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re: March 25th Baseball Rankings
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:16 am to diddlydawg7
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:16 am to diddlydawg7
I didn't say anything about winning ranked series. A preseason #1 in football who drops 2 tough games out of 6 will likely still be ranked in the teens. The same thing is happening here.
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Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:20 am to diddlydawg7
UF is a thorn in the rankings side. Damn near 10 losses already but haven't dropped a weekend series yet. It looks silly to have a team with so many losses at the top of the polls, but even sillier to have teams above them they just took 2/3 from ranked above them.
It is rare that a team beats top teams on the weekend and can't beat shitty teams during the week.
It is rare that a team beats top teams on the weekend and can't beat shitty teams during the week.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:23 am to bigDgator
Also, I was going to say that it will sort itself out, but with FSU as our midweek game we could have another 2-2 week and not move down. 
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:28 am to Dawg4Life47
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then explain shite like this
Dallas Baptist and ECU have been much better baseball programs than Georgia over the last decade, it's not that complicated. If Georgia keeps playing well in the SEC, then they will move up rapidly.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:29 am to bigDgator
One last thing. The polls are fun for debate but it is way too early to worry about them. Even though everyone wants to win and be #1, I am good with Arkansas carrying it all season long. They can have it.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:41 am to bigDgator
Not sure how a 1-3 week kept us in the rankings.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:41 am to bigDgator
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Even though everyone wants to win and be #1
Last #1 seed to win it all was 1999 Miami.. no one wants that voodoo..
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:42 am to TDFreak
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Arky, Oregon State
Revenge.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:49 am to thunderbird1100
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These all mean nothing right now
You mean nothing EVER
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:51 am to Farmer1906
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preseason #1 in football who drops 2 tough games out of 6 will likely still be ranked in the teens. The same thing is happening here.
Oh, I had no idea you meant football
I don’t think Wake should be unranked, despite there being 30-35 teams with better résumés. I’d have them somewhere in the 15-20 range.
I really don’t get what the point of your hypothetical is. Yeah, the AP Poll can be like that in the first several weeks, but baseball is a much more result driven sport. There’s no such thing as the eye test in baseball
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:51 am to diddlydawg7
My bad. I thought I said that.
But it kind of does. WF is supremely talented with a bunch of MLB draft prospects. They have recent history and the season has yet to reach its halfway point. They’re going to get the benefit of the doubt.
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Yeah, the AP Poll can be like that in the first several weeks, but baseball is a much more result driven sport. There’s no such thing as the eye test in baseball
But it kind of does. WF is supremely talented with a bunch of MLB draft prospects. They have recent history and the season has yet to reach its halfway point. They’re going to get the benefit of the doubt.
This post was edited on 3/25/24 at 11:53 am
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:56 am to diddlydawg7
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There’s no such thing as the eye test in baseball
Oh there definitely is..
A lot of coaches are still tinkering with their staffs and lineups this time of the year.. and if a team has 1-2 really good pitchers, they can do a lot of damage in regionals & super regionals.. and ultimately in Omaha.
In addition, maybe a really good team is just playing like shite and whoever is doing the rankings knows that they will turn it around.
So, yes, there most definitely is an eye test in baseball..
eta: I'll give you an example. Texas is not a good baseball team even if Pierce pulls a rabbit out of his arse and wins the Big 12.
This post was edited on 3/25/24 at 11:59 am
Posted on 3/25/24 at 12:05 pm to bigDgator
For the second time this season, Hagen Smith is the SEC pitcher of the week.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 12:07 pm to ArHog
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For the second time this season, Hagen Smith is the SEC pitcher of the week.
Probably not the last time either.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 12:24 pm to ElChupacabra
When has Dallas Baptist been better than GA over the last decade when you factor SOS? and what does 2014 have to do with 2024?
Posted on 3/25/24 at 12:24 pm to bigDgator
gators apparently aiming to prove to everyone this year how 'meaningless' tuesday games are
Posted on 3/25/24 at 12:29 pm to Dawg4Life47
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When has Dallas Baptist been better than GA over the last decade when you factor SOS? and what does 2014 have to do with 2024?
DBU has been consistently solid for a decade plus.
11 regional appearances since 2011 and they won two of them. They’re been in lesser conferences (Indy before) yet won 8 conference titles. They’re like a ECU lite.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 12:30 pm to Farmer1906
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They have recent history and the season has yet to reach its halfway point. They’re going to get the benefit of the doubt.
I don’t disagree, I just think it’s gone too far. Like I said, their résumé at this point is probably not even top 35.
If you want to keep them in the Top 20 because of their reputation, I’m fine with that. Reputations certainly matter.
However, if they are going to be ranked higher than they deserve for the first several weeks, that should be something that is kept in mind as we go further into the season.
For example, UNC had a better résumé than Wake coming into the weekend.
UNC swept GT (#44 ELO), while Wake took 2 of 3 from a bad Louisville team.
If you are already giving Wake the benefit of the doubt and they are ranked higher than their résumé calls for, they should not get to move up 4 spots for winning a series against a bad team.
Teams like UNC, who continue to have a better résumé than Wake should jump them as the season goes on.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 12:38 pm to GamecockUltimate
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Good for Florida for finally doing something this season, but they also didnt get penalized for a pretty rough start to the season
I mean, UF has weekend series wins over LSU, aTm, and Miami. Their first series being canceled really hampers their overall record a bit too.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 12:39 pm to ArHog
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For the second time this season, Hagen Smith is the SEC pitcher of the week.
And Corey Collins is POTW
Player of the Week Awards by School this season:
Georgia - 4
Tennessee- 1
Vandy - 1
Moo St - 1
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