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You gotta say it three times to be effective. -)As someone else might say - "Don't"
You gotta say it three times to be effective. -)As someone else might say - "Don't"
I'm reminded of the parent (me) .... telling my child warning my child "...if you do that one more time..." but having no plan if they actually do that one more time.
That’s how I am once the season ends…LOLHow I've been all week without a midweek game
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Unfortunately, this is now less of a headscratcher.Auburn is 44 in RPI (this is the head scratcher)
Overall record- 19-20
2-16 Sec
SOS 2
My point is what really matters....So auburn gets credit for a losing record and a horrendous Sec record because of SOS at 2 so I guess winning isn't the most important stat for RPI. Tech has a brutal schedule for football, will it matter if they can't win the games....
It certainly isUnfortunately, this is now less of a headscratcher.
Wiley and Colin were discussing this during the game today. There's North Carolina and Clemson, then a group of 8 teams that are basically tied, then the 4 bottom feeders. The ACC is pretty good but also really balanced this year. If we had just not laid such a huge egg the last weekend in March against BC this team would be in really good shape. But alas, we did lay that egg.I'm looking at the ACC standings, and am scratching my head. I figured we'd be an 8, 9, 10 seed in the ACC tournament. But if you really look at the standings and the games left to be played, we have a legitimate shot to get to a #3 or #4, unless I'm just delerious. I had the teams with the following seeds as of yesterday (records updated based on tonight's results so far, but seeds not):
#3 FSU 14-10
#4 Duke 14-11
#5 UVA 14-10
#6 NC State 13-10
#7 Virginia Tech 13-11
#8 Louisville 13-12
#9 Wake Forest 13-12
#10 GT 13-12
There is a 1.5 game difference between the #3 seed and the #10 seed.
At the time that I type this, Miami and VT are tied at 6 in B8. Let's go Miami! NC State has a 5-3 lead over Virginia in T8. Since that series is at UVA, let's go Wolfpack!
5 games left for GT, and I think we could be a #3 seed in the ACC tournament or a #10 seed. Just need to keep winning.
The fact that we could roll into the tournament with one of the top 4 seeds is nuts. It's good to be reminded of the bigger picture - lots of imperfect teams.Wiley and Colin were discussing this during the game today. There's North Carolina and Clemson, then a group of 8 teams that are basically tied, then the 4 bottom feeders. The ACC is pretty good but also really balanced this year. If we had just not laid such a huge egg the last weekend in March against BC this team would be in really good shape. But alas, we did lay that egg.
As we've discussed before, offensive numbers are really up this year in the ACC. From listening to podcasts I think that is true across the country, but I've only seen the numbers for the ACC. Theories I've heard include:The fact that we could roll into the tournament with one of the top 4 seeds is nuts. It's good to be reminded of the bigger picture - lots of imperfect teams.
It is frustrating at times watching these games on TV because rarely does the camera line up directly with home plate. Because of that, pitches often look like they are over the plate but are actually a ball because of the TV camera angle. And you can never depend on the home crowd to give you proper feedback because they will always think anything close is a strike. Yesterday Moranda commented that they have the trackman data up in their booth so on a couple occasions he indicated the ump got the call correct. It would be nice if they were able to show trackman as part of a replay but I'm guessing the league office has a rule against that because they don't want to start a Holy War between the umps and everyone else. I'm sure all the coaches in the league are aware of which umps are more accurate. Ultimately we just want the umps to be consistent with their strike zone. I have always hated how they have a tendency to squeeze the zone on pitchers that are struggling to throw strikes to the point they pretty much have to throw it down the middle to get a strike call.As we've discussed before, offensive numbers are really up this year in the ACC. From listening to podcasts I think that is true across the country, but I've only seen the numbers for the ACC. Theories I've heard include:
1) Older players from the extra Covid year (one of the Duke players, Bravo, I think, will be turning 25 next month!!!)
2) The ball is juiced
3) Umpires are squeezing the strike zone due to how Trackman calls the zone and that is how they are now graded
Our pitching still has a lot of room for improvement, though.
Fuhget about it (as they say in NY). This team doesn’t have the pitching to worry about that kind of thing..With a win today, we'll hold the tiebreaker over every coastal team except Carolina. When the standings are this tight, that's a big deal!
Correct. We are fatally flawed.Fuhget about it (as they say in NY). This team doesn’t have the pitching to worry about that kind of thing..
CorrectFuhget about it (as they say in NY). This team doesn’t have the pitching to worry about that kind of thing..