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The Power Five => Big Ten => Topic started by: ELA on February 18, 2022, 12:36:57 PM
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2022 season starts today.
I have no idea how good Massey's preseason rankings are, but the Big Ten has made some gains over the past decade, that it would appear are erased if these are accurate.
If these ratings are somewhat close, and MSU can't get up to #8, might be time for a coaching change.
Also, Dave Winfield would be embarrassed. Below are the Big Ten rankings with overall ranking in parenthesis.
- Nebraska (42)
- Michigan (62)
- Indiana (69)
- Iowa (70)
- Maryland (84)
- Ohio State (97)
- Illinois (105)
- Rutgers (126)
- Northwestern (133)
- Michigan State (143)
- Penn State (154)
- Purdue (156)
- Minnesota (205)
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I feel vindicated! Nebraska has actually taken steps backwards joining the Big Ten in baseball as I thought they would. The league will have moments, but it is simply not a P5 equivalent in baseball. Nobody cares, the talent level is just not near par to the south/se etc.
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That's too bad. The Horns and Huskers had a bit of a mini-rivalry going in baseball and it was fun to watch.
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Those preseason rankings are obsessed with the PAC.
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That's too bad. The Horns and Huskers had a bit of a mini-rivalry going in baseball and it was fun to watch.
sure was, at least it was competitive
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I keep forgetting that college baseball is a thing.
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It's a lot like college basketball
just different regions
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It's a lot like college basketball
just different regions
Yup. College baseball is way more important to me than college basketball is.
I managed to get out to the Disch for a few innings of yesterday's game, weather was nice, around 72 and mostly sunny. The Rice Owls are not what they once were.
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Yup. College baseball is way more important to me than college basketball is.
I managed to get out to the Disch for a few innings of yesterday's game, weather was nice, around 72 and mostly sunny. The Rice Owls are not what they once were.
UT plays a 3 game series against Alabama this weekend
That should be interesting
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I keep forgetting that college baseball is a thing.
Every year, someone at the student newspaper writes that UW should have it, and every year, they are wrong.
I used to live in a town that was bonkers for it. I enjoy the sport in general, weirdly more than MLB.
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Every year, someone at the student newspaper writes that UW should have it, and every year, they are wrong.
I used to live in a town that was bonkers for it. I enjoy the sport in general, weirdly more than MLB.
I enjoy the college version of EVERY sport more than I enjoy the professional version. Despite the fact that the level of talent and execution is better in the pros, I just don't feel the passion like I do for college sports.
UT plays a 3 game series against Alabama this weekend
That should be interesting
Yup, we play a lot of SECSECSEC teams this year, should be fun.
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Yup, we play a lot of SECSECSEC teams this year, should be fun.
I looked at our schedule and was disappointed that no Big Ten teams were scheduled
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I looked at our schedule and was disappointed that no Big Ten teams were scheduled
As noted in this thread, even B1G fans are surprised the sport of college baseball exists...
:)
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I looked at our schedule and was disappointed that no Big Ten teams were scheduled
May as well schedule MAC teams. They are probably better.
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Every year, someone at the student newspaper writes that UW should have it, and every year, they are wrong.
I used to live in a town that was bonkers for it. I enjoy the sport in general, weirdly more than MLB.
I was in school when the decision was made. Nobody really cared.
It was done to get UW into Title IX compliance. I believe UW was the first school in the country to get there.
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As noted in this thread, even B1G fans are surprised the sport of college baseball exists...
:)
man if we could just transport them to a warm Saturday afternoon at the ballpark they would become fans very fast
if for no other reason the good looking women in the stands
when you go to a college baseball game theres almost as much going on in the stands as on the field
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Huskers spending time in Texas, just not the Disch
Sam Houston HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, didn't go well
TCU n Arlington next weekend
then UT-Arlington in Arlington
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Huskers spending time in Texas, just not the Disch
Sam Houston HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, didn't go well
TCU n Arlington next weekend
then UT-Arlington in Arlington
Those are all solid programs. Even the small schools in Texico have some very good players, and usually one ace that can beat just about anyone. They'll ALWAYS throw that ace when playing a name program even if they have to screw up their entire rotation to do so.
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man if we could just transport them to a warm Saturday afternoon at the ballpark they would become fans very fast
if for no other reason the good looking women in the stands
when you go to a college baseball game theres almost as much going on in the stands as on the field
That's part of the problem though. Up in B1G country, they don't get many of those until the college season's almost over.
