Directors Cup Thread

[BWilk55]

 

[Sirhornsalot]

This looks very good for the Horns

 

[BWilk55]

This looks very good for the Horns

Still a long way to go and Texas has to live up to expectations. Some that may prove challenging - Softball, ranked #1. Baseball ranked #5. Golf ranked #1. Highly competitive sports with quite a bit of variance in final outcomes.

Good to be ranked out front at this point though and will be fun to watch regardless.

 

[BWilk55]

 

[BWilk55]

 

[Baron]

What sports are left?

 

[Kmed]

What sports are left?

Baseball
Softball
Golf
Tennis
Rowing
Track & Field
Beach Volleyball

I’m sure I’m leaving out something

 

[BWilk55]

Baseball
Softball
Golf
Tennis
Rowing
Track & Field
Beach Volleyball

I’m sure I’m leaving out something

For Texas, that is correct.

Sports Texas does not compete in that are still to come: M Hockey, Bowling, M and W Gymnastics, Mens Volleyball, W Water Polo, M and W Lacrosse.

 

[longhorndon]

I'm ready for some Longhorn Hockey! Arizona State has become fairly competitive in only a few years and actually beat top ranked Denver 3 out of 4 in the regular season this year. I know UT has a club team, but it would be cool to see it as a regular sport someday.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

For Texas, that is correct.

Sports Texas does not compete in that are still to come: M Hockey, Bowling, M and W Gymnastics, Mens Volleyball, W Water Polo, M and W Lacrosse.

Hard to believe we don't have at least some of those. Especially bowling since it would cost so little.

 

[Wayne]

Hard to believe we don't have at least some of those. Especially bowling since it would cost so little.

But is it really a sport? Just kidding but maybe not.

 

[BWilk55]

Hard to believe we don't have at least some of those. Especially bowling since it would cost so little.

But is it really a sport? Just kidding but maybe not.

I believe that bowling would be the best addition for Directors' cup purposes.

Last years championship included Nebraska, Jacksonville St, Wichita St and Youngstown State.

Schools like SFA, McKendree, Sam Houston State have all been recent champions. Vanderbilt and Nebraska are the only two big name schools that are top competitors.

No way we couldn't jump into that sport, snag one of the top coaches, entice some bowlers and transfer and be immediately competitive.

 

[BWilk55]

Hard to believe we don't have at least some of those. Especially bowling since it would cost so little.

We have to add women's sports to stay in line with Title IX. Of those listed, W Gymnastics would fit into the SEC culture best. After that, Lacrosse is probably the most logical.

 

[BWilk55]

Texas should win this in a landslide

 

[tejasrulz]

Texas should win this in a landslide

I assume they take the Top 10 of each sport and give it a point value? If not, would mind giving a short explanation on how they score this? Thanks in advance!

 

[BWilk55]

I assume they take the Top 10 of each sport and give it a point value? If not, would mind giving a short explanation on how they score this? Thanks in advance!

No problem, it is a pretty good scoring system I think. It has the advantage of just being within the conference so they can do things a bit differently in a way that makes it a better system than the Directors' Cup.

You earn points for each SEC sport you compete in. The number of points you score is determined by your finish in either the regular season standings (if the sport ends in a bracket style tournament) or the conference championship meet/regatta/tournament if not bracket style (Track and Field, Swimming, Rowing, Golf, etc). The number of points awarded for 1st place is equal to the number of teams competing in that sport. There are 16 football teams so Georgia got 16 points for winning. It then goes down by one for each place down the rank, Texas scored 15 points for football. For a sport like rowing, with 4 teams, the winning team earns 4 points.

You then take the points earned, and divide that by the number of teams competing in that sport. So for football Georgia was 16/16 =1.0, Texas 15/16 = 0.9375. Rowing would be 4/4 = 1/0, 3/4 = 0.75. I think this is a good way to balance the sports based on participation size and not overly reward a team for winning a small sport like rowing or equestrian.

Final caveat is that track and field and CC are combined into one score. Cross Country and Indoor Track count for 0.25% each and outdoor track the other 50%.

So, not a short explanation but hopefully that all makes sense.

 

[Kmed]

No problem, it is a pretty good scoring system I think. It has the advantage of just being within the conference so they can do things a bit differently in a way that makes it a better system than the Directors' Cup.

You earn points for each SEC sport you compete in. The number of points you score is determined by your finish in either the regular season standings (if the sport ends in a bracket style tournament) or the conference championship meet/regatta/tournament if not bracket style (Track and Field, Swimming, Rowing, Golf, etc). The number of points awarded for 1st place is equal to the number of teams competing in that sport. There are 16 football teams so Georgia got 16 points for winning. It then goes down by one for each place down the rank, Texas scored 15 points for football. For a sport like rowing, with 4 teams, the winning team earns 4 points.

You then take the points earned, and divide that by the number of teams competing in that sport. So for football Georgia was 16/16 =1.0, Texas 15/16 = 0.9375. Rowing would be 4/4 = 1/0, 3/4 = 0.75. I think this is a good way to balance the sports based on participation size and not overly reward a team for winning a small sport like rowing or equestrian.

Final caveat is that track and field and CC are combined into one score. Cross Country and Indoor Track count for 0.25% each and outdoor track the other 50%.

So, not a short explanation but hopefully that all makes sense.

So with a score of .791, UT on average is in the Top 3 of every sport they compete in? That’s freakin’ awesome!

 

[tejasrulz]

No problem, it is a pretty good scoring system I think. It has the advantage of just being within the conference so they can do things a bit differently in a way that makes it a better system than the Directors' Cup.

You earn points for each SEC sport you compete in. The number of points you score is determined by your finish in either the regular season standings (if the sport ends in a bracket style tournament) or the conference championship meet/regatta/tournament if not bracket style (Track and Field, Swimming, Rowing, Golf, etc). The number of points awarded for 1st place is equal to the number of teams competing in that sport. There are 16 football teams so Georgia got 16 points for winning. It then goes down by one for each place down the rank, Texas scored 15 points for football. For a sport like rowing, with 4 teams, the winning team earns 4 points.

You then take the points earned, and divide that by the number of teams competing in that sport. So for football Georgia was 16/16 =1.0, Texas 15/16 = 0.9375. Rowing would be 4/4 = 1/0, 3/4 = 0.75. I think this is a good way to balance the sports based on participation size and not overly reward a team for winning a small sport like rowing or equestrian.

Final caveat is that track and field and CC are combined into one score. Cross Country and Indoor Track count for 0.25% each and outdoor track the other 50%.

So, not a short explanation but hopefully that all makes sense.

Thank you sir!

 

[BWilk55]

So with a score of .791, UT on average is in the Top 3 of every sport they compete in? That’s freakin’ awesome!

Probably more accurate to say that they are in the 79th percentile in each sport they compete in since each sport has a different number of teams competing.

Example, being 3rd in football with 16 teams competing is much more impressive than being top 3 in rowing, a sport with 4 teams.

79th percentile is nearly a 4th place average if each sport had 16 teams (most do but not all)

 

[BWilk55]