NCAA alters College World Series schedule for 2008

[USCya]

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaabb/news?slug=ap-cwsformat&prov=ap&type=lgns

August 14, 2007
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- The College World Series will start on a Saturday in 2008, breaking its tradition of opening on a Friday. The CWS finals, which pits the two bracket winners in a best-of-three series, will open on a Monday instead of a Saturday, the NCAA Division I baseball committee announced Tuesday

The CWS will begin June 14, with the championship round starting June 23.

The Saturday start will give participating teams an extra day to prepare and provide flexibility if weather interferes with regionals and super-regionals, said Dennis Poppe, NCAA managing director of baseball. Starting times will be 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. on days when two games are played and 6 p.m. on days when a single game is played

[Snake]

I would like to see them go to a one bracket eight team format......so that it would eliminate a possible rematch until the very end.

[scgreatest]

so we are going to be playing on a Monday now??? Sounds good to me!

[Gamerooster]

The 3 game championship series is good. Now, a round robin for each bracket might be nice if you play off any ties.

[d20636]

These changes sound fine - I wish MLB would move the draft to after the CWS...can't have everything tho'.

[willy]

I like the new ruling and starting times.

[doccock]

Now they just need to add re seeding the teams after the supers so the top 2 teams don't play each other in the first game.
doc

[willy]

Now they just need to add re seeding the teams after the supers so the top 2 teams don't play each other in the first game.
doc



I am with you on that Doc.

[Luke Skycocker]

I would like to see them go to a one bracket eight team format......so that it would eliminate a possible rematch until the very end.



how about no? keep it like it is. gets the best 2 teams and it cant be disputed that the 2 in the finals are the best 2

[willy]

how about no? keep it like it is. gets the best 2 teams and it cant be disputed that the 2 in the finals are the best 2



That's old news and it's a done deal.

[CockyChrisCox]

now if we can just finish things off once post season play arrives, we can have this pertain to us.

sorry, but i still can't get reese's blunders and our pitching woes from the UNC series out of my mind..

[willy]

now if we can just finish things off once post season play arrives, we can have this pertain to us.

sorry, but i still can't get reese's blunders and our pitching woes from the UNC series out of my mind..



It's over forget about it.

[Kitchenlabs]

Guarantee you Tanner's not given it another thought. This is a special year coming up!

[willy]

Guarantee you Tanner's not given it another thought. This is a special year coming up!



Hey kitchenlabs good to see you are still around. I am looking forward to the upcoming Baseball season. GO YARDCOCKS.

[Kitchenlabs]

I wish it started today!

[M.C.]

cant wait to get there