Hawkeyes whining about postseason baseball

[Cyismymonkey]

The SABRmetrics component he’s implemented is cutting edge. Major league teams have been poaching his Staff. Took UNI to College World Series, that hasn’t happened very often.

 

[SEIOWA CLONE]

Don’t bad mouth Heller, he’s as knowledgeable and dedicated to the game as anyone I‘ve ever met. Rick puts a well prepared smart product on the field. Probably a matter of time before he gets poached by a bigger better program.

I would be shocked if Heller left EIU for anther program, it has been his dream job for years when he was at Upper Iowa and UNI. He has many family and friends in the Eldon area that go to their games and hang out with his wife and brother before and after the games.

At 58, I just cannot see him jumping for a rebuilding job at another school, but I could be wrong.

 

[cyfan92]

How much does Iowa lose every year supporting an average baseball team in a poor climate and bad conference??

I'd rather pave CMC's parking spot in gold bricks than support a college baseball team in our climate..

 

[Macloney]

I have a friend that played for him at UNI. He can't speak highly enough about the guy. Heller knows how to coach baseball as well as anyone as far as I'm concerned.

I was fortunate enough to play for Coach Heller and I can't think of one bad thing to say about the guy. He is one of the nicest people you will meet and he's smarter than he is nice and not just in baseball.

 

[Clonefan32]

I can understand Heller's confusion. Inflated records based largely on beating bad inter-conference opponents has worked so well for the other major men's sports. Kind of unfair the same philosophy isn't rewarded in baseball.

 

[RedDog]

Not making the show is the wrong right way.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

I can understand Heller's confusion. Inflated records based largely on beating bad inter-conference opponents has worked so well for the other major men's sports. Kind of unfair the same philosophy isn't rewarded in baseball.

The problem for Heller is that he doesn't have quality conference games to pull Iowa up. It's not an RPI problem, it's a poor conference problem.

 

[VeloClone]

The problem for Heller is that he doesn't have quality conference games to pull Iowa up. It's not an RPI problem, it's a poor conference problem.

Their non-con schedule doesn't scream "We are going to force you to put us in the postseason."

 

[MartyFine]

The SABRmetrics component he’s implemented is cutting edge. Major league teams have been poaching his Staff. Took UNI to College World Series, that hasn’t happened very often.

UNI went to the CWS?

 

[Tornado man]

The problem for Heller is that he doesn't have quality conference games to pull Iowa up. It's not an RPI problem, it's a poor conference problem.

Maryland's RPI is 9.

 

[CyGuy5]

They lost to Loras, who is not that great of a D3 school.That alone should knock them out of any contention

 

[JP4CY]

The problem for Heller is that he doesn't have quality conference games to pull Iowa up. It's not an RPI problem, it's a poor conference problem.

Maryland's RPI is 9.

Iowa didn't play Maryland.

Also, OOC Iowa lost to Wichita twice? Yikes.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

Maryland's RPI is 9.

And your point is?

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

Iowa didn't play Maryland.

Also, OOC Iowa lost to Wichita twice? Yikes.

Iowa getting to miss the best team in the conference in every sport is almost laughable at this point.

 

[theshadow]

Maryland's RPI is 9.

And was also not an Iowa opponent this year.

This was their final month of the season, after the series with Rutgers:
Western Illinois - 297
Nebraska (x2) - 167
Illinois State - 188
Purdue (x4) - 138
Michigan State (x3) - 172
Indiana (x3) - 106
Penn State (x2) - 149
Michigan (x2) - 61

 

[MartyFine]

 

[ISUTex]

The SABRmetrics component he’s implemented is cutting edge. Major league teams have been poaching his Staff. Took UNI to College World Series, that hasn’t happened very often.

What year did he take UNI to the World Series? I remember them getting into a regional.

 

[VeloClone]

And your point is?

I think his point is if Maryland can build a post season worthy RPI playing in the big 10 so can iowa.

 

[stateofmind]

Glad to hear Heller is a great guy. One of my best friends has a son over their pitching. I think he's the number 2 guy. I'm embarrassed to say I haven't gone to a game. I would actually buy a hawk baseball shirt.

 

[mfl3cy]

Glad to hear Heller is a great guy. One of my best friends has a son over their pitching. I think he's the number 2 guy. I'm embarrassed to say I haven't gone to a game. I would actually buy a hawk baseball shirt.

Great guy. Really like him and a number of the kids playing. My son plays college baseball, otherwise I would go to a few games.