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1 hour ago, torre said:

Actually kind of fun we'll likely get a team we haven't played this season (Bama or Tenn). Even better it'll be the other team's third or second game, respectively.

39 minutes ago, TexLonghorn said:

It took us all the way until our first year in the SEC to end with a better conference record (22-8) than any Texas A&M baseball team has since they joined the SEC a dozen years ago (best: 20-10 in 2016).

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6 hours ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

Lulz.  Texags thread re: tourney.  OP states that they've got a tough draw.  Next guy...

 

In a format that includes double byes for the top 8, how does the 14th best team out of 16 not get a tough draw?

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I think its been discussed but the RPI turns out to be truly regarded. As of this morning it has Georgia, Auburn, and Vandy ahead of us. I know the unbalanced conference schedule can account for some of the discrepancy, but lets look a little closer. 

RPI #1 - Georgia -- fifth in the SEC with an 18-12 conference record. In nonconference played made up schools or at least nobody has heard of them. In conference play, swept by TX, Auburn, and Vandy. Played Arkansas and Alabama but also played almost all the bottom half of the conference - MO, A&M, OU, UK, FL. 

RPI #2 - Auburn -- sixth in the SEC at 17-13. 

RPI #3 - Vandy -- I actually respect their schedule and record at 39-16 overall, 19-11 conference with no MO or SC

RPI #4 - TX -- 42-11 overall, #1 SEC at 22-8

makes no sense at all

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Congrats horns on winning the conference.  Gonna be fun to watch the post season for UT.

 

Crazy to think MSU was 1-8 in conference and post season possibilities were dead and Lemonis was about to be canned. 

A 14-7 finish is impressive. 

Now we get Aggy lol. Who is circling the drain of death and deciding if they are going to cut off the head of 1st year head coach. Take care of business and then Auburn , then LSU. 

Gotta say if we can beat at least the first two we likely play ourselves into the 2 line somewhere for post season.

Of course what really matters is still who our next hc will be. Because it wont be parker. 

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11 minutes ago, msudawg said:

Congrats horns on winning the conference.  Gonna be fun to watch the post season for UT.

 

Crazy to think MSU was 1-8 in conference and post season possibilities were dead and Lemonis was about to be canned. 

A 14-7 finish is impressive. 

Now we get Aggy lol. Who is circling the drain of death and deciding if they are going to cut off the head of 1st year head coach. Take care of business and then Auburn , then LSU. 

Gotta say if we can beat at least the first two we likely play ourselves into the 2 line somewhere for post season.

Of course what really matters is still who our next hc will be. Because it wont be parker. 

Michael Earley might be available. 

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1 hour ago, Js1 said:

I wouldn’t worry about it at all

I'm not worried in the least, I think we have #1 overall seed locked up today no matter what else happens. I just wanted to point out how stupid the RPI turns out to be. Not the first example

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Tarp (A&M 247 mod) seems to be strongly hinting that Earley is coming back and the big money isn't angry enough to make him go away after 1 year

Spoiler

Texas A&M’s baseball team went into its series versus Missouri over a week ago needing to win at least two out of three (and preferably sweep the Tigers) given the fact that they were 0-24 in conference play. It would then give the Aggies some momentum going into a series against top ten Georgia and then the Southeastern Conference tournament, potentially enabling them to have enough quality wins to where they could sneak into the NCAA Tournament. After that, anything could happen given A&M’s more recent showings versus programs ranked first or second nationally.

Instead, the Aggies coughed up a three run lead in the ninth inning of their opener and the melt down continued all weekend as they were swept. It created a firestorm since it was at home and also because it pretty much eliminated A&M from the post season a year after they played for the national title. It was the culmination of a perfect storm of events from the day after the title game (which I covered in a post last week).

The only question for many people coming out of last weekend was would there be any major changes in A&M’s baseball program given the white hot anger that permeated donors and fans via the showing against the Tigers?

