Calling it now - we're going to Omaha

[Quaoarsking]

Nothing about our draw is scary. Omaha here we come!

[Todd4State]

Well - ultimately it just all comes down to wins. Regardless of schedule the more you win the less room for error on these things. I don't disagree with that at all.

At the same time I think the committee threw a lot of that out in their final 3-4 host selections and it became about "balance" and not "who has the best resume."

I honestly think "balance" this year meant things like "let's pitch one to the PAC12 for old times sake" and "hey, ECU's been close and their guy is on the committee- that's a good way to keep another SEC team out".

You're nailing this.

And it's a great example of why I don't base MSU's baseball "standard" on hosting regionals because it's in the hands of a committee.

My standard is for us to make a SR though so we'll see how it goes this weekend.

[Todd4State]

Nothing about our draw is scary. Omaha here we come!

Virginia is pretty good.

[TaleofTwoDogs]

Say what you will about Lemonis, but this team seems to have the intangible "it factor" for a deep tournament run. One of the top national seeds is going to be pissed to draw us as their 2 seed, and even more pissed when Khal & Loo win the first 2 games and we just figure out how to win the Regional from there. Then those 2 win us the Super in 2 games.

If real life were a tv show, I would say this has been foreshadowed, maybe too much, by the writers.

Thanks a bunch for jinxing the hell out of our chances. Now we will probably be 2 and done at Charlottesville. I have prayed to the injun spirits to forgive your impertinence. Hope it's enough.

[DownwardDawg]

You're nailing this.

And it's a great example of why I don't base MSU's baseball "standard" on hosting regionals because it's in the hands of a committee.

My standard is for us to make a SR though so we'll see how it goes this weekend.

Me too. Making SR's is what I expect. If we make a SR this year, Lemonis will have made 3 SR's, 2 CWS appearances, 1 National Championship, all in 5 years. Can't count 2020 since it was cancelled.

[Commercecomet24]

I honestly think "balance" this year meant things like "let's pitch one to the PAC12 for old times sake" and "hey, ECU's been close and their guy is on the committee- that's a good way to keep another SEC team out".

Nailed it! The committee chairman threw out a bunch of bs nonsense about how they made their final decision. And to me it's not as bad ecu getting in ahead of us, but the fact that they chose arizona as a host when they really don't have any sort of resume to be chosen as a host other than it's a "so long it's been good to know you" to the pac12. 100% though ecu ad being on the committee tipped the scales in their favor as well, Kendall Rogers tweeted as much. We just have to win now and make people see why we should've hosted.

[Quaoarsking]

Just like a writer would have put in a script!

If real life were a tv show, I would say this has been foreshadowed, maybe too much, by the writers.