Random Notes

[fryeguy93]

What have the Vols' past opponents done since playing

Georgia Southern 27-16 (11-7 Sun Belt 1st in East) #65 RPI Won 2/3 vs ISA over weekend
Arkansas-PB 5-30 (5-14 SWAC 5th in West) #290 RPI Last 2/3 @ Southern
Indiana State 21-11 (8-4 MVC 2nd) #20 RPI Series vs Bradley was COVIDed out over weekend. Did lost 3 of 4 at Dallas Baptist weekend before
Austin Peay 15-27 (11-10 OVC 5th) #231 RPI Swept last week in 4 blowout losses to SEMO and Arkansas State. All were home games
Georgia State 12-37 (7-11 Sun Belt 6th/last in East) #160 RPI Lost 2/3 vs Coastal Carolina. Luck to have one 1st game.
Charlotte 31-14 (18-6 CUSA 1stTied ) #11 RPI Played ODU last 2 weekends going 4-4. Won at UNC midweek. Tied with LaTech. +1 over ODU. They don't play LaTech during season
UNC-G 22-20 (8-13 SoCon 7th) #100 RPI Won 2/3 vs WCU. Won 7 in row before losing Sunday
ETSU 1-20 (9-11 SoCon 5th) #166 RPI Lost 2/3 @ Mercer and crushed midweek @VT
EKU 15-27 (9-15 OVC last) #224 RPI Won 2/3 vs Tenn Tech. Almost beat UK before late 2 runs by Wildcats. Squandered a 5-1 lead halfway through game
WCU 22-14 (10-6 SoCon 4th) #61 RPI Lost 2/3 to UNCG and Lost midweek @ Elon. Lost 5 of last 7
Tenn Tech 15-21 (8-13 OVC 10th) #188 RPI Lost 2/3 @EKU. Did split 2-2 w/ Belmont. Giving up tons of runs lately- Except to UT back on 4/20
Lipscomb 15-24 (6-12 ASUN 6th) #241 RPI Lost 2/3 to North Alabama to no one's surprise after selling their Church of Christ souls for that Tennessee win.

Vols only 2 more Non conference games vs #195 Belmont and a 2nd game w/ #188 Tennessee Tech.

Missouri is #123 RPI (lowest in SEC) Like Tennessee; they have no midweek game as I assume they too are having finals
Arkansas is obviously #1 with a bullet
South Carolina is #15 which is high but good for 6th in the SEC

Missouri has lost 6th straight games and 12 of 13. They have not won a non-conference game since beating Illinoi St. Their SOS is the only reason they are #123 in RPI. They are 5-16 in conference.
South Carolina had a tough weekend in Oxford getting swept. They did not lose that much ground to the field in the SEC East as they are only 3 games back of Vols and Vandy and 1 game behind Gators


The SEC-West is more top heavy than the East as there are 3 teams in the west who are 8+ games behind Arkansas. The East only has 1 team (Mizzou) at 9 games back. Even UK and UGA are only 4 games back.

Vanderbilt and Tennessee have a "relatively" soft weekend ahead with Vandy hosting Alabama.They have a midweek game @ Louisville (#56) who was surprisingly swept at Clemson (#51 RPI) over weekend

ACC: Looking into their standings and I think they have been exposed a bit as overrated. Notre Dame and Pitt are the top 2 RPI teams and also lead both their weird divisions. Only Notre Dame is top-20 RPI at #10 but the Irish SOS is mediocre at #62. They have only played 3 games vs/ 1-25 and 15 games vs 1-50. They have 2 series remaining @VaTech and vs. FSU who are #44 and #59 respectively. I do not believe Notre Dame is a top-16 team but we know the NCAA is dying to give them a region and Super Region bid and you know they will host some mediocre midwest/northeastern teams in their region. Indiana State will be shipped elsewhere. Mark my words, if Indiana State is shipped to South Bend as 2 seed; they will win that region.

Finally, Hoover will be very interesting this season. It will be a very strong field with a lot of teams vying for regional hosting and nation seeds. Because of the recent rumors that the NCAA will announce potential regional sites on 5/10/2021 (20 potential sites) then everyone outside Arkansas and Vanderbilt will be playing for something substantial. The Razorbacks and Commodores will likely hold their regular weekend starters for later in week with everyone else throwing everything they got to win early.

Based on RPI alone; 6 SEC teams should host regionals.

