SB Final: Louisiana 0, Troy 3

[UL_Cajuns]

Oddly enough that now gives Troy a 46 RPI in the top 50 so technically if we beat them next 2 games hopefully then that gives UL 2 more quad one wins. lol. Can’t lose anymore games however.

[BabbForHeisman]

Oddly enough that now gives Troy a 46 RPI in the top 50 so technically if we beat them next 2 games hopefully then that gives UL 2 more quad one wins. lol. Can’t lose anymore games however.

Conspiracy theory: we lost last night on purpose, hahahahaha

[Cajun90]

Conspiracy theory: we lost last night on purpose, hahahahaha

Gonegolfin to Coach prior to game last night..... Listen coach all I'm sayin is that if there was ever a time to have a really uninspiring pregame talk tonight might be the night.....

[GoneGolfin]

Gonegolfin to Coach prior to game last night..... Listen coach all I'm sayin is that if there was ever a time to have a really uninspiring pregame talk tonight might be the night.....

It is ok folks ... they did not lose a national seed last night. It is going to be ok. Go win the series.

Brian

[bbhstiger5]

They got caught sleeping. Is it a coincidence that it happened right after being declared conference champs? Can’t put these games on the back burner!

[RaginScotsman]

They got caught sleeping. Is it a coincidence that it happened right after being declared conference champs? Can’t put these games on the back burner!

You can tell Glasco was not happy in his interviews with Foote. Really put it on the hitting, as he should have. Then the missed double play that would have gotten us out the inning with Landry still in the circle.

Said he was told the hitters were ready and they flat out were not. Said they scout every pitcher, so mixing up the rotation should not have been a huge factor.

It was just a poor effort at the plate. Let's move on and win the series. However, another bad performance and we lose the streak on the last dang weekend of conference play at home? That will be just a turd sandwich.

[CajunRed]

You can tell Glasco was not happy in his interviews with Foote. Really put it on the hitting, as he should have. Then the missed double play that would have gotten us out the inning with Landry still in the circle.

Said he was told the hitters were ready and they flat out were not. Said they scout every pitcher, so mixing up the rotation should not have been a huge factor.

It was just a poor effort at the plate. Let's move on and win the series. However, another bad performance and we lose the streak on the last dang weekend of conference play at home? That will be just a turd sandwich.

Yep... I'd say it was the hitting... since NO games are with ZERO runs.

[ragin50]

You can tell Glasco was not happy in his interviews with Foote. Really put it on the hitting, as he should have. Then the missed double play that would have gotten us out the inning with Landry still in the circle.

Said he was told the hitters were ready and they flat out were not. Said they scout every pitcher, so mixing up the rotation should not have been a huge factor.

It was just a poor effort at the plate. Let's move on and win the series. However, another bad performance and we lose the streak on the last dang weekend of conference play at home? That will be just a turd sandwich.

Regardless of what happens the rest of the way, I have no reason to believe the committee will treat us fairly. Considering their past history in awarding regionals, I have no faith that they will do the right thing.

[GoneGolfin]

Softball RPI through games of 5/2

#7 Tennessee .66849

-- .00437 gap

#8 UCLA .66412
#9 Missouri .66335
-- .00287 gap
#10 Oklahoma State .66048
#11 Florida State .65897
#12 Texas A&M .65863
#13 Arkansas .65593
#14 Louisiana .65496
#15 Alabama .65418
#16 Florida .65252


-- .01550 gap


#17 Virginia Tech .63702

You can see that there is a substantial gap between where the Cajuns are at #14 and the #17 and beyond teams. The gap between #14 Louisiana and #17 Virginia Tech is more than the gap between #7 Tennessee and #14 Louisiana. Much would need to happen for the Cajuns to fall out of the RPI TOP 16. Could it happen? Sure. But if the Cajuns do not tank, they will be ok in this regard. The best thing they can do now is grab some more Top 50 wins and Top 25 wins (Texas State). The rest will take care of itself.

Another way to look at this is the differentials with Louisiana at the epic-center ...

#14 Louisiana .65496

#13 .00097 (on top of the Cajuns)
#12 .00367 (close to the Cajuns)
#11 .00401 (close to the Cajuns)
#10 .00552 (easy striking distance)
#9 .00839 (possible)
#8 .00924 (possible)
#7 .01353 (not likely, but possible)

#15 .00078 (on top of the Cajuns)
#16 .00244 (close to the Cajuns)
#17 .01794 (presently in a neighboring zip code)

The above tightness around the Cajuns is why rankings shift, even though your team does not play a game. Those that do not comprehend this and question it on their podcast must understand that this is purely mathematical and the Cajuns' RPI can change simply through connectivity with their opponents that do play a game that day ... as well as how the teams around them have their RPI change (resulting in rankings changes). Some folks are too accustomed to the behavior of human polls, giving them pause.

Brian

[moorecajun]

Those humans ... what can you do with them!

[VObserver]

Oddly enough that now gives Troy a 46 RPI in the top 50 so technically if we beat them next 2 games hopefully then that gives UL 2 more quad one wins. lol. Can’t lose anymore games however.

Troy's RPI after last night is 53.

Their adjusted RPI of .57211 is exactly the same as their base RPI. They have no penalties or bonuses for non-conference scheduling or wins/losses. That is how they have a # 46 base RPI of .57211 and a # 53 adjusted RPI of .57211.

Also there are no bonuses for Top 25/50 wins in conference. They are still included when the committee looks at comparative records.

[RaginScotsman]

Regardless of what happens the rest of the way, I have no reason to believe the committee will treat us fairly. Considering their past history in awarding regionals, I have no faith that they will do the right thing.

We all want to host. I really want it for Glasco because he's never hosted at UL.

You're right. The absurd softball committee is so good at moving the goal posts. You've got to leave no doubt because RPI isn't enough. That was abundantly clear last year when we usually would have been safely in a host spot if our name was not Louisiana.

Most of us watch the softball selection show every year and see the same narrative play out. It's funny, but not funny. Being in a position to host and being shipped away is tiresome. Look at the reaction of the team last year.

Some of that is on us, though. We've lost too many games and last night was rough. We certainly had the schedule to host. We left ourselves no margin for error in the months of April and May by our performances in February and March.