I'm never hugely disappointed when we fail to sweep a SEC road series. Maybe slightly disappointed when you let one slip out of your grasp (Auburn), but if you told me right now I could go 2-1 against both Bama and State, I'd take that in a heartbeat.Luke The Drifter said:
Let's be honest - if we don't sweep MSU, we should be hugely disappointed. MSU is terrible, so much so they fired their pitching coach mid-season. There is a very good chance they'll fire their head coach only 2 years after winning the national title. There is a very good chance MSU has already mailed it in for the season. We MUST win at least 2 games in Starkville, if not 3.
Regarding Alabama, they are in turmoil. Their series win over Vandy this weekend was great…but they have to come down off the initial "hallelujah…we just fired our a-hole coach" high. We need 2 wins vs. Bama this weekend.
Quite honestly, at this point anything less than a 15-15 SEC record should leave us sorely disappointed.
W said:
one thing to keep in in mind....
is how dramatically today's win (and other weekend results) changed A&M's resume
the Ags suddenly have three top 30 RPI series wins. Two on the road.
#1 Kentucky
#11 Florida
#28 Auburn
aginlakeway said:W said:
one thing to keep in in mind....
is how dramatically today's win (and other weekend results) changed A&M's resume
the Ags suddenly have three top 30 RPI series wins. Two on the road.
#1 Kentucky
#11 Florida
#28 Auburn
Very good point.
Yes, but I don't think SEC baseball has ever gotten an extra team in that way since we have been in the conference.MagnumLoad said:
Is the tournament winner an auto bid?
Unfortunately I feel differently about this after this past weekend as they just took to of 3 from LSU at Alex Box Stadium, so us having to go to the Dude could be a battle especially if we don't show up like we did against Florida.Luke The Drifter said:
I hear you. Maybe hugely disappointed is too strong of a term. But we do have to acknowledge that MSU is just in a terrible spot as a program right now and there's a very good chance they'll have little to play for by the time we get to Starkville.
If we sweep MSU, we're in, even if we are one and done at Hoover. We'd be 15-15 with an RPI around 30. That's a tournament resume, despite the non-conference problems.Sgt. Schultz said:
To answer the OP.....short of sweeping clanga and 3 wins in Hoover, no we will not make the tournament.
I told my sons that early in the year we would not make the tournament.
Who saw last year coming? The experts didn't and were as surprised as anyone. So when the experts anointed this year's team as a Top 10 team, you really did have to question things. Pretty much anyone could see there was way too much production in the line-up to replace and best case, the pitching this year was going to be average to decent. Well decent hasn't shown up outside of a few outings. That is a recipe for mediocrity. If we were excellent at any one phase, we might be able to overcome our shortcomings in the other phases. But we are not.
As an aside.....our SID does a fantastic job because no matter the sport, they do a great job of hyping the team, regardless of sport and then the echo chamber kicks in. Question what the echo chamber says and you are labeled as a sip or a troll, or a hater, or a combination of all of the above. Its kind of like the legacy media parroting the DNC talking points and if you question the narrative, you get a "label."twk said:If we sweep MSU, we're in, even if we are one and done at Hoover. We'd be 15-15 with an RPI around 30. That's a tournament resume, despite the non-conference problems.Sgt. Schultz said:
To answer the OP.....short of sweeping clanga and 3 wins in Hoover, no we will not make the tournament.
I told my sons that early in the year we would not make the tournament.
Who saw last year coming? The experts didn't and were as surprised as anyone. So when the experts anointed this year's team as a Top 10 team, you really did have to question things. Pretty much anyone could see there was way too much production in the line-up to replace and best case, the pitching this year was going to be average to decent. Well decent hasn't shown up outside of a few outings. That is a recipe for mediocrity. If we were excellent at any one phase, we might be able to overcome our shortcomings in the other phases. But we are not.
Now, the way we are playing, I'd be shocked if we swept State, so this is probably all academic.
It's not hype, it's history. Wins at Hoover just don't matter much, if at all. If we get to 15-15, that will either do it or it won't. Your idea that wins at Hoover would matter at 15-15 just isn't based on past results.Sgt. Schultz said:You know, our SID does a fantastic job because no matter the sport, they do a great job of hyping the team, regardless of sport and then the echo chamber kicks in. Question what the echo chamber says and you are labeled as a sip or a troll, or a hater, or a combination of all of the above. Its kind of like the legacy media parroting the DNC talking points and if you question the narrative, you get a "label."twk said:If we sweep MSU, we're in, even if we are one and done at Hoover. We'd be 15-15 with an RPI around 30. That's a tournament resume, despite the non-conference problems.Sgt. Schultz said:
To answer the OP.....short of sweeping clanga and 3 wins in Hoover, no we will not make the tournament.
I told my sons that early in the year we would not make the tournament.
Who saw last year coming? The experts didn't and were as surprised as anyone. So when the experts anointed this year's team as a Top 10 team, you really did have to question things. Pretty much anyone could see there was way too much production in the line-up to replace and best case, the pitching this year was going to be average to decent. Well decent hasn't shown up outside of a few outings. That is a recipe for mediocrity. If we were excellent at any one phase, we might be able to overcome our shortcomings in the other phases. But we are not.
Now, the way we are playing, I'd be shocked if we swept State, so this is probably all academic.
