Dawg83 Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share Posted June 7, 2021 Just saw this note, apparently State is the only team in the country to advance to the Super Regionals each of the last five years. What a statement that is about how remarkably steady your program is, and that's in spite of all kinds of coaching turnover. Obviously there's one big missing piece of hardware that State is still trying to grab for the first time, but you've gotta think if you keep putting yourself in the mix at the end, eventually the breaks will fall your way. That's not a guarantee, as Mike Martin and Florida State know better than anybody. But the odds are in your favor to eventually win it all if you keep hanging around the top tier of teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSTSatchmo Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 All you can say about State today is they got it done without having to play an extra game. The atmosphere at State will be insane this weekend. ND had as impressive of a regional performance as any this year. OM seems to be in control of their elimination game against USM, even after USM gets on the scoreboard with a 2 run homerun. I actually like OM’s chances of advancing to the CWS better than State’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share Posted June 7, 2021 19 minutes ago, MSTSatchmo said: All you can say about State today is they got it done without having to play an extra game. The atmosphere at State will be insane this weekend. ND had as impressive of a regional performance as any this year. OM seems to be in control of their elimination game against USM, even after USM gets on the scoreboard with a 2 run homerun. I actually like OM’s chances of advancing to the CWS better than State’s. I think both pairings are really good matchups, maybe the two best ones out there. I've long thought Ole MIss was built better for a Super than a regular Regional. The difference of only needing two wins versus three is huge when you don't have a ton of pitching depth. If you can win Nikhazy's start, the odds of you being able to slug your way to one more win are pretty solid. OM and Arizona are actually very similar teams. Both have a very good lefty ace, and both can really hit. The gaps in that park play huge, State played a tournament out there a few years ago and there were a ton of extra base hits. I think an OM/AZ super would be an absolute slugfest, and highly entertaining. Truthfully I am not really sure what to make of Notre Dame. Obviously they've had a great year and they were totally dominant in their Regional. At the same time, they've played exactly ZERO games against any of the other Top 16 seeds. And you just don't know how teams are going to respond to the massive crowds. Dudy Noble during a Super Regional is just a different animal. It totally ate Clemson alive in '07 and did the same to Stanford in '19. But then Arizona came in here in '16 and handled it well. The crowd is a major x-factor, and it's totally new territory for ND. Especially given that this is a program playing in their first Super in almost 20 years as well. Both Supers are totally a coin flip, in my opinion. No result would shock me in the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebmus Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Yall are a bit early on this OM super regional talk. USM isn't going away quietly. 12-9 Ole Miss in the 7th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebmus Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Ole Miss advances with a 12-9 win. Kudos to USM, they gave Ole Miss all they wanted and then some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share Posted June 7, 2021 Not a fan of how either OM or USM pitched that game. Don’t like seeing starting pitchers brought back like that. But congrats to OM on the win. And I think USM is going to be a force to be reckoned with the next couple of years. Trimble is a STUD. Speaking of overusing pitchers… Arkansas trailing Nebraska early. They brought Kopps on in the 3rd inning after he’s already thrown 95 pitches this weekend coming in. SMH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebmus Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Just now, Dawg83 said: Not a fan of how either OM or USM pitched that game. Don’t like seeing starting pitchers brought back like that. But congrats to OM on the win. And I think USM is going to be a force to be reckoned with the next couple of years. Trimble is a STUD. Speaking of overusing pitchers… Arkansas trailing Nebraska early. They brought Kopps on in the 3rd inning after he’s already thrown 95 pitches this weekend coming in. SMH. I wasn't a fan of seeing Diamond and Nikhazy out there, BUT Diamond only threw 21 pitches while Nikhazy threw 28 pitches. Ideally, some other guys would have ate some innings and slowed down USM but the way they were hitting... I guess I get it. I'm glad I'm not Bianco in these situations. IF Diamond/Nikhazy have bad outings in the SR, it's easy to say it's because they were used today. IF Ole Miss would have lost to USM without throwing Diamond/Nikhazy today, it would be easy to say Bianco should have used them a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wcchaingang Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 27 minutes ago, rebmus said: I wasn't a fan of seeing Diamond and Nikhazy out there, BUT Diamond only threw 21 pitches while Nikhazy threw 28 pitches. Ideally, some other guys would have ate some innings and slowed down USM but the way they were hitting... I guess I get it. I'm glad I'm not Bianco in these situations. IF Diamond/Nikhazy have bad outings in the SR, it's easy to say it's because they were used today. IF Ole Miss would have lost to USM without throwing Diamond/Nikhazy today, it would be easy to say Bianco should have used them a little. It was a tough spot to be in. That’s one reason why I’m not quick to criticize him on some of these decisions. I wonder what the over/under is how many times Elko is walked next weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebmus Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 If I were an opposing team, I'd walk Elko every time unless the bases were loaded. Even then, I'd be tempted to walk in a run and take my chances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Congrats to Ole Miss and USM on a real gritty effort today. Each team left it on the field and that is all you can ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebmus Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Arkansas got a bigger series than most expected, but advanced to a super as expected. 