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They're gonna win the whole darn thing. Will probably beat Louisville in the finals. Who'd have predicted that May 10-12th?
They're gonna win the whole darn thing. Will probably beat Louisville in the finals. Who'd have predicted that May 10-12th?
Exactly why I'm pulling for Michigan. Kinda leaves a nasty taste in my mouth, but it's good for the conference and can't help but give IU confidence they can do big things if they take better care of the little things. Solid pitching, great defense, and the ability to consistently put the ball in play go a long way in the college game.Yeah, I was initially reluctant to give Michigan credit because of their 2-4 finish against IU and Neb to close out the regular season with the regular season title on the line. However, you have to give them credit as their pitching got hot and they have been getting clutch hitting during key situations. They were among the last four teams to make the tourney, so you never know. It would help the B1G's image if they won it all, and that would be a benefit to all B1G programs, not just Michigan's.
Pretty sure you would have made the same comment about UCLA. You laying any odds on that statement?they are not beating Vandy
I’m pulling for Michigan for two reasons: good for big ten and can’t stand Vandy whistlerMeat Chiken vs Vandy! We will get to see if their pitching can hold up to Vandys hitters. Should be a good Series ending.
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Credit to Michigan for reaching the title game, but it also received a break when it was sent to Oregon State for the regional. OSU was the weakest of the number one seeds and the Wolverines didn't even have to play the Beavers because OSU lost both of its games.
Meanwhile, IU had to play at Louisville and the Cardinals were rated the 7th seed. I know it was nice that it was close to Bloomington so our fans could attend, but not so much to have success. We lost by one and two runs, and then Louisville destroyed East Carolina and barely lost to Vanderbilt. With better pitching we definitely could have gone farther.
Still maintain the wrong team won the B1G. (We drew a huge break getting to close with RUTG--a team MICH had swept three weeks earlier.)
OTOH, MICH could've had our slot in Louisville and we could've been in Corvallis--maybe we're still playing.
Stop downplaying our conference title just because we sucked in the postseason.
No. The fact that we sucked in the postseason is exactly why the conference title should be downplayed. Because what we've shown since is that we didn't deserve it, and that MICH did. Admit it--we got lucky as hell to draw Rutgers the final weekend, and had we drawn someone more representative, we don't win the conference title. It's ok to admit the wrong team won the title. It happens in sports.
So are you just going to try to ruin every board this year?So what? All it proved is we could fluke into a conference title that ended up doing nothing for us, except proving that we could crap our pants afterwards except against two abysmal teams in Rutgers and UIC (and even UIC we struggled like hell to beat).
Give me where Michigan is compared to where we are. They accomplished. We gagged. They’re playing for a title. We won the tallest midget award. Yay.
So what? All it proved is we could fluke into a conference title that ended up doing nothing for us, except proving that we could crap our pants afterwards except against two abysmal teams in Rutgers and UIC (and even UIC we struggled like hell to beat).
Give me where Michigan is compared to where we are. They accomplished. We gagged. They’re playing for a title. We won the tallest midget award. Yay.
So what? All it proved is we could fluke into a conference title that ended up doing nothing for us, except proving that we could crap our pants afterwards except against two abysmal teams in Rutgers and UIC (and even UIC we struggled like hell to beat).
Give me where Michigan is compared to where we are. They accomplished. We gagged. They’re playing for a title. We won the tallest midget award. Yay.
Never look down your nose at a conference title. That is a great accomplishment. Not the ultimate accomplishment but a great accomplishment. Go Hoosiers!So what? All it proved is we could fluke into a conference title that ended up doing nothing for us, except proving that we could crap our pants afterwards except against two abysmal teams in Rutgers and UIC (and even UIC we struggled like hell to beat).
Give me where Michigan is compared to where we are. They accomplished. We gagged. They’re playing for a title. We won the tallest midget award. Yay.
They're gonna win the whole darn thing. Will probably beat Louisville in the finals. Who'd have predicted that May 10-12th?
Welp. Still 1 game away. That big frosh for Vandy was nasty. Game 3 should be entertaining.1 game away!!! Amazing.
Welp. Still 1 game away. That big frosh for Vandy was nasty. Game 3 should be entertaining.
Welp. Still 1 game away. That big frosh for Vandy was nasty. Game 3 should be entertaining.
That's totally true. When Vandy got their runs, I told my gf it seemed like Mich was in control and had multiple innings with runners in scoring position with nothing to show for it and Vandy was cashing in on their first real threat. UM's shortstop has been money thru the whole tourney but picked a very bad time to botch an easy double play. Their darned catcher needs to quit letting balls go the backstop too. We saw entirely too much of that play this season.Even with that Vandy's kid's stuff, Michigan had their chances. Didn't have the same key hits and spotless defensive play as all the rest of the tourney. Bad time to come back to earth.
Brutal way to end a helluva tournament run. Won their first 4 in Omaha only to leave town with nadda. Can’t imagine the heartache if that was the Hoosiers.
Well, it became pretty clear they were a good college team playing a pro team. Bleday is an absolute stud who was drafted 4th. Reminded me of a bigger, more athletic Schwarber. Martin was said to be a top 3 pick next year. Their darn pitchers were all basketball players that threw in the mid 90's and that freshman is going to go top 3 for sure if he doesn't hurt himself.The last two games they really looked the part of a BT football, basketball, or baseball team playing in a big game..............I'm not sure what it is about this conference, but they're always good enough to get there, rarely good enough to win.
Brutal way to end a helluva tournament run. Won their first 4 in Omaha only to leave town with nadda. Can’t imagine the heartache if that was the Hoosiers.
FWIW, IU managed to get one vote in the final coaches poll. With Michigan making it to the championship series, they went from unranked to second in the poll. UM was the only B1G team ranked in their final poll, while IU, which was 24th in their final regular season poll, was the only other team in the B1G to receive any votes.
http://sportspolls.usatoday.com/ncaa/baseball/polls/coaches-poll/2019/15/