#1 Overall Seed Miami regional...

lewindha · Mon May 26, 2008 12:06 pm

GREAT!!!

john_avery_fast · Mon May 26, 2008 12:19 pm

Miami is probably thinking the same thing when they look at this regional. The selection committee did them no favors.

rewalters · Mon May 26, 2008 1:33 pm

Brutal, none of the teams can be happy with that draw.

Mizzou has a stud, I believe his name is Crow, anyway he was like 12-0 on the year with sub 3.00 ERA, saw him a little in the Big 12 tourny, he was solid, very solid, not a match up I care to have. Their #2 guy was also pretty good, but IMO he looked hittable. Crow at times looked un-hittable. From what I have seen, the key to getting by Mizzou is to get into their bullpen early.

Probably easier said than done.

Don't know much about Miami, haven't seen them play this year, but I sure would like the opportunity to return the favor and use them as a stepping stone.

dgmcdowe · Mon May 26, 2008 1:44 pm

I saw them thrash UVA in the ACC championship right before our game came on.

They have a great first baseman that hits like he's playing with a whiffle ball.

oxfordrebel · Mon May 26, 2008 3:44 pm

IF the Rebels somehow make it out of this Regional they're paired with ANOTHER stacked Regional in Arizona. For the 4th year in a row we're getting messed over, though one can't help but think that our mid-season slide didn't do us any favors and put us in the position to get messed over.

National Seeds:

Miami (Miami, Mizzou, Ole Miss, BC) - Probably the toughest regional this year; Miami wins against Mizzou in the final.

North Carolina (UNC, UNC-Wilmington, Elon, Mt. St. Mary's) - One of the easier regionals; UNC comes out, but UNC-Wilmington or Elon could make it interesting.

Arizona St. (ASU, Vandy, Oklahoma, Stony Brook) - A challenging regional, but should be ASU's to loose; Oklahoma could be tough.

Florida St. (FSU, Florida, Tulane, Bucknell) - No favors to FSU in this one; in-state rivals makes this a popular one and Tulane could very well be the dark horse here; FSU pulls it out.

Cal St. Fullerton (CSF, UCLA, Virginia, Rider) - While the two So Cal schools will fight it out, look for Virginia to compete hard; CSF's experience will win it.

Rice (Rice, Texas, St. John's, Sam Houston St.) - Rice and Texas fight it out; Texas wins.

LSU (LSU, USM, UNO, Texas Southern) - LSU is hot and while I'm inclined to say they can't keep the streak going, I think they sweep the tourney. USM or UNO could give them a loss, but I kinda doubt it.

Georgia (UGA, GT, Louisville, Lipscomb) - Seeds 1-3 are tough opponents; my upset pick for the regionals is Louisville, though I'm not counting out GT.

Non-National Seeds:

Arizona ('Zona, Michigan, Kentucky, Eastern Mich) - Another very challenging regional; EMU goes 2 and out; Michigan can't handle the heat; so Arizona wins a close one against UK.

Coastal Carolina (CC, ECU, Bama, Columbia) - CC and ECU fight it out for the chance to move on. I'll go ahead and take CC.

Long Beach St. (LBSU, San Diego, Cal, Fresno St) - Tough regional, but I'll take LBSU; San Diego has the pitching to make it interesting, so I wouldn't count them out.

Oklahoma St (OSU, Wichita St., TCU, WKU) - Wichita State don't miss the SRs very often and they don't this year either; WSU over OSU.

Stanford (Stanford, Pepperdine, Arkansas, UC Davis) - Possibly the second toughest regional; Arkansas or UC Davis either one could play spoiler; I'll take Pepperdine.

Texas A&M (TAMU, Dallas Baptist, Houston, UIC) - Not too bad for the Aggies; TAMU wins over Houston in the finals.

Nebraska (Nebraska, UC Irvine, Oral Roberts, East. Illinois) - Tough 1-3; Oral Roberts always has the ability to play spoiler; take Nebraska over UC Irvine barely.

North Carolina St. (NC St, South Carolina, Charlotte, James Madison) - Basically this comes down to a good match-up between NC St and SC; too close to call, but I'll stick my neck out and say NC St.

Redbluedude · Mon May 26, 2008 4:11 pm

We got scre wed, but it seems that Miami got one broke off in them. Good night, the #1 seed gets Mizzou, who has had a solid year and one of the best pitchers in the country. The guy is 12-0 and I'm sure that's who we'll face. Also, we're a pretty solid team from a top conference who made it to the SEC Champ game. Seems like being #1, you'd get some small confernce teams, like a Charlotte or St. John's and maybe a USM in there. They got no thanks for being the #1 seed.

That being said, it's very difficult to get out of a Miami Regional. Those guys just find ways to win ballgames down there.

MtownRebel · Mon May 26, 2008 5:17 pm

With the way we played during mid-week games and against some of the SEC teams I'm not going to complain about our seeding. Just last weekend we were worrying more about even making it to Hoover.