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That's part of the problem though. Up in B1G country, they don't get many of those until the college season's almost over.
yep frozen brains are a bitch
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MSU played a 4 game series at UNLV to open, 4 game series at Abilene Christian this weekend. Then we are in some indoor tournament in Minneapolis, followed by a tournament in South Carolina, before finally coming home in the 3rd week of March. Considering the weather up north during the opening week of MLB, two weeks earlier will be even nastier. Nobody wants to watch baseball with wind chills in the 20s, let alone a Big Ten caliber product.
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I was in school when the decision was made. Nobody really cared.
It was done to get UW into Title IX compliance. I believe UW was the first school in the country to get there.
As noted elsewhere, the issues are multiple. Team is on the road the first half of the season. You get what? Six or seven good weekends of weather for it if you're lucky? Talent heads south because of the appeal of year-round practice. Attendance numbers are unreliable at best, but as of 2019, the top conference team was Indiana at 2,001 per game, 32nd nationally.
The compensation with the college wood bat league team is good. That team sells a boat load of beer and lets you hang out and watch OK baseball. Half the joy of the sport is beer outside and letting kids run around.
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As noted elsewhere, the issues are multiple. Team is on the road the first half of the season. You get what? Six or seven good weekends of weather for it if you're lucky? Talent heads south because of the appeal of year-round practice. Attendance numbers are unreliable at best, but as of 2019, the top conference team was Indiana at 2,001 per game, 32nd nationally.
Yes.
Also 13 other Big Ten schools with the same issues sponsor baseball
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College baseball is a really fun sport to watch live-- when the weather's nice.
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College baseball is a really fun sport to watch live-- when the weather's nice.
It's still a fun (but maddening) sport to watch on TV. I buy the MSU BTN+ every year just to watch soccer and baseball. MSU always has like 6-8 guys who could play at an SEC school, but were underscouted because they played HS baseball in Michigan. But the other 75% of the roster is rough. It's always fun to watch a tired starter who could be a fringe MLB pick get pulled for a starter that I feel like I could hold my own against. That is seemingly how the Big Ten is decided. Everyone has a couple minor leaguers or better on their roster, but how deep can you go until that dropoff. UM was the first one the past couple years to really challenge that. Their drop off was as quick as anyone, but those top guys were legit MLB prospects. Otherwise, it wasn't decided by how good your top guys were, but how quickly you fell off behind them
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Indeed, and I enjoy watching Longhorn baseball on the TV as well, when I'm not able to go to the games. LHN has been fantastic for fans of baseball, volleyball, and other sports where most games aren't going to make it onto ESPN.
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I remember in college watching every inning of a regular season UM-OSU game on ESPN on a Friday night (so like 2004?) because it was so unheard of then.
But yes, now I watch nearly every MSU game on BTN+
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I might attend a February CBB game, just because I never have before. UNLV will be here on Tue, then back to back double headers vs NDSU over the weekend.
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https://d1baseball.com/top-25/d1baseball-top-25-texas-holds-strong-liberty-maryland-enter-rankings/ (https://d1baseball.com/top-25/d1baseball-top-25-texas-holds-strong-liberty-maryland-enter-rankings/)
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I might attend a February CBB game, just because I never have before. UNLV will be here on Tue, then back to back double headers vs NDSU over the weekend.
In Columbus?
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In Columbus?
Definitely no February games in Columbus.
Perfect baseball weather in the SW though.
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Perfect baseball weather in the SW though.
Tell that to MLB, lol.
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I haven't been to an ASU game since before they moved into the A's old Spring Training park. I should do that.
I liked their on-campus stadium. Nothing wrong with it.
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I haven't been to an ASU game since before they moved into the A's old Spring Training park. I should do that.
I liked their on-campus stadium. Nothing wrong with it.
And yet the Coyotes are such a mess, they my be playing in ASUs hockey facilities next year because they can't make rent
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My Dad coached a JUCO baseball team (in WI) during his 'semi-retirement' years in, they basically never 'scheduled' a home game until late March. I spent some time hanging with his clubs on some of those road trips to the SE, mid-south, getting beat around, but hey, they were playing games without jackets, winter caps and gloves.
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Definitely no February games in Columbus.
Perfect baseball weather in the SW though.
