1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:04,440 Speaker 1: The Big Bets on Campus Podcast Podcast. 2 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:05,760 Speaker 2: All right, here we go. 3 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:13,000 Speaker 3: Every pitch is your pitch, The greatest show on dirt, 4 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:17,079 Speaker 3: deep to left. 5 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 2: Field, way back, that God Show. Now they can add 6 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 2: college baseball to their trophy case. 7 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:37,600 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Big Bets on Campus Podcast presented by 8 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 1: Bett MGM. We have made it. We are here in Omaha, 9 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 1: not really in spirit, Colin soon to be actually there 10 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:47,160 Speaker 1: physically on the diamond at Charles Schwab Field. He'll get 11 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:50,239 Speaker 1: into everything that is around the sport, not just the 12 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 1: play in between the lines, but rockos, jello shots, all 13 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 1: of the atmosphere, all of the energy, bringing eight fan 14 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 1: bases because that's where we are in the college postseason. 15 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 1: We have eighteen tames left. They have made it to 16 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 1: the College World Series. We have some usuals who are 17 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 1: in the top ten for the entire season, and we 18 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: have some you know, cinderellas so to speak, that put 19 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 1: it together late in the year. Talking about the Florida Gators, 20 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:14,680 Speaker 1: the NC State Wolfpack got their bullpen together. They've been 21 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: playing great as well. We're going to break down Bracket one, 22 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:20,399 Speaker 1: Bracket two. We're gonna talk losers bracket. We're gonna talk 23 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 1: win situation over the weekend. We have everything covered and 24 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 1: Colin's our man to walk us through it. So Colin, 25 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:29,679 Speaker 1: how are you feeling ahead of your trip to Omaha, Nebraska. 26 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 2: Well, I'm a little sad that the Razorbacks are there, 27 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 2: which could be a good They're not there, which could 28 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:35,919 Speaker 2: be a good or a bad thing, because I definitely 29 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:38,760 Speaker 2: wouldn't want to witness what happened in twenty eighteen where 30 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:40,959 Speaker 2: they were one strike away from winning the national title. 31 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 2: But at at the same time, I get to focus 32 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 2: on new schools going to Omaha for the first time. Specifically, 33 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 2: I'm talking about Kentucky and Big Blue Nation. I created 34 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 2: a jell O shot odds board. I believe the video 35 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 2: will be out from Action Networks sometime today. I've got 36 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 2: Kentucky and Tennessee right up there. I mean, Big Blue Nation. 37 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 2: You just lost, Coach cal You lost in the first 38 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 2: round of March Madness. That means you have a lot 39 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 2: of travel money in your back pocket, even though you 40 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:08,959 Speaker 2: went to the Gator Bowl and a couple months ago too. 41 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 2: But you've got traveling money to burn because you lost 42 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 2: to Oakland and Basketball. So I expect to see a 43 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:16,520 Speaker 2: ton of Big Blue Nation, which is gonna be great. 44 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 2: I hope that they dominate that jello shot board. 45 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:22,239 Speaker 1: Now, putting your odds aside for which fan base will 46 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 1: down eat drink. As I said, I don't know which 47 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 1: one it is for jello shots. Which flavor are you 48 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: looking forward to enjoying with Pete Ruden the most orange? 49 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 2: Actually, I am a fan of orange Meo drinks. I'm 50 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 2: a fan of any kind of orange crush, Fanta, it 51 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:39,119 Speaker 2: doesn't matter. Put orange in front of me, I'll have it. So, yeah, 52 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:41,799 Speaker 2: there's gonna be a lot of Tennessee. I'm interested where 53 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 2: the who's or the who's gonna be orange? Are they 54 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 2: going to be a different color? I don't know. But 55 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:48,359 Speaker 2: if you've got some orange in it, maybe Florida. I'm 56 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 2: a fan. I'm gonna be having some of your jello shots. 