jkag89 said:

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AggieBB said:

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jkag89 said:

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AggieBB said:

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Totally different OU team than what we saw a couple weeks ago

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They can pitch this series (or at least this game)

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The reason it's tied is because they cant

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If the Aggie pitching have given up only 3 runs in 9 innings they would be 6-1 (or 5-2 if you discount the two garbage time runs in the Friday Georgia game) in league play and that is with an offense that you complain about quite often in game threads.

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We're not talking about the Aggies. OU had a 3 run lead in the 8th and walked in 3 runs. That ain't pitching worth a crap.

AggieBB said:

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jkag89 said:

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AggieBB said:

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jkag89 said:

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AggieBB said:

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Totally different OU team than what we saw a couple weeks ago

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They can pitch this series (or at least this game)

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The reason it's tied is because they cant

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If the Aggie pitching have given up only 3 runs in 9 innings they would be 6-1 (or 5-2 if you discount the two garbage time runs in the Friday Georgia game) in league play and that is with an offense that you complain about quite often in game threads.

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We're not talking about the Aggies. OU had a 3 run lead in the 8th and walked in 3 runs. That ain't pitching worth a crap.

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Today? Because that was not the case last night.

Stone44 said:

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F ou , they are the biggest chokers when they play tu. We gave them two games but I like our chances against cow. If our bats are working we'll be in every game. Cow doesn't have much power.

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With all due respect, your hatred for sip continues to cloud your judgement, resulting in some pretty horrendous picks.
The week before last Thanksgiving, for example:
"Sip Score prediction: 31-14 Aggies, and we will beat Bama in the SEC championship game."

Yikes bud. Hope you're not betting these hot takes.

another interesting RPI case is Georgia

Bulldogs are 22-6 and 6-2 in the SEC...with 2 road wins at top 20 RPI A&M

would expect UGA to be in the RPI top 20 at least -- maybe top 10 -- with the above resume

but thanks to dreadful non-conference scheduling...Georgia is only #45 at the moment

UGA played a 4-game series vs. Queens (RPI 245) and a 4-game series vs. Oakland (RPI 211)

resulting in a non-conference SoS of 250

I don't really understand how the Aggies are currently no. 16 in rpi. Tenn Tech is 246, Penn is 174 and Oakland is 212. And Mizzou is 127. But I'll take it. If the season ended today I guess the Aggies would be a solid no. 2 seed.

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I don't really understand how the Aggies are currently no. 16 in rpi. Tenn Tech is 246, Penn is 174 and Oakland is 212. And Mizzou is 127. But I'll take it. If the season ended today I guess the Aggies would be a solid no. 2 seed.

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We're roughly at the midway point of the season, so the RPI isn't fully effective. Not enough data points and still lots of wild swings up and down based on one or two games. For example, Oregon State has jumped 15 spots this week with a win at USC (impressive) and two wins at home vs. Mercer (not impressive). Texas State has jumped 20 spots this week simply by beating UT-RGV at home and winning two road games at Georgia State.

The RPI will be much more indicative of actual relative strengths of teams in about 3 more weeks. It just takes time and more data points for a ranking system like this to sharpen its pencil to get more accurate numbers.

Other Saturday Top 25 Scores
#1 UCLA 19 - Iowa 2 (7)
#14 North Carolina St. 4 - #3 Georgia Tech 6
#9 Virginia 0 - Boston College 17 (7)
Duke 11 - #10 Florida St. 12
Appalachian St. 6 - #11 Southern Miss 2
#12 USC 4 - Maryland 6
#13 North Carolina 6 - #23 Notre Dame 5
#13 North Carolina 13 - #23 Notre Dame 7 (DH)
#15 Coastal Carolina 12 - Marshall 4
Mercer 2 - #16 Oregon St. 19
#17 West Virginia 13 - #22 Arizona 7
#20 Oregon 2 - California-Santa Barbara 8
Indiana 7 - #24 Nebraska 12

It really is as bad as it seems. This morning, conference games only. The team at the top, who I won't mention, has an era of 2.75.

Good news is that I don't think it can get worse… and our starters have the ability to do better, but we have to find that gear/pitch sequence/second time through the order each pitcher needs

dermdoc said:

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And the Vandy whistler is loud and proud.

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He's in post season form.

This is a home run derby

dermdoc said:

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And the Vandy whistler is loud and proud.

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Just remember this is Vandy-Tennessee. This is top level hatred.

Granted the Auburn-Alabama game yesterday was peak rivalry entertainment.

We don't have the pitching needed to win against the better SEC teams.

HeyAbbott said:

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We don't have the pitching needed to win against the better SEC teams.

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This statement is refuted by the axiom by Casey Stengel, "good hitting always beats good pitching, and vice versa".

Truth is, our above average hitting CAN overcome our below average pitching. Time will tell.

CAN, yes
But expecting 12+ runs a game just isn't a sustainable model

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CAN, yes
But expecting 12+ runs a game just isn't a sustainable model

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Reminds me of the '89 team a little.

It is, holy cow it's 9-7 in just t4!

annie88 said:

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It is, holy cow it's 9-7 in just t4!

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9-9. Its been a hit parade

annie88 said:

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It is, holy cow it's 9-7 in just t4!

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And they had the 16 inning game yesterday.

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An RPI of 16 is nice, but I'm not convinced we have the pitching to be successful against the better teams in the conference. Feeling good about a sweep later today. Less sold on our longer-term prospects.

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That's where I'm at as well

Indeed. They have played 2 games, but based on innings, actually 3. I wonder what their bullpens look like today!

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missinAggieland said:

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dermdoc said:

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And the Vandy whistler is loud and proud.

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Just remember this is Vandy-Tennessee. This is top level hatred.

Granted the Auburn-Alabama game yesterday was peak rivalry entertainment.

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Any good lip readers out there

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— Hayden Schott (@SchottHayden) March 29, 2026

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The highlights they showed on SEC Today this morning were crazy. The field ump had to keep a fight from happening between a runner (Bama) and the 2nd baseman (Auburn) after the 2nd baseman missed the tag - twice.