At large teams are never ever 4 seeds. If we make the field it will be a a 3 seed. Might be as high as a 2 seed with a sweep of State and a win or two in Hoover.Quote:
I'd say 2 wins vs. State + 1 win in Hoover would get us in. It would be as a low rated 3 or 4 seed and not a good regional or bracket pairing, but we would be in
State is still in the running for Hoover, and probably will be even if we win game 1.Quote:
Correct me if I am wrong, State is NOT playing for a berth in the SEC Tournament, both State and Ole Miss have been eliminated. Even if State SWEEPS the Aggies, State would still be out. The SEC tournament is set, the only question is seeding... aTm could be seeded anywhere from 6 to 12 depending on the last series.
4 seeds are for the auto qualifiers from lower ranked conference. We will be a three seed if we get in.Jarrin' Jay said:
I'd say 2 wins vs. State + 1 win in Hoover would get us in. It would be as a low rated 3 or 4 seed and not a good regional or bracket pairing, but we would be in. We have some ugly Ls and some early season performances dragging our resume down. The last 2 games vs. Bama were bad and didn't help at all.
However, if we win the State series + 1 in Hoover that is a pretty good resume for an "at-large" type team, and this team could win a regional IMHO. Win the State series and win 2 in Hoover and I would say it's a lock for NCAA tournament.
Playing in the SEC cuts both ways, if we DON'T make the NCAA tournament there will easily be 12-14 teams that we know we are better than and would beat in a H2H series, it's like inviting the best AAA teams to the MLB playoffs, but it is what it is.
That doesn't mean State won't play hard and try to win every game, as last weekend showed, they will be playing at home in their nice stadium, in maybe their last 3 games of the season. It will be tough to win 2 of 3.
Really hope we do make the NCAA Tournament. This team won't make a deep run but always better to be in the field that not and given what Schloss and his staff are doing and building we should not have to worry about it much going forward, would just stink to not make the tournament this season.
If we don't win 2 of 3 from State we would probably need 3+ Ws in Hoover to make it. Losing the Bama series at home was a killer.
^Sgt. Schultz said:As an aside.....our SID does a fantastic job because no matter the sport, they do a great job of hyping the team, regardless of sport and then the echo chamber kicks in. Question what the echo chamber says and you are labeled as a sip or a troll, or a hater, or a combination of all of the above. Its kind of like the legacy media parroting the DNC talking points and if you question the narrative, you get a "label."twk said:If we sweep MSU, we're in, even if we are one and done at Hoover. We'd be 15-15 with an RPI around 30. That's a tournament resume, despite the non-conference problems.Sgt. Schultz said:
To answer the OP.....short of sweeping clanga and 3 wins in Hoover, no we will not make the tournament.
I told my sons that early in the year we would not make the tournament.
Who saw last year coming? The experts didn't and were as surprised as anyone. So when the experts anointed this year's team as a Top 10 team, you really did have to question things. Pretty much anyone could see there was way too much production in the line-up to replace and best case, the pitching this year was going to be average to decent. Well decent hasn't shown up outside of a few outings. That is a recipe for mediocrity. If we were excellent at any one phase, we might be able to overcome our shortcomings in the other phases. But we are not.
Now, the way we are playing, I'd be shocked if we swept State, so this is probably all academic.
User name checks out.Sgt. Schultz said:As an aside.....our SID does a fantastic job because no matter the sport, they do a great job of hyping the team, regardless of sport and then the echo chamber kicks in. Question what the echo chamber says and you are labeled as a sip or a troll, or a hater, or a combination of all of the above. Its kind of like the legacy media parroting the DNC talking points and if you question the narrative, you get a "label."twk said:If we sweep MSU, we're in, even if we are one and done at Hoover. We'd be 15-15 with an RPI around 30. That's a tournament resume, despite the non-conference problems.Sgt. Schultz said:
To answer the OP.....short of sweeping clanga and 3 wins in Hoover, no we will not make the tournament.
I told my sons that early in the year we would not make the tournament.
Who saw last year coming? The experts didn't and were as surprised as anyone. So when the experts anointed this year's team as a Top 10 team, you really did have to question things. Pretty much anyone could see there was way too much production in the line-up to replace and best case, the pitching this year was going to be average to decent. Well decent hasn't shown up outside of a few outings. That is a recipe for mediocrity. If we were excellent at any one phase, we might be able to overcome our shortcomings in the other phases. But we are not.
Now, the way we are playing, I'd be shocked if we swept State, so this is probably all academic.
I know nothing.Sgt. Schultz said:As an aside.....our SID does a fantastic job because no matter the sport, they do a great job of hyping the team, regardless of sport and then the echo chamber kicks in. Question what the echo chamber says and you are labeled as a sip or a troll, or a hater, or a combination of all of the above. Its kind of like the legacy media parroting the DNC talking points and if you question the narrative, you get a "label."twk said:If we sweep MSU, we're in, even if we are one and done at Hoover. We'd be 15-15 with an RPI around 30. That's a tournament resume, despite the non-conference problems.Sgt. Schultz said:
To answer the OP.....short of sweeping clanga and 3 wins in Hoover, no we will not make the tournament.
I told my sons that early in the year we would not make the tournament.
Who saw last year coming? The experts didn't and were as surprised as anyone. So when the experts anointed this year's team as a Top 10 team, you really did have to question things. Pretty much anyone could see there was way too much production in the line-up to replace and best case, the pitching this year was going to be average to decent. Well decent hasn't shown up outside of a few outings. That is a recipe for mediocrity. If we were excellent at any one phase, we might be able to overcome our shortcomings in the other phases. But we are not.
Now, the way we are playing, I'd be shocked if we swept State, so this is probably all academic.
Gyles Marrett said:
If we win 2 of 3 at Miss St. and none in Hoover are we in or out?
Gyles Marrett said:
If we win 2 of 3 at Miss St. and none in Hoover are we in or out?
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