Todd4State
05-11-2019, 11:05 PM
I'm not expecting it to get higher unless UCLA or Vanderbilt crash. Doesn't matter since it's high enough to get a National Seed. SOS is now 18 with one more game against Ole Miss to go so it should continue to climb. We should finish somewhere between 15-20 probably.
If we win on Sunday I think we lock up a National Seed or come very close to doing so. Like we need to maybe win one against South Carolina to completely sew it up. Maybe. Tonight's win was huge because it does put us on that National Seed bubble and it puts us in good position to get a bye in the SEC Tournament. Winning on Sunday puts us one game back behind Arkansas in the SEC West race. I know there's the Rick Stansbury narrative about how that doesn't matter but I feel like it's more impressive in baseball with the unbalanced schedule that didn't exist in Stansbury's day. If you don't care about it- that's your deal. I like as many trophies as I can get- and just because you got a participation trophy in rec league it doesn't mean that you didn't kick ass in rec league.
Tonight's win means that we are going to finish with a winning record on the road. That's another good thing on our resume' when the committee looks at what we have done this year.
It's also a huge win because it gives us margin for error next week- things can happen in baseball. Especially in a one game setting.
La Tech is 51 in RPI with a double header tomorrow. I think this game will have little impact on us win or lose.
South Carolina is now up to 77 in RPI. They are one of the worst teams in the SEC but still a good team overall. We're going to have to play well to beat them.
Tomorrow is also big for Ole Miss. They're going to have to do some work to host a regional I think. If they lose to Arkansas State on the road that could be really bad for them. And then Tennessee on the road isn't easy this year especially since UT has a lot to play for as well.
USM lost to a bad Rice team but they're on the bubble as an at large. They may need to do well in Biloxi to get the automatic bid. I think they get an at large unless they play really poorly against UAB.
Jackson State needs to win the SWAC Tourney to get a bid.
If we win on Sunday I think we lock up a National Seed or come very close to doing so. Like we need to maybe win one against South Carolina to completely sew it up. Maybe. Tonight's win was huge because it does put us on that National Seed bubble and it puts us in good position to get a bye in the SEC Tournament. Winning on Sunday puts us one game back behind Arkansas in the SEC West race. I know there's the Rick Stansbury narrative about how that doesn't matter but I feel like it's more impressive in baseball with the unbalanced schedule that didn't exist in Stansbury's day. If you don't care about it- that's your deal. I like as many trophies as I can get- and just because you got a participation trophy in rec league it doesn't mean that you didn't kick ass in rec league.
Tonight's win means that we are going to finish with a winning record on the road. That's another good thing on our resume' when the committee looks at what we have done this year.
It's also a huge win because it gives us margin for error next week- things can happen in baseball. Especially in a one game setting.
La Tech is 51 in RPI with a double header tomorrow. I think this game will have little impact on us win or lose.
South Carolina is now up to 77 in RPI. They are one of the worst teams in the SEC but still a good team overall. We're going to have to play well to beat them.
Tomorrow is also big for Ole Miss. They're going to have to do some work to host a regional I think. If they lose to Arkansas State on the road that could be really bad for them. And then Tennessee on the road isn't easy this year especially since UT has a lot to play for as well.
USM lost to a bad Rice team but they're on the bubble as an at large. They may need to do well in Biloxi to get the automatic bid. I think they get an at large unless they play really poorly against UAB.
Jackson State needs to win the SWAC Tourney to get a bid.