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re: LSU is at No.34 in RPI, there are 33 at-large spots in NCAA Tourney...

Posted on 5/13/24 at 10:17 am to
Posted by Honkus
Member since Aug 2005
51465 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 10:17 am to
Don't see a lot of chatter ab it but Florida needs to finish over .500 to qualify for an at-large bid.

They are currently 1 game over .500 but play @ UGA this weekend.

That could open up a spot for a bubble team that wouldn't otherwise be there

Go Dawgs!!!
This post was edited on 5/13/24 at 10:18 am
Posted by thunderbird1100
GSU Eagles fan
Member since Oct 2007
68412 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 10:18 am to
Our only hope is to

1. Sweep Ole Miss

if we dont do that

2. Win the SECT

Thats it. The committee will not consider a 12-18 SEC team for an at-large bid. Going 2-1 wont be enough

An 18+ loss SEC team has never been (at large) selected to the tournament I believe.
This post was edited on 5/13/24 at 10:21 am
Posted by outerstater
Member since Jan 2022
779 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 10:32 am to
If we are this close on top of the fence to getting in, what is going to happen when the playoffs start. I would say we probably will not go far since we struggled so much to just make it in. I don't see us on a 10 game winning streak. That's just the plain facts.
Posted by Tigerfan14
Member since Jun 2014
854 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 11:06 am to
So does winning games in Hoover have no effect on your tournament resume? With the way people talk about having to win the tournament or bust, you would think so. I’d imagine that a bubble team making it to the finals or semi finals would be pretty significant
Posted by lsufball19
Franklin, TN
Member since Sep 2008
65046 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 11:07 am to
quote:

So does winning games in Hoover have no effect on your tournament resume?

very very little if you want to use history as your barometer

quote:

I’d imagine that a bubble team making it to the finals or semi finals would be pretty significant

South Carolina went 13-17 in 2017. They made it to the semis and did not get a bid.

Conversely, LSU and Florida went 13-17 in 2021 and 2019 respectively, both went 0-1 in the SECT, and both got bids.
This post was edited on 5/13/24 at 11:10 am
Posted by DropKick
Member since May 2023
52 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 11:10 am to
Bases loaded. Force play at home. Pitcher need to charge the ball and throw to Milazzo at home. Nevertheless, Milazzo blew it.
Posted by Tigerfan14
Member since Jun 2014
854 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 11:14 am to
Wasn’t tournament performance a significant factor in us hosting regionals when we were struggling at the end of the CPM era? I feel like we constantly heard from the national media about how we were playing our best ball and becoming a threat.
Posted by lsufball19
Franklin, TN
Member since Sep 2008
65046 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 11:36 am to
quote:

Wasn’t tournament performance a significant factor in us hosting regionals

no, we were a top 8 seed 6 years in a row and 8 total times under Paul. The one year we hosted without being a top 8 seed, we won 17 SEC games which gets hosts all the time. We had a top 16 RPI on selection Sunday. 2014 was maybe the only year where we went from simply hosting a regional to a national top 8 by winning the SECT

years under Paul:

2008: #7 national seed, finished 2nd in the SEC, won SECT
2009: #3 national seed, won the SEC and SECT
2010: did not host, finished 15-15 in SEC won SECT
2011: missed SECT and NCAAT
2012: #7 national seed, won SEC
2013: #4 national seed, went 23-7 in the SEC and finished 2nd, won SECT
2014: #8 national seed, finished 4th in SEC at 17-11-1, won SECT
2015: #2 national seed, won SEC, lost in semis of SECT
2016: #8 national seed, finished 5th in SEC, lost in semis of SECT
2017: #4 national seed, won SEC and SECT
2018: did not host, finished 15-15 in SEC, lost in finals of SECT
2019: #13 national seed, went 17-13 in SEC, lost in SECT semis
2020: COVID
2021: did not host, went 13-17 in SEC, went 0-1 in SECT
This post was edited on 5/13/24 at 11:40 am
Posted by Traceg03
LA
Member since Jun 2018
613 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 11:39 am to
I doubt Florida gets swept but I could absolutely see georgia winning 2 of 3 and then it would all depend on a Tuesday game for florida and they haven’t been very good at those.
Posted by lsufball19
Franklin, TN
Member since Sep 2008
65046 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 11:41 am to
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I doubt Florida gets swept but I could absolutely see georgia winning 2 of 3 and then it would all depend on a Tuesday game for florida and they haven’t been very good at those.

