of why the SEC should go back to the Sat. double headers.
Here's what my SEC schedule would be for baseball in a typical weekend:
Friday night at 6:30-7:00 start time. Give people a chance to get to the game after work.
Saturday Game 1 starts between 1-2, play a nine-inning game.
Saturday Game 2 starts between 6:00-7:00, again a nine-inning game.
That gives you Sunday to play a make-up game in case of rain or whatever.
My schedule gives everyone a chance to go to every game- I would be willing to bet that the Sunday game lags at every school including the schools that draw well in the SEC. By doing this, people could very easily go watch the Friday game, stay the night and then go to likely both games on Sat. Instead of basically choosing either Fri or Sat for the most part. This plan would get more people to go to that third game, which would make more money for the schools. The reason that they went to the schedule that we have now was because they used to play seven inning double headers, and a lot of people complained that you couldn't condition your staff for the regionals where you have to play nine regardless, and your shorting everyone four innings every weekend in a game that is designed for nine innings. My plan allows for nine innings and also allows plenty of time to play a game with a rest break for everyone in between. I'm giving people at least 4-5 hours to play a game. That should be plenty of time normally.
Honestly, it's just dumb to play Sunday games in a place called the Bible Belt. Most people here are going to go to church over a baseball game, especially if they've been to two already. Not to mention that there is the curfew rule that seems to vary from weekend to weekend and from team to team and even the umpires are lenient about it. Not to mention it's a dumb rule. If you play baseball, you want to settle it on the field, even if it takes until midnight. Especially if there's a title on the line. If you play two games on Saturday, that gives the teams Sat night and all day Sunday to travel. That's plenty of time in the SEC, and my schedule gives the players even more time to study- and go to church if they wish.
If the SEC thought about it for a minute, they could very easily have a schedule where they make more money, pass off that they care about academics, and settle games on the field, and is more fan friendly.
Here's what my SEC schedule would be for baseball in a typical weekend:
Friday night at 6:30-7:00 start time. Give people a chance to get to the game after work.
Saturday Game 1 starts between 1-2, play a nine-inning game.
Saturday Game 2 starts between 6:00-7:00, again a nine-inning game.
That gives you Sunday to play a make-up game in case of rain or whatever.
My schedule gives everyone a chance to go to every game- I would be willing to bet that the Sunday game lags at every school including the schools that draw well in the SEC. By doing this, people could very easily go watch the Friday game, stay the night and then go to likely both games on Sat. Instead of basically choosing either Fri or Sat for the most part. This plan would get more people to go to that third game, which would make more money for the schools. The reason that they went to the schedule that we have now was because they used to play seven inning double headers, and a lot of people complained that you couldn't condition your staff for the regionals where you have to play nine regardless, and your shorting everyone four innings every weekend in a game that is designed for nine innings. My plan allows for nine innings and also allows plenty of time to play a game with a rest break for everyone in between. I'm giving people at least 4-5 hours to play a game. That should be plenty of time normally.
Honestly, it's just dumb to play Sunday games in a place called the Bible Belt. Most people here are going to go to church over a baseball game, especially if they've been to two already. Not to mention that there is the curfew rule that seems to vary from weekend to weekend and from team to team and even the umpires are lenient about it. Not to mention it's a dumb rule. If you play baseball, you want to settle it on the field, even if it takes until midnight. Especially if there's a title on the line. If you play two games on Saturday, that gives the teams Sat night and all day Sunday to travel. That's plenty of time in the SEC, and my schedule gives the players even more time to study- and go to church if they wish.
If the SEC thought about it for a minute, they could very easily have a schedule where they make more money, pass off that they care about academics, and settle games on the field, and is more fan friendly.
