WooooooPiiiiig Phooey, UM wins Series

[Po Monkey Lounger]

Rebs take 2 of 3 from the Hogs in Oxford and clinch a spot in the 8 team SEC conference tournament, even without hot tubs in the outfield, facing an invincible 10th ranked Hog team (per Big Gumbo). Wow. Remarkable.

So going into the final weekend Kentucky, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia and Ole Miss have clinched berths in the eight-team conference tournament. Who will be in the final 3 spots?

UM will be playing its last 4 games (Memphis and final 3 game series against MSU), and the SEC tournament games, for a potential Regional Host in Oxford. While pleased that this young Reb team turned it around enough to get into the conference tourney, I am still not convinced that they can close out with enough wins to host a regional. And I still think we need a couple of more wins to make sure we get invited to a regional.

Pitching has primarily been the weakness for the Rebs. And it has been interesting to watch the weekend pitching rotation evolve since the beginning of the season. Two of the expected weekend starters for UM against MSU, were mid-week pitchers earlier in the season ---Kline and Bukvich. Kline is expected to start Thursday, with Bukvich on Friday, and Lynn on Sunday. The normal Friday night starter, C. Rodrigez, will start against Memphis Tuesday night. While the pitching is starting to come around, I am not certain that we have the quality depth needed to go deep into a tournament. Only time will tell.

[rebelduckaholic]

The Rebs barely make it through a weekend series on pitching. Tourny time will be tough on the rotation.

[RebelYelp]

pitching is there..... just having a problem with everyone stepping up at different times, we've got 5-6 pitchers who have been lights out all through the year, just sporadic, they all need to catch fire together, kline, bukvich, and lynn have been pitching about as well as you could ask anybody to.

early in the season white and rodriguez were lights out, along with satterwhite.

[rebelduckaholic]

They have all been good at times but like you say they are definately sporadic

[big gumbo]

I never said they were invincible, I said they were hard to figure out, sometimes they play great and like this weekend suck it up.

I have to admit I had a few beers in me during the game on Sat and was watching it on FoxSouth and Walker deserved everything ya'll gave him, what a sorry ass acting job, He still swears it hit him, what a jackass. I'll post the link of the replay when I get a chance. Oscar nominee he ain't

I see Ark , Ole Miss, and Alabama getting regionals and the SEC tournament is anyone's to have. That is if your in it.

I said at the beginning of the season they'd be 1st or 2nd in the west, i'm not too far off. But we blew our super regional this last weekend.

[camlock]

I never said they were invincible, I said they were hard to figure out, sometimes they play great and like this weekend suck it up.

I have to admit I had a few beers in me during the game on Sat and was watching it on FoxSouth and Walker deserved everything ya'll gave him, what a sorry !@# acting job, He still swears it hit him, what a jackass. I'll post the link of the replay when I get a chance. Oscar nominee he ain't

I see Ark , Ole Miss, and Alabama getting regionals and the SEC tournament is anyone's to have. That is if your in it.

I said at the beginning of the season they'd be 1st or 2nd in the west, i'm not too far off. But we blew our super regional this last weekend.

Hey, honestly you gotta say, it was a classic SEC late season battle. Ole Miss came out on top, and that is great for Rebel fans! HOWEVER, I won't say either team sucked, that series is what SEC baseball is all about. That is why we are EASILY the best conference in the country in baseball. I agree with you, I think the SECT is up for grabs between 5-6 different teams. I think if Ole Miss, Ark, and Bama all win their series it's legit to think they all get host sites, however the best known publications have Ole Miss and Arkansas battling it out for a regional host. I don't understand that, cause they got Georgia getting a host this week, with Ole Miss sweeping Georgia at Georgia, and the impressive numbers the University put up last year with the hosting. Whatever...we'll see...

[big gumbo]

When it somes to regionals the NCAA looks at attendence and such, Ark does very very well at the gate. I don't think super regions are a possibility right now, The rgion host that is seed would have to lose I believe I see neither Ole Miss or Ark getting a a top 8 seed, What sucks is that kentucky will get both abd I'm will to bet the attendance will be the low of all Supers if they get past the regional, They are having to host at Louisville minor league park cause their campus facility is too small. Bama gets both also, But this all hinges on this weekend. Things could change.