I stand corrected. The UNLV game was delayed for rain.
Funny, because there was not even enough rain at any point to even get the sidewalk wet. If you stood outside you might feel a micro-drop every 45 seconds or so.
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MSU up 11-0 on Kansas through 6. Gout outscored 32-7 last weekend in a 3 game sweep from a sub 200 RPI team, but about to be otherwise 4-1. Who knows
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Kansas isn't great, but as I recall last year they had a couple of pitchers who, when they were on, could challenge just about anybody. I haven't looked at their roster for this year to see if they're still around though.
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Kansas isn't great, but as I recall last year they had a couple of pitchers who, when they were on, could challenge just about anybody. I haven't looked at their roster for this year to see if they're still around though.
No, but they are better than Abilene Christian, who just swept MSU last weekend, and the closest game was I think 10-4?
We are talking degrees (and degrees) of good with northern baseball.
It's a shame there's no college baseball NIT. I think there is interest, and would give guys more reps. Granted draft eligible pitchers may not want to expose themselves to that
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Tough to stay focused up 11-0, but error, walk, 2 RBI triple is not what you want going forward with 2 outs in the 9th and bases empty
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No, but they are better than Abilene Christian, who just swept MSU last weekend, and the closest game was I think 10-4?
We are talking degrees (and degrees) of good with northern baseball.
It's a shame there's no college baseball NIT. I think there is interest, and would give guys more reps. Granted draft eligible pitchers may not want to expose themselves to that
FOllowed it up with a narrow 2-1 loss to #12 Notre Dame, and a 9-3 win over #25 WVU, so not too shabby
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https://twitter.com/LBDirtbags/status/1500965542345068544?s=20&t=_YaxPRc0soO3WPQT1YnHWQ
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FOllowed it up with a narrow 2-1 loss to #12 Notre Dame, and a 9-3 win over #25 WVU, so not too shabby
Another test today with a road game at Clemson. #21 in the polls, #4 in Massey
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I went to a game yesterday, and New Mexico St gave up a grand slam with one out in the bottom of the first inning.
That of course was after they surrendered a double play where both outs were against runners that were caught in pickle situations in the top of the first.
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The ASU game I went to against San Francisco had 2 grand slams. ASU got down 6 or 7-1 and wound up winning a football score, 17-10. After an entire spring break without a spring training game, it was nice to have a hotdog and a soda at a ballgame.
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Was it retro night at the park? That's a score you'd see back in the 90s
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Idk, but the series had 2 impromptu double-headers due to bad weather in Missouri.
Yes, you read that right.
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Missery got hit again??
darn, another storm went south
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Leading 3-2 in the fifth inning, Husker starter Koty Frank surrendered four consecutive solo homers — all with two outs to set a Big Ten record and swing the momentum to Michigan’s dugout.
The Huskers responded with six runs in the bottom of the fifth, then four more in the sixth to take back the lead en route to a 13-9 win over the Wolverines.
“I don’t know that I’ve ever seen four consecutive home runs in my baseball career, and for us to come back and answer that the way we did, I’m just proud of our competitiveness and toughness tonight,” Nebraska head coach Will Bolt said on his postgame radio show.
Nebraska and Michigan (11-10, 0-1 Big Ten) will return to Haymarket Park on Saturday at 2:05 p.m., with Shay Schanaman scheduled to start for the Huskers.
“We just have to come back with the same mindset tomorrow and that’s been the challenge,” Bolt said. “We’ve got to make sure we’re doing that every day and I expect to do that.”
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Florida looks to be okay, after a shaky start of losing 2 of 3 to Liberty. Beating all of the mid-majors and taking 2 of 3 from Miami and Alabama so far. Winning all of our mid-week games. Beat LSU in the first game of the series yesterday.
We've got a good manager.
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Nebraska scored in the first and never gave up the lead, as the Huskers held on for a 5-3 win in the series opener at Ohio State on Friday night.
Nebraska (10-14, 2-2 Big Ten) scored five runs on eight hits and had one error, while the Buckeyes (8-14, 0-2 Big Ten) totaled three runs on nine hits and committed six errors.
Nebraska and Ohio State continue the weekend series tomorrow at 2:05 p.m. CT at Bill Davis Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Saturday's game will be broadcast live on B1G+, while fans can also listen to Greg Sharpe and Ben McLaughlin call the action on the Huskers Radio Network.