Baseball is a College Station sport. The fandom inside of the area and on campus looks at it differently than do bigger donors and former students that live outside of the region. They examine Michael Earley as a first year coach who was learning on the job and consider him to be someone who will be better at in game calls (like handling pitchers) with more experience. Much like many of the non-revenue coaches in Aggieland, he is also considered to be one of them to an extent.

Thus, there is not going to be a lot of support for movement on that front.

Outside of College Station, the anger dissipated very quickly. Most former students, football fans, and donors don’t have the time, financial, or emotional investment in the sport that some of you do.

At the end of the day, A&M remains a football school. Despite the attention that has been lavished on the baseball team during the past year, emotions and money tend to be focused on football.

Thus, there is just not enough emotion or dollars that are driven by emotion for any substantial changes. Football is just a few months away and most people that matter are already looking forward as opposed to backwards.

Baseball is number two on campus but despite the attention paid to it in A&M media circles it’s a very distant second in the hearts and minds (and most importantly in money) of people that matter.

A&M hasn’t had a great spring via the baseball team’s potentially missing the NCAA Tournament, a top ranked softball team losing in the post season, and then the rebuild that is occurring in men’s basketball.

Nonetheless, everyone is anxiously hoping and waiting on football as opposed to reacting to what is happening in other sports.

In the meantime, most people are going to follow the lead of athletic director Trev Alberts who is not going to get a lot of pushback right now on baseball at the highest levels. As a result, there is not much impetus for him to do anything.

There is a lot more pressure on football to set a tone for the athletic department as a whole and for basketball to simply provide some hope going forward. Baseball also has a top ten recruiting class and there have been some major injuries that haven’t helped either.

Thus, everything has combined to probably instill a wait and see attitude at the highest levels even if this is diametrically opposed to the feelings of the rank and file baseball fan on our boards.

 

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55 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

Tarp (A&M 247 mod) seems to be strongly hinting that Earley is coming back and the big money isn't angry enough to make him go away after 1 year

  Reveal hidden contents

Texas A&M’s baseball team went into its series versus Missouri over a week ago needing to win at least two out of three (and preferably sweep the Tigers) given the fact that they were 0-24 in conference play. It would then give the Aggies some momentum going into a series against top ten Georgia and then the Southeastern Conference tournament, potentially enabling them to have enough quality wins to where they could sneak into the NCAA Tournament. After that, anything could happen given A&M’s more recent showings versus programs ranked first or second nationally.

Instead, the Aggies coughed up a three run lead in the ninth inning of their opener and the melt down continued all weekend as they were swept. It created a firestorm since it was at home and also because it pretty much eliminated A&M from the post season a year after they played for the national title. It was the culmination of a perfect storm of events from the day after the title game (which I covered in a post last week).

The only question for many people coming out of last weekend was would there be any major changes in A&M’s baseball program given the white hot anger that permeated donors and fans via the showing against the Tigers?

Baseball is a College Station sport. The fandom inside of the area and on campus looks at it differently than do bigger donors and former students that live outside of the region. They examine Michael Earley as a first year coach who was learning on the job and consider him to be someone who will be better at in game calls (like handling pitchers) with more experience. Much like many of the non-revenue coaches in Aggieland, he is also considered to be one of them to an extent.

Thus, there is not going to be a lot of support for movement on that front.

Outside of College Station, the anger dissipated very quickly. Most former students, football fans, and donors don’t have the time, financial, or emotional investment in the sport that some of you do.

At the end of the day, A&M remains a football school. Despite the attention that has been lavished on the baseball team during the past year, emotions and money tend to be focused on football.

Thus, there is just not enough emotion or dollars that are driven by emotion for any substantial changes. Football is just a few months away and most people that matter are already looking forward as opposed to backwards.

Baseball is number two on campus but despite the attention paid to it in A&M media circles it’s a very distant second in the hearts and minds (and most importantly in money) of people that matter.

A&M hasn’t had a great spring via the baseball team’s potentially missing the NCAA Tournament, a top ranked softball team losing in the post season, and then the rebuild that is occurring in men’s basketball.

Nonetheless, everyone is anxiously hoping and waiting on football as opposed to reacting to what is happening in other sports.

