dBoy99 said:

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12thMan9 said:

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Agryan00 said:

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Conference championships dont mean that much in baseball especially with conference tournys. However given our inept ability to win anything across all sports I would like to see us take home the banner because alot of the conference really does not respect us. I hear about it every time travel for work to Charlotte. You would think we would get a little respect but we don't.

We need a sweep this weekend against Ole Miss. Just stomp them like we did Vandy. I see Tenn stumbling in Nashville this weekend 50/50 on a series loss as Vandy needs the series after getting swept and they play better at home. Arky we can take care off at our house next weekend. Kentucky is where we need help. They go to Florida this weekend which is a bit of rivalry. Time for Florida to get back on track and grab two of three. Then Kentucky finishes with Vandy where we need Vandy to make sure they don't sweep. This puts us in tie for end of season with Kentucky.

All doable which should set us up for favorable matchups in the post season.

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We're not in the ACC, why do your Charlotte people care?

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Maybe he meant Charlotte, Tennesse...

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One would think Charlotte, NC is ACC country but its not. Just like one would think that the rest of the SEC would respect us for being competitive but they don't.

It's warranted but excessive given the fact we won the SEC tournament in '16 and 1 game shy of being season champs.

Pretty amazing that TN has a worse non-conference SOS that we do.
The best team we played (non-conference, RPI) was Texas at 51.
TN loads up on those 200+ RPI mid-weeks.

No conspiracy here but you see Tennessee win mid-weeks 20-5 (Bellarmine), 20-2 (Alabama A&M), 17-2 (Eastern Kentucky) and then you see A&M & Arkansas win their mid-weeks but not by run rule.

You think they are both playing mid-week non-Power 5 teams that are in the same range but they aren't. TN has many more of the 250+ RPI teams on their schedule.
Doesn't really tank their RPI but the perception is they pound teams that are equal to team that A&M and Arkansas beat 8-3 (for example).
I didn't realize it until just now when I dug into it.

Anyway - cool story - just an observation.
They are one of probably 5 teams you can argue for #1.

Farmer1906 said:

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The Marksman said:

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A&M and Arkansas are the two best teams in the country and anyone who thinks otherwise is kidding themselves

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I must be kidding myself then. I think Tennessee is very good and probably more deserving of a top 2 spot over Arkansas.

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I don't think Tennessee is consistent enough to take 2 out of 3 against either us or Arkansas. They might play one really good game and beat either of us, but I can't see them winning a series.

NM

What D1Baseball thinks of us is of zero importance. We're still #1 in the RPI. And honestly, all I care about is that we're one of the top 8 teams when the committee makes their selections.

EDIT - And now this post looks weird in that the post it was a response to has been removed. Someone seemed sincerely upset that we'd moved down to #3 in Kendall's poll.

Farmer1906 said:

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The Marksman said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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The Marksman said:

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A&M and Arkansas are the two best teams in the country and anyone who thinks otherwise is kidding themselves

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I must be kidding myself then. I think Tennessee is very good and probably more deserving of a top 2 spot over Arkansas.

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I don't think Tennessee is consistent enough to take 2 out of 3 against either us or Arkansas. They might play one really good game and beat either of us, but I can't see them winning a series.

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They have only lost 1 series all year and have the largest run differential in college baseball. We're 2nd.

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I'm well aware of that. I also know they haven't faced A&M or Arkansas.

Gyles Marrett said:

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Put us, Pig, Clemson, and Vols in a pot for top 4 and draw them out. Don't really care how that order ends up as any of those we are a national seed and get to play at home to Omaha. We can and should win any of those draws we are given. When the 8 teams get to Omaha I don't remember every thinking about what was the national rankings before the post season started.

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Let's say your top 4 is correct. Who would you want to face in the finals, if we got there?

It would matter then. Who could you take in a 2 of 3 series?

12thMan9 said:

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Gyles Marrett said:

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Put us, Pig, Clemson, and Vols in a pot for top 4 and draw them out. Don't really care how that order ends up as any of those we are a national seed and get to play at home to Omaha. We can and should win any of those draws we are given. When the 8 teams get to Omaha I don't remember every thinking about what was the national rankings before the post season started.

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Let's say your top 4 is correct. Who would you want to face in the finals, if we got there?

It would matter then. Who could you take in a 2 of 3 series?

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The difference in that group is minimal. I'd feel confident in this team in Omaha regardless of the rest of the field.

The Marksman said:

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W said:

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Arkansas still only has 1 series win vs. a ranked team or surefire regional team (South Carolina)

with just 2 weeks to go in the season

by contrast A&M has 3 ranked series wins vs. Georgia, State, and Carolina

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Don't forget Alabama, they were ranked in the top 15 when we beat them, and Vandy, who was #6

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lsu was #8 when Arky swept them.

The Marksman said:

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W said:

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Arkansas still only has 1 series win vs. a ranked team or surefire regional team (South Carolina)

with just 2 weeks to go in the season

by contrast A&M has 3 ranked series wins vs. Georgia, State, and Carolina

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Don't forget Alabama, they were ranked in the top 15 when we beat them, and Vandy, who was #6

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At 10-14 and 11-13 respectively in the conference, neither of those teams is a lock to make the tournament at this point. They'd better rebound, and quickly. I think both will get in but they've gotta go out and do it. Honestly I think Bama has the easier path at this point with LSU and @ Aubie. Vandy has UT at home then Kentucky on the road. I think it's entirely possible they go 1-5 down that stretch and 12-18 with a 1-5 finish and they're toast without a big Hoover run.

TexasAGGIEinAR said:

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12thMan9 said:

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Gyles Marrett said:

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Put us, Pig, Clemson, and Vols in a pot for top 4 and draw them out. Don't really care how that order ends up as any of those we are a national seed and get to play at home to Omaha. We can and should win any of those draws we are given. When the 8 teams get to Omaha I don't remember every thinking about what was the national rankings before the post season started.

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Let's say your top 4 is correct. Who would you want to face in the finals, if we got there?

It would matter then. Who could you take in a 2 of 3 series?

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Give me Pig. Hagan Smith can deal better than anyone in the country, but outside of that, not very scary. Before last weekend, they were batting .238 in SEC play. That's abysmal. If Smith ever stumbles during a start, Pig is very ripe for a sweeping...especially on the road.

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I think this is the right answer. Arkansas is the one team of those 4 that can't afford a bad start, or a bad bullpen outing. They're far less likely than any of the other 3 to bash their way to a win, or even just get lucky and run into one for a critical 2 or 3 run HR.

TexAgs23 said:

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NM

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I was hoping I was getting some props for my prediction.

Practice is practice and polls are opinions…but the two losses at Box lacked beauty. And polls are beauty pageants first and foremost…

7 SEC teams in the top 14 of rpi. 5 acc teams. SEC has10 of the top 25 rpi and 11 of 26. Florida and Ole Miss in the top 25. Vandy at 26. LSU is at 34. ACC has 7 of the top 25 rpi.

So SEC and ACC have 17 of the top 25 and 18 of the top 26.

BA has us at 2.

I wasn't surprised that we dropped in the polls. Totally fine with it, it's better to avoid the curse.

that was by the 2nd inning