Athletic Department Coverage

[goodnews]

If any other sport at YSU other than Mens Golf played against or competed with the teams listed below we would see an article about the team being from the MAC, Big Ten or BCS conference.  If you take a closer look the mens team is in 4th place following 2 rounds.. The staff and AD are a joke along with the countless SIDs that dont cover their respective sports the way they should....

  Michigan 
 -1  F   E  283  284  567 
2     Indiana 
 E  F    +1  283  285  568 
T3     Akron 
 +14  F    -1  299  283  582 
T3     Youngstown State 
 +14  F    +4  294  288  582 
5     Xavier 
 +16  F    +5  295  289  584 
T6     IUPUI 
 +19  F    +12  291  296  587 
T6     Evansville 
 +19  F    +7  296  291  587 
8     Toledo 
 +21  F    +8  297  292  589 
T9     Western Illinois 
 +25  F    +15  294  299  593 
T9     Illinois State 
 +25  F    +9  300  293  593 
11     Oakland 
 +26  F    +17  293  301  594 
12     IPFW 
 +29  F    +17  296  301  597 
13     Butler 
 +35  F    +21  298  305  603 
14     Ohio 
 +36  F    +19  301  303  604 

[Lets_Talk]

First of all, there is an article on the YSU Athletic web site about this tournament. It really does not do much good to have write-ups after 36 holes in a 54 hole tournament. And, if you notice, the YSU web site typically waits until the tournament is over to provide a recap and results. Having an artcile on the website after 36 holes would be akin to having an elaborate article 30 minutes into a basketball game, or about mid-way through the 3rd quarter of a football game.
http://www.ysusports.com/sports/mgolf/2013-14/releases/20140413pbjjnp

Secondly, golf is not a sport that gets much media coverage, even at the top programs in the country. It sucks, but people who play golf in college know this is the case. Golf is just not a sport many people follow in college. 

Third, this tournament did not have any powerhouse programs. This is NOT to take anything away from YSU finishing 4th out of 14 schools. Just pointing out this was not as strong a field as you might think based solely on the names of the schools.

Again, placing 4th of 14 teams in this tournament was a fine accomplishment. And, I do agree the team did not get the attention it would have if in a more high profile sport. There have also been many times YSU placed near the bottom against the same quality of competition, so again the 4th place finish is a solid accomplishment. YSU was the 8th highest rated team in this tournament, and finished 4th. Only 2 teams in the tournament are in the top 125 in the country, Michigan(73rd) and Indiana(85th). There are 290 golf programs at the NCAA D1 level.


http://www.golfstat.com/2013-2014/rankhth.cfm?gender=M
For those who are interested, here are the rankings of the 14 teams in this tournament.
73 - Michigan
85 - Indiana
129 - ISU
138 - Akron
164 - Toledo
193 - Xavier
198 - Evansville
208 - YOUNGSTOWN STATE
216 - IUPUI
245 - WIU
243 - Oakland
249 - Butler
270 - IPFW