Go Dawgs

[camlock]

When it somes to regionals the NCAA looks at attendence and such, Ark does very very well at the gate. I don't think super regions are a possibility right now, The rgion host that is seed would have to lose I believe I see neither Ole Miss or Ark getting a a top 8 seed, What sucks is that kentucky will get both abd I'm will to bet the attendance will be the low of all Supers if they get past the regional, They are having to host at Louisville minor league park cause their campus facility is too small. Bama gets both also, But this all hinges on this weekend. Things could change.

Go Dawgs

If Ole Miss, Ark, or Bama wins out and wins the Tourney any of the 3 shoulda be bordering on the 7 or 8 seed. Kentucky is a Top 8 unless they lose this weekend and show poorly in Birmingham.

Chances for Ole Miss and Ark to host are not thought of favorable, but this is for sure. Bama and Kentucky look to be host. The other 2 are between OM, Ark, and GA. GA plays Kentucky! If GA gets swept or loses the series with KY and OM and ARK both finish with series wins and both do better the GA in the tourney. It could put GA the outside looking in for the 4th host spot, rather than OM or Ark...

[big gumbo]

When it somes to regionals the NCAA looks at attendence and such, Ark does very very well at the gate. I don't think super regions are a possibility right now, The rgion host that is seed would have to lose I believe I see neither Ole Miss or Ark getting a a top 8 seed, What sucks is that kentucky will get both abd I'm will to bet the attendance will be the low of all Supers if they get past the regional, They are having to host at Louisville minor league park cause their campus facility is too small. Bama gets both also, But this all hinges on this weekend. Things could change.

Go Dawgs

If Ole Miss, Ark, or Bama wins out and wins the Tourney any of the 3 shoulda be bordering on the 7 or 8 seed. Kentucky is a Top 8 unless they lose this weekend and show poorly in Birmingham.

Chances for Ole Miss and Ark to host are not thought of favorable, but this is for sure. Bama and Kentucky look to be host. The other 2 are between OM, Ark, and GA. GA plays Kentucky! If GA gets swept or loses the series with KY and OM and ARK both finish with series wins and both do better the GA in the tourney. It could put GA the outside looking in for the 4th host spot, rather than OM or Ark...

Most regional projections has Ark as regional host, but no Super Regional

Rosenblatt on rivals has us in but not Sippi. But most i've seen has us hosting a regional, its the Supers that very, very questionable.

[Po Monkey Lounger]

it don't make a damn bit of difference until the fat lady sings --and she ain't even warmed up yet lot of baseball left boys ---still time for greatness or the agony of defeat

[camlock]

When it somes to regionals the NCAA looks at attendence and such, Ark does very very well at the gate. I don't think super regions are a possibility right now, The rgion host that is seed would have to lose I believe I see neither Ole Miss or Ark getting a a top 8 seed, What sucks is that kentucky will get both abd I'm will to bet the attendance will be the low of all Supers if they get past the regional, They are having to host at Louisville minor league park cause their campus facility is too small. Bama gets both also, But this all hinges on this weekend. Things could change.

Go Dawgs

If Ole Miss, Ark, or Bama wins out and wins the Tourney any of the 3 shoulda be bordering on the 7 or 8 seed. Kentucky is a Top 8 unless they lose this weekend and show poorly in Birmingham.

Chances for Ole Miss and Ark to host are not thought of favorable, but this is for sure. Bama and Kentucky look to be host. The other 2 are between OM, Ark, and GA. GA plays Kentucky! If GA gets swept or loses the series with KY and OM and ARK both finish with series wins and both do better the GA in the tourney. It could put GA the outside looking in for the 4th host spot, rather than OM or Ark...

Most regional projections has Ark as regional host, but no Super Regional

Rosenblatt on rivals has us in but not Sippi. But most i've seen has us hosting a regional, its the Supers that very, very questionable.

I know that...what I'm saying is common thought is that it's between Ole MIss and Arkansas for the final host spot. And they got Ark predicted right now. BUT they also got Georgia hosting, and they gotta play Kentucky this weekend. If they lose to Kentucky, pretty good chance they will, they may put Ole Miss in their spot, or Arkansas if Ole Miss were to take over Arkansas spot somehow. See my point now?