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The Power Five => Big Ten => Topic started by: OrangeAfroMan on February 20, 2023, 10:09:49 PM
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The only 3 non-SEC teams in the top 10 are Stanford, Wake Forest, and Oklahoma State.
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I'm not sure why the whole country plays baseball. It might as well be the southern version of ice hockey.
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I attended a game on Saturday. Good times.
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I love college baseball. Each game is more enjoyable to me, because there is less pressure on any individual game, compared to football. Didn't win this game? That's okay there are two more in the series. Didn't win the series? That's okay, there are 15 or 16 or 17 more in the season.
Sitting in the stands at Disch-Falk, or tailgating outside the gates, during the springtime-- that's my happy place.
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I didn't make the game in San Diego
got busy with work
that's ok
there will be more
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The only 3 non-SEC teams in the top 10 are Stanford, Wake Forest, and Oklahoma State.
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I'm not sure why the whole country plays baseball. It might as well be the southern version of ice hockey.
Same reason SEC schools still hold classes. There are always idiots who will pay money for a subpar product
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lol
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All kidding aside......look at the last 50 years of national champions in college baseball and hockey:
(https://i.imgur.com/CWGbOSc.jpg)
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That's one squiggly line.
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YOU'RE a squiggly line!
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All kidding aside......look at the last 50 years of national champions in college baseball and hockey:
(https://i.imgur.com/CWGbOSc.jpg)
This isnt surprising to me at all
I wonder how it would look if it was football instead of baseball
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I think the major difference is northern schools still play baseball, but very few southern schools even play hockey. Michigan and Ohio State have had some very good teams, including a Michigan team that was one win away from the national championship a couple years ago.
I don't think most northern school fans expect a national title. I just want MSU to make the tournament. Maybe things go right and they reach a super regional. That's fine.
Also, kids play baseball everywhere. I remember going to Eastern Michigan baseball games with my grandfather when I was young, and they had a really good program. It's not a super expensive sport, and people everywhere like it, so you can get some attendance. Hockey is an insanely expensive sport. When Michigan State was bottomed out, it lost money. So there is no reason for southern schools to sponsor it, because I can't imagine grandfathers taking their grandsons to go watch a random college hockey game in Mississippi. So you will just hemorrhage money. I think in general SEC schools sponsor far fewer sports
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The best they could hope for is some novelty interest starting out.
But hey, if you somehow boosted some tailgating for hockey, you'd get that tiny, die-hard fanbase the sport seems to rely on overall.
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I think the same is true of golf. Many northern programs field a team, but it's dominated by southern/western schools where year-round play is possible. Just far easier to develop talent (both at the lower levels and once the kids get to college) if you can play year-round.
If you look at the modern stroke play era (1965-present) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Men's_Golf_Championship), I see one year OSU won the whole thing, one year BYU did, and one year Minnesota pulled it off. Every single other year is a southern/western team.
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I think the same is true of golf. Many northern programs field a team, but it's dominated by southern/western schools where year-round play is possible. Just far easier to develop talent (both at the lower levels and once the kids get to college) if you can play year-round.
If you look at the modern stroke play era (1965-present) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Men's_Golf_Championship), I see one year OSU won the whole thing, one year BYU did, and one year Minnesota pulled it off. Every single other year is a southern/western team.
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Swimming and diving is also dominated by the south and west. Michigan has a couple in the last 50 years, in 2013 and 1995, but beyond that you have to go all the way back to 1973 to find a successful northern team.
That was Indiana, who actually rattled off an impressive 6 in a row, from 1968-1973.
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Tennessee lost their first series and dropped from 2 to 3, I think.
SEC! SEC! SEC!
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Kidding aside, their pitching staff is supposed to be insanely good this year. We'll see if they can live up to it.
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Tennessee lost their first series and dropped from 2 to 3, I think.
SEC! SEC! SEC!
Horns dropped all three to various SEC teams in a season-opening tournament in Arlington.
Clearly not SEC-ready. ~???
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If the polls were to be believed, Arkansas and Vanderbilt are top 10 teams, so perhaps no major concerns there.
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If the polls were to be believed, Arkansas and Vanderbilt are top 10 teams, so perhaps no major concerns there.
We lost the majority of last year's CWS team, including the 2022 College Baseball Player of the Year, so we aren't expected to be all that great this year. Certainly, not this early in the season.
But that's another great thing that I love about college baseball. There are so many games and series, and there's a true tournament at the end of the season, so you can afford to schedule tough teams early and often, and not completely crater your team's chances at the end of the season.
I love playing top competition in big intersectional matchups, the games are more fun. I love that we have Arkansas and Vanderbilt and Cal State Fullerton and LSU and Texas A&M on the schedule, in addition to our normal B12 slate of pretty tough competition.
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so, no more trips to Omaha for the Horns?
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so, no more trips to Omaha for the Horns?
No more, ever? Nah.
This year's unlikely.
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MSU had a solid 3-1 start to the season out in Arizona, including a 15-8 win over Michigan. Also beat Fresno State and Grand Canyon, with the lone loss coming to Arizona in the second half of a doubleheader
Next 3 weekends are in South Carolina, before heading north March 16.
Typically they play one southern series against a decent school, but that doesn't appear to be the case this year. Four different weekend showcases, with Arizona and Kansas being the only other P5 participants. Could wind up a fairly unimpressive 11-5
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Not to piss in the SEC-chant cornflakes, but LSU just got hammered by a B1G team.
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We'll all still go 35-25 and get to host regionals.
For all the good it has, college baseball is a very consistent sport year-to-year.
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Not to piss in the SEC-chant cornflakes, but LSU just got hammered by a B1G team.
Tigers weren't playin in Omaha so, they weren't really tryin
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Not to piss in the SEC-chant cornflakes, but LSU just got hammered by a B1G team.
Horns have squeaked out a couple of relatively close ones against our own B1G team in Austin this weekend. We'll see if they can complete the sweep today, and then we get to host your Geaux Tigers on Tuesday.
