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Why was sec baseball so overrated
Posted on 6/4/25 at 8:01 am
Posted on 6/4/25 at 8:01 am
Like most people I don’t follow the sport
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Posted on 6/4/25 at 8:03 am to blzr
because the teams weren't as good as people thought they would be
Posted on 6/4/25 at 8:07 am to blzr
Nil is closest the gap in the sport
Kids that would normally go pro and be minor league staying in school. Lots of seniors and juniors on these teams
Sec teams have more freshmen and sophomores playing
All I got
Kids that would normally go pro and be minor league staying in school. Lots of seniors and juniors on these teams
Sec teams have more freshmen and sophomores playing
All I got
Posted on 6/4/25 at 8:07 am to blzr
You don’t follow but took the time to post about it?
Makes sense
Makes sense
Posted on 6/4/25 at 8:08 am to blzr
I kinda think it's a mental thing. I think the SEC really is the best, but the teams kind of know it. The mistake they make is thinking the gap between them and their opponents is bigger than it is. I think that causes them to lose focus some. Meanwhile, the UTSAs and Murray State's and Little Rock's of the world, who are pretty good teams, come in with a mental edge, playing loose and with nothing to lose.
This post was edited on 6/4/25 at 8:10 am
Posted on 6/4/25 at 8:11 am to blzr
It's baseball. Never judge it til the season is over. If LSU/Arkansas/Tennessee meet Auburn in the CWS Final it will be business as usual. LSU or Arkansas are winning this thing in the end.
Posted on 6/4/25 at 8:11 am to Mikfrd
Took 5 seconds thanks tho
Posted on 6/4/25 at 8:12 am to CatholicLSUDude
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I kinda think it's a mental thing. I think the SEC really is the best, but the teams kind of know it. The mistake they make is thinking the gap between them and their opponents is bigger than it is. Meanwhile, the UTSAs and Murray State's and Little Rock's of the world, who are pretty good teams, come in with a mental edge, playing loose and with nothing to lose.
Yeah I agree with this. In our case I just think utsa was simply better. Losing our ace pitcher was a hurdle we were never really able to overcome and I'm not convinced we would have beat them twice if we had spencer. I just think UTSA is a better team.
I still think the sec wins it all.
Posted on 6/4/25 at 8:18 am to blzr
can't speak for other SEC teams, but Auburn appears to have been appropriately rated.
Posted on 6/4/25 at 8:23 am to blzr
It’s baseball. The best team doesn’t always win.
Hence why the #1 overall seed has only won the title once in 25 years.
A handful of upsets in one particular year doesn’t mean the SEC is overrated.
Hence why the #1 overall seed has only won the title once in 25 years.
A handful of upsets in one particular year doesn’t mean the SEC is overrated.
This post was edited on 6/4/25 at 8:52 am
Posted on 6/4/25 at 8:24 am to blzr
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Like most people I don’t follow the sport
You’re subconsciously following it.
Posted on 6/4/25 at 8:25 am to JPLSU1981
The SEC has a chance to get 3/8 of the Omaha pool. Could very well be 4/8 if they didn’t have so many teams as national seeds. I wouldn’t really call that overrated
Posted on 6/4/25 at 8:33 am to blzr
Just the way baseball goes, sometimes.
Lose one of your first two games and it’s hell getting out of the losers bracket, no matter who you are.
Lose one of your first two games and it’s hell getting out of the losers bracket, no matter who you are.
Posted on 6/4/25 at 8:41 am to reggierayreb
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LSU or Arkansas are winning this thing in the end.
If recent history is any indicator, it will be Arkansas or Auburn.
Posted on 6/4/25 at 8:41 am to blzr
quote:6 of the last 7 national champions were from the SEC. And every time was a different team.
Like most people I don’t follow the sport
Vandy
Florida
State
Ole Miss
LSU
Tennessee
Posted on 6/4/25 at 8:42 am to Nado Jenkins83
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Nil is closest the gap in the sport
The transfer portal is driving a lot of it, in my opinion. There are so many HS kids who, before the transfer portal, would have gotten P4 scholarships, having to go the JUCO route or to non-P4 schools, because these P4 schools are investing in transfers more than HS recruits. So there's A LOT of talent being "pushed down" to non P4 schools and even the JUCO level that is making those teams more competitive than ever before.
Posted on 6/4/25 at 8:47 am to blzr
I think the transfer portal is a big part of the answer, and goes hand in hand with the cuts to minor league ball and the draft. There have always been transfers in baseball, but it's even more now than it used to be. Some of it is kids searching for the best NIL deal, but most of it is kids searching for playing time. When there is someone in front of you who is likely to stay around an extra year, it makes it hard to wait it out on the bench. Those kids transfer down to level where they can play immediately. Sometimes they come back, and sometimes, you see them in the post season, which results in a lot more parity.
I would say that this year, there just weren't any teams that stood head and shoulders above the rest, hence why Vandy (a team that lost four SEC series, IIRC) got the number one seed. The number two team, Texas, was overseeded -- they kind of limped to the finish (understandably so) after losing their Friday night starter, but there wasn't anyone coming up from behind to displace them more than buming them down from one to two.
I would say that this year, there just weren't any teams that stood head and shoulders above the rest, hence why Vandy (a team that lost four SEC series, IIRC) got the number one seed. The number two team, Texas, was overseeded -- they kind of limped to the finish (understandably so) after losing their Friday night starter, but there wasn't anyone coming up from behind to displace them more than buming them down from one to two.
Posted on 6/4/25 at 8:52 am to Henry Jones Jr
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6 of the last 7 national champions were from the SEC. And every time was a different team.
CWS Finals Appearances 2017- 2024:
Current 16 SEC members - 12
The other 300+ D1 Programs - 2
Posted on 6/4/25 at 8:56 am to MNW
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CWS Finals Appearances
Is this easier to get to when they let the whole conference host or in the tournament?
Posted on 6/4/25 at 8:59 am to blzr
quote:No. Regional and Super Regional hosts lose quite a bit
Is this easier to get to when they let the whole conference host or in the tournament?
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