How Saint Peter's series, RPI and losses cost the Cajuns

[Rougarou]

Let's focus on the most important thing here - because St. Peter's went winless, I do not have to purchase a peacock as a pet.

[Turbine]

Was sacred heart available? Are people literally just going to ignore that St. Peter's was the only D1 option at the time we scheduled them? It was a bad decision but lets not pretend our coaches picked them over everyone else. I'm sure next time they will choose to give our players a weekend off instead of playing St. Peter's.

Back in March right on the heels of sweeping St. Peters (before knowing they would go winless) Brian gave better options

"If you are absolutely in a bind and cannot find one of the myriad of D1 teams (especially northern teams) to fill a weekend ... go the non-D1 route. There are many non-D1 teams that will provide an equal or better challenge vs. a Saint Peter's ... without the RPI damage."

[Hark Mudspeth]

Back in March right on the heels of sweeping St. Peters (before knowing they would go winless) Brian gave better options

"If you are absolutely in a bind and cannot find one of the myriad of D1 teams (especially northern teams) to fill a weekend ... go the non-D1 route. There are many non-D1 teams that will provide an equal or better challenge vs. a Saint Peter's ... without the RPI damage."

A moot observation at that point In time. A much better observation for Brian or anyone to share with the coaches and team would have been on the bus shortly before departure on April 27th...hey guys, you are right where you want to be to get an at large bid, don't go get swept.

[Turbine]

Never once said scheduling them wasn't dumb of the coaches and should and will learn from it...

I'll vouch for you.

You you never said that.

[Turbine]

A moot observation at that point In time. A much better observation for Brian or anyone to share with the coaches and team would have been on the bus shortly before departure on April 27th...hey guys, you are right where you want to be to get an at large bid, don't go get swept.

It wasn't moot BECAUSE he has been trying to educate us on the dangers for YEARS.

His timing was perfect actually. While I was reveling in the sweep and near perfect game, he made his warning WHILE we were paying attention.

[CajunEXPRESS]

32 wins ain't getting a SBC team an at large bid. We still needed some wins vs teams we lost to. USM, LTUR, LSU, UTA, USA, CCU, Tulane, SLU, Nichols, GS.

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[Turbine]

32 wins ain't getting a SBC team an at large bid. We still needed some wins vs teams we lost to. USM, LTUR, LSU, UTA, USA, CCU, Tulane, SLU, Nichols, GS.

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How many of those 700 missed (practice) at bats could the team have made up with that weekend off?

It has been implied that those missed at bats contributed to the non-wins you mentioned.

[Hark Mudspeth]

32 wins ain't getting a SBC team an at large bid. We still needed some wins vs teams we lost to. USM, LTUR, LSU, UTA, USA, CCU, Tulane, SLU, Nichols, GS.

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Particularly one that finished the season with an overflowing diaper. Reverse our schedule and finish with series wins of USM and SHSU then maybe but those series wins were long gone out of the committee minds

[LifeTimeCajun]

Refresh my memory on what happen opening weekend? Weren't we suppose to open with 3 game series with southeastern?