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Swimming and diving is also dominated by the south and west. Michigan has a couple in the last 50 years, in 2013 and 1995, but beyond that you have to go all the way back to 1973 to find a successful northern team.
That was Indiana, who actually rattled off an impressive 6 in a row, from 1968-1973.
volleyball was once dominated by the west coast
now it's the rust belt
well, except for a volleyball program in Austin
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volleyball was once dominated by the west coast
now it's the rust belt
well, except for a volleyball program in Austin
Non-beach volleyball is an indoor sport so it makes sense that rust belt schools could excel.
Most bigtime schools have indoor swimming and diving facilities as well, but the little-league version of the sport is all outdoors which gives the warmer climates a distinct advantage in developing young talent.
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Horns have squeaked out a couple of relatively close ones against our own B1G team in Austin this weekend. We'll see if they can complete the sweep today, and then we get to host your Geaux Tigers on Tuesday.
Nope, no sweep. Horns lose to the mighty Hoosier baseballers 4-2.
LSU on Tuesday.
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Non-beach volleyball is an indoor sport so it makes sense that rust belt schools could excel.
Most bigtime schools have indoor swimming and diving facilities as well, but the little-league version of the sport is all outdoors which gives the warmer climates a distinct advantage in developing young talent.
I’m not sure I’ve ever played volleyball outside of a few church picnics when I was in high school, so I’m far from an expert on the nuances of beach vs indoor court volleyball. But I worked with a guy who played volleyball at Kentucky. He said one year he was there a bunch of them went to Florida for spring break.
I guess they were on the beach and some guys were wearing UK volleyball gear. Some guys challenged them to a game of beach volleyball. He said he and his teammates kinda laughed and agreed to play them thinking they would kill them. He said those guys busted their ass. He said he (and apparently most of his teammates) had never played on the beach before and it was completely different than playing on a hard surface.
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I’m not sure I’ve ever played volleyball outside of a few church picnics when I was in high school, so I’m far from an expert on the nuances of beach vs indoor court volleyball. But I worked with a guy who played volleyball at Kentucky. He said one year he was there a bunch of them went to Florida for spring break.
I guess they were on the beach and some guys were wearing UK volleyball gear. Some guys challenged them to a game of beach volleyball. He said he and his teammates kinda laughed and agreed to play them thinking they would kill them. He said those guys busted their ass. He said he (and apparently most of his teammates) had never played on the beach before and it was completely different than playing on a hard surface.
I believe beach is also has two-person teams instead of six?
I used to live near a modestly good program. Seemed like an interesting vibe. I know a smattering of grad transfers could use a last year to join the team after four conventional seasons.
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After moving to AZ, we had a staff volleyball tournament in the gym.
I took off my shoes and socks and hopped onto the court...and my whole team was looking at me.
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I guess I had only ever played it at the beach. I didn't even consciously go barefoot, it was just automatic.
I shrugged and stayed barefoot.
:)
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Wow! This is a huge upset. The Rick Heller Iowa baseball program is pretty good. It has not been very good.
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we play mud volleyball here in the cornfields
no beaches, but barefoot is encouraged
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Tigers weren't playin in Omaha so, they weren't really tryin
They don't really try a lot lately.
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I believe beach is also has two-person teams instead of six?
I used to live near a modestly good program. Seemed like an interesting vibe. I know a smattering of grad transfers could use a last year to join the team after four conventional seasons.
Olympic beach volleyball, yes. Bar league sand volleyball, no
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Olympic beach volleyball, yes. Bar league sand volleyball, no
Depends on the bar and the league, but yeah.
We actually have a few sand volleyball bars in the Austin area. They each have multiple courts and they tend to designate one or two as the "serious" beach volleyball court where they play 2-person, and the rest are for the beer-league-softball types that will play 6.
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I can't imagine trying to play 2 person volleyball at all, let alone after a couple
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a couple 6-packs
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a couple 6-packs
That's one way to describe my swimsuit physique
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Box score looks like an excellent pitcher's duel last night.
I guess the only thing better than squeaking out a win in a tight game would've been, oh, I dunno.....watching it, but you can't, because it's on the F***ING LONGHORN NETWORK.
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oh, you can get a subscription $$$
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Box score looks like an excellent pitcher's duel last night.
I guess the only thing better than squeaking out a win in a tight game would've been, oh, I dunno.....watching it, but you can't, because it's on the F***ING LONGHORN NETWORK.
I get the LHN. You sound like you have a crappy provider.
What I can't get is the BTN or the PAC network. Not that I'd ever want to.
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oh, you can get a subscription $$$
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I get the LHN. You sound like you have a crappy provider.
What I can't get is the BTN or the PAC network. Not that I'd ever want to.
I think it's well-documented that LHN is a unicorn network.
As the Husker said, I could get it, for $$$.
Not that I'd ever want to.
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Disney/ESPN would appreciate the donation
Lord knows they've lost their hind end on that venture
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At any rate, the bayou cats pitched for 8 K's, a decent showing, but the Longhorns doubled that, issuing an outstanding 16 (!!!) K's. Pretty good stuff for mid-week pitchers.
LSU's bats are textbook boom-or-bust so far. Iowa and Texas virtually neutered our hitters, while in the other 6 games they shot fireworks. Hopefully they settle in somewhere on the spectrum, because I hate these teams with wild swings (so to speak) in production.
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Disney/ESPN would appreciate the donation
Lord knows they've lost their hind end on that venture
It was never intended to make money. It was intended to keep Texas in the B12, where ESPN wanted, until they could ultimately broker the deal that got Texas into the SEC. Ultimately it cost them very little to maintain the landscape exactly as they wanted it.
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I wish they would have simply put that "very little" in my account
but, yes most of us know all about kissin up to the Horns
I'm guessing the Horns won't have to worry about having lipstick on their arse any longer
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I get the LHN. You sound like you have a crappy provider.
What I can't get is the BTN or the PAC network. Not that I'd ever want to.
Really? I get BTN, SECN, P12N and ACCN, all on the standard package
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Really? I get BTN, SECN, P12N and ACCN, all on the standard package
Not here. I think I could get B1G or PACN on the top paid tier but I've never really investigated it and why would I bother?