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Well getting drubbed by Bowling Green and Evansville in the same week is certainly not inspiring confidence
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Nebraska clinched the series sweep over Ohio State with a 17-5 win at Bill Davis Stadium on Sunday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio.
Nebraska (12-14, 4-2 Big Ten) scored a season-high 17 runs on 16 hits, while the Buckeyes had five runs on 11 hits and committed an error.
The Husker offense hit 10-of-19 (.526) and scored 13 of its 17 runs with two outs on Sunday, while the Nebraska defense turned three double plays in the victory.
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The Huskers steal seven bases en route to an 8-6 baseball win over Kansas State.
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Well getting drubbed by Bowling Green and Evansville in the same week is certainly not inspiring confidence
Turn around at upset #12 Notre Dame 6-2. MSU might win the whole thing if you put them in the CWS, but they'll finish dead last in the Big Ten. I assume they are going to turn around and lose to Fort Wayne tonight
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It was the Terps
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The one that you have all been waiting for with bated breath, on the edge of your seat...
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...and then there's also this, if anyone is interested.
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...and then there's also this, if anyone is interested.
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It's back to like releasing the SEC hockey bracket. Conference seems way back down again
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Is there the ticket demand to necessitate the Big XII tournament being in Globe Life Park?
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Also who is this announcer? He sounds like Andy Samberg, and is calling it like its an SNL gag. Just one awful simile/metaphor after another
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Well, Target Field had the B1G tournament one year and MSG had hockey one time.
No, to answer the question presented.
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Well, Target Field had the B1G tournament one year and MSG had hockey one time.
No, to answer the question presented.
LCA had hockey, and it was empty, I think the Metrodome had baseball once too. Really feels like they should be held on campus, this has the energy of a 2020 COVID MLB game
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Bummer about the weather delay
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Nebraska would often play in the Hormel Classic at the Metrodome. I went a few times, covered it and my brother was at uofM. It was surreal. Nobody there. You hear everything. Bob Casey did public address once. Sounded like God was scolding everyone. All 35 of us. 'First BEYS MAN. KEN HAARRRVeee' it made a AZ League Fall game seem like a raucous crowd.
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They announced 21,000 at Globe Park today, not bad mid week. Good looking crowd for this night cap. I bet they do pretty well this weekend.
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They announced 21,000 at Globe Park today, not bad mid week. Good looking crowd for this night cap. I bet they do pretty well this weekend.
Yeah, it has certainly picked up. Not going to lie, being able to follow all of these conference tournaments, while working at home, is right on par with conference tournament week in college basketball
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And of the Power 5, here is my coverage take...
SEC clearly wins, getting ESPNU/SECN coverage, with solid announcers.
Tough call after that. Big XII has the benefit of all of the ESPN cameras, but the crews covering it are awful. BTN/P12 coverage is the opposite. Good commentary, but it's like they have 3 cameras in the stadium. Every ball hit in play, there's a delay to even know where it goes.
ACC. Yikes. ACC+? Local cable finally picked up ACCN here. I pay for ESPN+. Nope. Need a special ACC+ subscription.
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7 seed Florida did well, making it to the SEC Final vs juggernaut Tennessee. Might have done well enough to host a regional, we'll see.
The Vols, however, went 25-5 in the SEC, which is nuts, and are 52-7 overall.
If they don't win the CWS....well, it's baseball, so they probably won't win it all. But they've had an all-time great season already.
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I like discovering that somehow there are still like six different college baseball tournament games going on at 11:30 on a Sunday night
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The 7th inning between Texas A&M and TCU officially nclocks in at 1 hour, 4 minutes
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Louisville's offense is too good for UM to squander a shot to really pour it on in the first, after starting with 3 doubles and a walk
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UM just got screwed by the replay officials. As of now, might cost them the game
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UM just got screwed by the replay officials. As of now, might cost them the game
https://twitter.com/CalicoJoeMLB/status/1533912554535366658?t=Og55LpDCc66aqe58JpuyeQ&s=19
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oh well, won't bother Brutus
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Watching how the Big Ten is treated in the NCAA baseball tournament by the umps, is the same vibes as wondering why you want USA soccer fans to give a shit, when this is how the power is maintained. The umps have 100% stolen two games today
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SEC
ESPN
Bob Stoops
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SEC
ESPN
Bob Stoops
Bob Stoops is always the 24 twist villain behind it all
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not that we need a WCWS thread, but man did those Lady Pokes gag that game. no Bedlam series after all.
