MagnumLoad said:

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Whoever our best pitcher is should start game 1, period. Have to win game 1. That is all that matters right now.

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Maybe. But matchups are important too. Right now, I don't know who our best pitcher is. Seems like whoever is on that day.

We could go off the rails and start Aschenbeck and then use him again in game 3.

Thanks for the scouting report!

McInnis said:

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Sometimes it can be tempting to save your best starter for game two but I don't think I can ever remember either Mark Johnson or Rob Childress doing it. Can anyone?

This year is kind of unique because after a full season there's no clear cut idea of who the best starter is, only a pretty good idea of who it's not.

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Don't think Childress ever did even when it was incredibly obvious. Last time we were sent to Austin tu was very left hand heavy and Indiana was very right hand heavy. That was the year Dox put it all together and was elite but we had a righty that was very good as well. We should have pitched backwards but didn't so Dox dominated Indiana then the righty got chased early against left hand heavy tu and we were eliminated in game 3. That's a situation where you have to at least consider it but mainly because we had a good option from both sides and tu was so left handed that year.

We have a few that are right there together.

powerbelly said:

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clendenin said:

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McInnis said:

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It looks like they got into the tournament by tying for first in the Big West Conf. The Big West doesn't have a post season tournament so they made it to a regional by taking two of three from conference co-champs Cal State Northridge. With an RPI of 65 I'm guessing they only made it as an automatic qualifier and not as an at large team. But that would mean there's so many AQs this year with teams that wouldn't otherwise have made the tournament that they filled all the 4 seeds with some left over. Is this right?

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CSF actually finished tied for second and wouldn't have made the field of 64 except UC-San Diego is a first year D1 and they couldn't represent the league after winning the regular season crown.

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By far the worst NCAA rule

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I get why the rule is there but it sucks for the athletes.

Texam90 said:

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powerbelly said:

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clendenin said:

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McInnis said:

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It looks like they got into the tournament by tying for first in the Big West Conf. The Big West doesn't have a post season tournament so they made it to a regional by taking two of three from conference co-champs Cal State Northridge. With an RPI of 65 I'm guessing they only made it as an automatic qualifier and not as an at large team. But that would mean there's so many AQs this year with teams that wouldn't otherwise have made the tournament that they filled all the 4 seeds with some left over. Is this right?

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CSF actually finished tied for second and wouldn't have made the field of 64 except UC-San Diego is a first year D1 and they couldn't represent the league after winning the regular season crown.

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By far the worst NCAA rule

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I get why the rule is there but it sucks for the athletes.

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I've never looked into it at all... what IS the reason for the rule?

I trust in Schloss to make the decisions concerning EVERYTHING! He is the MAN!

Sean98 said:

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Texam90 said:

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powerbelly said:

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clendenin said:

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McInnis said:

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It looks like they got into the tournament by tying for first in the Big West Conf. The Big West doesn't have a post season tournament so they made it to a regional by taking two of three from conference co-champs Cal State Northridge. With an RPI of 65 I'm guessing they only made it as an automatic qualifier and not as an at large team. But that would mean there's so many AQs this year with teams that wouldn't otherwise have made the tournament that they filled all the 4 seeds with some left over. Is this right?

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CSF actually finished tied for second and wouldn't have made the field of 64 except UC-San Diego is a first year D1 and they couldn't represent the league after winning the regular season crown.

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By far the worst NCAA rule

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I get why the rule is there but it sucks for the athletes.

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I've never looked into it at all... what IS the reason for the rule?

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I'm not sure, I just know I hate it

powerbelly said:

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Sean98 said:

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Texam90 said:

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powerbelly said:

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clendenin said:

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McInnis said:

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It looks like they got into the tournament by tying for first in the Big West Conf. The Big West doesn't have a post season tournament so they made it to a regional by taking two of three from conference co-champs Cal State Northridge. With an RPI of 65 I'm guessing they only made it as an automatic qualifier and not as an at large team. But that would mean there's so many AQs this year with teams that wouldn't otherwise have made the tournament that they filled all the 4 seeds with some left over. Is this right?

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CSF actually finished tied for second and wouldn't have made the field of 64 except UC-San Diego is a first year D1 and they couldn't represent the league after winning the regular season crown.

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By far the worst NCAA rule

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I get why the rule is there but it sucks for the athletes.

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I've never looked into it at all... what IS the reason for the rule?

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I'm not sure, I just know I hate it

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Too bad, we could not have had that rule for UH when they joined the southwest conference!

dermdoc said:

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powerbelly said:

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clendenin said:

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McInnis said:

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It looks like they got into the tournament by tying for first in the Big West Conf. The Big West doesn't have a post season tournament so they made it to a regional by taking two of three from conference co-champs Cal State Northridge. With an RPI of 65 I'm guessing they only made it as an automatic qualifier and not as an at large team. But that would mean there's so many AQs this year with teams that wouldn't otherwise have made the tournament that they filled all the 4 seeds with some left over. Is this right?