I could easily see Florida getting swept the way UGA is playing and Florida is struggling. UGA just swept top 15 USC on the road and swept Vandy the weekend prior. They've won their last 7 SEC games. Florida has lost their last 6 SEC series.
This post was edited on 5/13/24 at 11:43 am
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
124543 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 11:49 am to
How long are we gonna last in the postseason if we even get there, the way we are playing?
Posted by lsufball19
Franklin, TN
Member since Sep 2008
65046 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 12:02 pm to
quote:

How long are we gonna last in the postseason if we even get there, the way we are playing?

we were no better leading into the postseason in 2021 and won a regional on the road through the losers bracket. Kinf of similar season as we had this year. We started off with a brutal schedule and went 1-8 the first three weekends. At the midway point of conference season, we were 4-11. After the 7th SEC series, we were 7-14. Then, our schedule got lighter down the stretch, and we finished the SEC season 13-17.


Teams get hot in the postseason and crazy things happen every year.
This post was edited on 5/13/24 at 12:03 pm
Posted by MaxXL
Miami
Member since Feb 2024
144 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 12:12 pm to
Ikr, so we can watch our team get beat by like a drum in post season? Na. Damage been done.
This post was edited on 5/13/24 at 12:13 pm
Posted by vidtiger23
Member since Feb 2012
4855 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 12:25 pm to
quote:

At this point, does it matter? This team has no business going to the post season, they made their beds, now they need to go lay in them.

For guys that enjoy watching LSU baseball we care about watching more LSU baseball.
Posted by jlbasm
Aledo, TX
Member since Oct 2010
3600 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 12:26 pm to
They aren’t making the tournament give this shite up
Posted by Rising
Member since Apr 2024
141 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 12:27 pm to
They don't deserve it but I still hope they somehow get in.
Posted by MaxXL
Miami
Member since Feb 2024
144 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 12:34 pm to
quote:

2008: #7 national seed, finished 2nd in the SEC, won SECT
2009: #3 national seed, won the SEC and SECT
2010: did not host, finished 15-15 in SEC won SECT
2011: missed SECT and NCAAT
2012: #7 national seed, won SEC
2013: #4 national seed, went 23-7 in the SEC and finished 2nd, won SECT
2014: #8 national seed, finished 4th in SEC at 17-11-1, won SECT
2015: #2 national seed, won SEC, lost in semis of SECT
2016: #8 national seed, finished 5th in SEC, lost in semis of SECT
2017: #4 national seed, won SEC and SECT
2018: did not host, finished 15-15 in SEC, lost in finals of SECT
2019: #13 national seed, went 17-13 in SEC, lost in SECT semis
2020: COVID
2021: did not host, went 13-17 in SEC, went 0-1 in SECT
Jay will never duplicate this. PM did this with only kids out of hs. Transfer portal as a whole is going to kill lsu baseball.
This post was edited on 5/13/24 at 12:35 pm
Posted by lsufball19
Franklin, TN
Member since Sep 2008
65046 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 12:36 pm to
quote:

Jay will never duplicate this. PM did this with only kids out of hs. Transfer portal is going to kill lsu baseball.

no one is likely to do that, just like no one is going to ever replicate what Skip did. The game continues to get more and more competitive and now, like you said, the portal turnover turns an already very difficult roster management situation with the draft (and only 11.7 scholarships) into a complete shitshow every single year
This post was edited on 5/13/24 at 12:37 pm
Posted by Pikes Peak Tiger
Colorado Springs
Member since Jun 2023
4022 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 12:38 pm to
If we get in, great. But it’s past time some of you come to terms with the fact there is a really good chance that we don’t.
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
66817 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 12:56 pm to
well if Bama and South Carolina get to 14 that’s 9 SEC teams with 13+ wins.

We don’t want to be in a 3 way 13-17 tie with Vandy and Florida who each hold head to head wins venus.
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