LHN and SECN are available on the same basic sports tier as ESPN/2, FS1, etc.
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I wish they would have simply put that "very little" in my account
but, yes most of us know all about kissin up to the Horns
I'm guessing the Horns won't have to worry about having lipstick on their arse any longer
I don't know whether or not you'd choose to classify it as "kissing Texas' arse" but ESPN is contractually obligated to pay out the remainder of the contract. It ran for 20 years, from 2011 to 2030, and was structured with graduated payments to increase over time from ~$10M/year in 2011 to ~$20M/year in 2030. At this point the remainder is somewhere around $140M. After the Horns join the SEC, the LHN will either be completely dissolved, or rolled in as an additional channel of the SECN.
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I'm a streamer, and Sling is the only one I know of who carries LHN, and Sling is a no-go for many reasons. I don't know if this varies by area, but Spectrum does not have LHN on the same tier with ESPNs/SECN, that costs extra, and the last time I had DirecTV it was the same thing....I had all the ESPNs and SECN, but LHN would've cost extra.
It's like....how bad do they not want me to watch Texas?
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I don't know whether or not you'd choose to classify it as "kissing Texas' arse" but ESPN is contractually obligated to pay out the remainder of the contract. It ran for 20 years, from 2011 to 2030, and was structured with graduated payments to increase over time from ~$10M/year in 2011 to ~$20M/year in 2030. At this point the remainder is somewhere around $140M. After the Horns join the SEC, the LHN will either be completely dissolved, or rolled in as an additional channel of the SECN.
Do they still get the $140 Million?
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Do they still get the $140 Million?
Yes. The contracts between Texas and ESPN, are independent of the contracts between Texas and the B12, or the Texas and the SEC.
I'd expect them to continue to pay out at the rate they currently are, so it won't be $140M all at once, but rather $15M-$20M over the next 8 years.
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I'm a streamer, and Sling is the only one I know of who carries LHN, and Sling is a no-go for many reasons. I don't know if this varies by area, but Spectrum does not have LHN on the same tier with ESPNs/SECN, that costs extra, and the last time I had DirecTV it was the same thing....I had all the ESPNs and SECN, but LHN would've cost extra.
It's like....how bad do they not want me to watch Texas?
Spectrum in Austin has it on the basic sports tier.
I've enjoyed getting to see so much live baseball and volleyball over the past ten years. Once joining the SEC and having to compete with 15 other schools' live sports, I anticipate seeing a lot less of it being broadcast. I think they put some overflow stuff on ESPN+, but I don't know anything about that and I assume it costs extra?
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Yes. The contracts between Texas and ESPN, are independent of the contracts between Texas and the B12, or the Texas and the SEC.
I'd expect them to continue to pay out at the rate they currently are, so it won't be $140M all at once, but rather $15M-$20M over the next 8 years.
Huh. The rich really do get richer.
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Huh. The rich really do get richer.
Little good it's done us, at least in football. Just more money to waste on bad coaching hires.
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Spectrum in Austin has it on the basic sports tier.
I've enjoyed getting to see so much live baseball and volleyball over the past ten years. Once joining the SEC and having to compete with 15 other schools' live sports, I anticipate seeing a lot less of it being broadcast. I think they put some overflow stuff on ESPN+, but I don't know anything about that and I assume it costs extra?
I get confused on the various terms ESPN has rolled out over the last 15 years, but if we're talking about the same thing, it doesn't cost extra, it's just a bit of a hassle. Events which don't air on traditional ESPN channels can be accessed with the ESPN app using your provider credentials. We primarily use a Firestick with our living room tv and watching games this way is not bad, but it's not quite as functional or quick to find as when it airs on a regular channel.
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Quality is every bit as good as HD cable/satellite though. Just last year I got to watch in beautiful HD our sub-par pitching staff get rocked game after game, which is much better than the old days when I watched our sub-par pitching staffs get rocked in grainy, laggy 720i.
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ESPN3 is their free streaming, ESPN+ is not. We have the Disney bundle, which is ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu basic, for like $12 a month. I think it's essentially buy two get one free
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So if you pay for ESPN+ can you use that alone to watch regular games, or do you still have to have a cable provider?
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So if you pay for ESPN+ can you use that alone to watch regular games, or do you still have to have a cable provider?
Paying for ESPN+ doesn't get you ESPN, ESPN2, and the others. You need a cable/streaming provider for those.
I use Hulu Live TV, which has all of those and actually automatically bundles in ESPN+ and Disney+ as well. 74.99/mo.
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I used Hulu a few years ago for streaming service. Probably before the Disney bundle. Wasn't bad, but not as good as YTTV either, both in channel selection and UI. Combine that with the fact I'm probably never going to be interested in Disney+, and Hulu doesn't have much attraction for me. Would probably be a different story if ESPN+ actually got you ESPN games. There's hardly ever been anything I wanted to watch that I couldn't get with ESPN3.
so to utee's point....sounds like yes, you'd pay extra for ESPN+, but I can't say that I've ever missed it, not having it. I've missed some baseball games here and there, but that doesn't affect me much because 1) I often cut off tv outside of football season anyway, 2) I love listening to LSU baseball games on the radio, for whatever reason. Reminds me of my childhood.
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Well yeah. Like I said originally, I've really enjoyed having the LHN specifically because of its live broadcasts of all of those volleyball and baseball games. I don't cut off the TV and I do watch those regularly.
And I expect that availability of live Longhorn sports content to diminish once in the SEC, because the SECN will have a total of 16 teams competing for those live slots, where the LHN only had one.
And if they slide the overflow to ESPN+ then I guess that's an option, but it costs extra so it's something less than what I currently have.
But of course, nobody asked me or any other fan what they actually wanted. We simply don't matter, to The Powers That Be.
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So if you pay for ESPN+ can you use that alone to watch regular games, or do you still have to have a cable provider?
You need a cable/streaming provider to watch games that are available over the air. However, if you do, you can link them. So our outdoor TV is a smart TV, and we can watch any ABC/ESPN game there on ESPN+ because we have it linked to our cable.
