BB G1: Louisiana 10, A stAte 0

[Million$Mullet]

8-0 they must be doing something right tonight

stAte is very very bad but we have been laying down some beautiful bunts

[angeleast]

Is it wrong that I feel bad for A State baseball?

Yes..repent

[ManAboutTown]

8-0 they must be doing something right tonight

Yea.. we’re playing the worst college baseball team I’ve ever seen. Maybe with the exception of the Peacocks of St. Peter’s

[Dad04]

Is it wrong that I feel bad for A State baseball?

The catcher tripped on his mask catching a pop up with his head. It is pretty sad. The head coach been there a long time. Jonesboro has a bad reputation. It's OK to sympathize.

I'm gunna feel bad for our RPI Monday.

[zeppelincajun]

Poor Higgs, man. 13 ABs 9 Ks.

[zeppelincajun]

The catcher tripped on his mask catching a pop up with his head. It is pretty sad. The head coach been there a long time. Jonesboro has a bad reputation. It's OK to sympathize.

I'm gunna feel bad for our RPI Monday.

Coastal lost at Wake last Wednesday and swept stAte on the weekend. They are still 38 this week. Don’t think they dropped too much. Not to say we won’t take a hit just hoping it’s not too bad

[Dad04]

Poor Higgs, man. 13 ABs 9 Ks.

Weekend of the subs.

[Dad04]

Coastal lost at Wake last Wednesday and swept stAte on the weekend. They are still 38 this week. Don’t think they dropped too much. Not to say we won’t take a hit just hoping it’s not too bad

You are correct. The effect will be gradual. I think we played St. Peter at the end of the season and they killed our RPI all at once. The effect of stAte's RPI will hurt a little more every week. RPI only matters after the last game,

[Million$Mullet]

You are correct. The effect will be gradual. I think we played St. Peter at the end of the season and they killed our RPI all at once. The effect of stAte's RPI will hurt a little more every week. RPI only matters after the last game,

It was the opposite. We played them in early March before conference started. It killed our rpi all at once and at the end of the season lol

[GoneGolfin]

Coastal lost at Wake last Wednesday and swept stAte on the weekend. They are still 38 this week. Don’t think they dropped too much. Not to say we won’t take a hit just hoping it’s not too bad

You cannot look at the RPI ranking to determine how an opponent did/did not affect your own RPI. You need to isolate the variables. Your RPI ranking can rise, even though your RPI (the value) falls (and vice-versa). This is because teams in the vicinity of your ranking had their RPI fall more. Also, your RPI (the value) may rise playing an Arkansas State, because your opponents performed particularly well that night, even though their direct impact damaged your RPI.

What you need to do to determine opponent impact (such as a win vs. Arkansas State tonight) is hold all other opponents' contributions constant and compute ASU's impact to your OWP and OOWP ... while including the win and increase in your OWP. Your RPI (the value) can then be compared to your prior RPI (the value). Then you know the impact.

I can tell you that a road win over Arkansas State (isolated) will still bring down the Cajuns' RPI (the value). The effect on the Cajuns' RPI ranking will depend on what teams in the Cajuns' vicinity do tonight (and the Cajuns' opponents, and the Cajuns' opponent's opponents, etc.).

Brian