SC- 11-4
Fla- 11-4
A&M- 10-5
LSU- 9-6
Kentucky- 9-6
Vandy- 9-6
State- 8-7
Bama 8-7
OM- 7-8
Georgia 6-9
Auburn 5-10
Mizzou 4-11
Tenn 4-11
UPig 4-11
SC- 11-4
Fla- 11-4
A&M- 10-5
LSU- 9-6
Kentucky- 9-6
Vandy- 9-6
State- 8-7
Bama 8-7
OM- 7-8
Georgia 6-9
Auburn 5-10
Mizzou 4-11
Tenn 4-11
UPig 4-11
We are behind the 8 ball on hosting now. SC and Fla would have to really falter to not host. A&M is gonna host. That leaves us fighting LSU and Vandy for another host spot. Could the SEC get 5? Sure. But we gonna have to really ball out like Chris Jones to get host
That rides on our trip to BR, must win there to have any chance. Lose that series were done with any hosting chances.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
We have to find a way to sweep a UPig, Mizzou, or Auburn
Shit we may need 2 sweeps or we have to win all road series left
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Originally Posted by Coursesuper
That would help. But it really all depends on how they react to getting kicked in the junk. It's easy when your winning now we will find out if this team has stones or not.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
BingoQuote:
Originally Posted by Coursesuper
This is why not finishing off the sweeps on UGA and Northern Miss were so bad. I can forgive not sweeping Vandy up there, because Vandy at Vandy. But not finishing off UGA and Northern Miss was awful.
Yep, not a good time to lay an egg. A&M is good but they aren't better than Florida. Should have at least taken one in the series. We made their pitching staff look a lot better then it is. If we take two from LSU next weekend and Bama can take two from A&M next weekend we could be right back in it.
Especially Georgia.
We cannot lose another series, but if we do lose 2 of three next week we need to sweep 2 series of 3 out of AU, Arky and Mizzou. To be honest, u am expecting to take 2 of 3 next weekend for some reason and think we sweep on other to finish 11-4 in our final 15. It will take that to get a host spot. If so many other SEC teams weren't doing so well ahead of us, then 10-5 would get it.
We simply don't have the arms that are ready
With you Bucky. Gonna need at least 2 sweeps if we don't win 2 at LSU. In typical fashion we probably rally and get 2 including Sunday.
Cohen is a better version of Stansbury. Will always bring in enough talent to keep us relevant, but his poor decision making will always prevent us from being as good as we can be.
And another thing, he needs to figure this home field thing out. We have one of the most incredible home field advantages in the country, yet we get swept on our home field, lose to EKU on our home field, lose to Oral Roberts on our home field, etc. I'm getting sick and ****ing tired of us packing that stadium with record crowds only to see Cohen shit his pinstripes. Fix that shit, John.
That sounds pretty dang good.Quote:
Originally Posted by CadaverDawg
It's ok. But SEC baseball is MUCH tougher than SEC hoops. Basically it means he'll never win the league, he'll make Regionals better than 50% of the time but rarely host, and he'll never win the big one. It's acceptable, but nothing to build a 55 million dollar stadium over.Quote:
Originally Posted by smootness
That NC series year was clearly the exception, not the norm.
Hope I'm wrong. I'm probably just pissed bc every ****ing time I fully buy in to a Cohen team, they crush my soul. Ha
not reallyQuote:
Originally Posted by smootness
We're talking about a guy that took 4 years to get a mid-major job after leaving State
This weekend our hitters didn't come to play but part of it is the lineup order sucks balls. After Morrero struck out three times in the two hole on Friday, he should have been moved down. Collins should never be in the two hole. I think we should have had Rooker in the two hole Saturday and today. Would have made a big difference.Quote:
Originally Posted by CadaverDawg
I predict our lineup will really hit its stride once we get Robson back and move Mangum to the two hole and take Brown out of the lineup. We should move Collins down to eight and have Marrero hit in the six hole. Robson, Mangum, Lowe, Humphreys, and Rooker make a pretty formidible top of the lineup. Marrero, Gridley, Collins, and Stovall at the bottom of the order would be good as well.
I agree with you though Cadaver, Cohen will win just enough to not get him fired. This was a weekend where all you had to do was get one win and we couldn't do it. A&M had a losing record on the road and Auburn even beat this team once. And before anyone says that was before they got it figured out their lineup has stayed the same all year long. It wouldn't surprise me if South Carolina sweeps A&M since that series is on the road.
