re: Somebody’s gonna have to beat Tennessee in the Supers

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Tenn is more likely to lose in Omaha than at home in a Regional or Super.

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I mean, it’s easy to say they’re more likely to not win an 8-team tournament on a neutral field against the 7 other hottest teams in college baseball than a 4 team tournament with 2 of the 4 being crap teams and a 2 team tournament with both being played in Knoxville. Sure, I get that. I’m strictly talking about their historic depth on both sides of the ball.

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I don't think Tennessee loses at home, period. You put the CWS in Knoxville, I think they would roll through undefeated. Because they are that good, and they're built to own that type of field. Both factors.

Re Omaha, they're built to get there, but I wouldn't say built to win it. Aces? Yes. Other teams will have theirs, too. Offense? We'll have to see. It's a big park, they won't be hitting HRs at the same pace. Will their batters be able to adjust and hit line drives instead, will they be able to advance runners and score on outs? They haven't had to do that much this year. That's a tough adjustment to make in a week, after being so successful the other style.

If I absolutely had to put money on it, I think they sweep into Omaha, and then go 2-2. Their first loss will be a lot of loud outs, their second (last) loss will be a tight game where they get more hits, but don't run the bases as well as their opponent.