Jim Delany's fight to change the College World Series to help level the playing field for cold-weather schools
June 20, 2011 11:39 AM
Perception says the Big Ten doesn't care about baseball. But no administrator in America has pressed harder to revamp the system. Delany's biggest ideas:
# Adopt a national start date in March or April and move the season deeper into summer.
# Devalue the RPI, which favors Sun Belt schools.
# Ditch the current method of national seeding and return to regional qualification for the College World Series.
College baseball's answer: No. No. No.
Then, last summer, Delany formally proposed the CWS move from eight teams to 10, with the two new slots reserved for cold-weather schools. Cold shoulder again.
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# Adopt a national start date in March or April and move the season deeper into summer.
# Devalue the RPI, which favors Sun Belt schools.
# Ditch the current method of national seeding and return to regional qualification for the College World Series.
College baseball's answer: No. No. No.
Then, last summer, Delany formally proposed the CWS move from eight teams to 10, with the two new slots reserved for cold-weather schools. Cold shoulder again.
omaha.com
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