Cornelius
| Favorite team: | Vanderbilt  |
| Location: | 1800s |
| Biography: | |
| Interests: | Shipping, Railroads, Logistics, Philanthropy |
| Occupation: | Industrialist, Robber Baron, Commodore |
| Number of Posts: | 1047 |
| Registered on: | 8/17/2012 |
| Online Status: | Not Online |
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re: D1 Baseball Field of 64 - 5/24
Posted by Cornelius on 5/24/24 at 10:10 am
[quote]So the better SEC team is on the bubble and the other is a top 8 seed? I hope Stricklin and Byrnes ask this exact question when they meet. So if the SEC is so strong, shouldn't we take SEC results over games in February/March?[/quote]
Seems like a function of having 5 bad losses weighing dow...
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re: D1 Baseball Field of 64 - 5/24
Posted by Cornelius on 5/24/24 at 9:27 am
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re: D1 Baseball Field of 64 - 5/24
Posted by Cornelius on 5/24/24 at 9:27 am
[quote]Lsu (13 Oklahoma St)[/quote]
Given how entertaining the 2022 Stillwater Regional was, this has some very real potential. Being matched up with the College Station Regional provides some extra spice.
[quote]Vanderbilt (11 NC State)[/quote]
Vandy should show up in surgical masks. That w...
re: First Time an SEC Champion Got Run Ruled?
Posted by Cornelius on 5/22/24 at 12:52 pm
[quote]Florida 2017[/quote]
Chad Spanberger. ...
re: SEC Baseball Bracket is set…
Posted by Cornelius on 5/20/24 at 2:08 pm
[quote]the top 4 teams should all lay down..
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Eh. If your bats are good enough to win games without taxing your pitching, go win the damn thing. ...
re: D1Baseball Field of 64 Projection - 5/20/24 (11 SEC teams in)
Posted by Cornelius on 5/20/24 at 1:57 pm
[quote]If these teams are truly the 1st four out, which I would question,
that's good for the SEC teams on the bubble.[/quote]
Yeah, its a pretty weak bubble. Bodes well for the SEC. ...
re: SEC Baseball Bracket is set…
Posted by Cornelius on 5/20/24 at 12:05 pm
[quote]Which team has the [b]easiest[/b] and hardest path to the championship game?[/quote]
Is there such a thing when the top 4 teams in the tournament are basically the top 4 teams in the country?
I would argue that the Arkansas/Kentucky side of the bracket would be my preferred path mostly b...
re: SEC Baseball Bubble Team Metrics (Alabama, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Florida, LSU)
Posted by Cornelius on 5/20/24 at 11:37 am
As we sit here today, I'd rank them as follows:
1. Alabama
2. South Carolina
3. Vandy
4. Florida
5. LSU
Biggest factors being RPI, Q1 wins, and head-to-head.
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re: Our boy Wes is tearing it up at Georgia right now.
Posted by Cornelius on 5/17/24 at 9:39 am
It will be interesting to follow Wes at Georgia. That's a job where local talent alone can keep you in the mix. Inheriting a Charlie Condon certainly helps... ...
re: Pirates calling up Paul Skenes
Posted by Cornelius on 5/9/24 at 9:30 am
Love it when college players, especially those from the SEC, get called up - and quickly. It only helps grow the college game. ...
re: May 6th Baseball Rankings - BaseVOLS on top!
Posted by Cornelius on 5/6/24 at 10:45 am
[quote]Droppd Out: Vanderbilt (17)[/quote]
May not win another game this year. ...
re: EDIT: Arkansas has been cheating - Baseball (not UGA related)
Posted by Cornelius on 4/29/24 at 11:34 am
[quote]Vanderbilt - .306/.233 (.073) - maybe...[/quote]
Probably. First the unlimited scholarships, then the sticky stuff, and now this. ...
re: Coach Cal, Let's get real for a moment!
Posted by Cornelius on 4/25/24 at 4:52 pm
[quote]The last few years at KY can't be thrown out however. His record at KY Includes 12/15 years making the NCAA tourney. But, his last 6 years weren't stellar to end the season.[/quote]
I agree that this can't be overlooked, but it is also the reason that he's the coach at Arkansas now, so a bit...
re: I understand we will never be as consistently good as Georgia, bama, lsu, etc. in football
Posted by Cornelius on 4/19/24 at 1:56 pm
There's a few outliers like Bielema's record against Freeze and Pittman's record against Kiffin & Leach, but hard to argue Arkansas has had the better head coach in any of these matchups.
[b]Missouri: [/b]
Pinkel > Bielema
Odom > Morris
Drink > Pittman
[b]Ole Miss: [/b]
Freeze > B...
re: I understand we will never be as consistently good as Georgia, bama, lsu, etc. in football
Posted by Cornelius on 4/19/24 at 10:48 am
Coaching. ...
re: Omaha Stats since 2000
Posted by Cornelius on 4/18/24 at 12:05 pm
[quote]Agreed. Corbin has done an incredible job there. It will be interesting to see if it continues over the next 10 years with the NIL changes..[/quote]
Less concerned with NIL and more concerned with development at this point. Seems like they've steadily regressed since 2021. ...
re: Question; No BS….why is Arkansas so consistent in baseball? No he doesn’t win titles every
Posted by Cornelius on 4/17/24 at 4:29 pm
[quote]Van Horn was a pitching coach only prior to Arkansas[/quote]
???
Van Horn built Nebraska of all places into a baseball power prior to going to Arkansas. He's been a head coach at various levels for 30+ years.
[quote]Corbin and O’Sullivan have also had awful seasons with loaded roster...
re: Arkansas Basketball Coaching Search Thread
Posted by Cornelius on 4/5/24 at 2:38 pm
[quote]Tang signed a new seven-year, $23.1 million extension in September, which set his buyout at $6 million if he were to leave before April 30 of this year.[/quote]
Yurachek willing to pay $6M to buyout Tang? ...
re: Arkansas Basketball Coaching Search Thread
Posted by Cornelius on 4/5/24 at 11:50 am
[quote]Could've just done a straight up trade for Muss and saved everyone the headache. That was the only school he could've jumped to where there was no buy out in his contract.[/quote]
That was USD not SDSU. ...
re: Vandy Fans
Posted by Cornelius on 4/5/24 at 11:21 am
[quote]Corbin has two national titles in 21 complete years.[/quote]
How many do Tennessee and Florida have in a collective 200+ years?...
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