There was a lot of stuff going on today. Auburn basically called us out and we did not answer.

Time to take the series!

Who takes the bump tomorrow ??

Weber

feels like the Ags are playing for a regional host slot tomorrow.

can't lose a home series to a likely host competitor (Auburn)

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feels like the Ags are playing for a regional host slot tomorrow.

can't lose a home series to a likely host competitor (Auburn)

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Lots of baseball to be played but it's going to be a very important one. All I know is it's going to be a long, pissed off ride back to Temple! Ha. Here's to a better day tomorrow!

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feels like the Ags are playing for a regional host slot tomorrow.

can't lose a home series to a likely host competitor (Auburn)

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Way too early for that. I just want to see us compete when a team calls us out.

I can't figure out this team. Take 2 out
Of 3 from vandy at olsen, make numerous mistakes at LSU and lose, lose to tx state, lose at dbu, play a all around great game last night, and then follow it up with this performance

I guess the bats stopped rolling after the Texas game. Joz did a solid relief job for as long as he could.

This game was terrible. Hopefully it will wake them up.

only 5 weeks left in the regular season after tomorrow.

and after the way the committee hosed the SEC last year --- only 4 regional hosts --- the competition among the 8 teams in host contention:

UGA, Vandy, Ole Miss, State, LSU, Arkansas, Auburn, and A&M...will be very tight

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I can't figure out this team. Take 2 out
Of 3 from vandy at olsen, make numerous mistakes at LSU and lose, lose to tx state, lose at dbu, play a all around great game last night, and then follow it up with this performance

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Hunter hurt
Cam hurt
Horner hurt
Ty hurt

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Lack of depth

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I can't figure out this team. Take 2 out
Of 3 from vandy at olsen, make numerous mistakes at LSU and lose, lose to tx state, lose at dbu, play a all around great game last night, and then follow it up with this performance

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Losing Hunter Coleman was big since he was heating up. Add to that others playing banged up or, in and out of the lineup with injuries. Plus you don't have much production if any from your bench. I think that's what killed the momentum at the plate.

Now they are back to finding the right lineups each day like early in the season. Which has created that production.

the Ags have just 5 home runs in 14 conference games. Opponents have hit 12 homers. Need the long ball in close games.

also Blaum is only hitting .229 in league play. He has cooled off

just looked it up...all 5 home runs came at Kentucky.

so the Ags have not hit a home run in a conference game at Blue Bell park this season.

wow

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just looked it up...all 5 home runs came at Kentucky.

so the Ags have not hit a home run in a conference game at Blue Bell park this season.

wow

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It is what it is

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only 5 weeks left in the regular season after tomorrow.

and after the way the committee hosed the SEC last year --- only 4 regional hosts --- the competition among the 8 teams in host contention:

UGA, Vandy, Ole Miss, State, LSU, Arkansas, Auburn, and A&M...will be very tight

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This is EXACTLY the issue

People On here convinced that we have a lock on a host even if we are 5th or 6th are wrong

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only 5 weeks left in the regular season after tomorrow.

and after the way the committee hosed the SEC last year --- only 4 regional hosts --- the competition among the 8 teams in host contention:

UGA, Vandy, Ole Miss, State, LSU, Arkansas, Auburn, and A&M...will be very tight

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This is EXACTLY the issue

People On here convinced that we have a lock on a host even if we are 5th or 6th are wrong

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I agree. But the key is beating the SEC teams you are playing, not your OOC schedule. When push comes to shove the committee will look at your SEC record because that is probably the most accurate way of determining hosts. If you finish one game over five hundred in the SEC and LSU finishes a game or two ahead of you and wins the series, I think LSU would get the host even if you played a tougher OOC schedule and had a better rpi. The good thing about being in the SEC is that if you win in conference you have zero worries. The bad thing is that it is damn hard to win in conference.

I shudder when Joz is brought in. He started the first Sunday game last year as a freshman but has not lived up to expectations.

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Captain Pablo said:

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only 5 weeks left in the regular season after tomorrow.

and after the way the committee hosed the SEC last year --- only 4 regional hosts --- the competition among the 8 teams in host contention:

UGA, Vandy, Ole Miss, State, LSU, Arkansas, Auburn, and A&M...will be very tight

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This is EXACTLY the issue

People On here convinced that we have a lock on a host even if we are 5th or 6th are wrong

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I agree. But the key is beating the SEC teams you are playing, not your OOC schedule. When push comes to shove the committee will look at your SEC record because that is probably the most accurate way of determining hosts. If you finish one game over five hundred in the SEC and LSU finishes a game or two ahead of you and wins the series, I think LSU would get the host even if you played a tougher OOC schedule and had a better rpi. The good thing about being in the SEC is that if you win in conference you have zero worries. The bad thing is that it is damn hard to win in conference.

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I agree they look at conference record

But I also think they look at how many teams are ahead of you in the SEC standings, rather than just conference record in a vacuum

In the interest of "spreading the wealth" or whatever, the committee will stop at 4 or 5 SEC teams hosting, and if we're not one of the top 4 or so, we won't host

Agree completely and I think we are both saying that it is how we do in the SEC that determines whether we host or not.