3 super regional spots still open. LSU is one of them that could face Tennessee IF they win at Oregon tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebmus Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 7 of 8 national seeds advanced. The one that didn't advance was #6 TCU. TCU was somewhat a surprise NS to me, I thought Notre Dame would get that NS. While I like MSU's chances of winning the Super Regional, Notre Dame will be a very tough test I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wcchaingang Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 3 hours ago, rebmus said: 7 of 8 national seeds advanced. The one that didn't advance was #6 TCU. TCU was somewhat a surprise NS to me, I thought Notre Dame would get that NS. While I like MSU's chances of winning the Super Regional, Notre Dame will be a very tough test I think. LSU pulls it out. I believe that is 6 SEC teams in supers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted June 8, 2021 Author Share Posted June 8, 2021 (edited) It's really interesting to look at how both sides of the bracket are shaping up so far. On the Arkansas side of the bracket (1, 4, 5, 8 seeds), all four Top 8 seeds won their Regional and 7 of 8 seeded teams advanced to the Supers. The lone exception was NC State beating the 16 seed LA Tech, which frankly was what many expected. Then you get to the other side of the bracket and it's a bit weirder. 3 of the 4 Top 8 seeds advanced, but only 4 of the 8 seeded teams advanced, and you have three 3 seeds and one 4 seed in Super Regionals. It's entirely possible Ole Miss could get to Omaha and have to go through a murderer's row of Arkansas, Vandy, and Texas Tech/Stanford, but then State could get to Omaha and their opposition be South Florida, Dallas Baptist, and LSU's weakest team in the last decade. My guess is it doesn't end up quite like that, but it's kind of crazy how one side of the bracket went pretty much all chalk and the other side has some potential weirdness going on. Edited June 8, 2021 by Dawg83 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Now you will get the whiners (not on this board but around the country) that will cry that they should reseed the teams when they get to Omaha. Some have advocated that with the Final Four. Thankfully they have not been successful with that idea. I kind of like the current system where after the brackets are set then the chips fall as each game is played and you may end up with a quirky match up in Omaha if someone upsets their way there. But that is okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wcchaingang Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 I have never been on the fire Bianco wagon but does making it as far as OM has with all that has happened this season relieve some of the pressure that was on him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 59 minutes ago, Wcchaingang said: I have never been on the fire Bianco wagon but does making it as far as OM has with all that has happened this season relieve some of the pressure that was on him? Yes it will, until the next opportunity to manage pitchers arises next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Even though I am a State alum/fan, Bianco has always been one of my favorite coaches. I guess it goes back to his LSU days as a player. I liked him then as he was a gritty, tough nosed player who maximized his talent through work, preparation and effort. State-LSU had some great games in the late 80’s/early 90’s when he was there as a player. He has been a great coach at Ole Miss and assuming he does not go to LSU (that would be the only job that I could see him leaving Oxford for) then I believe he will be there for more years to come. That anybody would entertain firing him after all these years of success is unfathomable in my humble opinion. Particularly this year, he has done a superb job. Ole Miss is a top ten/fifteen baseball team. Why would replace the person responsible for that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wcchaingang Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Bulldogs4 said: Even though I am a State alum/fan, Bianco has always been one of my favorite coaches. I guess it goes back to his LSU days as a player. I liked him then as he was a gritty, tough nosed player who maximized his talent through work, preparation and effort. State-LSU had some great games in the late 80’s/early 90’s when he was there as a player. He has been a great coach at Ole Miss and assuming he does not go to LSU (that would be the only job that I could see him leaving Oxford for) then I believe he will be there for more years to come. That anybody would entertain firing him after all these years of success is unfathomable in my humble opinion. Particularly this year, he has done a superb job. Ole Miss is a top ten/fifteen baseball team. Why would replace the person responsible for that? That’s what I am thinking. He is essentially OM baseball. And has built everything there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebmus Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 17 hours ago, Wcchaingang said: LSU pulls it out. I believe that is 6 SEC teams in supers? Yep. Tennessee and LSU meet up in the supers. Arkansas, Tennessee, Ole Miss, and Mississippi State also made the supers. It's possible the SEC will send 5 teams to Omaha, I think it will be 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 One thing I am glad about is that the final game with Campbell was pressure packed and we came through. With the tying run at third and the winning run at bat, it took some fortitude to finish out the game. That is good prep for this weekend and beyond (if we make it farther). Blow outs are fine but too often at this point you are going to be in tight games. Winning close games is one of the best confidence builders a team can acquire during a given season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wcchaingang Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 A&M made a home run hire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted June 9, 2021 Author Share Posted June 9, 2021 17 minutes ago, Wcchaingang said: A&M made a home run hire. Schloss should do really well there. There was MAJOR smoke he was Starkville bound three years ago but then State went on that surprise Omaha run and the Schloss deal fell apart in the meantime. This is probably the biggest name coach to leave for another major job in quite some time. And you could have more to follow suit depending on what happens with LSU and O'Sullivan, and if that domino falls then you have another elite job to be filled with Florida. There is speculation that they would target McDonnell heavily if O'Sullivan takes the LSU job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wcchaingang Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 35 minutes ago, Dawg83 said: Schloss should do really well there. There was MAJOR smoke he was Starkville bound three years ago but then State went on that surprise Omaha run and the Schloss deal fell apart in the meantime. This is probably the biggest name coach to leave for another major job in quite some time. And you could have more to follow suit depending on what happens with LSU and O'Sullivan, and if that domino falls then you have another elite job to be filled with Florida. There is speculation that they would target McDonnell heavily if O'Sullivan takes the LSU job. I heard that Sully was out of the running at LSU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmilwaukee Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 hypothetically.. it would be wild if lsu beats tenn in knoxville this weekend and then hires vitello. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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