But just a TON of Olympic sports and mid-major basketball and football are ESPN+ only. There are 22 conference tournament games on today. 20 of them are on ESPN+. I also get the MSU only BTN+ subscription (which is like $30 a year) so I can watch MSU baseball and soccer
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But of course, nobody asked me or any other fan what they actually wanted. We simply don't matter, to The Powers That Be.
Psh, you are acting like the Big Ten didn't finally give us the Rutgers content we had been begging for for years. And now we get 11 PM games in the future. It's all fan service
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I just converted to YouTube TV
It has all the live sports channels I want (Not LHN)
and local channels and Food Network
$64.95/month
saving me about $25/month
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Anyhoo, Horns have a weekend series @Cal State Fullerton coming up. Here's hoping for some improvement, especially in the hitting and baserunning which has been pretty dismal so far this season.
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I just converted to YouTube TV
I think going forward that also includes NFL Sunday Ticket
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at a considerable cost
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2) I love listening to LSU baseball games on the radio, for whatever reason. Reminds me of my childhood.
Same with me, although I didn't necessarily grow up listening to radio. I just like playing the game out in my head.
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The best entertainment cost I pay for is the MLB radio app for $3.00/month. It even includes all of the spring training games.
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Same with me, although I didn't necessarily grow up listening to radio. I just like playing the game out in my head.
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The best entertainment cost I pay for is the MLB radio app for $3.00/month. It even includes all of the spring training games.
Agreed. I also pay for Extra Innings, but nothing is better than a beer or 6 on the deck, listening to MLB radio. Even if the Tigers aren't playing, I'll find a game
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I used Hulu a few years ago for streaming service. Probably before the Disney bundle. Wasn't bad, but not as good as YTTV either, both in channel selection and UI. Combine that with the fact I'm probably never going to be interested in Disney+, and Hulu doesn't have much attraction for me. Would probably be a different story if ESPN+ actually got you ESPN games. There's hardly ever been anything I wanted to watch that I couldn't get with ESPN3.
so to utee's point....sounds like yes, you'd pay extra for ESPN+, but I can't say that I've ever missed it, not having it. I've missed some baseball games here and there, but that doesn't affect me much because 1) I often cut off tv outside of football season anyway, 2) I love listening to LSU baseball games on the radio, for whatever reason. Reminds me of my childhood.
Yeah, the Hulu Live TV interface/UI is pretty terrible. It's my only real complaint about the service though (other than the fact that it's risen in price about $30/mo since I first subscribed).
ESPN+ picked up live coverage of PGA Tour events during the windows of tournaments not broadcast on Golf Channel or the networks. Other than that, I use some of the shows they have on demand as background when WFH. During football season, they have a daily fantasy football show, and then there's a moderately funny show called "debatable" that they have on MWF.
If I had to pay for it separately, I doubt any of that would push me over the edge. But having it as part of the Hulu bundle, I actually do make use of it.
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https://twitter.com/CoachRonPolk/status/997149967105056769?t=xTu1jWxQN06ML05mWeWHag&s=19
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At any rate, the bayou cats pitched for 8 K's, a decent showing, but the Longhorns doubled that, issuing an outstanding 16 (!!!) K's. Pretty good stuff for mid-week pitchers.
LSU's bats are textbook boom-or-bust so far. Iowa and Texas virtually neutered our hitters, while in the other 6 games they shot fireworks. Hopefully they settle in somewhere on the spectrum, because I hate these teams with wild swings (so to speak) in production.
Iowa put up its best starter against LSU, a 100 mph fireballer, and football WR Brody Brecht, but he only went 3 1/3 innings and gave up 2 runs to LSU. Iowa has some more pitchers in the wheelhouse. Iowa is 8-1 now, but unranked, after beating top ranked LSU.
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B-I-G, B-I-G, B-I-G!
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Iowa now ranked #23, 9-1 record.
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Iowa put up its best starter against LSU, a 100 mph fireballer, and football WR Brody Brecht, but he only went 3 1/3 innings and gave up 2 runs to LSU. Iowa has some more pitchers in the wheelhouse. Iowa is 8-1 now, but unranked, after beating top ranked LSU.
We weren't up for it.
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B-I-G, B-I-G, B-I-G!
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what ya get when you try to show up the ump
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what ya get when you try to show up the ump
I was an ump/ref. When an ump gets an ego like that, F 'em. Glad he got suspended indefinitely today
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inexcusable.
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I was an ump/ref. When an ump gets an ego like that, F 'em. Glad he got suspended indefinitely today
I too was an ump
he should not have made that call but why rattle the umps cage
not many good things happen when that happens
in the majors the batter whould have been tossed before that final pitch
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Yeah, if it was borderline. Generally when a ref/ump knows they made a bad call, which they usually do, giving a long leash is their apology.
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Im not justifying what the ump did but I understand it
Its the last inning 2 outs and nobody on
the team at bat is down by 4 runs and the batter is giving me shit over my calls
well guess what I got a cold beer waiting for me so have a nice day
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what ya get when you try to show up the ump
Exhiibit 98381949224831 why you're the problem. Jesus Christ.
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Im not justifying what the ump did but I understand it
Its the last inning 2 outs and nobody on
the team at bat is down by 4 runs and the batter is giving me shit over my calls
well guess what I got a cold beer waiting for me so have a nice day
Exhibit 98381949224832
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absolute power corrupts absolutely
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Exhiibit 98381949224831 why you're the problem. Jesus Christ.
youre the only one with a problem around here
you need to see a shrink
you got a problem
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Your attitude on this is complete garbage and you know it. And you don't care. And THAT is the problem.
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If I coached a baseball team at any level I'd tell my players to keep their mouth shut and play ball
leave complaints about the ump to me
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Your attitude on this is complete garbage and you know it. And you don't care. And THAT is the problem.
I have no attitude one way or another
a player should leave emotional theatrics at home if they disagree with an umps call
in this case Im not talking about the last pitch but the pitch just prior to it
no good ever comes from showing up the ump
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So a petulant child is all it takes for you to toss out any and all ethics concerning the job you're tasked with.
