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Upon first glance, I have no immediate issues with the order of the top 16, nor with the order of top 4.

Texas got more of a bump up than I predicted they would for winning the SEC tournament -- or seemingly did, I should say, because I tend to downplay SOS because I don't like the NCAA's formula as much as others, and I should know better. It's not like they're suddenly going to start giving weight to, say, the Massey formula out of nowhere. By the metrics they're supposed to use, Texas absolutely earned the overall #2, and it likely wasn't all due to the conference tournament results.

Likewise, Bama earned the #1.

I'm interested in analyzing the entire top 32 just because they're actually seeded that far down for the first time. It'll take some time to go through it.

The only thing that immediately sticks out as being manipulated for ratings is the potential A&M @ Texas Super Regional, just because it happens between those two schools way too much to be coincidence.

If I were 10 or 12 years old, the last 5 years would probably carry a hell of a lot of weight with me. I've been around considerably longer, so...congratulations?

But then I've also always been into history and, in the case of college football, tradition. Tennessee is more than fine on both counts.


Going back to the original question, as an OU fan, they haven't been in the SEC long enough for inclusion in the "Big 6 (or 8)" to be important to me yet.

I can see saying they have to accomplish these things in the actual SEC before being recognized for membership in a distinctly SEC concept. But I also see the point of recognizing past accomplishments.

It's a pretty good topic for debate. I don't have strong feelings about it either way, but it's interesting to see how different people interpret such a thing.

UGA just looks so sharp. They could have folded down by 5, but they're playing at such a high level since midgame. They look like championship-level softball in every way.

And there's another run. 10 straight.

Yes, I thought it was terrible putting Pickering behind Wells all weekend. That decision screwed Wells for sure. I was hoping the single and homer Pick hit, I think consecutively, would pull her out of her funk. Doesn't appear so thus far.

Huge credit to UGA of course for that inning.

It sucks that Wells is not getting any strikes, but that was A&M intentionally walking her last weekend, not Georgia. And we were also intentionally walking Perez.

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Can't wait to stream the Bama game in the background while I sit on a 2-hour Zoom meeting

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Sounds like a day well spent. I aim to be similarly productive today....and not even a tiny bit more.

I just turned the first game on in time to see Florida go up 6-5. Whatever happens, Auburn has made a hell of a run.

And yeah, that catch was unbelievable. Wow!

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We will likely get run ruled by Texas tomorrow though

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Texas has been a little down lately too. I wouldn't rule anything out.

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Not like it’s a hard password to guess lol.

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Yeah, true. People are lazy, especially when it's not all that important. And going by what has worked for me, I assume each user gets to pick their own password.

Hopefully they don't see this and crack down.

I walked into the room right after that happened and didn't get a good look at the swing, but I did see Weekly go all "monthly" on the 3b ump.

Oh, and they just scored another. Should be challenged....

...and it will be.

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...call reversed. 5th run taken away.

It's not a boring softball day, that's for sure.