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  1. Had Enough
    Is this available for all regionals?
  2. Had Enough
    If we win the regional, has he earned the right to stay?
  3. Had Enough
    DP is gonna run the numbers to find the favorable matchups, if there are any. If we can get by ULaLa with minimal bullpen usage, I wouldn’t be surprised with some creativity in game 2. Like you said, LBJ one time thru then Andre for 1/2 then Gage. Or maybe Ace over LBJ. With Grambling as a 4, we’re likely better off losing game 1 than game 2. I doubt he’d do it, but I’d go way down the depth chart versus Grambling.
  4. Had Enough
    It wouldn’t surprise me if UF won the regional, but I don’t think the effort over the season earned the chance. Is UF one of the top 45 or whatever at-large teams? Most likely. This RPI shit is stupid. Probably because it doesn’t fit my narrative. Having a Q4 game against a conference opponent, from a top 3 conference, is not the same as beating a SWAC team. I firmly believe that conferences and teams work that system to their favor. Kudos to them , but it’s a weak system when that’s so easily done.
  5. Had Enough
    They have series wins over the Aggies, LSU, MSU and Georgia. No sweeps there, but they got swept by Mizzou. Theyre very up and down with talent to beat you. Not exactly what I’d call a good team.
  6. Had Enough
    Florida is interesting. 0-1 versus the Big 12. 0-1 versus St. John’s. They split with Jacksonville and Stetson. Were 0-3 versus FSU losing by a combined 30 runs. A number of relatively close wins versus poor teams. Lost their only tourney game when it could have been considered win or else. Beat two SWAC teams by 3 runs each (UCF beat one of those teams 14-1).
  7. Had Enough
    They’re the 2nd lowest RPI team as best I can tell. That’s as big a gimme as you’ll get.
  8. Had Enough
    Did give the Aggies the shittiest 4th seed too?
  9. Had Enough
    I’m with you. It wasn’t a 0% chance.
  10. Had Enough
    This is a flaw of the RPI. ISUs tough non-conference is buoyed by Big 10 Tuesday games which mean more to ISU because they have to go all in midweek to hold up their RPI. Arizona run ruled their only Big 10 opponent. ISU split with that same Indiana team. ISU lost 3 of 4 to Vandy/S Miss. The losses were by 24. Contrast that to Zona that lost 6 games by a combined 12 runs to Northeastern, San Diego, TCU, DBU and Bama. ISU lost twice in their conference tourney.
  11. Had Enough
    Zero chance if we ran the table in the tourney and OSU loses their first two? Actually I think we leap OSU (maybe not RPI but hosting opportunity) if we beat them and advance further than them. Maybe not enough to host. But winning 6 of 8 against two teams that ultimately end up hosting is a strong data point. Obviously it matters not at this point.
  12. Had Enough
    So they won their conference, won their conference tourney and played the toughest non-conference schedule in the country. Sounds like a worthy host to me. I think throwing the western part of the country a bone and a reward for a difficult schedule is reasonable too. We are where we are in part for all the favorable shit the ACC/SEC have gotten the past 20 years. I suppose they could have won more conference games, but the objective is to win it. Nobody that wins a regional or super regional really cares if they go undefeated. Win and advance.
  13. Had Enough
    I tried to find a replay of the play but couldn’t. Check out rule 12.17.2.6. From what I’ve been reading, the thought was that it was interference and the runner out. That’s not necessarily the case depending on the positioning of the fielders and their opportunities to make a play. If the 1st baseman was playing up, then that ball can be ruled past her and not interference. I’d also assume such a judgmental call cannot be reviewed. I’m not sure where the defenders were, but it’s possible the correct outcome was achieved. https://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/SR23.pdf
  14. Had Enough
    There was considerable discussion about people not liking the computers but using multiple methodologies did offset some potential bias. People will give you bias no matter what. Margin of victory was impactful yet we weren’t smart enough to impose caps that followed something along the line of gameflow. Leading by 30 entering the 4th is different than winning by 30 and scoring 14 in the last 5 minutes which is different than winning by 3 on a late FG. They should be weighed differently. Ultimately, you won’t get universal agreement so in football the answer is limited teams in bigger conferences. I’m not sure what the answer would be in baseball.
  15. Had Enough
    Yeah I hear the Keys are nice. Is it a quick drive from Gainesville to Tallahassee?
  16. Had Enough
    It’d be interested to hear the committees discussions. Is it the best x number of at large teams or the best resumes? Baseball is so different than any other sport that the discussion could so several different ways. Then you’d have to discuss the impact of pitching rotations. Texas is a great example. It’s not particularly surprising that we fared well in weekend series, and that we were different early than late. We are limited in consistent pitching depth, but we are competitive for 3 game series. That’s one reason we’re likely better suited for a super regional than a regional. We can piece together a best 2 of 3 but are less likely to beat a great #1 pitcher and less likely to come out of the losers bracket. With RPI, you can’t unsee the rankings if that’s used in any basis. I’m not totally trusting that committee fully evaluated all events otherwise.
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    I don’t know how the SOS is calculated or impacts RPI, but it seems pretty biased. UCF is sitting low 30s in RPI, and they finished 4.5 games behind us. UCF cancelled a mid-May game with Bethune Cookman. Maybe it was weather, but I suspect there are multiple cancellations for RPI purposes. Throw out the lowest 2-3 games so this doesn’t happen. There are multiple reasons to play local, poor teams so that shouldn’t be discouraged. And a team shouldn’t be at a disadvantage because they play Houston Christian early and another cancels Bethune late. Mid week games are a different animal. Early season is different than end of season. Oregon State lost 9 of 14 games by 1 run. All that matters.
  18. Had Enough
    Gainesville nice this time of year or what?
  19. Had Enough
    Are the schools still bidding on host sites or is it all merit based now?
  20. Had Enough
    That’s cause we’re saving Max Grubbs and his heater for the real tourney.
  21. Had Enough
    It’s a little odd that Skip hasn’t had OU pitching better. But they’re pretty consistent offensively. Their non-conference efforts versus their conference efforts make you shake your head too. OSU is well rounded, but, yes, they don’t seem to come through when it counts. All teams seem to be a bit of a crapshoot. I’m never totally trusting an ACC team. Tennessee has bouts of underachieving. Unfortunately the Aggies may be about as well suited as anyone.
  22. Had Enough
    OSU and OU both look very capable of runs to the CWS.
  23. Had Enough
    Iyo. Perhaps they were ready to pounce with their positive energy.
  24. Had Enough
    Yeah I might check in more if that were the case.
  25. Had Enough
    That’s me alright. Not surprising there are many names here found on the baseball board.

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