This Super Regional is ridiculous

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Originally Posted by moorecajun

Well, maybe we (UL) don't have the stroke to get things changed ... but I bet if we go and beat ASU, THEY will cause an uproar that will get noticed!

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No, they won't cause any kind of uproar. As the #7 team IN AMERICA a few years ago, we were sent to Arizona as the NUMBER 5 SEED in an 8 TEAM regional.

Read that again if you weren't following the program then. We weren't even seeded in the top HALF of the country, even though we were ranked in the top 10.

What happened? The NUMBER 5 REGIONAL SEED shocked AZ and everyone else. Won the whole cotton - picken thing and went to the College World Series. Uproar? Hardly. Nobody gives a crap outside of Lafayette, and that's a shame.

With all that said, I expect the Cajuns to win easily this Thursday and Friday. Maybe I'm losing my mind. But this isn't even going to be close.

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Originally Posted by Just1More

I'd be pretty disappointed in Scott if he believed the 14 seed is correct. 4 losses in over 50 games... come on man... "14"... nonsense. We are only talking about moving up in the 11 to 12 seed range. You cannot tell me that UL wasn't an 11 or 12. And that seed difference is massive. I totally disagree that UL, both in this year's results, and past pedigree, should not be capable of validating an 11 or 12 this year. The "14" is further proof that the "double penalty" is in effect.

If anything... and I'm not necessarily believing he's hunting for a better position in the bigger conferences by kowtowing to this seeding system... I think being the chairman, he can't throw a fit or get too publicly vocal about UL's specific position.

We all know the issues... our next mission is to stomp the devil out of ASU.

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Hey he told this to Jay Walker not me. He does not need to throw a fit to say I would have been more comfortable at one or two seeds better, but bla, bla, bla. No he said they got it RIGHT. His motivation is my speculation. If he thinks they got it right I question his intellect. I have quit giving him a pass, he is a proven liar, he has contradicted himself multiple times about he CUSA issue, and is not smart enough to quit lying. Why should I believe him on this issue, or his motivation.

Yes, we were underseeded. As a previous poster mentioned, Farmer could be acting politically correct when commenting on the fairness of our seed. However, sometimes things are just such crap that you should speak up no matter what. And if Farmer believes that we were worthy of a 14 seed instead of higher, then shame on him.

And yes, it's difficult to maintain hope. But. a.) South Al was no slouch in their regional. b.) look at all our regular season accomplishments c.) look at how we tore through our regional. The caveat is d.) if we win the super regional, they will have to notice not only based on our merits that have gone above and beyond the call of duty to demonstrate how worthy we are of a higher seed and higher respect, but also based on how ____ed arizona st. will be that they had to play us, and how ____ed the WCWS' other 7 participants will be when they have to face us.

Ladies and gents, we can win this super regional. I have no doubt. I fully expect us to. And honestly, it gives me more satisfaction that we have to go the tough road we do. We will say at the end of the playoffs, when we are hoisting up the NC trophy, that no one, NO ONE, gave it to us. We earned it. We took it, nay, we wrestled it from, nay, we RIPPED IT FROM THEIR DIRTY MONEY GRUBBIN' NONSENSICAL HANDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *rips shirt apart and roars in an adrenaline infested rage*

it's gonna be good y'all :)

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Originally Posted by Sid

Yes, we were underseeded. As a previous poster mentioned, Farmer could be acting politically correct when commenting on the fairness of our seed. However, sometimes things are just such crap that you should speak up no matter what. And if Farmer believes that we were worthy of a 14 seed instead of higher, then shame on him.

And yes, it's difficult to maintain hope. But. a.) South Al was no slouch in their regional. b.) look at all our regular season accomplishments c.) look at how we tore through our regional. The caveat is d.) if we win the super regional, they will have to notice not only based on our merits that have gone above and beyond the call of duty to demonstrate how worthy we are of a higher seed and higher respect, but also based on how ____ed arizona st. will be that they had to play us, and how ____ed the WCWS' other 7 participants will be when they have to face us.

