BB G2: Louisiana 5, ULM 7

[Million$Mullet]

Mullet, your off the hook this morning!!

Two too many coffees this morning

[ZoomZoom]

We should be a multi bid league this year. Just dont know if our record or rpi will be good enough. We will have to win the tourney in my opinion

Ton of work to do. We’re in SIXTH place this morning. SIXTH. And need a win today to win a series against ULM, who has been our own personal b for almost a decade. SBC might be a multi bid league this year, but it will take a miracle to be in the discussion regarding an at large in a few weeks.

Agree with you, a weekend in May is our path.

[Big Buds]

We would have to win out with the exception of a lose in the Tournament Final for an at large.

[Dad04]

We would have to win out with the exception of a lose in the Tournament Final for an at large.

Meanwhile our comp, Southern Miss is projected to host. We are in good company though. The list of teams with RPI greater than 40 in descending order includes;

41. TCU
42. North Carolina
43. TX A&M
45. Alabama
46. Ole Miss
47. Louisiana
48. UCLA

Even further down

52. South AL
54. TX State
55. Clemson
56. Baylor
59. UC Irvine
62. Coastal Carolina
68. South Carolina
71. E. Carolina
75. Pepperdine
76. USC
78. Miss State
84. UCF ....annual underachiever with boatloads of talent at their doorstep
88. Houston

All that to say we are not alone in the company of previously very successful programs scuffling for consistency.

[GoneGolfin]

We would have to win out with the exception of a lose in the Tournament Final for an at large.

Not true.

Brian

[Dad04]

Not true.

Brian

I am afraid to ask.......so I won't....

[LifeTimeCajun]

Meanwhile our comp, Southern Miss is projected to host. We are in good company though. The list of teams with RPI greater than 40 in descending order includes;

41. TCU
42. North Carolina
43. TX A&M
45. Alabama
46. Ole Miss
47. Louisiana
48. UCLA

Even further down

52. South AL
54. TX State
55. Clemson
56. Baylor
59. UC Irvine
62. Coastal Carolina
68. South Carolina
71. E. Carolina
75. Pepperdine
76. USC
78. Miss State
84. UCF ....annual underachiever with boatloads of talent at their doorstep
88. Houston

All that to say we are not alone in the company of previously very successful programs scuffling for consistency.

I think we dropped to 55 after last night according to warren nolan

[Big Buds]

Not true.

Brian

What the hell do you know?! LOL

I was being a tad dramatic but the door is almost shut on Louisiana for an at large. Winning 2/3 of the way won’t cut it.

[Dad04]

What the hell do you know?! LOL

I was being a tad dramatic but the door is almost shut on Louisiana for an at large. Winning 2/3 of the way won’t cut it.

It MAY be not true the only path IS a tourney loss and win out. Maybe we don't need to win out.

[ZoomZoom]

Got this off the weenie board…

Non-auto bid teams who made regionals with an RPI over 50 since 2010

2010
None

2011
St. Johns (54)
Troy (50)

2012
Sam Houston State (51)

2013
Oklahoma State (52)
UC-Santa Barbara (57)
San Francisco (50)

2014
Fullerton (54)
Clemson (50)

2015
Clemson (56)
Oregon (62)

2016
Washington (55)
Long Beach State (52)
Minnesota (50)

2017
UCLA (51)

2018
Washington (62)

2019
FSU (50)
TCU (55)

2021
Maryland (55)
UC-Santa Barbara (50)
Central Michigan (52)

Yes they cleared hurdles, but we have a few to clear in our own league. That’s the first hurdle.

[GoneGolfin]

What the hell do you know?! LOL

I was being a tad dramatic but the door is almost shut on Louisiana for an at large. Winning 2/3 of the way won’t cut it.

Yep, I knew you were. Which is why I did not launch into a dissertation.

14/20 (regular season) would put them in position to contend for one. But other things matter ... like conference finish ... and winning the series vs. Georgia State and/or Texas State ... Top 50 RPI wins, etc.. Of course they would need a solid conference tournament. And ... it depends on how other teams in the vicinity of the Cajuns also finish, as well as a strong performance from Cajun opponents.

Brian

[GoneGolfin]

I am afraid to ask.......so I won't....

LOL.

Brian

[LifeTimeCajun]

Not only did this particular loss hurt our RPI but it hurt in the win column as well. A win would of put us just 2 games out of first place based on the weekend results. The good news is nobody is running away with the conference just yet. A conference 1st place finish(as poorly as we have played and given games away) would help in a multi bid league

[ZoomZoom]

Tied for fourth, but however the conference figures tie breakers, we are still in SIXTH as far as standings. Lots of work left and luck needed to be relevant.

[GeauxLA]

Not only did this particular loss hurt our RPI but it hurt in the win column as well. A win would of put us just 2 games out of first place based on the weekend results. The good news is nobody is running away with the conference just yet. A conference 1st place finish(as poorly as we have played and given games away) would help in a multi bid league

We had a chance to make up ground but with series at Georgia State and at Texas State, it was going to be tough to make up the rest of the ground.