Tech must cancel Grambling game

[Dawg06]

So what you're saying is that if LTAC or the Tech athletic department writes a check out to the Grambling baseball program for... I don't know....let's say $1,000...the postponed game will suddenly become a cancelled game.

Or even better...if we're able to find a P5 opponent with a top 50 rpi looking for game...have them write the check out to the Grambling baseball program.

As long as Tech doesn't agree to a makeup date, it's canceled. We won't have to pay a dime. We really lucked out.

Now we just have to find a Top 50 replacement.

[PawDawg]

As long as Tech doesn't agree to a makeup date, it's canceled. We won't have to pay a dime. We really lucked out.

Now we just have to find a Top 50 replacement.

Our AD would not allow our coach to find a replacement games last year with two VERY much needed rain out games. Not who we are...

[Tech52]

Our AD would not allow our coach to find a replacement games last year with two VERY much needed rain out games. Not who we are...

If Coach wants to schedule a new opponent, he should use that. Last year we didnt get in, perhaps we could have snuck in with an extra RPI boosting game. Unless he wants to risk that happening again, he should allow one.

[FriscoDawg]

Tech's RPI and NCAAT resume can't afford a win vs. Grambling this week.

Burroughs needs to cancel it and replace it with a Top 50 opponent later in the season.

As the bubble program we are, we simply cannot afford to schedule Grambling in baseball anymore.

Try checking WarrenNolan.com before starting a thread like this.

A win over Grambling would have given Tech +16 RPI points, while a loss would have cost -59 points.

With Tech at RPI 63, the #51 team (South Alabama) is listed 13 RPI points ahead of Tech. The #67 team (San Diego) was 66 points behind Tech. So on the results of just the one game if it had been played, Tech could have been #51 with the win or #66 with the loss. Remember that road wins and home losses have a bigger RPI impact than road losses or home wins.

[Dawg06]

Try checking WarrenNolan.com before starting a thread like this.

A win over Grambling would have given Tech +16 RPI points, while a loss would have cost -59 points.

With Tech at RPI 63, the #51 team (South Alabama) is listed 13 RPI points ahead of Tech. The #67 team (San Diego) was 66 points behind Tech. So on the results of just the one game if it had been played, Tech could have been #51 with the win or #66 with the loss. Remember that road wins and home losses have a bigger RPI impact than road losses or home wins.

Try understanding the selection process and using a little critical thinking before posting something like that.

Selection Sunday isn't tomorrow.

Grambling's schedule still has hit after hit after hit to take from all their SWAC opponents, and the impact of each game will be cut in half by Selection Sunday.

A win over 250+ RPI GSU does absolutely nothing for us.

Now take Grambling off our schedule, and replace it with a Top 50 RPI team and see what it does to our RPI and resume, which is devoid of Top 50/100 wins needed for an at-large bid. That was the whole point.

[Cal&Ken]

Please tell me who will win the Kentucky Derby this year...you have brain power

If I knew that, we'd both be rich. This did work out for us though.

[The Historian]

Try understanding the selection process and using a little critical thinking before posting something like that.

Selection Sunday isn't tomorrow.

Grambling's schedule still has hit after hit after hit to take from all their SWAC opponents, and the impact of each game will be cut in half by Selection Sunday.

A win over 250+ RPI GSU does absolutely nothing for us.

Now take Grambling off our schedule, and replace it with a Top 50 RPI team and see what it does to our RPI and resume, which is devoid of Top 50/100 wins needed for an at-large bid. That was the whole point.

Correct. We are basically at the point where we have to do whatever it takes to win our next 2 midweek games. Assuming LSU plays well enough with its SEC schedule to break back into and stay in the top 50 and assuming Little Rock stays in the top 50, we have almost no resume without those 2 wins and a series win over USM. Finding another top 50 opponent is crucial right now.

And just to remind everyone, two years ago going into the selection show we had 9 wins over top 25 ranked opponents and 10 wins over opponents ranked in the top 50 in the RPI. And we barely made the field.