1. Arkansas
2. Mississippi State
3. Vanderbilt
4. Tennessee
5. Mississippi
6. South Carolina

and the top 4 should be national seeds.

This number does not include Florida at #29. With their recent surge, I have to believe they will be considered as well. They are 2 games ahead of South Carolina afterall. and have 4 more total wins.

 

[fryeguy93]

By the way,

Call me a pessimist but I think even with a strong 3 weeks; the Vols will be hosed out of a national seed but will still host regional play. I only hope the Vols are paired against an overrated national seed like Notre Dame.

 

[Bigun]

Florida is on fire right now and likely stays hot the next 2 weekends playing Kentucky and UGA.

Last weekend vs Arkansas will be interesting for them.

 

[Gilbert]

By the way,

Call me a pessimist but I think even with a strong 3 weeks; the Vols will be hosed out of a national seed but will still host regional play. I only hope the Vols are paired against an overrated national seed like Notre Dame.

I agree. I think we’re clearly 4th in the SEC pecking order in the eyes of the college baseball media. Right or wrong, I doubt the SEC gets 4 national seeds.

 

[6-4-3]

This is solid info. Thanks for putting together. Gonna be an interesting few weeks. My only thought is that Hoover will mean more to the bottom tier teams that will be fighting for their regional lives. I dont think Hoover will carry much weight or have much impact on the top 4-5 teams as far as hosting or national seeding. But we shall see....

 

[vol66]

By the way,

Call me a pessimist but I think even with a strong 3 weeks; the Vols will be hosed out of a national seed but will still host regional play. I only hope the Vols are paired against an overrated national seed like Notre Dame.

I am starting to feel like this is well. Texas loses 2 at home and it doesn’t raise an eyebrow. Hopefully TCU will CAFEGO those MF’ers and we handle our business.

 

[Volfan1000]

What have the Vols' past opponents done since playing

Georgia Southern 27-16 (11-7 Sun Belt 1st in East) #65 RPI Won 2/3 vs ISA over weekend
Arkansas-PB 5-30 (5-14 SWAC 5th in West) #290 RPI Last 2/3 @ Southern
Indiana State 21-11 (8-4 MVC 2nd) #20 RPI Series vs Bradley was COVIDed out over weekend. Did lost 3 of 4 at Dallas Baptist weekend before
Austin Peay 15-27 (11-10 OVC 5th) #231 RPI Swept last week in 4 blowout losses to SEMO and Arkansas State. All were home games
Georgia State 12-37 (7-11 Sun Belt 6th/last in East) #160 RPI Lost 2/3 vs Coastal Carolina. Luck to have one 1st game.
Charlotte 31-14 (18-6 CUSA 1stTied ) #11 RPI Played ODU last 2 weekends going 4-4. Won at UNC midweek. Tied with LaTech. +1 over ODU. They don't play LaTech during season
UNC-G 22-20 (8-13 SoCon 7th) #100 RPI Won 2/3 vs WCU. Won 7 in row before losing Sunday
ETSU 1-20 (9-11 SoCon 5th) #166 RPI Lost 2/3 @ Mercer and crushed midweek @VT
EKU 15-27 (9-15 OVC last) #224 RPI Won 2/3 vs Tenn Tech. Almost beat UK before late 2 runs by Wildcats. Squandered a 5-1 lead halfway through game
WCU 22-14 (10-6 SoCon 4th) #61 RPI Lost 2/3 to UNCG and Lost midweek @ Elon. Lost 5 of last 7
Tenn Tech 15-21 (8-13 OVC 10th) #188 RPI Lost 2/3 @EKU. Did split 2-2 w/ Belmont. Giving up tons of runs lately- Except to UT back on 4/20
Lipscomb 15-24 (6-12 ASUN 6th) #241 RPI Lost 2/3 to North Alabama to no one's surprise after selling their Church of Christ souls for that Tennessee win.

Vols only 2 more Non conference games vs #195 Belmont and a 2nd game w/ #188 Tennessee Tech.

Missouri is #123 RPI (lowest in SEC) Like Tennessee; they have no midweek game as I assume they too are having finals
Arkansas is obviously #1 with a bullet
South Carolina is #15 which is high but good for 6th in the SEC

Missouri has lost 6th straight games and 12 of 13. They have not won a non-conference game since beating Illinoi St. Their SOS is the only reason they are #123 in RPI. They are 5-16 in conference.
South Carolina had a tough weekend in Oxford getting swept. They did not lose that much ground to the field in the SEC East as they are only 3 games back of Vols and Vandy and 1 game behind Gators


The SEC-West is more top heavy than the East as there are 3 teams in the west who are 8+ games behind Arkansas. The East only has 1 team (Mizzou) at 9 games back. Even UK and UGA are only 4 games back.