Good to know.
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Your attitude on this is complete garbage and you know it. And you don't care. And THAT is the problem.
once again rather then debate the issue at hand you choose personal attacks
its just the only way you know how to discuss any issue
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So a petulant child is all it takes for you to toss out any and all ethics concerning the job you're tasked with.
Good to know.
nope with me it would not have gotten to that last pitch
the batter would be gone from his actions on the next to last pitch
when he jumped way up in the air
I would have told him great jump go practice it in the dressing room
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What issue? You don't call a strike a ball because of your opinion of the player's behavior. A strike is a strike. I don't focus on the issue because that issue is so cut-and-dry that it's not up for a debate.
You're a clown. Sorry to focus on it.
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What issue? You don't call a strike a ball because of your opinion of the player's behavior. A strike is a strike. I don't focus on the issue because that issue is so cut-and-dry that it's not up for a debate.
You're a clown. Sorry to focus on it.
your right the ump errored in my opinion by not throwing him out of the game when he jumped wildly on the next to last pitch
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That's fair.
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let's hope they both learned a lesson
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let's hope they both learned a lesson
Well that's a big part of it - one of these is a kid and the other a supposed adult.
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pretty good sized kid
but yes, a younger man - in need of some maturity
perhaps not the best way for the older man to give the lesson, but a lesson was given none the less.
the older person may not have earned a lot of respect, but his position affords him some respect regardless
somehow he earned the position, therefore he earned that much respect
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He has none of mine after that. He needs to grow up.
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both of them do
the older one of them may have forfeited his position of authority with his decision
therefore, needing to earn it back by growing up
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For Brutus...........
Nebraska baseball topped Michigan 11-3 on Sunday afternoon to claim its second Big Ten series win of the season.
The Huskers fell behind early, but responded using three home runs and stout work from the bullpen to pull away in Ann Arbor. Head coach Will Bolt’s squad totaled 12 hits and seven of which went for extra bases. Nebraska is now 18-10-1 overall with a 4-2 conference record entering next weekend’s series against Northwestern.
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Florida took 2 of 3 @ Tennessee this weekend. We're #3 in the country.
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MSU took the weekend from OSU. They've taken every weekend this season. Plus a win out west over UM. Maybe Jake Boss saved his job?
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Husker History
The Nebraska Baseball team drew it's largest crowd in school history on April 14, 2006. There were 8,757 fans packed in Hawks Field at Haymarket Park to watch the Huskers defeat Texas A&M.
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Husker History
The Nebraska Baseball team drew it's largest crowd in school history on April 14, 2006. There were 8,757 fans packed in Hawks Field at Haymarket Park to watch the Huskers defeat Texas A&M.
The good ol' days of the OG B12.
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Give it up for Corbin Hawkins Friday. 👏
That's a career-high 3.1 IP of scoreless relief.
(https://scontent.ffod1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/341191675_6008838362568544_1198979417162049740_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=l4LVv68C-NAAX82elEE&_nc_ht=scontent.ffod1-1.fna&oh=00_AfA_4IojwnLInDrjZtMfF3OpJSd1iA4fXEdDw2iQ0K9EGg&oe=643FBA19)
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Due to lightning in the area and more severe weather looming to the west of Lincoln, Tuesday’s game between the Huskers and Creighton Bluejays has been suspended. “We will resume play at a later date to be determined.” is the wording by the Nebraska Athletic Department.
The obvious later date is May 9th, when the teams were scheduled to play the third game of the season series. The issue for Nebraska is this will switch the contest to Creighton’s home field, but there probably are not a whole lot of options at this point in the season, with finals looming around that time.
The game will resume at the exact point in which it was suspended. It was tied at four in the bottom of the 7th inning with no outs. Gabe Swansen will be up to bat, with Max Anderson on third base, Garrett Anglim on second base, and Charlie Fischer on first base.
Creighton was bringing in a new pitcher, but stalling in their decision at the point in which the game was stopped. I’d be surprised if they didn’t use Friday night starter Ryan Windham under the guise of it being his “bullpen day” to try and get out of the desperate situation they are in.
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https://twitter.com/TexasBaseball/status/1648873112287469582?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
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Looking at the BA tournament projection, it appears the Big Ten has regressed some this year
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Alabama fires its head coach for betting against his own team. Particularly in a game where he pulled his scheduled starter and had a guy make an emergency start
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I hope he won at least a year's salary
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(https://i.imgur.com/IByRhbm.png)
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A&M not doing to hot this year after making the CWS last year, but better than Ole Miss who won the whole shebang last year (2nd to last).
We did take 2/3 from Fla, but lost to Sam Houston last week.
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Alabama fires its head coach for betting against his own team. Particularly in a game where he pulled his scheduled starter and had a guy make an emergency start
whats going on in Iowa with their baseball team and similar betting issues?
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So MSU has had a couple years where their Big 10 resume has been solid, but they lose too many stupid weeknight games. It kind of makes sense that a mid tier Big Ten school wouldn't have a great #4 pitcher. But do the mid majors they play pitch their aces in that game? If they are also pitching their #4, it makes equally less sense
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they roll out their aces to get a chance to make a splash vs a big name
they hope it helps with recruiting
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Yeah most small regional teams will start their aces on a Tues/Wed game against a "big boy" team. Just the way it goes.
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(https://scontent.ffod1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/348437737_1708476822934636_3185244840783745285_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=yxxuAD7h3m4AX8TSgoD&_nc_ht=scontent.ffod1-1.fna&oh=00_AfAukD4YCJmHlGWaECTw4bUg7KAtj4hHR_w18GBsgOvN1A&oe=647246FE)
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whats going on in Iowa with their baseball team and similar betting issues?
There is not much information released about the betting issues.
This started as a criminal investigation. No one has been charged.
The speculation is that the criminal investigation concerns underage gambling in Iowa, i.e. gambling by persons under the age of 21. If true, the persons being swept up in the investigation are not just athletes, but online casinos and persons under age 21, using a phone or computer to place online bets.
