Softball picked 4th in SEC preseason poll

I would really hate Hoover and Walljasper to not get a natty.


I have faith Beth goat Torina can put together another tandem like that, but it won't be too often

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LSU's schedule this year is brutal like years past. We always play top 5 SOS's. It does help LSU substantially when it comes to post season play.

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Yes. I love that Torina schedules this way. Usually they have one home tournament early with several weak teams, but the rest of the schedule is always very challenging. This helps RPI and gets the team ready for SEC. I've always hated how teams like Auburn and ULL have padded their stats with gaudy numbers playing a bunch of shite teams in non-conference.

If you get a good look at that part of the schedule, you'll see that we are playing in Stockton, CA right before Mary Nutter. Walljasper is from near there and just about every D1 coach I know tries to schedule some games near each player's hometown. Hence the abbreviated schedule for Palm Springs.

Now if you are a softball junkie like I am, the Mary Nutter tournament in Palm Springs is the one to go to. Most times there are 5 games going on at the same time and almost all are between top 50 teams. I would go, but I agreed to coach another year, so that curtails a lot of my softball trips in the spring.

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GeismarGeauxer

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You people are cancers

Stay out of the softball threads this year, everyone will be much happier

Some pretty salty teams ahead of them .....

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I've always hated how teams like Auburn and ULL have padded their stats with gaudy numbers playing a bunch of shite teams in non-conference.

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I don't really pay attention to Auburn in OOC play but I think ULL usually does pretty good in those regards. You can knock their conference competition and it will be valid. But I know Robocoach is usually buzzing about one or two of ULL's series each year before conference play.

2017:
They took 2 of 3 against Bama (3 game series)
Played Baylor (1 game during conference play)
Texas A&M (1 game during conference play)

Won the first game against LSU in the BR regional. I realize this isn't a scheduled game.

This season:
Iowa (not sure if they are good or not)
Oregon State (1 game)
Florida (3 game series)
Judi Garman Classic - play Michigan, Iowa, Michigan State, Fresno and Baylor
Florida State (2 games during conference play)

I think they realize they need a good OOC schedule to have a chance to host a regional and super.

I am curious how they do going forward after losing the "human rain delay" as coach. They have been successful with their last two coaches so they may not miss a beat.

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don't really pay attention to Auburn in OOC play but I think ULL usually does pretty good in those regards. You can knock their conference competition and it will be valid. But I know Robocoach is usually buzzing about one or two of ULL's series each year before conference play.

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I probably should have stated it differently. ULL usually does schedule a series or some midweek games against pretty good teams. Their issue is that the rest of their non-conference games are littered with home games vs. SWAC schools and other below average programs. What they really need to do (which they are doing this year and which they have not done in the past) is go to a big tournament in California or Arizona and play 5 games against good programs. This year they are playing in a California tournament and I think it will help boost their non-conference RPI.

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So...what's the deal with Sydney Bourg coming back to the team? Is she eligible to play immediately?

What about that Miami (OH) transfer?

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Word is that Bourg has to sit out this year and can play one more year next year. Don't ask me to cite which rule dictates that...I think it has something to do with transferring twice in a career.

Schlattman can play this year.

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What about that Miami (OH) transfer?

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She can play immediately and she will be a major impact for us