57 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 1: All right. We're gonna start with that Virginia team that 58 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 1: you spoke about just now, because we're looking at bracket one. 59 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 1: We'll get into Bracket two in just a minute. I'll 60 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 1: go through their odds to win College World Series and 61 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:03,080 Speaker 1: just kind of do a bit of table setting on 62 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:06,800 Speaker 1: each matchup. So North Carolina, Virginia and AC Seat Battle 63 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: here in Bracket one, the tar Heels seven to one 64 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:11,959 Speaker 1: to win this whole thing, Virginia ten to one, and 65 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 1: the Wahoos are five to zero. In the postseason, I 66 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 1: know that they got to host a regional. Still a 67 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 1: little bit surprising that they're unblemished through the first two 68 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:21,920 Speaker 1: the regionals and the Super Regionals on their way to Omaha. 69 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 1: But they won all but one game by two runs 70 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: or more. They pounded K State in Charlottesville and the 71 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 1: Super Regionals seventeen to eight over two games. They also 72 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:32,920 Speaker 1: won their season series with North Carolina, scoring twenty eight 73 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 1: runs in three games. That's critical when you look at 74 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:37,840 Speaker 1: the series price in this one, and UVA is doing 75 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 1: it with their bats. They can really hit their top 76 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 1: twenty and homers six and on base percentage fourth and 77 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: slugging second in batting average eight count them. Eight players 78 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: in this lineup hit over three hundred. That is absolutely incredible. 79 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:51,800 Speaker 1: So there's no letdown spot, no spot that you can 80 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 1: kind of pitch around in this match, in this lineup. 81 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 1: Because Virginia is stacked top to bottom. It was a 82 00:03:57,520 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: tougher road for North Carolina in the regionals. They needed 83 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: three games against LSU to get over the hump. But 84 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: they did it, and then the Supers they beat Virginia 85 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 1: eighty six and two to one North Carolina. It's simple. 86 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: They need their staff to pitch really well in Omaha 87 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 1: to get this done. They're certainly capable, and they're in 88 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 1: the mix four, I would argue, the best staff in Omaha. 89 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 1: They're fifteenth in the ARA, top thirty in Whip, and 90 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: their pen built around Matthias and Dalton Pence is rock solid. 91 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 1: So let's get into it now. Colin, what are your 92 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 1: thoughts on this matchup? Do you think Virginia has legs 93 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:28,919 Speaker 1: at ten to one as an interesting long shot to 94 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 1: win this national championship. 95 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 2: I definitely like them here in the first game against 96 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:35,279 Speaker 2: North Carolina, the run line is going to be the play, 97 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:38,719 Speaker 2: and it's just from a recency of what's going on 98 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 2: with Jason Decarro to what happened the weekend of April 99 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:44,600 Speaker 2: fourth when these two teams actually played each other. I 100 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 2: know that there's been some complaints that the ACC and 101 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 2: SEC are taking up all the spots in College World Series, 102 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:52,839 Speaker 2: but guess what that means. We get historical things to 103 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 2: look at. These two teams played each other Virginia. North 104 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:57,279 Speaker 2: Carolina went at it. This is one of the few 105 00:04:57,279 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 2: times North Carolina I believe lost a series, and specifically 106 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 2: in the game that Jason DeCaro pitch, which was Game two, 107 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:06,039 Speaker 2: he got torn up for six earned runs. It did 108 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 2: not look good whatsoever. Now, who was flaming on the 109 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:11,960 Speaker 2: other side, Evan Blanco. Who's this exact pitching matchup that's 110 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,159 Speaker 2: going on here. So if you take out that April 111 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:16,680 Speaker 2: fifth box score, you'd think, oh my gosh, North Carolina 112 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:18,520 Speaker 2: is in a lot of trouble. But then you look 113 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 2: at what Jason DeCaro did in the supers. It wasn't 114 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:23,599 Speaker 2: pretty either. He got torn up a little bit, got 115 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 2: he pitched in the final game, and you know they 116 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:28,920 Speaker 2: were running out of arms after a long weekend with LSU. 117 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 2: He did not look good in his two innings either. 