MageeRebel425 · Mon May 26, 2008 7:45 pm

MtownRebel wrote:With the way we played during mid-week games and against some of the SEC teams I'm not going to complain about our seeding. Just last weekend we were worrying more about even making it to Hoover.

Arkansas, a team that did not even make the tourney, got a much better draw..

OMNOB · Mon May 26, 2008 10:47 pm

So what if Arkansas got a better draw? On paper we have a much better team. Like my Father says, better to lose to the best than lose to the worst. If we make it through this regional, as tough as it is, I believe it will be smooth sailing onto Omaha. Bottom line is that we need to play like the team we were projected to be, and I believe that can happen with the "second season" beginning.

oxfordrebel · Tue May 27, 2008 8:30 am

OMNOB wrote:So what if Arkansas got a better draw? On paper we have a much better team. Like my Father says, better to lose to the best than lose to the worst. If we make it through this regional, as tough as it is, I believe it will be smooth sailing onto Omaha. Bottom line is that we need to play like the team we were projected to be, and I believe that can happen with the "second season" beginning.

See, when I first looked at the Miami Regional I thought, "boy, this is like MSU last year; tough regional then smooth sailing to the CWS." Then I looked at the Arizona Regional we're paired with. Arizona, Michigan, Vanderbilt. Nope, no smooth sailing there.

Ole Miss-Vandy in the SRs? Why not? Can't seem to shake those guys!

parrotreb · Tue May 27, 2008 9:49 am

Personally, I think Ole Miss should withdraw in protest. If the injustice and indignity is so strong, and not misperceived by Ole Miss fans, why continue to let the NCAA break it off in us. If Larry Templeton is the reason we have not made it to Omaha the last few years (as opposed to timely hitting, making a critical pitch and/or other baseball stuff), then the reasons for protest become all the greater. Plus, when you look at it this way, it becomes all the more obvious that what the NCAA is really doing is gleefully zinging the Ole Miss fans. Send them to Arizona for a super regional, put them in the No. 1 seed's bracket a thousand miles away so that their fans have a hard time getting to the games. I'm telling you once you look at it this way, it is obvious that mediocre baseball didn't get us where we are. Accordingly, we should withdraw in protest not only to protect Ole Miss' baseball reputation and the team's shabby treatment but also to serve as a beacon of hope to other teams who may find themselves in a similar position.

MtownRebel · Tue May 27, 2008 6:50 pm

oxfordrebel wrote:
OMNOB wrote:So what if Arkansas got a better draw? On paper we have a much better team. Like my Father says, better to lose to the best than lose to the worst. If we make it through this regional, as tough as it is, I believe it will be smooth sailing onto Omaha. Bottom line is that we need to play like the team we were projected to be, and I believe that can happen with the "second season" beginning.
See, when I first looked at the Miami Regional I thought, "boy, this is like MSU last year; tough regional then smooth sailing to the CWS." Then I looked at the Arizona Regional we're paired with. Arizona, Michigan, Vanderbilt. Nope, no smooth sailing there.

Ole Miss-Vandy in the SRs? Why not? Can't seem to shake those guys!

Kentucky not Vandy...and its the Ann Arbor regional

MIZtigersZOU · Tue May 27, 2008 7:07 pm

First...nice to be back...haven't been over here since football season!

Second...are you guys as tired of Miami arrogance as the Tiger faithful are? From the way they are talking..."Misery" and "Old *beep*" should just stay back in Columbia and Oxford...we don't have a chance to win a d*** thing...

oxfordrebel · Tue May 27, 2008 8:29 pm

MtownRebel wrote:
oxfordrebel wrote:
OMNOB wrote:So what if Arkansas got a better draw? On paper we have a much better team. Like my Father says, better to lose to the best than lose to the worst. If we make it through this regional, as tough as it is, I believe it will be smooth sailing onto Omaha. Bottom line is that we need to play like the team we were projected to be, and I believe that can happen with the "second season" beginning.
See, when I first looked at the Miami Regional I thought, "boy, this is like MSU last year; tough regional then smooth sailing to the CWS." Then I looked at the Arizona Regional we're paired with. Arizona, Michigan, Vanderbilt. Nope, no smooth sailing there.

Ole Miss-Vandy in the SRs? Why not? Can't seem to shake those guys!
Kentucky not Vandy...and its the Ann Arbor regional

I say Arizona Regional because Arizona's the 1 seed in it; though you are right, it's the Ann Arbor Regional officially. And I realized this afternoon I messed up confusing UK and Vandy all day.

Well, Vandy's going to ASU, so I was close anyway.

MtownRebel · Wed May 28, 2008 12:03 am

MIZtigersZOU wrote:First...nice to be back...haven't been over here since football season!

Second...are you guys as tired of Miami arrogance as the Tiger faithful are? From the way they are talking..."Misery" and "Old *beep*" should just stay back in Columbia and Oxford...we don't have a chance to win a d*** thing...

Consider the source. They are some of the worst fans in the world and support one of the worst institutions in the world. My hate for the U is up there with the Boston Red Sox, terrorism, and Memphis State.