Super Regionals/World Series

[sccshortstop]

Teams have to play and beat top teams to host. When you have only played 4 top 25 games and get demolished in 2 of those games you don't host. And they had their shot to prove they were screwed and went 0-2 against the lowest seeded team in the tournament. Seems like they got exactly what they deserved.

100% correct and I agree!!!!

They would not have won more than have their games in our conference if that many. Build the schedule up like most teams like missigan and see what you can do. I have not looked but the mighty B10 had how many to move on?:loco:

 

[armchair]

Armchair, the Tennessean used to cover college sports pretty thoroughly - UT, Vandy, Belmont, Lipscomb, TSU were all represented on the sports pages. UT had (and continues to have) precedence over all the other college sports in Tennessee, because UT has the most fans in Nashville. Lady Vol softball was a team they have covered in the past, even in the regular season. That they don't cover it now is not a statement of respect or disrespect of softball, it's a statement of how little life there is left at the Tennessean as a newspaper. Maybe after the NHL post season is finished, there will be a reporter available to cover other sports (the Nashville NHL team is in the final 4). It's really just a shadow of a newspaper anymore.

because we're all here, on the internet. I'm happy to say that the pay models at the bigger /best newspapers in America, and in England, are working. I have two digital newspaper subscriptions and have made a one-time payment to a third that I read a lot. A lot of smallish and mid-size papers can't afford to staff up properly to cover everything. Get a digital subscription to the Tennessean--that's my suggestion. And send a email to the sports editor, asking why no coverage of the Vol softball team!

 

[armchair]

100% correct and I agree!!!!

They would not have won more than have their games in our conference if that many. Build the schedule up like most teams like missigan and see what you can do. I have not looked but the mighty B10 had how many to move on?:loco:

of schedule, and in fact I argued strongly that Minnesota didn't deserve a top 8 national seed because I was worried that they'd knock us out of the top 8. When it made its schedule for this year, I doubt that Minny realized how little help it would get from the Big10, which of course is typically more than respectable in just about every sport, and good in many. But it is weak in softball. I am a strength of schedule guy--but I also believe that Minnesota had an exceptional season and should have hosted a regional. RPI is important but it is not everything, in my view. At the very worst, they should have been sent to the Oxford or Lexington region. They lost two 1-0 games to the 2nd best pitching staff in the SEC, playing away. That hardly proves they didn't deserve to host. They would have been more than competitive with Mississippi or Kentucky. I think they were hard done.

 

[larjoranj]

of schedule, and in fact I argued strongly that Minnesota didn't deserve a top 8 national seed because I was worried that they'd knock us out of the top 8. When it made its schedule for this year, I doubt that Minny realized how little help it would get from the Big10, which of course is typically more than respectable in just about every sport, and good in many. But it is weak in softball. I am a strength of schedule guy--but I also believe that Minnesota had an exceptional season and should have hosted a regional. RPI is important but it is not everything, in my view. At the very worst, they should have been sent to the Oxford or Lexington region. They lost two 1-0 games to the 2nd best pitching staff in the SEC, playing away. That hardly proves they didn't deserve to host. They would have been more than competitive with Mississippi or Kentucky. I think they were hard done.

I agree with you Armchair. Should have had one of the lower seeds. In fact Minnesota is #11 in the NCAA RPI. Why have it if you ignore it completely? And to the argument that Minnesota wouldn't have won more than half their games in the SEC - LSU, KY and Ole Miss did not win more than half their games in the SEC. Just my opinion

 

[Ladyvolfan4ever]

I agree with you Armchair. Should have had one of the lower seeds. In fact Minnesota is #11 in the NCAA RPI. Why have it if you ignore it completely? And to the argument that Minnesota wouldn't have won more then half their games in the SEC - LSU, KY and Ole Miss did not win more than half their games in the SEC. Just my opinion

Same thing happened to Maryland in women's basketball when they got to the NCAA tournament.

 

[alexvol]

I hope that Geer can find something this week to bring her out of the hitting funk/slump.....really need her to get back in form to get to World Series.

 

[gule]

give her a fatter bat.

 

[alexvol]

give her a fatter bat.

I have one ....should I ship it to her ?

 

[oUTraged]

How about this: The Tennessean newspaper has NOTHING on the tournament today..Absolutely NOTHING..No article(s), no scores, no brackets or anything else at all..How pathetic considering they cover everything High School, including Softball, and SEC Baseball fron top to bottom but apparently consider NCAA Postseason Regional Women's Softball not worthy..Pathetic.....

The Chattanooga paper had the Lady Vols at the top of their sports section with a story by their UT beat writer. Guess the Tennessean doesn't have one anymore. And even though they didn't have a photographer there, the Chattanooga paper at least had the sense to request one from UT. The Times Free Press is really the only newspaper left in the state that does it right. All the others are owned by Gannett and are worried about nothing but profit.

 

[VolnJC]

OU up 2-0 in the 6th over Tulsa...guess I have to pull for Auburn...yuck

 

[gule]

lsu down to Louisiana? 1 - 0

 

[VolnJC]

OU adds another one 3-0 Tulsa down to their last 6 outs..they do have 7 hits today so they just need to put together a good inning

 

[LA Vol]

I'm guessing Okla and LSU both pull out wins. Both teams are showing a lot of resiliency in the postseason.

It's hard to figure out how which team to root against-- Auburn or Okla. The arrogance factor is stratospheric for both.

 

[VolnJC]

LSU with 3 straight hits..takes a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the 3rd...still nobody out.

 

[gule]

she can't use a three inch long fat bat.