118 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 2: I believe this is going to be to Carl Spot. 119 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:35,039 Speaker 2: I don't think it would be Sprague. I project this 120 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 2: Evan Blanco minus one thirty. This Virginia number came out, 121 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 2: I think plus one eighty plus one fifty. It is 122 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 2: trickled all the way down to plus one ten. Like 123 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 2: I said, there's no run lines out there right now. 124 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:49,480 Speaker 2: But Evan Blanco is the hotter pitcher. Jason DeCaro a freshman, 125 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 2: a deer in the headlights in Omaha, being the person 126 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 2: to throw the very first pitch as a freshman. Count 127 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 2: me in for Virginia plus one and a half here. 128 00:05:57,480 --> 00:06:00,280 Speaker 2: Now you know this bracket. I think you get through 129 00:06:00,279 --> 00:06:02,119 Speaker 2: Florida State and Tennessee where we talk about the bracket, 130 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 2: but I think that there is going to be a 131 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 2: deep loser bracket run from this next game that we 132 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:08,159 Speaker 2: talk about. 133 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 1: If you can just explain a bit of the bracket system. 134 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 1: It's not like the way that basketball works where there's 135 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:15,839 Speaker 1: one side of the bracket and the other there's a 136 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 1: winner and a loser's bracket. Just explain that to our audience. 137 00:06:18,320 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, so we're going back to what we do in regionals. 138 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:26,240 Speaker 2: We have teams of four. They play double elimination and 139 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 2: two and QO you're out. But you have to lose 140 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 2: twice to get out of this round and then out 141 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 2: of those four teams, which this behaves just like regionals 142 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 2: when they have their hosts. After that, they'll have a 143 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 2: bracket champion, so you'll be able to find odds on 144 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:43,160 Speaker 2: either to make the championship round. Or to win their bracket. 145 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 2: So we're talking about Bracket one and when bracket won 146 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:50,040 Speaker 2: and Bracket two crown a champion, which should be next 147 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:53,440 Speaker 2: Wednesday ish, maybe thursdaysh If the loser's bracket plays out, 148 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 2: that'll leave two teams. They will play in the super 149 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:58,719 Speaker 2: Regionals format, which is a best two of three in 150 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 2: the championship series. So if your team gets beat, you're 151 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 2: not out, but you have a You better have the 152 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:06,600 Speaker 2: pitching staff to get through a loser's bracket with all 153 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 2: these other teams, especially when you're playing conference opponents that 154 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 2: have seen your bullpen before. 155 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 1: So we joked a bit. It's the sec ACC Invitational. 156 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 1: Here we finally have a head to head between the 157 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:21,040 Speaker 1: two conferences, Tennessee against Florida State. Tennessee the odds on 158 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 1: favorite to win in Omaha plus two sixty Florida State 159 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: at eight to one out of the market. It took 160 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 1: the balls three games, but they turned the Cinderella back 161 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 1: into a pumpkin. They finally got over the hump against 162 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: Evansville and their offense was red hot all weekend. They 163 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 1: scored thirty one runs in those three games. This is 164 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:38,239 Speaker 1: the best offense left in the field top to bottom. 165 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 1: In my opinion, they're second and slugging second in homers. 166 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:43,120 Speaker 1: You need doubles in those big alleys, and Omaha they 167 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 1: got it. They hit one hundred and fifty doubles this season, 168 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: which is third nationally. The pitching staff has had dominant runs, 169 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 1: but they got banged around by the Aces in the 170 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 1: Super Regionals, particularly in those first two games. Will they 171 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 1: pitch Stamos on Friday, That's a question in terms of 172 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 1: how they deal with their pitching staff. Laorida State meanwhile, 173 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 1: they're perfect five and zero on their run in to Omaha. 