In the meantime, most people are going to follow the lead of athletic director Trev Alberts who is not going to get a lot of pushback right now on baseball at the highest levels. As a result, there is not much impetus for him to do anything.

There is a lot more pressure on football to set a tone for the athletic department as a whole and for basketball to simply provide some hope going forward. Baseball also has a top ten recruiting class and there have been some major injuries that haven’t helped either.

Thus, everything has combined to probably instill a wait and see attitude at the highest levels even if this is diametrically opposed to the feelings of the rank and file baseball fan on our boards.

 

It's aggy - they'll probably make him the highest paid baseball coach in the country just to one up everybody. 

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3 minutes ago, Redneck Mutha said:

Earley needs at least 5 or 6 years to bring his players in, get his system in place, and establish a ruff, tuff, real stuff, red-ass culture.

I wish only the best for our former hitting coach. A&M needs to let him cook.

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1 hour ago, Hookem2147 said:

Tarp (A&M 247 mod) seems to be strongly hinting that Earley is coming back and the big money isn't angry enough to make him go away after 1 year

  Reveal hidden contents

Texas A&M’s baseball team went into its series versus Missouri over a week ago needing to win at least two out of three (and preferably sweep the Tigers) given the fact that they were 0-24 in conference play. It would then give the Aggies some momentum going into a series against top ten Georgia and then the Southeastern Conference tournament, potentially enabling them to have enough quality wins to where they could sneak into the NCAA Tournament. After that, anything could happen given A&M’s more recent showings versus programs ranked first or second nationally.

Instead, the Aggies coughed up a three run lead in the ninth inning of their opener and the melt down continued all weekend as they were swept. It created a firestorm since it was at home and also because it pretty much eliminated A&M from the post season a year after they played for the national title. It was the culmination of a perfect storm of events from the day after the title game (which I covered in a post last week).

The only question for many people coming out of last weekend was would there be any major changes in A&M’s baseball program given the white hot anger that permeated donors and fans via the showing against the Tigers?

Baseball is a College Station sport. The fandom inside of the area and on campus looks at it differently than do bigger donors and former students that live outside of the region. They examine Michael Earley as a first year coach who was learning on the job and consider him to be someone who will be better at in game calls (like handling pitchers) with more experience. Much like many of the non-revenue coaches in Aggieland, he is also considered to be one of them to an extent.

Thus, there is not going to be a lot of support for movement on that front.

Outside of College Station, the anger dissipated very quickly. Most former students, football fans, and donors don’t have the time, financial, or emotional investment in the sport that some of you do.

At the end of the day, A&M remains a football school. Despite the attention that has been lavished on the baseball team during the past year, emotions and money tend to be focused on football.

Thus, there is just not enough emotion or dollars that are driven by emotion for any substantial changes. Football is just a few months away and most people that matter are already looking forward as opposed to backwards.

Baseball is number two on campus but despite the attention paid to it in A&M media circles it’s a very distant second in the hearts and minds (and most importantly in money) of people that matter.

A&M hasn’t had a great spring via the baseball team’s potentially missing the NCAA Tournament, a top ranked softball team losing in the post season, and then the rebuild that is occurring in men’s basketball.

Nonetheless, everyone is anxiously hoping and waiting on football as opposed to reacting to what is happening in other sports.

In the meantime, most people are going to follow the lead of athletic director Trev Alberts who is not going to get a lot of pushback right now on baseball at the highest levels. As a result, there is not much impetus for him to do anything.

There is a lot more pressure on football to set a tone for the athletic department as a whole and for basketball to simply provide some hope going forward. Baseball also has a top ten recruiting class and there have been some major injuries that haven’t helped either.

Thus, everything has combined to probably instill a wait and see attitude at the highest levels even if this is diametrically opposed to the feelings of the rank and file baseball fan on our boards.

Much like many of the non-revenue coaches in Aggieland, he is also considered to be one of them to an extent.

Such great writing.