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If they don't win the CWS....well, it's baseball, so they probably won't win it all. But they've had an all-time great season already.
They in fact will not even make it to Omaha
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I imagine other SEC schools hate Arkansas baseball fans, but as an outsider, it looks like fun
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Schools with artificial turf, do not deserve nice things
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Horns and Sooners both going to Omaha
Should be interesting
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UM just got screwed by the replay officials. As of now, might cost them the game
The replay to me looked too close to overturn, not indisputable.
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The replay to me looked too close to overturn, not indisputable.
I mean the guy's fingers clearly bended up from the glove hitting them, before snapping back down onto the base
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I imagine other SEC schools hate Arkansas baseball fans, but as an outsider, it looks like fun
Husker fans hate them because they called Van Horn home 20 years ago
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Horns and Sooners both going to Omaha
Should be interesting
Aggies are in too.
Sooners, Horns, Aggies, Domers.
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Aggies are in too.
Sooners, Horns, Aggies, Domers.
as long as Dame loses it will be a success
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Arkansas and Ole Miss are in too apparently. I don't watch much CBB so I had no idea who the final 8 were.
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BTW looks like Stanford and UConn are still playing as is Auburn and Oregon St. For the last two spots.
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crazy season
if Auburn doesn't get to Omaha only Arkansas and Ole Miss from the old SEC - Texas A&M doesn't count
no programs from Florida???
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Very regional CWS teams, in a sport with regionals and super-regionals.
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Most CWS participants by one conference in a year
Number - Year - Conference - Programs
4 1997 SEC Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State
4 2004 SEC Arkansas, Georgia, LSU, South Carolina
4 2006 ACC Clemson, Georgia Tech, Miami (FL), North Carolina
4 2015 SEC Arkansas, Florida, LSU, Vanderbilt
4 2019 SEC Arkansas, Auburn, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt
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Auburn is in.
4 teams from the SEC (A&M, Auburn, Ole Miss, Ark), and they're all from the SEC West. Amazing.
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Picks
First Round
- Notre Dame d. Texas
- Texas A&M d. Oklahoma
- Arkansas d. Stanford
- Ole Miss d. Auburn
- Texas d. Oklahoma (Oklahoma eliminated)
- Stanford d. Auburn (Auburn eliminated)
Second Round
- Texas A&M d. Notre Dame
- Arkansas d. Ole Miss
- Texas d. Notre Dame (Notre Dame eliminated)
- Stanford d. Ole Miss (Ole Miss eliminated)
Semifinals
- Texas A&M d. Texas (Texas eliminated)
- Stanford d. Arkansas
- Arkansas d. Stanford (Stanford eliminated)
Finals
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Texas and Oklahoma in same bracket sucks
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why, you don't want another shot at them Boomers?
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why, you don't want another shot at them Boomers?
sure in the finals
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Picks
First Round
- Notre Dame d. Texas
- Texas A&M d. Oklahoma
- Arkansas d. Stanford
- Ole Miss d. Auburn
- Texas d. Oklahoma (Oklahoma eliminated)
- Stanford d. Auburn (Auburn eliminated)
Second Round
- Texas A&M d. Notre Dame
- Arkansas d. Ole Miss
- Texas d. Notre Dame (Notre Dame eliminated)
- Stanford d. Ole Miss (Ole Miss eliminated)
Semifinals
- Texas A&M d. Texas (Texas eliminated)
- Stanford d. Arkansas
- Arkansas d. Stanford (Stanford eliminated)
Finals
I think we either took 2 of 3 from Arkansas or swept them in the regular season. Either way it was a big turning point for our team if I remember correctly.
It would be great to win a few games in the CWS, even better to win the whole enchilada. Looking forward to it and it's been an amazing first year for Jim S. (I'll have to look up how to spell his last name and I'm lazy like that !).
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Won 2 of 3 from Arkansas, and it's Schlossnagle.
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I'm too lazy to attempt to pronounce it
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UM baseball.coach leaving for Clemson. Michigan was the one school, in the Big Ten, that I thought would spend like they were in a baseball conference
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Well we get our rematch with OU, today at 1 PM.
Jim Schlossnagle now has 50% of all the CWS wins in A&M history.
Here's to a great game with the good guys coming out on top !