 

[armchair]

I just watched some excerpts from our last two games at texas a&m. We really played well offensively in games 2 and 3. We had 12 hits, I think, in game 2, and we were at 9 hits through 5/6 innings in game 3. Scored 8 runs in both games, I believe. Leach, Holcomb, Gregg and McLain tormented a&m. Leach and Holcomb were on base a ton with bunt hits, swing-away hits to the outfield, beautiful bunt singles. Both were amazing. Gregg had a grand slam and 5 rbis in game 3. Weimer had a good two games, and Bearden had two key hits in game 2. Geer had two hits in game 2--one a bunt single and the other a shot off the wall. But I thought the real difference was Leach and Holcomb--they were good.

In that series Holcomb was due up early in game 3 with the bases loaded, I believe we were leading by a run at the time, and Ralph pitch hit McSwain. McSwain struck out looking. It was bad enough doing it once against a&m--but the Ralph turns around and does it again in the regional against Longwood. What IS he thinking? Holcomb has a good eye, makes good contact, has great speed and can beat out grounders. Best to let her hit, no?

 

[armchair]

I'm guessing Okla and LSU both pull out wins. Both teams are showing a lot of resiliency in the postseason.

It's hard to figure out how which team to root against-- Auburn or Okla. The arrogance factor is stratospheric for both.

Agree: I am soo pulling for Tulsa.

 

[VolnJC]

OU on to the Super Regionals vs Auburn

 

[UT_Tix79]

Advancing to Super Regionals - best of 3 series starting May 23-25, top 8 seeds host at their site

#1 Florida
#16 Alabama

#9 Texas A&M
#8 Tennessee

#5 UCLA
#12 Ole Miss

#13
#4 Florida State

#3 Oregon
#14 Kentucky

#11 Utah
#6 Washington

#7 Auburn
#10 Oklahoma

#15 Baylor
#2 Arizona

Just waiting on LSU to finish their bracket. So far every ranked team has moved on

 

[VolnJC]

LSU opens it up 4-1 on a 2 run homer in the 4th..looks like the top 16 will advance...kinda disappointing with the lack of upsets but we should get to see some really good softball next weekend.

 

[LA Vol]

Too bad Okla pulled out the W. Patty Gasso made some snotty comments about Okla being disrespected in the seeding and said the Sooners deserved to be seeded above some teams that didn't finish as strong. Her comments seemed aimed right at Tennessee, so it seemed rather karmic to see Okla get kicked to the loser's bracket. The only good thing about them clawing their way out is that Okla and Auburn can smack each other around for a weekend.

 

[PRG]

Armchair, the Tennessean used to cover college sports pretty thoroughly - UT, Vandy, Belmont, Lipscomb, TSU were all represented on the sports pages. UT had (and continues to have) precedence over all the other college sports in Tennessee, because UT has the most fans in Nashville. Lady Vol softball was a team they have covered in the past, even in the regular season. That they don't cover it now is not a statement of respect or disrespect of softball, it's a statement of how little life there is left at the Tennessean as a newspaper. Maybe after the NHL post season is finished, there will be a reporter available to cover other sports (the Nashville NHL team is in the final 4). It's really just a shadow of a newspaper anymore.

I know and I read all two pages of the sport page every morning!😈

 

[OriginalCoach]

Too bad Okla pulled out the W. Patty Gasso made some snotty comments about Okla being disrespected in the seeding and said the Sooners deserved to be seeded above some teams that didn't finish as strong. Her comments seemed aimed right at Tennessee, so it seemed rather karmic to see Okla get kicked to the loser's bracket. The only good thing about them clawing their way out is that Okla and Auburn can smack each other around for a weekend.

Think you're reading too much into her statement. I doubt it was directed toward TN. Was she whining? Probably. What should she say? Her team is not producing offensively and they're struggling. Taking on the underdog role instead of the defending champs with a target on your back is strategy. I would worry less about OU/Auburn and worry more about the Aggies.

 

[OriginalCoach]

I'm guessing Okla and LSU both pull out wins. Both teams are showing a lot of resiliency in the postseason.

It's hard to figure out how which team to root against-- Auburn or Okla. The arrogance factor is stratospheric for both.

I would much rather root for a Romero than a Fagan any given day.

 

[UTjonez]

of schedule, and in fact I argued strongly that Minnesota didn't deserve a top 8 national seed because I was worried that they'd knock us out of the top 8. When it made its schedule for this year, I doubt that Minny realized how little help it would get from the Big10, which of course is typically more than respectable in just about every sport, and good in many. But it is weak in softball. I am a strength of schedule guy--but I also believe that Minnesota had an exceptional season and should have hosted a regional. RPI is important but it is not everything, in my view. At the very worst, they should have been sent to the Oxford or Lexington region. They lost two 1-0 games to the 2nd best pitching staff in the SEC, playing away. That hardly proves they didn't deserve to host. They would have been more than competitive with Mississippi or Kentucky. I think they were hard done.

Well I didn't hear anybody claiming James Madison got hosed with a gaudy record (50-6) 3-2 in top 25 games and ranked 13 in RPI. JMU gets sent to Baylor and lost 2 close games against them and no mention of being "screwed" for them. How do you figure they would have been better off against Ole Miss who took 2 of 3 games against Alabama and UK had almost the same conference record (12-12) as Bama (12-11) and the RPI was was almost the same at 16th. This is how seeding goes no matter how affects the team you pull for or if you like or dislike a team. This was hands down the fairest seeding for an NCAA tournament in any sport that i have seen. It came down to 2 things: A) How many top 25 games did you play? And B) How many top 25 wins you had. It is the same argument that SEC fans have in football it's easy to go 12-0 if you don't play anybody.