The NCAA prohibits wagering by NCAA athletes on any sport, amateur or professional.
There is no information concerning what sports or teams the athletes are suspected of betting on.
Since no one has been charged and little information has been released, much of this post is speculative.
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some good stuff on the BTN today and tonight!
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some good stuff on the BTN today and tonight!
(https://i.imgur.com/dlojrSN.png)
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Brice Matthews is the first player in the 134 year history of Husker Baseball to have 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases in a season
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Iowa and Maryland have the inside track to the championship game. They each have two chances to win one game to get in the final.
Iowa's opponent on 5/27/23, Michigan, must beat Iowa 2x to reach the championship game.
Maryland's opponent on 5/27/23, Nebraska, must beat Maryland 2x to reach the championship game.
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Baseball conference tournaments are exceptionally stupid and should be done away with
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yup, the Huskers should have had the Terps Thursday night, but oh well.
Fortunately, the Skers got a great performance last night from Will Walsh. Complete game 4-hit shutout.
This saved the staff from work and gives them at least a shot at Maryland today.
Homefield won't hurt.
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Baseball conference tournaments are exceptionally stupid and should be done away with
The Badgers have already abolished itself from the conference tournament.
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The Badgers have already abolished itself from the conference tournament.
Very much so. That history is interesting to me. Every year some random people think UW could use a team, but it doesn't make much sense.
I just think the tournaments often pack just a lot of arm usage into a tight window with little upside. I'll credit the Big Ten for dropping five teams off the bat.
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I'd credit the B1G if they'd drop men's lacrosse and men's soccer
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The Badgers have already abolished itself from the conference tournament.
It's the principle of the thing!
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It is Iowa @ Maryland in Omaha. Seems like more of a home game for Iowa.
Maryland is the top hitting team in the Big Ten. Iowa is the top pitching team.
The 1970s - 80s Orioles taught me pitching is the most important aspect of the game coming down the wire. Maryland is the best hitting team in the Big Ten; Iowa is the best pitching team in the Big Ten. I am not sure who is starting for either team.
Maryland has the advantage of being the #1 seed and having the best hitting. Iowa has the advantage of being the best pitching team.
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Florida was the 1 seed in Hoover, but won't play for the tournament title.
We sweep Vandy in the 2nd-to-last series of the year, then beat them in the tournament, but the Commodores beat us once and are into the final.
SEC tournament is single-elimination, then double-elimination, then single-elimination. Who came up with THAT?!?
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Maryland wins the Big Ten tournament and the automatic bid. Maryland pitching shut out Iowa.
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16 regional sites:
8 SEC, 8 non-SEC
Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Arkansas, UK, LSU, Carolina, Vandy
Clemson, Miami, UVA, WF, OK State, Stanford, Indiana St?, Coastal Carolina
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Field of 64 released Monday.
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Maryland wins the Big Ten tournament and the automatic bid. Maryland pitching shut out Iowa.
I thought Iowa had the pitching?
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CWS:
1 WF (1)
2 Maryland
3 N'eastern
4 G.Mason
vs
1 Bama (16)
2 BC
3 Troy
4 Nicholls
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1 Miami (9)
2 Texas
3 Louisiana
4 Maine
vs
1 Stanford (8)
2 A&M
3 Fullerton
4 San Jose St
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1 LSU (5)
2 Oregon St
3 Sam Houston
4 Tulane
vs
1 UK (12)
2 WV
3 Indiana
4 Ball St
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1 Auburn (13)
2 So. Miss
3 Samford
4 Penn
vs
1 Clemson (4)
2 Tennessee
3 Charlotte
4 Lipscomb
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1 Florida (2)
2 UConn
3 Tx Tech
4 FAMU
vs
1 USCe (15)
2 Campbell
3 NCST
4 C.Conn.St.
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1 Costal Carolina (10)
2 Duke
3 Wilmngton
4 Rider
vs
1 UVA (7)
2 ECU
3 OU
4 Army
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1 Vandy (6)
2 Oregon
3 Xavier
4 E.Illinois
vs
1 OK State (11)
2 Dallas Baptist
3 Warshington
4 Oral Roberts
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1 Indiana St (14)
2 Iowa
3 UNC
4 Wright St
vs
1 Arkansas (3)
2 TCU
3 Arizona
4 Santa Clara
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I thought Iowa had the pitching?
Maryland had the pitching in the Big Ten Tournament.
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Update:
WF won its regional and Bama is up 6-0 to win it's as well. So chalk for the Super: Wake vs Alabama
2 seed Texas won the Miami regional, and Stanford faces A&M Monday. Super is Texas vs TBD
LSU and Kentucky have to play Monday for their regionals. LSU vs (probably) Oregon St....UK vs Indiana. Super: TBD vs TBD
2 seed Tennessee wins the Clemson regional. 2 So. Miss and 4 Penn will face off for the Auburn regional. Super: Tennessee vs TBD
Florida plays for its regional vs Texas Tech at high noon Monday. S.Carolina won its regional. Super: TBD vs South Carolina
Coastal plays Duke for a place in the Supers, and UVA won it's regional already. Super: TBD vs Virginia
Neither Vandy nor OK State will advance. Xavier and Oregon battle in Nashville and it's Oral Roberts vs Dallas Baptist in Stillwater. Super: TBD vs TBD
Indiana State took care of business, but Arkansas has not. They face TCU for that regional. Super: Indiana St vs TBD
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Update:
2 seed Texas won the Miami regional, and Stanford won it's own. Super is Texas vs Miami
Just a correction on this one, Texas did indeed win the Miami regional in Coral Gables, but the Stanford regional is going to a winner-take-all final game on Monday, between Stanford and Texas A&M. The ags were in the driver's seat but lost 13-5 last night.
It'd be fun to play our rival A&M in the Supers, we'll see what happens tonight.
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Thanks, just had Miami on the brain. Fixed it.
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TCU beat Arkansas 20-5 already. What mindset do you have having to play them again? lol
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I guess you're hoping they shot their wad and won't have anything left...
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it's baseball could be 1-0 today
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The 1960 World Series is always a great reference point for this.