[rockdog]

Would it be too late to pick up a Tuesday/Wednesday matchup against Dallas Baptist or Sam Houston State? I don’t know many other opponents with good RPI would go grab this late. Wichita State would be great but seems too far.

The big boys “near” would include: Texas Tech, Texas, Vandy, Ole Miss, A&M, and Arkansas. I don’t know if we would be on that radar.

[longdawgview]

Correct. We are basically at the point where we have to do whatever it takes to win our next 2 midweek games. Assuming LSU plays well enough with its SEC schedule to break back into and stay in the top 50 and assuming Little Rock stays in the top 50, we have almost no resume without those 2 wins and a series win over USM. Finding another top 50 opponent is crucial right now.

And just to remind everyone, two years ago going into the selection show we had 9 wins over top 25 ranked opponents and 10 wins over opponents ranked in the top 50 in the RPI. And we barely made the field.

Wow, UTSA is 78 that might help a little especially road wins

[Tech52]

Wow, UTSA is 78 that might help a little especially road wins

2/3 would be good and 3/3 would be great in helping us. And hopefully one over a Little Rock team in the 40s this afternoon.

[Bone_afide_Dawg]

As it turned out after last night’s embarrassing effort against Little Rock, Tech should be thankful the rains came for Grambling game because they wouldn’t have won. As I’ve said before, Tech is notorious for taking two steps back for every one step forward when in the national spotlight.

[Blue Dawg]

As it turned out after last night’s embarrassing effort against Little Rock, Tech should be thankful the rains came for Grambling game because they wouldn’t have won. As I’ve said before, Tech is notorious for taking two steps back for every one step forward when in the national spotlight.

I knew, as did every other Tech fan, there was a 0% chance of winning against UALR after being ranked. The curse is real.

[Dwayne From Minden]

I knew, as did every other Tech fan, there was a 0% chance of winning against UALR after being ranked. The curse is real.

I disagree -

I thought there was 0% of a chance for a Tech win after the whining about the need to cancel the Grambling game -

Karma is a beoootch...

Play the damn schedule and let the chips fall where they may RPI wise

Don't lose to NSU at home, Don't lose to SUIE at home and don't lose to UALR at home

Those more than offset any damage playing Grambling would of done

[Dawg06]

I disagree -

I thought there was 0% of a chance for a Tech win after the whining about the need to cancel the Grambling game -

Karma is a beoootch...

Play the damn schedule and let the chips fall where they may RPI wise

Don't lose to NSU at home, Don't lose to SUIE at home and don't lose to UALR at home

Those more than offset any damage playing Grambling would of done

Our problem really isn't those bad losses (as if we could go back in time and change them) or even the damage Grambling would've done to our RPI/SOS (which we actually could do something about).

Our major problem is that we don't have enough quality wins to get an at-large bid because our schedule is so weak nor do we have many quality opportunities left on our schedule. That's why Grambling, our worst opponent, must be replaced with a Top 50 opponent. Our only quality wins are the two in Frisco. That's it, our whole resume.

The UALR loss was worse than those others you mentioned because it was our only home game vs. a Top 50 team this year, and that one loss turned into our only series loss of the season. And by not playing Grambling, we were able to save both our our 2 midweek studs for UALR, and we only gave up 1 earned run. Too bad neither our coach, hitters, nor defense showed up. Maybe they were all too busy reading BBB instead of focusing on their game.

[The Historian]

I disagree -

I thought there was 0% of a chance for a Tech win after the whining about the need to cancel the Grambling game -

Karma is a beoootch...

Play the damn schedule and let the chips fall where they may RPI wise

Don't lose to NSU at home, Don't lose to SUIE at home and don't lose to UALR at home

Those more than offset any damage playing Grambling would of done

I get your point, but with the rain the game wasn't going to be played anyway. We lost to UALR because, according to Lane, we had a terrible practice and followed it up with a terrible performance in the game. He took the blame, but in reality we didn't have the leadership on the team to prevent that type of fiasco from happening.

Sad because there appears to be a lot of talent on the roster.