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1 hour ago, Hookem2147 said:

Tarp (A&M 247 mod) seems to be strongly hinting that Earley is coming back and the big money isn't angry enough to make him go away after 1 year

  Reveal hidden contents

Texas A&M’s baseball team went into its series versus Missouri over a week ago needing to win at least two out of three (and preferably sweep the Tigers) given the fact that they were 0-24 in conference play. It would then give the Aggies some momentum going into a series against top ten Georgia and then the Southeastern Conference tournament, potentially enabling them to have enough quality wins to where they could sneak into the NCAA Tournament. After that, anything could happen given A&M’s more recent showings versus programs ranked first or second nationally.

Instead, the Aggies coughed up a three run lead in the ninth inning of their opener and the melt down continued all weekend as they were swept. It created a firestorm since it was at home and also because it pretty much eliminated A&M from the post season a year after they played for the national title. It was the culmination of a perfect storm of events from the day after the title game (which I covered in a post last week).

The only question for many people coming out of last weekend was would there be any major changes in A&M’s baseball program given the white hot anger that permeated donors and fans via the showing against the Tigers?

Baseball is a College Station sport. The fandom inside of the area and on campus looks at it differently than do bigger donors and former students that live outside of the region. They examine Michael Earley as a first year coach who was learning on the job and consider him to be someone who will be better at in game calls (like handling pitchers) with more experience. Much like many of the non-revenue coaches in Aggieland, he is also considered to be one of them to an extent.

Thus, there is not going to be a lot of support for movement on that front.

Outside of College Station, the anger dissipated very quickly. Most former students, football fans, and donors don’t have the time, financial, or emotional investment in the sport that some of you do.

At the end of the day, A&M remains a football school. Despite the attention that has been lavished on the baseball team during the past year, emotions and money tend to be focused on football.

Thus, there is just not enough emotion or dollars that are driven by emotion for any substantial changes. Football is just a few months away and most people that matter are already looking forward as opposed to backwards.

Baseball is number two on campus but despite the attention paid to it in A&M media circles it’s a very distant second in the hearts and minds (and most importantly in money) of people that matter.

A&M hasn’t had a great spring via the baseball team’s potentially missing the NCAA Tournament, a top ranked softball team losing in the post season, and then the rebuild that is occurring in men’s basketball.

Nonetheless, everyone is anxiously hoping and waiting on football as opposed to reacting to what is happening in other sports.

In the meantime, most people are going to follow the lead of athletic director Trev Alberts who is not going to get a lot of pushback right now on baseball at the highest levels. As a result, there is not much impetus for him to do anything.

There is a lot more pressure on football to set a tone for the athletic department as a whole and for basketball to simply provide some hope going forward. Baseball also has a top ten recruiting class and there have been some major injuries that haven’t helped either.

Thus, everything has combined to probably instill a wait and see attitude at the highest levels even if this is diametrically opposed to the feelings of the rank and file baseball fan on our boards.

 

The guy they're likely leaning on if they want to fire Earley would be making the decision based around what kind of moves he's made in the market the past few days and how that has him feeling. Given that, unless Alberts has already flat out decided to keep the guy, no one really knows what's going to happen. Alberts and Tarpley have an overtly hostile relationship, so I don't think ol'Trev has given Tarp any guidance. 

Posted
1 minute ago, Texas Wahoo said:

Such great writing.

I assume you have to read most sports journalism while wearing a straightjacket and taking prozac in order to prevent you from doing something dangerous to yourself or those around you.

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8 minutes ago, Texas Wahoo said:

Such great writing.

I wasted about 30 seconds of my life reading and re-reading that sentence. I still don't get it, which I suppose is my cross to bear.

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16 minutes ago, zlavydra said:

I wasted about 30 seconds of my life reading and re-reading that sentence. I still don't get it, which I suppose is my cross to bear.

Same here. I was going to post about how “wtf?!” it was too. 

Posted
28 minutes ago, zlavydra said:

I wasted about 30 seconds of my life reading and re-reading that sentence. I still don't get it, which I suppose is my cross to bear.

Much like many of the non-sentences in 247, that one is also considered to be one of them to an extent. 

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