Polls 3/28/2022

#57
#57
VolGee4 said:
It's just the RPI formula. Sure, it has some flaws. But the committee won't seed just based on the RPI. Iona and Rhode Island are hurting us, but I understand why we play those type teams. It would have been nice to schedule a mediocre midmajor as opposed to two bad ones.
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I’m not worried about RPI on the whole per se because of the SEC schedule and how much we make up there BUT I would love to see some midweek games earlier in the year vs ACC brethren around us A) to test us/gauge us before SEC play and B) for entertainment value. Auburn typically plays GT, UGA plays GT, Scar plays UNC and Clemson, Vandy plays UofL, UK plays UofL. Hell State played Texas Tech this year. Within 5 hrs of us, we have GT, Clemson, UNC, VT, UofL, Duke, NCSU and Wake. Do home and homes throughout the season or a neutral site in between; there’s enough minor league parks around to ease the drive for both teams and expose other fans who may not make it to home games at either school.
 
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#58
#58
One thing I don't get in the polls is clemson dropping out, when teams like GT and most any in the bottom third of hte polls have similar schedules and results and still ranked well. If you compare schedules, wins, and losses the entire bottom third of hte D1 poll is no more impressive than Clemosn's record. Just using them as an example since they dropped out with a better or equal record to many still in the Top25.
 
#59
#59
I understand everybody’s concern about the early season. But it also gives the coaches a chance to play a lot of guys and give them innings in low pressure situations. They get to figure out who can throw strikes who can hit and then you mix in the weekend in Texas and some tougher midweek games and you get a good cross-section. If you play all great teams the coaches would have a tendency to only play their best and you may walk into SEC play with a 500 record and the team mentally beaten down a little bit Plus you must know that most of the schedules are set 5 to 6 years in advance in college. I think before the season is over some of those early season teams that we beat will prove to not be the complete pushovers. Iona is the exception and if you understand they lost 17 players off of last year‘s team because of decisions made by their administration.
 
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#61
#61
preacherman20 said:
I understand everybody’s concern about the early season. But it also gives the coaches a chance to play a lot of guys and give them innings in low pressure situations. They get to figure out who can throw strikes who can hit and then you mix in the weekend in Texas and some tougher midweek games and you get a good cross-section. If you play all great teams the coaches would have a tendency to only play their best and you may walk into SEC play with a 500 record and the team mentally beaten down a little bit Plus you must know that most of the schedules are set 5 to 6 years in advance in college. I think before the season is over some of those early season teams that we beat will prove to not be the complete pushovers. Iona is the exception and if you understand they lost 17 players off of last year‘s team because of decisions made by their administration.
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That last bit there, I didn’t know. Thanks. We’ve lost 1 game to at the time the #1 team at a neutral site sort of. We swept the next #1 team at their place. My only concern is getting a ticket and a reservation for a hotel room.
 
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#66
#66
Somebody explain how Ole Miss was No. 1 in the first place? They were 16-4 coming into the series with the Vols--losing to Southeastern Louisiana, Oral Robert,Central Florida and Auburn--their only SEC series, in which they won 2/3. Auburn is 17-7 and 3-3 in the SEC. All of Mississippi's other wins were in non-conference games against opponents ranging from weak to mediocre. I fail to see anything in Ole Miss's pre-UT series record meriting a number 1 ranking, and we'll see if it is even in the top 20 come end of season. Maybe.
 
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#69
#69
turbovol said:
Somebody explain how Ole Miss was No. 1 in the first place? They were 16-4 coming into the series with the Vols--losing to Southeastern Louisiana, Oral Robert,Central Florida and Auburn--their only SEC series, in which they won 2/3. Auburn is 17-7 and 3-3 in the SEC. All of Mississippi's other wins were in non-conference games against opponents ranging from weak to mediocre. I fail to see anything in Ole Miss's pre-UT series record meriting a number 1 ranking, and we'll see if it is even in the top 20 come end of season. Maybe.
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Or why Arkansas is presently #2.
 
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#70
#70
turbovol said:
Somebody explain how Ole Miss was No. 1 in the first place? They were 16-4 coming into the series with the Vols--losing to Southeastern Louisiana, Oral Robert,Central Florida and Auburn--their only SEC series, in which they won 2/3. Auburn is 17-7 and 3-3 in the SEC. All of Mississippi's other wins were in non-conference games against opponents ranging from weak to mediocre. I fail to see anything in Ole Miss's pre-UT series record meriting a number 1 ranking, and we'll see if it is even in the top 20 come end of season. Maybe.
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So the polls are lined up before 1 pitch is thrown. Texas faltered so somebody gets moved up when Texas falls down. One bad weekend, it happens. But those preseason rankings only matter in that it’s harder to climb than it is to fall. We climbed em and as good as we seem to be, the chances of running from here to Omaha…we’ll be getting everyone’s A game. Dread it or relish it, that’s what the guys have earned.
 
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