Vanderbilt and Tennessee have a "relatively" soft weekend ahead with Vandy hosting Alabama.They have a midweek game @ Louisville (#56) who was surprisingly swept at Clemson (#51 RPI) over weekend

ACC: Looking into their standings and I think they have been exposed a bit as overrated. Notre Dame and Pitt are the top 2 RPI teams and also lead both their weird divisions. Only Notre Dame is top-20 RPI at #10 but the Irish SOS is mediocre at #62. They have only played 3 games vs/ 1-25 and 15 games vs 1-50. They have 2 series remaining @VaTech and vs. FSU who are #44 and #59 respectively. I do not believe Notre Dame is a top-16 team but we know the NCAA is dying to give them a region and Super Region bid and you know they will host some mediocre midwest/northeastern teams in their region. Indiana State will be shipped elsewhere. Mark my words, if Indiana State is shipped to South Bend as 2 seed; they will win that region.

Finally, Hoover will be very interesting this season. It will be a very strong field with a lot of teams vying for regional hosting and nation seeds. Because of the recent rumors that the NCAA will announce potential regional sites on 5/10/2021 (20 potential sites) then everyone outside Arkansas and Vanderbilt will be playing for something substantial. The Razorbacks and Commodores will likely hold their regular weekend starters for later in week with everyone else throwing everything they got to win early.

Based on RPI alone; 6 SEC teams should host regionals.

1. Arkansas
2. Mississippi State
3. Vanderbilt
4. Tennessee
5. Mississippi
6. South Carolina

and the top 4 should be national seeds.

This number does not include Florida at #29. With their recent surge, I have to believe they will be considered as well. They are 2 games ahead of South Carolina afterall. and have 4 more total wins.

I think Coach Vitello will beef up the out of conference schedule in future seasons.

 

[fryeguy93]

I think Coach Vitello will beef up the out of conference schedule in future seasons.

Beggars can't be chooses in 2021. Many conferences were playing conference opponents only or a greatly reduced conference schedule. Vols' schedule is about as good as you could get on short notice. Lots of good top 50/100 teams. Charlotte, Indiana State, WCU and GA Southern. The in-state schools outside Vanderbilt stink this season.

Doubt many non-conference power 5 schools will want a piece of the Vols anytime soon. The ACC rarely does anyway.

 

[vegasvolfan]

What have the Vols' past opponents done since playing

Georgia Southern 27-16 (11-7 Sun Belt 1st in East) #65 RPI Won 2/3 vs ISA over weekend
Arkansas-PB 5-30 (5-14 SWAC 5th in West) #290 RPI Last 2/3 @ Southern
Indiana State 21-11 (8-4 MVC 2nd) #20 RPI Series vs Bradley was COVIDed out over weekend. Did lost 3 of 4 at Dallas Baptist weekend before
Austin Peay 15-27 (11-10 OVC 5th) #231 RPI Swept last week in 4 blowout losses to SEMO and Arkansas State. All were home games
Georgia State 12-37 (7-11 Sun Belt 6th/last in East) #160 RPI Lost 2/3 vs Coastal Carolina. Luck to have one 1st game.
Charlotte 31-14 (18-6 CUSA 1stTied ) #11 RPI Played ODU last 2 weekends going 4-4. Won at UNC midweek. Tied with LaTech. +1 over ODU. They don't play LaTech during season
UNC-G 22-20 (8-13 SoCon 7th) #100 RPI Won 2/3 vs WCU. Won 7 in row before losing Sunday
ETSU 1-20 (9-11 SoCon 5th) #166 RPI Lost 2/3 @ Mercer and crushed midweek @VT
EKU 15-27 (9-15 OVC last) #224 RPI Won 2/3 vs Tenn Tech. Almost beat UK before late 2 runs by Wildcats. Squandered a 5-1 lead halfway through game
WCU 22-14 (10-6 SoCon 4th) #61 RPI Lost 2/3 to UNCG and Lost midweek @ Elon. Lost 5 of last 7
Tenn Tech 15-21 (8-13 OVC 10th) #188 RPI Lost 2/3 @EKU. Did split 2-2 w/ Belmont. Giving up tons of runs lately- Except to UT back on 4/20
Lipscomb 15-24 (6-12 ASUN 6th) #241 RPI Lost 2/3 to North Alabama to no one's surprise after selling their Church of Christ souls for that Tennessee win.