NYY 55. PIT 27 total runs scored. PIT wins series in seven games.
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Florida shut out Texas Tech to advance.
LSU leads Oregon St 4-0.
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Bummer. Indiana State has to turn down hosting Super Regional because of State Special Olympics taking up lodging and personnel this weekend in Terre Haute.
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Yeah that's a bummer. Most of the teams that have a history of performing well in the postseason, keep their facilities' schedules clear for potential regionals and super-regionals.
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Update:
Wake vs Alabama
Texas vs Stanford
LSU vs Kentucky
Tennessee vs Southern Miss
Florida vs South Carolina
Virginia vs Duke
Oregon vs Oral Roberts
Indiana State vs TCU
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Stanford it is, so the super regional pairings are now set.
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poor Aggie
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I was hoping they'd win, games against them are always super-charged due to the rivalry, and when the stakes are a trip to Omaha? Man that would have been fun. I'm open this weekend, I'd have very likely attended, at either College Station or Austin.
Anyway, it is what it is. Gotta go beat the tree in Palo Alto instead.
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I would have rather watched Horns/Aggies
that would have been a priority
I doubt that I'll see the Stanford series
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On the other hand, Stanford winning does bring the Cardinal and the Longhorns into direct competition for the Director's Cup.
https://twitter.com/Direct_Cupdates/status/1665931535785115648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1665931535785115648%7Ctwgr%5Ee193bf6192ed03166205048616efdde1e8f7b385%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surlyhorns.com%2Fboard%2Findex.php%3Fapp%3Dcoremodule%3Dsystemcontroller%3Dembedurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FDirect_Cupdates%2Fstatus%2F1665931535785115648
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2023 NCAA baseball schedule for the first games of super regionals
June 9 (all times ET):
- Duke at No. 7 Virginia | 12 p.m. | ESPN (https://www.ncaa.com/game/6147517)
- No. 14 Indiana State at TCU | 5 p.m. | ESPNU (https://www.ncaa.com/game/6147523)
- No. 15 South Carolina at No. 2 Florida | 6 p.m. | ESPN2 (https://www.ncaa.com/game/6147514)
- Oral Roberts at Oregon | 8 p.m. | ESPNU (https://www.ncaa.com/game/6147520)
June 10 (all times ET):
- No. 16 Alabama at No. 1 Wake Forest | 12 p.m. | ESPN (https://www.ncaa.com/game/6147502)
- Tennessee at Southern Mississippi | 3 p.m. | ESPNU (https://www.ncaa.com/game/6147511)
- No. 12 Kentucky at No. 5 LSU | 3 p.m. | ESPN2 (https://www.ncaa.com/game/6147508)
- Texas at No. 8 Stanford | 6 p.m. | ESPN2 (https://www.ncaa.com/game/6147505)
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Carolina swept Florida in Columbia earlier this year. Let's see how things go in Gainesville this time.
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Carolina swept Florida in Columbia earlier this year. Let's see how things go in Gainesville this time.
Carolina has been weird. Just rolled early, then got incinerated by injuries and limped down the stretch. Healthier, they rolled in the regional. But it's a program that hasn't won in this round since their best coach's swan song over a decade ago (only been this far three times since).
No idea what to expect.
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Florida and TCU have punched their tickets to Omaha!!!
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Gators' pitcher Hurston Waldrep goes 8 IP with 13 Ks as Florida shuts out USCe.
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TCU athletics has come a long way since their 90/2000s purgatory as an afterthought in the WAC/CUSA/MWC. A consistently ranked football program advancing into the CFB Playoffs, a Basketball program that wins tournament games, and a Baseball program that's advanced to 5 World Series since 2014.
edit:
TCU is first ever school to play in the College Football Playoff, NCAA Basketball Tournament, and College World Series in the same year:
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Meh, I'll stick with being one of 3 schools to win a NC in football, baseball, and basketball.....and having done it in the past 20 years.
UM and OSU did it back in the old days.
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Wake Forest and LSU are going to Omaha.
Bracket 2 in Omaha is full: Florida, Virginia, TCU, and Oral Roberts.
We're just waiting on Texas/Stanford and Tennessee/So. Miss to round it out.
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Stanford's hitting is better than our pitching, good news for us is they've used up their best pitching already while ours doesn't take a significant drop (because it's only so-so to begin with). Hopefully today will be a lot closer than yesterday and we'll have a chance to pull it out in the end.
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Quite a series out west. Pretty bizarre and rough ending to the 9th.
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I can't remember a bottom of the 9th like that
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That was messed up.
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OMAHA! OMAHA! OMAHA!
1 Wake Forest vs 8 Stanford
5 LSU vs Tennessee
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2 Florida vs 7 Virginia
Oral Roberts vs TCU
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All teams were 1 or 2 seeds in their regional, except for Oral Roberts, which was a 4 seed.
Overall seed is included above.
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Oof.
Well, Stanford's always been my second favorite school, so I suppose I'll be pulling for them. Should be some fun games on either side of the bracket.
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Omaha is happy because they just love the fans from LSU
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I've been to five cws, always more fun w LSU fans.
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We've had several home-and-home series with LSU over the years, always a good time. That's one of the things I'm really looking forward to in the SEC, lots of good baseball series. Hopefully I'll get to travel away, to some of them.
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hopefully the LSU football fans are nearly as much fun
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I've never been to a football game in Baton Rouge. The LSU football fans that visited Austin 4 years ago were about 50/50. Some good, some bad.
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nearly is subjective
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Omaha bar bringing back popular Jell-O shot challenge for another College World Series
https://www.ketv.com/article/omaha-jell-o-shot-challenge-college-world-series/44189051?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&fbclid=IwAR0li2Z2au4i3n3GusAjUxA-PaXiTzPRZUzFxPXyuPNjS-uDUN7SDra4DPU# (https://www.ketv.com/article/omaha-jell-o-shot-challenge-college-world-series/44189051?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&fbclid=IwAR0li2Z2au4i3n3GusAjUxA-PaXiTzPRZUzFxPXyuPNjS-uDUN7SDra4DPU#)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FyemGbCXsAACAf1?format=jpg&name=900x900)
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The last time LSU scored under 4 runs was May 7.
