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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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
  5. 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.
  6. Yeah I hear the Keys are nice. Is it a quick drive from Gainesville to Tallahassee?
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Gainesville nice this time of year or what?
  10. Are the schools still bidding on host sites or is it all merit based now?
  11. That’s cause we’re saving Max Grubbs and his heater for the real tourney.
  12. 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.
  13. OSU and OU both look very capable of runs to the CWS.
  14. Iyo. Perhaps they were ready to pounce with their positive energy.
  15. Yeah I might check in more if that were the case.
  16. That’s me alright. Not surprising there are many names here found on the baseball board.
  17. Just keeping the pressure on Pierce. For at least another day.
  18. So did that baserunning decision keep Atwood from coming to the plate that inning?
  19. This is pretty good right here. There aren’t many on this board that don’t have questions about Pierce, but there are lots of unknowns as to how CDC views DP and what’s happening within the program.
  20. I trust CDC will make a reasonable decision. On those other coaches, I’ll trust you on your word as I don’t follow them outside of football and baseball then basketball to a degree.
  21. And if he makes no change at all, do you still have faith?
  22. Interesting. That is not how I view it but ok. People process things differently. In 1997, I woulda had to be real disciplined to not take out my “embarrassment” on Mackovic when we lost to Baylor. Luckily he was behind a locked gate.
  23. No. Far more likely to be pissed. Can’t recall a single time I’ve been embarrassed but been ticked many times. And probably should have been more embarrassed about my behavior than team performance.
  24. What exactly was humiliating about those losses? I will never understand this mentality of referencing being embarrassed or humiliated.
  25. Someone from Marlin ran him over back in the day. Early stages of CTE. The flag corps didn’t get off the field quick enough.
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