Rice Series

[skilldawg]

Congratulations. Don't forget your air horns.

Matracas are making a come-back.

[stodgdog]

Since we know Sunday is not an option I think if it is important for Rice's seeding they will stay late on Saturday. C-UAB will make the final call I'm sure.

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[PawDawg]

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Tournament starts Wednesday. They need at least a 3 day break.

[Tech77]

Since we know Sunday is not an option I think if it is important for Rice's seeding they will stay late on Saturday. C-UAB will make the final call I'm sure.

I was told this morning by a Tech official that if a game is rained out a doubleheader Saturday would be played, but both games would be seven innings.

[sportdawg]

I was told this morning by a Tech official that if a game is rained out a doubleheader Saturday would be played, but both games would be seven innings.

But will the first game still start at 1pm - that's my only concern.

[Tech77]

But will the first game still start at 1pm - that's my only concern.

Don't know, but I doubt it. I bet they would start earlier.

[collinellis]

I was told this morning by a Tech official that if a game is rained out a doubleheader Saturday would be played, but both games would be seven innings.

Good. I think we led after 7 innings twice last season. So pretty much a guarantee we win those 2

[Dawg06]

RPI 46 puts us right on the outer part of the bubble. We don't even sniff an at-large without beating Rice at least twice and it may take three.

There are teams just below us with much more money, therefore, they would be selected before us...Bama, Kentucky, Washington...

The big question is: even though both NSU and SLU have sufficient rpi's, will the selection committee bite-the-bullet and actually let them in?
Will the committee look at our head-to-head with NSU?

I've never watched the baseball selection, so, it will be interesting to watch. Do not expect any favors for our Bulldawgs.

NWST has zero shot at an at-large bid. Their RPI is only high because they lost to a lot of high RPI teams (2-11 vs. RPI Top 50). That won't get them 1 second of consideration.

Now SELA is a different story. They are probably in.

I think we are in with 2 wins over Rice.

RPI is a very poor, archaic metric that needs to be abolished.

[Dawg06]

We need every one of these games to be played for rpi purposes.

The conference schedule hurt us this year cause we didn't get three more top-50 rpi games against FAU.

Our OOC schedule is really what hurt us.

Five SWAC opponents is almost a death knell to at-large hopes:
No. 3 worst RPI in nation - Prairie View A&M
No. 5 worst RPI in nation - Southern
No. 10 worst RPI in nation - Alcorn State
No. 19 worst RPI in nation - Grambling State
No. 19 worst RPI in nation - Grambling State

Eliminate those SWAC games, and our RPI would likely move up ~20 spots. That's why ULL's RPI is so high, and our's isn't. SWAC vs. no SWAC.

[TrueBulldog1962]

NWST has zero shot at an at-large bid. Their RPI is only high because they lost to a lot of high RPI teams (2-11 vs. RPI Top 50). That won't get them 1 second of consideration.

Now SELA is a different story. They are probably in.

I think we are in with 2 wins over Rice regardless of what happens in the C-USA Tourney.

RPI is a very poor, archaic metric that needs to be abolished.

Beat Rice 2 times, and 2 and que in the Conference Tourney and we are in? Let me sip on that kool-aid.

[DJDAWG]

Our OOC schedule is really what hurt us.

Five SWAC opponents is almost a death knell to at-large hopes:
No. 3 worst RPI in nation - Prairie View A&M
No. 5 worst RPI in nation - Southern
No. 10 worst RPI in nation - Alcorn State
No. 19 worst RPI in nation - Grambling State
No. 19 worst RPI in nation - Grambling State

Eliminate those SWAC games, and our RPI would likely move up ~20 spots. That's why ULL's RPI is so high, and our's isn't. SWAC vs. no SWAC.

oooh, that looks nasty...Our own worst enemy, again ? But, I bet Coach Goff probably didn't think he'd have to worry about rpi this year.

It just seems like he has all of his bases covered, I bet this season kinda surprised him. If not, then there is no excuse for all of these SWAC games.

[skilldawg]

Beat Rice 2 times, and 2 and que in the Conference Tourney and we are in? Let me sip on that kool-aid.

Don't bet against Dawg06

[Dwayne From Minden]

Our OOC schedule is really what hurt us.

Five SWAC opponents is almost a death knell to at-large hopes:
No. 3 worst RPI in nation - Prairie View A&M
No. 5 worst RPI in nation - Southern
No. 10 worst RPI in nation - Alcorn State
No. 19 worst RPI in nation - Grambling State
No. 19 worst RPI in nation - Grambling State

Eliminate those SWAC games, and our RPI would likely move up ~20 spots. That's why ULL's RPI is so high, and our's isn't. SWAC vs. no SWAC.

You have to play Grambling twice annually -

Southern & PV were part of the Urban Classic which was good for our team to play in NOLA -

If CC doesn't get rained out, they hurt almost as bad at 217 for two games

The loss @ 198 UTSA hurts also

So really the only bad "schedule" game was Alcorn State in my book

We also got a break with one rain out with UALR and got nipped by UA "low" rpi of 108 when they are usually a sub 30 rpi

It all balances out in the end



No ONE thought we would be flirting with what we are flirting with right now -

[Cool Hand Clyde]

No ONE thought we would be flirting with what we are flirting with right now -

Sounds like Saturday night at JJ's after a case of Busch Light and you stumble across a BG

[Dwayne From Minden]

Sounds like Saturday night at JJ's after a case of Busch Light and you stumble across a BG

No, that's a fact of life...