Ladies and gents, we can win this super regional. I have no doubt. I fully expect us to. And honestly, it gives me more satisfaction that we have to go the tough road we do. We will say at the end of the playoffs, when we are hoisting up the NC trophy, that no one, NO ONE, gave it to us. We earned it. We took it, nay, we wrestled it from, nay, we RIPPED IT FROM THEIR DIRTY MONEY GRUBBIN' NONSENSICAL HANDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *rips shirt apart and roars in an adrenaline infested rage*

it's gonna be good y'all :)

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I'm going to take a lot of heat for this, but I heard Farmer's rationale for his comments, and it's hard to disagree.

One big thing the committee looked at was "very bad losses" - losses to teams outside of the top 99 RPI. We had four of them. Many teams had none.

We had 4 wins against top 25 rpi teams. Some teams had many.

From a selection committee member's point of view, that actually made sense.

With that said, I wouldn't be thrilled to go to Cal or Alabama or somewhere like that. Would I rather play Hofstra? Well sure. But that's not how it works.

And all things considered, I think UL is VERY comfortable going to play a team we beat 9-2 earlier in the season. I don't think ASU is ecstatic for their "reward" for a great season - a date with the Cajuns.

It's going to be fun this Thursday and Friday. I really think these games won't even be close. I'll probably be surprised, but I guess we'll see.

I haven't followed with baited breath.. but I thought we ended up seeded right where brian had our RPI?

I agree we can win it, and I expect to win it. The truth is I wanted to watch our team in Lafayette. This also means we will have to beat more elite teams than others had we been properly seeded. That certainly means nothing if you look at it as you might in a game.


In a game if you are the home team and the game is tied, you feel real good if you shut down the visitor in the top of the tenth, because you now have six outs to score vs their three, but that all goes out the window if they score with two outs. When we beat that ASU team it will be very similar to being on the road and scoring with two outs, the team goes in the spot that is being projected for the no. three seed, and we already took care of them.

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Originally Posted by CajunEXPRESS

I agree we can win it, and I expect to win it. The truth is I wanted to watch our team in Lafayette. This also means we will have to beat more elite teams than others had we been properly seeded. That certainly means nothing if you look at it as you might in a game.


In a game if you are the home team and the game is tied, you feel real good if you shut down the visitor in the top of the tenth, because you now have six outs to score vs their three, but that all goes out the window if they score with two outs. When we beat that ASU team it will be very similar to being on the road and scoring with two outs, the team goes in the spot that is being projected for the no. three seed, and we already took care of them.

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HUH? I need more coffee. :)

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Originally Posted by Sid

Ladies and gents, we can win this super regional. I have no doubt. I fully expect us to. And honestly, it gives me more satisfaction that we have to go the tough road we do. We will say at the end of the playoffs, when we are hoisting up the NC trophy, that no one, NO ONE, gave it to us. We earned it. We took it, nay, we wrestled it from, nay, we RIPPED IT FROM THEIR DIRTY MONEY GRUBBIN' NONSENSICAL HANDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *rips shirt apart and roars in an adrenaline infested rage*

it's gonna be good y'all :)

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Have you been hanging around Hud lately? :D

ONE PITCH AT A TIME !!!!!! We are 3-0 vs the 15 teams left in the Tournament.Beat Hofstra 5-4,Beat Michigan 10 -7,and Beat Arizona State 9-2.Rained out vs Arizona,so don't give me we didn't play anybody B.S. JUST WIN BABY !!!!!

I don't think South AL was outside the top 99. I don't think FIU was out of the top 99 either. They lost 0 out of conference games. They were 17-1 against the NCAA field. They lost only 4 games all to conference teams. The three of the losses were where the other team had 3 chances to win one game. ASU lost to McNeese. Farmer is an apologist and has the backbone of an invertebrate. He would not stick up for his athletic programs against the big boys unless one of us had his testicles in a vise. (If he has any)