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CSF actually finished tied for second and wouldn't have made the field of 64 except UC-San Diego is a first year D1 and they couldn't represent the league after winning the regular season crown.

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By far the worst NCAA rule

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No the worst NCAA rule is that is if you fumble through the end zone it is a touchback to the other team.

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That is also a football rule at every level. Not even close imo

powerbelly said:

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dermdoc said:

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powerbelly said:

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clendenin said:

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McInnis said:

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It looks like they got into the tournament by tying for first in the Big West Conf. The Big West doesn't have a post season tournament so they made it to a regional by taking two of three from conference co-champs Cal State Northridge. With an RPI of 65 I'm guessing they only made it as an automatic qualifier and not as an at large team. But that would mean there's so many AQs this year with teams that wouldn't otherwise have made the tournament that they filled all the 4 seeds with some left over. Is this right?

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CSF actually finished tied for second and wouldn't have made the field of 64 except UC-San Diego is a first year D1 and they couldn't represent the league after winning the regular season crown.

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By far the worst NCAA rule

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No the worst NCAA rule is that is if you fumble through the end zone it is a touchback to the other team.

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That is also a football rule at every level. Not even close imo

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I know. It is still horrible.

McInnis said:

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dermdoc said:

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powerbelly said:

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clendenin said:

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McInnis said:

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It looks like they got into the tournament by tying for first in the Big West Conf. The Big West doesn't have a post season tournament so they made it to a regional by taking two of three from conference co-champs Cal State Northridge. With an RPI of 65 I'm guessing they only made it as an automatic qualifier and not as an at large team. But that would mean there's so many AQs this year with teams that wouldn't otherwise have made the tournament that they filled all the 4 seeds with some left over. Is this right?

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CSF actually finished tied for second and wouldn't have made the field of 64 except UC-San Diego is a first year D1 and they couldn't represent the league after winning the regular season crown.

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By far the worst NCAA rule

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No the worst NCAA rule is that is if you fumble through the end zone it is a touchback to the other team.

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Someone remembers Greg Hill in the '93 Cotton Bowl.

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And the more recent Clemson game.

Just a stupid rule in my opinion.

But I do not know the solution.

dermdoc said:

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McInnis said:

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dermdoc said:

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powerbelly said:

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clendenin said:

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McInnis said:

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It looks like they got into the tournament by tying for first in the Big West Conf. The Big West doesn't have a post season tournament so they made it to a regional by taking two of three from conference co-champs Cal State Northridge. With an RPI of 65 I'm guessing they only made it as an automatic qualifier and not as an at large team. But that would mean there's so many AQs this year with teams that wouldn't otherwise have made the tournament that they filled all the 4 seeds with some left over. Is this right?

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CSF actually finished tied for second and wouldn't have made the field of 64 except UC-San Diego is a first year D1 and they couldn't represent the league after winning the regular season crown.

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By far the worst NCAA rule

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No the worst NCAA rule is that is if you fumble through the end zone it is a touchback to the other team.

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Someone remembers Greg Hill in the '93 Cotton Bowl.

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And the more recent Clemson game.

Just a stupid rule in my opinion.

But I do not know the solution.

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The Clemson game was worse. Davis pushed the ball across the pylon before he lost control so that was a combination of a bad rule and a bad call. The review wouldn't overturn the call on the field.

jt2hunt said:

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Dettmer
Wansing
Lamkin
Dillard

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I can assure you, it won't be Dettmer...

Sean98 said:

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Texam90 said:

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powerbelly said:

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clendenin said:

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McInnis said:

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It looks like they got into the tournament by tying for first in the Big West Conf. The Big West doesn't have a post season tournament so they made it to a regional by taking two of three from conference co-champs Cal State Northridge. With an RPI of 65 I'm guessing they only made it as an automatic qualifier and not as an at large team. But that would mean there's so many AQs this year with teams that wouldn't otherwise have made the tournament that they filled all the 4 seeds with some left over. Is this right?

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CSF actually finished tied for second and wouldn't have made the field of 64 except UC-San Diego is a first year D1 and they couldn't represent the league after winning the regular season crown.

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By far the worst NCAA rule

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I get why the rule is there but it sucks for the athletes.

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I've never looked into it at all... what IS the reason for the rule?

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D2 schools are allowed 9 scholarships and 39 total players while D1 is allowed 11.7 scholarships and 35 total players.

They give schools making the jump up to D1 wait to be eligible for postseason play for a couple reasons.

1) They want to create a little bit of a disincentive for schools that may have a talented roster coming from making a quick money grab with a more talented team.

2) Building off of 1, they don't want a school with a talented team to be able to go out and attract a few big time transfer targets with the extra scholarships that they just acquired that could turn a program into a significantly better team.

Not saying I agree with the rule, just explaining the reasoning behind it.