It was the same thing in softball but in reverse (AU softball winning the regular season series and finishing higher in the league, yet Alabama was gifted the easiest regional so they could survive with the "Queen of Hype" injured).

Looking at baseball common opponents, AU won the series vs LSU. Alabama got swept. AU played a better non-con schedule with Indiana and Southern Cal.

Bottom line.... the same logic was applied to AU baseball as it was to Alabama softball, and many have been questioning how much Murphy paid the softball committee so it's essentially the same complaint coming from you now.

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Posted by SummerOfGeorge

Member since Jul 2013

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Posted on 5/29/23 at 11:48 am to all4AU

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Bottom line.... the same logic was applied to AU baseball as it was to Alabama softball, and many have been questioning how much Murphy paid the softball committee so it's essentially the same complaint coming from you now.

Except Alabama had a lot more high quality wins in softball than Auburn, Georgia and LSU. Not just the schedule itself being better. And Alabama has more Q1/2 wins than Auburn in baseball. But there are similarities.

But whatever, it is what it is. Our regional isn't as difficult as other higher ranked hosts. The potential Super matchup is obviously very difficult, but so would be Florida or Arkansas.