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Oral Roberts!!!
top O the 9th!!!
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Ohhhh sweet, worst-seed Oral Roberts wins, come on Florida! The red carpet is laid out. Don't squander this opportunity!
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TCU finishes tied for 4th in the Big 12 with KSU and they're not the worst seed???
geez
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TCU finishes tied for 4th in the Big 12 with KSU and they're not the worst seed???
geez
TCU was a 2 seed in their regional.
OR was a 4 seed.....so lower 25% of all teams originally in.
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so, 2 teams that don't belong?
playoffs are great
b cause, it's settled on the field of play
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2 seeds belong. There's more than 16 very strong baseball teams. But for a 4-seed to get this far is crazy. Hopefully, it just makes Florida's run easier.
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a 2 seed?
finished tied for 4th in their conference with KSU?
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a 2 seed?
finished tied for 4th in their conference with KSU?
Yes.....the XII is a great baseball conference. So is the SEC, so is the ACC.
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#3 seed Arkansas hosted the regional for the unseeded Horned frogs
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Are you understanding there's overall seeds and seeds within each regional?
The overall national seeds are the regional hosts.
Arkansas was #3 overall, nationally. All of these were the 1-seeds in their regionals.
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are you understanding that TCU was 4th in the Big 12 and not a great team
#2 seed?
not even in the conference tourney
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#2 seed in the regional?
the super vs one team?
certainly not in the CWS
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Each regional has 4 teams seeded 1-4. The 1 seeds host. These 1 seeds are all seeded 1-16. This is called the national seeds.
Anyway, since there are 16 regional sites, there are 16 regional 1 seeds, 16 2s, 16 3s, and 16 4s.
TCU was a 2-seed in the Stillwater regional. They won it. So they advanced to play in the Super Regional.
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Seeding doesn't matter in the Supers, besides the higher seed hosting. But it's the winner of a regional vs the winner of another regional.
Once we have 8 super winners, they go to Omaha.
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It's a double-elimination bracket. The teams are placed like a normal 2nd round matchup 1-16 winner, 8-9 winner, etc like a basketball bracket. But that's from the host seedings of the regionals, not re-seeding the teams that are still alive.
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OK
Fayetteville Regional, but no big deal
I guess #3 seed Arizona (33-24) also had a crap record
it just seems strange that there were not 32 teams better than a (37-22) team that finished 4th tied with K-State
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You're being weird.
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it happens
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Whewwww! That's how you do it!
(https://i.imgur.com/hx7dLit.jpg)
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not sure why the Virginia skipper let the big lefty pitch the 9th
especially after the first HR
and THEN after the 2nd dinger!
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It's all part of god's plan.
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Gator Skipper may have REALLY screwed the pooch
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didn't hurt
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Whewwwwwww
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Virginia' OUT
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Stanford's OUT
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Oral Roberts is OUT.
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Tennessee is OUT
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So we have the top 2 seeds making it to the semis and only needing 1 win vs their opponents needing 2 to advance.
Florida has our own Shohei Ohtani going today in Jac Gaglionone. 30 HRs hit this year and throws gas...and a little wild.....
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Well well well......Gators into the final.
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TCU is OUT.
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WF vs LSU for a spot in the final tomorow.
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If you like superb pitching this WF-LSU game is worth a watch. Two guys who are working quickly with terrific accuracy and nasty stuff. Two dominating performances.
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tuned in
0-0
end of the 9th
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Omaha loves LSU
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#1 overall seed Wake Forest is OUT
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Florida vs LSU for all the marbles. Best of 3. They did not play in the regular season or in the SEC tournament.
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so, baseball scheduling follows the SEC football scheduling theory to get more teams in the playoffs
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Sure, that's it.
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A No. 1 seed hasn't won the MCWS since 1999
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Big ten teams even with 13, don't even play everybody.
Cws has delivered some high leverage games.
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good game this evening
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LS Whooo?
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I guess god was smiling down on the Tigers.
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Tigers had homefield advantage
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That's how you do it, boys.
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24 Florida
4 LSU
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That's how you do it, boys.
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24 Florida
4 LSU
:smiley_confused1:
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I'm amazed none of those teams in the mid-late 90s with their NASA moonshot bats ever scored that many runs in Omaha.
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and played in a smaller park
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(https://i.imgflip.com/7qkrg8.jpg)
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It would be super cool to have at least 2 NCs in each of the big 3 sports.
That would sort of set Florida apart from UM and OSU.
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corngrats to LSU
fun night in Omaha
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LSU returning last night’s favor.
Crazy last 2 games.
Congrats to both teams on great seasons.
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Yeah, I guess LSU just prayed harder. Congrats.
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Baton Rouge lawyer buys 8,888 Jell-O shots ahead of championship game
https://www.ketv.com/article/baton-rouge-lawyer-jell-o-shots-college-world-series/44347616?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&fbclid=IwAR0ysAgsqs8GDsVSyJr5fvI_gbOUXgGJSJt95DzhrAfXDys6Qe8i0ACRn6w (https://www.ketv.com/article/baton-rouge-lawyer-jell-o-shots-college-world-series/44347616?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&fbclid=IwAR0ysAgsqs8GDsVSyJr5fvI_gbOUXgGJSJt95DzhrAfXDys6Qe8i0ACRn6w)
Todd Graves bought 6,000 Jell-O shots to secure their lead, but now, a Baton Rouge lawyer just made a donation that would seal LSU's spot in the Rocco's Pizza history books.
The challenge raises money for charity.
Gordon McKernan purchased 8,888 Jell-O shots ahead of the last game Monday night against Florida.
McKernan's choice of 8,888 is significant because the most important player on the team is given the No. 8 jersey and is considered a lucky number in LSU baseball.
This year, Gavin Dugas wears the No. 8 jersey.
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That's great news for college baseball fans.
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all credit to the SEC
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SEC already gets tons of regionals. Only going to get more pronounced when Texas joins.