driving back 2 to 3 hours, getting home past midnight…….school the next day, ain’t no fun for the good guys. The vast majority of top tier teams travel very little mid-week. Occasionally everyone does, but not much
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it’s like travel, late nights and school don’t matter for smaller schools.
 
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preacherman20 said:
Why would you go on the road for a midweek? V hates it. It has never gone good. Almost lost to Western Carolina and lost to UNC Charlotte. V swore he would not go on the road if he did not have to.
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I know you have more information than most. I only ask because I see other programs like Texas and UF play midweek on the road.
 
#43
#43
Some do it for recruiting or their schools make them. Coaches choice most times. I know some UT coaches used to go to mid major instate schools. His mindset is why would I make my players go play at smaller schools and not get gate. No reward. I agree. When I was varsity HC I refused to play home and away series with smaller schools. Come here or we won’t play. We have enough road games in conference and the early tournaments we always play.
 
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#46
#46
I still don't understand why more away midweeks aren't played... the SEC tournament isn't played in Knoxville, nor is CWS or (last year) regionals/superregionals. I think it's better to get as much experience on the road, regardless of how big or small teams are.
 
#47
#47
I don't understand why you would choose to play away from your house when you play so many SEC weekends and the big tournament at the start of the year. What is gained? You have to drive somewhere so you miss another day of school and everything is chaos. You play on some little field with normally bad umpires and they throw their Friday starter against you while you are throwing 11 guys in 9 innings to get some guys some work. You take a chance of losing and it looks really bad on you. Then you get home at 2 in the morning and have to go to school and practice the next day. Why not just stay at your field and nothing changes and you get home at a decent hour with your fans. Why would you go to Western Carolina where there were less than 100 total fans and only 14 UT fans and high school umpires. No video and scoreboard was not even working right. Same with UNC Charlotte and there were only 6 UT fans there and I can personally name all of them. People talk about getting to see UT play but don't show up for midweek games on the road. When Western came to us, I had a guy willing to pay $100 a seat for tickets because it was sold out.
 
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Experience in unfamiliar environments with unfriendly fans and perhaps uncomfortable situations BEFORE conference and tournament play begins is gained.
 
#49
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preacherman20 said:
I don't understand why you would choose to play away from your house when you play so many SEC weekends and the big tournament at the start of the year. What is gained? You have to drive somewhere so you miss another day of school and everything is chaos. You play on some little field with normally bad umpires and they throw their Friday starter against you while you are throwing 11 guys in 9 innings to get some guys some work. You take a chance of losing and it looks really bad on you. Then you get home at 2 in the morning and have to go to school and practice the next day. Why not just stay at your field and nothing changes and you get home at a decent hour with your fans. Why would you go to Western Carolina where there were less than 100 total fans and only 14 UT fans and high school umpires. No video and scoreboard was not even working right. Same with UNC Charlotte and there were only 6 UT fans there and I can personally name all of them. People talk about getting to see UT play but don't show up for midweek games on the road. When Western came to us, I had a guy willing to pay $100 a seat for tickets because it was sold out.
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Then just do away with mid week games. Because the teams that come to UT face the same late nights, early mornings, missed classes, and next day practices.
 
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