re: Must win - who do we have confidence out of the pen?

This is game 7 of the MLB World Series you do anything and everything to win this game. If that means throwing Hess and Hilliard an inning or two you do it. There is no tomorriw if you lose.

No SEC team had ever been left out with 15 wins until 2015. Then it happened twice in 2016.

The correlation is shitty RPI. None of those 3 teams were in the 40s though, but there's precedent regardless.

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Their rpi was 56 and their overall record was barely above .500

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Only 1 SEC team with 15 wins or fewer got in with an RPI worse than 40. 2013 Florida.

So you have 3 teams that didn't make it and 1 team that did. That 1 team... had an administrator on the committee.

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UK and Tamu are wildcards but I don’t think both lose. It’s no gaurantee that 3 of us 4 make it in. Not to mention that UK and Tamu are 20/25 spots ahead of us in RPI because they don’t suck on the road.

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Regardless of RPI, I don't think A&M and Kentucky get bids without winning multiple games in Hoover. At 13-17 in the SEC, that RPI just isn't as meaningful as it would be otherwise.

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If it breaks 40 and we make it, I'll eat crow. But I'm sticking with my original post.

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Is this partially due to PTSD with the committee screwing us over in 2006 and 2011?

What were those teams’ Rpi? In the 40s or in the 50s and 60s?

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Both UK and A&M played Georgia, Florida. Much more difficult opponents than what LSU had to face.

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I didn't argue otherwise, but I think it's somewhat of a false premise to assume their record would have been better otherwise. For instance, State beat Florida but also lost a series to Missouri. I just don't think it's fair to give teams bonus points for losses. A&M has lost three straight series to close out the season and 4 of their last 5 (5-10 in those series), one being to Tennessee. Kentucky hasn't had a conference record above .500 at any point this season. They also have series losses to Alabama and Tennessee, the two worst teams in the conference. Getting swept by Vandy and losing a series to Tennessee to close out the season doesn't look great either.

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Can I assume ours would be worse if we played Georgia/Florida instead of Tenn/Mizz?

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I don't think that would necessarily be fair either. We have been bipolar as well.

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Can I assume ours would be worse if we played Georgia/Florida instead of Tenn/Mizz?

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Not really unless both series were away. If at home we probably go 3-3 and maybe 4-2 especially if we play Fla the last week of the season when they have nothing to play for and rest their best pitcher. like Miss St got too

so our conference record would be worse but our rpi would be a lot better if my scenario played out and since you think rpi is the end all be all according to your thoughts in this thread we would definitely be in.