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Hookem2147

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  1. FCB threw cold water on Bohl's article this morning TLDR: Said the number was closer to $30.5 million
  2. There are 16 regional sites. The SEC having 13 teams in and the ACC having 10 while not being able to be in a four team pod with other conference mates forces the committee to purposely mis-seed teams and create random ass matchups. All these rules were created before conference expansion. They need to change it so that if you don't play a conference team in the regular season, you can be matched up in a regional, if necessary.
  3. Yeah, I just think it would make more sense to see DBU or UTSA in that two-spot. I watched their mock selection show on YouTube and they spent a good amount of time debating UCLA and TCU as the final host. On another note, they are going to have to change the rule eventually that doesn't allow teams from the same conference to be in a regional together. Almost 40% of the field is SEC or ACC teams and those two conferences have 11 of the 16 hosting spots. You really pigeonhole yourself on seeding and where you can send teams when that much of the field of 64 is occupied by two leagues.
  4. Getting maybe the top 2 seed in the field in your regional as the #1 overall seed is cruel. They had TCU hosting a week or two ago.
  5. I think IT is the same way. Nahlin got majority ownership like 4-5 years ago.
  6. Didn’t IT join the on3 network right around the time Bobby came on board? I wonder what those deals/contracts look like and if IT could be given the boot or leave on their own.
  7. I find it hard to believe they won’t stick A&M as the 3 seed in the opposite regional we are matched up against.
  8. Is this lead Cody Howard safe?
  9. Facing 85 MPH lollipops is tougher than hitting 92 MPH straight as an arrow.
  10. I’m pretty confident in saying Bing would get hit around a lot if we trotted him out on a SEC weekend
  11. He’s basically ready. I think it’s a matter of if they want to use him or just have him take a redshirt.
  12. I did see. We also had to use Burns for 2+ innings on Saturday to bridge the gap to those two because they did pitch on Friday.
  13. I would sure hope we don’t have Galvan behind the plate tonight and I wouldn’t be opposed to a full day off. Also may not be a bad idea to give Mendoza and Rodriguez full days off to rest what they are dealing with/playing through.
  14. Burns was a starter last year, but only for about five starts before going down with a season-ending arm injury. Don't mess with a good thing. His stuff seems to play way better in short stints. You rob Peter to pay Paul if you force him into a Sunday spot. What if you have to use Grubbs and Volantis on a Friday? You know Harrison ain't giving you more than about 5 innings in a game 2 and if Burns is starting game 3 you are then asking Grayson Saunier or Duplantier to be the primary relief arm on a Saturday. Not ideal.
  15. Let’s tap the brakes. Congrats to Duplantier on 3 hits on the weekend (one which was a bunt with no one covering first base). He is still hitting .138 in SEC play. Duplantier is out when Williams is back, and whoever has cooled off between Williams or Borba is likely out whenever Belyeu is ready hopefully in a few weeks. If they both happen to be hot, what a great problem to have and we will get creative with whoever is scuffling at that time. Rodriguez has also been pretty meh defensively at third base so not sure why we would be eager to stick him back over there with a bruised hand. He is probably most likely out of anyone to slide back to DH once Mendoza can play the field again.
  16. Reading some names being thrown around for MSU, and I didn't realize Nick Mingione (Kentucky head coach) was a long-time assistant at Mississippi State before going to Lexington. That one could make sense. Cliff Godwin is another one but I'm wondering if he stayed too long at ECU. They are about to miss the tournament this year, and he has commented over the years about being extremely anti-NIL and portal, which won't fly at an SEC school.
  17. Feels like there is very little benefit to firing a guy at this point in the season. It would be hilarious if the interim takes them on a run and they are competitive or win a regional. Every AD's worst nightmare, but you crack open that door when you make a decision like this.
  18. Wow, they didn't even let him finish out the season. It is a good job with a lot of support. If I recall correctly, they almost hired Schloss back in 2018, but their AD couldn't get it across the finish line.
  19. I stand by what I said about the Tuesday game being pointless and only having downside, but will admit I was probably overdoing it with the RPI stuff. The quick turnaround to a Thursday start at Arkansas also isn't ideal. Going forward, just leave these games off the schedule. We used to schedule Texas Southern every year under Pierce and even he stopped doing that regularly because it just accomplishes nothing. There are other in-state schools we didn't schedule this year (Rice, SFA, ACU, Tarleton). Add one of those to the schedule. Yeah it's a cool experience for the SWAC schools to play at the Disch but it's not our job to provide fun for them.
  20. He was throwing like 96 on Friday and was pumping fastballs at 90 today. Has to be hurt. Malpractice to leave him in there for 3 guys.
  21. At bats have been better than the stat lines show. A&M has robbed at least 3 hits in the OF.
  22. Flores won’t see anything but high fastballs for the next month
  23. 87 with little swing and miss doesn’t play well in the SEC
  24. 50 MPH Texas league single igniting that inning.
  25. We sold the farm to win these first two games, which is what I wanted us to do so I guess I can’t bitch about what happens today too much.
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