Vols only 2 more Non conference games vs #195 Belmont and a 2nd game w/ #188 Tennessee Tech.

Missouri is #123 RPI (lowest in SEC) Like Tennessee; they have no midweek game as I assume they too are having finals
Arkansas is obviously #1 with a bullet
South Carolina is #15 which is high but good for 6th in the SEC

Missouri has lost 6th straight games and 12 of 13. They have not won a non-conference game since beating Illinoi St. Their SOS is the only reason they are #123 in RPI. They are 5-16 in conference.
South Carolina had a tough weekend in Oxford getting swept. They did not lose that much ground to the field in the SEC East as they are only 3 games back of Vols and Vandy and 1 game behind Gators


The SEC-West is more top heavy than the East as there are 3 teams in the west who are 8+ games behind Arkansas. The East only has 1 team (Mizzou) at 9 games back. Even UK and UGA are only 4 games back.

Vanderbilt and Tennessee have a "relatively" soft weekend ahead with Vandy hosting Alabama.They have a midweek game @ Louisville (#56) who was surprisingly swept at Clemson (#51 RPI) over weekend

ACC: Looking into their standings and I think they have been exposed a bit as overrated. Notre Dame and Pitt are the top 2 RPI teams and also lead both their weird divisions. Only Notre Dame is top-20 RPI at #10 but the Irish SOS is mediocre at #62. They have only played 3 games vs/ 1-25 and 15 games vs 1-50. They have 2 series remaining @VaTech and vs. FSU who are #44 and #59 respectively. I do not believe Notre Dame is a top-16 team but we know the NCAA is dying to give them a region and Super Region bid and you know they will host some mediocre midwest/northeastern teams in their region. Indiana State will be shipped elsewhere. Mark my words, if Indiana State is shipped to South Bend as 2 seed; they will win that region.

Finally, Hoover will be very interesting this season. It will be a very strong field with a lot of teams vying for regional hosting and nation seeds. Because of the recent rumors that the NCAA will announce potential regional sites on 5/10/2021 (20 potential sites) then everyone outside Arkansas and Vanderbilt will be playing for something substantial. The Razorbacks and Commodores will likely hold their regular weekend starters for later in week with everyone else throwing everything they got to win early.

Based on RPI alone; 6 SEC teams should host regionals.

1. Arkansas
2. Mississippi State
3. Vanderbilt
4. Tennessee
5. Mississippi
6. South Carolina

and the top 4 should be national seeds.

This number does not include Florida at #29. With their recent surge, I have to believe they will be considered as well. They are 2 games ahead of South Carolina afterall. and have 4 more total wins.

Ty for giving me something worthwhile to read

 

[BruinVol]

What’s happening at Charlotte is impressive.
That’s where I’d start my search for a new coach if TV leaves

 

[fryeguy93]

What’s happening at Charlotte is impressive.
That’s where I’d start my search for a new coach if TV leaves

Conference USA is having a great season. 4 good to great teams with 2 more just behind

Charlotte #11 RPI
ODU #14
LaTech #18
SoMiss #19
FAU #84
UTSA #95

I thought Rice would be doing better annually, especially since they hired Bragga to succeed Wayne Graham after Braggs built a great team at TennTech. But they have fallen off the table

 

[TennVols12]

I’d love to see a home/home series with Clemson..not too bad of travel and typically a solid opponent

 

[preacherman20]

I think Coach Vitello will beef up the out of conference schedule in future seasons.

I don't think it will happen. Why would you? the SEC is tough enough and you use weekday games to get new arms mound time and use a lot of your second team playing time in the field. You cannot use your top pitching in the midweek games because the SEC is so strong you either over used them last week or need them for this week. I think most top P5 teams do not play tough midweek schedules. The P5 teams that do are the ones who need big wins in the midweek to make up for losses on the weekends. Vandy and Arkansas' midweek games are very similar to ours. I know he is upping his early season schedule next year but I don't see the midweek schedule changing once we get in the SEC weekends. JMO

 

[fryeguy93]

I’d love to see a home/home series with Clemson..not too bad of travel and typically a solid opponent

The South Carolina schools would rather die than play out-of-state; non conference games. Especially South Carolina
I think USCeast actually left the state this season for early games at Texas and was swept. Bet they don't do that again.