re: Is this year different for Arkansas? Update: NOPE

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That may have been Mainieri's best team (regular season

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More like probably the best regular season LSU team of all time. I mean they only lost like 9 regular season games that year. And didn’t lose again until Omaha. That team going 0-2 in Omaha was a travesty. But many other teams with great records never won it either.

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What the hell are you talking about? What does that have to do with what we are discussing?

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Having a coach and key players with CWS championship experience is as battle tested as it gets. Our guys are ready for the moment. All Arkansas knows is failure.

You are saying that West Virginia didn't come prepared and was not an impressive series win, but you are acting like Tennessee was some unstoppable force that Arkansas dominated. Both teams made it out of regional and deserved to be in a super.

You are making Tennessee into something that they aren't just because they have a few guys who will be high draft picks. Tennessee lost 6 out of their last 7 road series on the year. Beating Tennessee is not as impressive as you think.

Also using the SEC tournament as evidence for your point is an awful take. Arkansas is not more "battle tested" and has not accomplished anything that LSU hasn't.

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Yea like your retarded arse that wanted to save Eyanson for game 3 of the Super.

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I rightfully predicted Eyanson would struggle if he pitched on short rest again. He did. Luckily it didn't matter.

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The point is that Arkansas is currently playing well enough to win the whole thing, IMO.

LSU is not.

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That might be a bit of a stretch.

Arkansas went 2-3 in their final 5 SEC series (including a series loss to LSU)
LSU went 4-1 in their final 5 SEC series

Arkansas lost its first and only game of the SEC Tournament. One where their ace went 4.0 innings, giving up 5 runs on 7 hits, only K-ing 4 and walking 2. Their offense scored 2 runs on 5 hits. LSU beat A&M in their opening game with Anderson having one of his most dominant performances of the season.

The only host team that had a weaker regional than LSU was Arkansas. Still, they didn't exactly dominate the 4 seed (ND State) in game 1...only wining 6-2. LSU outscored its first two opponents 19-0.

In the SR Arkansas beat a better team than LSU did. No one will argue otherwise. But you also have to take into account LSU thoroughly dominated WVU themselves with an average margin of victory of +7

It's seems the basis for your argument is LSU struggled with UALR. That's true. But LSU won't be starting an inconsistent bullpen arm on Saturday. They will be starting one of two top pitchers...each of whom K'd at least 10 Arkansas batters in their games a month ago and only allowed a, combined, 3 runs over nearly 12 IP.

Finally, for Arkansas's part, they haven't exactly been dominant in Game 1 of series this year. They were 5-5 in game one's in SEC play. Compare that with LSU who was 7-3 in such games. And even if you want to throw the postseason in the mix (including the SECT) LSU is 3-0 in game ones by a combined margin of 27-12 vs. Arkansas who is 2-1 by a combined margin of 12-10

In a one game setting the past doesn't carry all that much weight. But to say Arkansas is currently playing well enough to win while LSU isn't seems contrary to a months worth of data (not just a couple of good games against a team they got to play 5x at home in 3 weeks)

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What I did say was that Arkansas has stepped its game up in the postseason because it had to with Tennessee coming in. LSU on the other hand didn't have to do that because WVU shite the bed.

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I don't think taking 2 from Tenn with one of those games being a blowout is as impressive as you seem to think it is. It's a feat that's been accomplished by everyone who has played Tenn since March other than Ole Miss.

Lost 2/2 to Arkansas, one game by 1, one by 7.
Lost 2/3 to Arkansas, one by 2 and one by 4.
Lost 2/3 to Vanderbilt, one by 2 and one by 5. (Also lost to Vanderbilt by 10 in the SECT).
Lost 2/3 to Auburn, one by 5 and one by 7.
Lost 2/3 to LSU, one by 6 and one by 10.
Lost 2/3 to UK, one by 3 and one by 6.
Lost 2/3 to A&M, one by 6 and one by 11.

Is Mike Martin jr still their coach?

lol you’ve been a goon this entire thread

Too bad for you, Arkansas doesn’t get an extra runs vs LSU bc they played a tougher SR opponent. And that’s the ONLY part of this you were right about.

LSU doesn’t control its SR opponent
We beat the crap out of the team who was on our schedule. And we won 2/3 against BOTH teams in the Arkansas SR. We have the better pitcher.

Enjoy the game from your couch. Get an extra bag of Cheetos from your Walmart run. Maybe wash the crumbs off your fingers instead of licking them

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What are your thoughts on how impressive it was for LSU to beat WVU?

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LSU had two wins against WV by a total of 14 runs, which zero other teams have done this season. Arkansas had two wins against Tennessee by a total of 8 runs, which 5 other teams have done since April.

I’m just suggesting that the second accomplishment is not significantly better than the first. Do you disagree?

I may be wrong but I think they won the series vs Texas (sweep) and auburn. LSU lost both of those series. They also had more SEC wins than LSU. Those are things they did that LSU did not.