At the halfway point- things to examine and watch

[Coach34]

We are now at the halfway point of the SEC schedule- sitting at a very disappointing and surprising 7-8. We have SC on the road and then LSU at home- 2 of the SEC's worst teams. 4-2 has to happen and 5-1 would get us back in the hosting discussion. Cant drop more than 2 because SC's RPI is 81 and LSU's is 74.

RPI is at 22 currently. 6-7 in Q1 games. Got to turn the ship around quick

Texas- Almost certainly a host site. 2 in RPI amd 10-4 in Q1
Florida- they have woken up and are sitting at 4 in RPI. 11-6 in Q1's and 2 wins over Fla St. Likely host site
Alabama- 5 in RPI and 10-5 in Q1's. They have Texas and Tenn the next 2. Huge couple weeks
Auburn at 10 in RPI- 5-8 in Q1's. Fla and OU on their horizon. They could go any way at this point
A&M- 12th in RPI while 5-6 in Q1's. 7-1 in the SEC the last 3 weeks. LSU this weekend
Mississippi- had been left for dead after we swept them only to get off the mat to remain in the hosting talk with a 13 RPI and now 8-10 in Q1's.

OU/Kentucky/Georgia also ahead of us in RPI currently. Lots to still be settled but this team better start finding some answers in a hurry. SC has even improved since firing the whiny guy.

Still got about 11 SEC teams in the fight for probably 6 Hosting spots.

[DawgFromOxford]

The season isn?t over but we spoiled any advantage from sweeping Vandy and OM and have started to back ourselves into a corner.

I said we needed to come away from this stretch of TN, SC, and LSU with at least 6 wins which means we need to sweep these next 2 weekends. Anything less than 6 leaves us with a bunch of up hill work to at the end of the schedule

[Saltydog]

Nobody can deny that we simply shit the bed the last two weekends. It has certainly taken the wind outta the sails of the fanbase. Maybe our expectations were too high but too whom much is given, much is expected.

[parabrave]

We really need Mac back./

[Saltydog]

I agree Para. I know the issue has primarily been offense but getting McPherson back could spark this team. Problem is, he's still got a long way to go to get back to where he was. Unless we were to make a deep run, I'm skeptical he gets all the way back.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Mac certainly makes a big difference because he saves your pen. But outside of Friday against UGA, our problem hasn’t been pitching, yea we got a little wacky in the 9th against Tennessee and in the 10th against UGA on Sunday but that is Sunday in the SEC. Our biggest issue right now is we can’t hit for shit. Against UGA we left 32 on base in 3 games. Against Tennessee we K’d 30 times on the weekend.

We definitely need Mac back, but even he would lose games where we K double digits or leave double digits on base.

[parabrave]

Mac certainly makes a big difference because he saves your pen. But outside of Friday against UGA, our problem hasn’t been pitching, yea we got a little wacky in the 9th against Tennessee and in the 10th against UGA on Sunday but that is Sunday in the SEC. Our biggest issue right now is we can’t hit for shit. Against UGA we left 32 on base in 3 games. Against Tennessee we K’d 30 times on the weekend.

We definitely need Mac back, but even he would lose games where we K double digits or leave double digits on base.

Someone is going to have to go Jake on their asses and I think BOK is waiting for someone to be that type of leader (AR). So far that A type (AR) hasn't. About Mac their is a big mental diff in being ahead 2 runs in the 1st to being down 2-4 runs in the 1st, Hint Hint Foster is not a starter. And one big thing I noticed in the Tulane game they had that game won when Ace hit that GS. They were going to walk him until that pitcher left that hanging breaking ball. That just opened the floodgates. Sometimes thats the difference, that one big hit and since OM we haven't had that hit. We need Rowdy or heck Mcnamee or Hancock. Someone who rises to the Occasion. Ace was that guy till the last few weeks.