re: SEC Baseball Tournament - Tuesday - Oklahoma vs LSU – 10ET / 9CT [SECN]

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the flaming turd that has been the past 114 games

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You finally fired your coach. Brighter days are ahead.

But then one of the announcers said afterward he reminded him of Todd Helton, the only hall of famer from the SEC. That doesn’t sound right.

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Tennessee wins 11-6

-Vols have won 10 straight against South Carolina
-Since 2019, Vols are 18-3 against the Gamecocks

Never would've imagined that. What a divergence the two programs have taken

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all-time series went from 64-33 to 67-51 in a mere 21 games - it's been a complete face plant with what seems no end in sight -

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SERIES VS. TENNESSEE

Carolina holds a 67-51 series advantage on Tennessee heading into Tuesday’s game.
The two teams did not face each other in the regular season.
The Volunteers swept the three-game series in Columbia in 2025.
Tennessee is 3-1 against Carolina in the SEC Tournament.
The Gamecocks defeated Tennessee, 5-1, on its way to the 2004 SEC Tournament title.

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It wasn’t a dig at the player, it was a dig at the commentator. Who was it?

Okie, I have a high opinion of Skip Johnson, based on what I’ve seen in years past. So I’ll offer a perspective…

Skip wants to try to win 3+ games in Hoover, as winning only one game doesn’t do much of anything to improve OU’s seeding. So he’s trying an aggressive approach. (This is assuming OU has a strong idea where they stand in terms of potential seeding.)

So I can see the strategy as using an opener to try to eat some innings up front, and avoid using a high leverage bullpen arm later. If it blows up in his face then they leave Hoover early, and are more rested and still in ok shape for postseason play.

It’s not like LSU has any idea what the scouting report would be…