Baseball schedule is out

[MSUDC11]

Host Texas Tech (went to Omaha two of the last three years) as part of a three team, four game deal on Opening Weekend. Also make the return trip to Oregon.

No Vandy, Florida, or Mizzou from the East. Have to travel to SC and UGA but you get Tennessee and Kentucky at home. I will take that all day.

Not an easy schedule, especially in the nonconference, but the SEC slate isn't absolutely brutal like it was last year. Still some tough road trips.

I feel like this team will be a low 2 seed or a high 3 seed right now.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

More and more convinced that schedule difficulty really does not matter. There is a big enough sample size to accurately predict things. If the team is good, they'll win more against an easy schedule and be rewarded, if not they'll be rewarded by SOS rankings, or RPI whatever.

 

[rem101]

That Oregon trip screws up my plans. Was hoping the last home basketball game and baseball would be going on the same time.

 

[Todd4State]

More and more convinced that schedule difficulty really does not matter. There is a big enough sample size to accurately predict things. If the team is good, they'll win more against an easy schedule and be rewarded, if not they'll be rewarded by SOS rankings, or RPI whatever.

I agree that if you take care of business things tend to take care of themselves as long as you don't do like Arkansas a few years ago and schedule a ton of SWAC teams OOC and then lose all of your midweek games to the remaining quality opponents.

I guess the biggest thing about playing difficult teams early is you can help your perception early at least with some of our baseball fans and the media.

FIU is probably going to be improved. They have a new coach who was the best coach in the SWAC and he has a lot of ties to Puerto Rico and has brought in some good recruits. Now, it is his first year so it may not show up this year but going forward they will be a quality team. Texas Tech is a good program and Oregon certainly has the potential to be. Horton is probably on the hot seat if they don't go to the postseason. Their pitching was pretty good but their hitting was abysmal. Ole Miss, USM, La Tech, and South Alabama are always solid. Memphis should be a better program than they are- but apparently no one there in their AD cares. SELU is usually pretty good as well.

 

[bulldogcountry1]

Not crazy about the Sunday DH on opening weekend, but I like the overall schedule.

 

[Shamoan]

speaking of baseball. a great American, one Jake Mangum, was at our former alma mater today (Prep) to spread good tidings of great baseball and to spread cheer all over everyone's faces, young and old. anywho, judging by a picture, he is ready for another productive year.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

I like to do that too. But no problem....the Texas Tech series lines up with the home Florida basketball game.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

When will Omar Johnson get a big gig?