That's because he makes questionable recruiting decisions as much as anything else...Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
The 2013 team won in spite of Cohen AND his decision to pitch Graveman against OSU instead of the championship series cost us a national championship.Quote:
Originally Posted by CadaverDawg
Agree here, we may be good at times but will not be elite. We are capable of very good stretches when hot, but the lows can be and have been very low.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
This is the most bipolar fanbase ever.
You are a f*cking moron.Quote:
Originally Posted by MarketingBully
I agree, we have a bunch of idiots, but I'm willing to forgive a little emotional overdrive after being swept at home on SBW while losing one of our starting pitchers too. It does kinda suck.Quote:
Originally Posted by smootness
Not really. Don't you want to win championships in a sport? Our last regular season championship in a sport was Basketball in 2004 with the last baseball regular season championship happening in 1989. We have Coach Howland there which really is the equivelanf of the baseball coach from Louisville so we are good with the head coach in basketball. Cohen has been the head coach in baseball since 2008 with one CWS appearance and one SEC tournament championship with only one time hosting. Baseball is the best chance we have to win a national championship. Smoke Lavall at LSU accomplished more then Cohen and was fired. Pat McMahon at Florida accomplished more then Cohen and was fired. These are programs that expect more then our fanbase yet our traditions are just as storied (especially us and Florida). We deserve better as fans then what is happening in baseball.Quote:
Originally Posted by smootness
It did. Call me a moron all you want. The UCLA coach out coached us and had his rotation set for the championship series. We had two games to win one and pitched Graveman.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taog Redloh
I'll own up to my part of it... I know I'm bipolar when it comes to state and braves' baseball hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by smootness
I can support Cohen...he'll win more than he loses, and we'll be in Regionals most years. I've supported him all along.
On the other hand, I feel like we are a potential National power program in baseball, that is capable of winning a Title..... So I'm going to have to adjust my expectations as long as Cohen is our coach, that's all. We could easily do worse....but we will never field a team that meets the level of that new stadium under John. I'm ok with that I guess, it's just disappointing to come to that realization.
Can someone post what we've been seeded in postseason each year since Cohen arrived? Just curious, and I'm driving or I would look it up
This^Quote:
Originally Posted by Taog Redloh
From Mr. Bipolar himself
You're either a moron or ignorant. We don't beat Oregon State without Graveman. Stop being dumb. Did you really want to trot Pollo out there?Quote:
Originally Posted by MarketingBully
We lost the title when we dropped Game 1. We just couldn't plate the runners. Just like John Savage said, "It was just our time."
Because State fans are so scared of being terrible- so many are satisfied with being decent than making moves to strive for the top. LT was going to hire Bobby Wallace to be our HC instead of Jackie Sherrill. We once told Steve Spurrier we werent interested in him. Our home grown leaders and fanbase are seriously flawed.Quote:
Originally Posted by MarketingBully
We are actually very fortunate to be where we are statistically. 5 of our 8 wins in the SEC have been by 2 runs or less. ALL of our 7 losses have been by 3 runs or more. We are a good team but I believe we got a little ahead of ourselves thinking we are legitimately Top 5 at the moment. I still think we are probably Top 12-15 or so but a team like A&M that is strong in almost every facet of the game and knocks the cover off the ball, we really just have trouble competing with that because we just don't have enough dependable arms at the moment.
Yep. UCLA had dominant pitching and was just better than usQuote:
Originally Posted by Taog Redloh
I'm with you msstate7. I'm super passionate about the Dawgs, and that takes me to some low, and potentially bipolar, places at times. HahaQuote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
Yep, I agree with you Cadaver. We aren't going to win a national title in football so Dan Mullen is a great fit here for what he has done. We can win and make the NCAA tourney most years with Howland as our coach. But in baseball with our facilities and fan support this is a potential sleeping giant power. As long as Cohen is here, he will produce the same results we have always seen. That is just the way it will be. I guess we are good with Cohen results.Quote:
Originally Posted by CadaverDawg
Well said 34, like one of my best friends always says " We are so inbred we can't get out if our own way." He's right.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
Who do you think would build a better program here, Dan McDonnell or John Cohen? Just curious people.
I think you overestimate our baseball programs potential. Just my opinion. I've followed this thing all my life, and I can say with certainty that we missed our opportunity to really jump out and lead the SEC when we failed in 1985, and then the follow up teams a few years after that. Now, after Polk's fiasco since then, I think Cohen is the best we can do. Those that think he isn't, I implore you to find the replacement.Quote:
Originally Posted by MarketingBully
Who cares? We aren't getting McDonnell.Quote:
Originally Posted by MarketingBully
That's the attitude that C34 talked about earlier. I think you are heavily under valuing the job. The right coach should be able to win a national title here or at least be doing what O'Sullivan is doing at Florida.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taog Redloh