174 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 1: They beat a four seed and a three seed in 175 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:07,640 Speaker 1: the regionals when facing Stetson and UCF, and then they 176 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 1: score thirty four runs in two games against a totally 177 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 1: overmatched Yukon staff. The Knoles are sound top to bottom 178 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 1: when you look at their entire resume. They're top fifty 179 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 1: in their Era eighteenth and fielding percentage they get on base, 180 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:20,760 Speaker 1: and they have a top ten power lineup to be 181 00:08:20,760 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: able to drive those runners in. The question here for 182 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 1: me is Jamie Arnold. He's thirteen or so. Excuse me, 183 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 1: He's eleven to three on the season, two point seven 184 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 1: to seven era one hundred and fifty five k's in 185 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:34,160 Speaker 1: one hundred and two thirds innings worth of work. But 186 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 1: Yukon just roughed them up seven hits and five runs 187 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:40,320 Speaker 1: in his his pitching opportunity, his start in the super 188 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 1: regionals do get Does he bounce back here against a 189 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:46,840 Speaker 1: Tennessee lineup that is really difficult. It's gonna be yeomen's work. 190 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:49,840 Speaker 1: As I said, with the Virginia lineup, there's no moment 191 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 1: to exhale. Same with this volunteer's lineup. Is this a 192 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:56,960 Speaker 1: must win? With Arnold going, is Florida's state basically flushing 193 00:08:57,000 --> 00:08:58,959 Speaker 1: their hopes down the toilet if they don't get a win. 194 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:02,360 Speaker 1: But if they do, who eight to one seems pretty tasty? 195 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:03,720 Speaker 1: What are your thoughts on the seminals? 196 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:06,079 Speaker 2: Well, this number is coming down in the in favor 197 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 2: of Florida State. I think a wrong number was posted completely. 198 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:11,240 Speaker 2: There was a plus one eighty out there in Florida State. 199 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 2: In this game. It is all the way down to 200 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:15,000 Speaker 2: plus one forty at a certain book that I'm looking at, 201 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 2: and I believe they posted odds based on thinking that 202 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 2: Carson Dorsey was going to go here and not Jamie 203 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:23,520 Speaker 2: Arnold so if you have access to this, Jamie Arnold 204 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 2: should be minus one thirty in this matchup against Chris 205 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 2: Stamos and aj Causey. So let's cover both sides of this. 206 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:31,319 Speaker 2: Let's go to the Tennessee side first. Because Tony Vittello, 207 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 2: the head coach of Tennessee, decided back in mid April 208 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 2: in an LSU series that aj Causey was not going 209 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 2: to be a starter anymore, that he was going to 210 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:40,120 Speaker 2: come out of the bullpen. And I've seen this story 211 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:42,839 Speaker 2: in college baseball before. We're going to take some guy 212 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:45,600 Speaker 2: in the bullpen who's not used very much. He's going 213 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 2: to be the starter. We're going to try to get 214 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:48,720 Speaker 2: whatever we can in the second that he has trouble. 215 00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 2: We're going to bring in this guy that should be 216 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 2: the starter and let him roll. Now, the good news 217 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:55,560 Speaker 2: is Aja Causey's been on fire since he's been coming 218 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:58,559 Speaker 2: out of the bullpen. The bad news is Chris Stamos 219 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:02,079 Speaker 2: has been horrific as a starting pitcher. He averages one 220 00:10:02,160 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 2: point six innings per outing and he's usually giving up 221 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 2: an earned run per inning pitch. So there is a 222 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 2: window here for Florida State to jump on Tennessee early 223 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 2: and get some runs on the board and support Jamie Arnold. 224 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 2: But then when I turned around to the Florida State side, 225 00:10:17,280 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 2: I went down a little bit of a rabbit hole. 226 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:24,320 Speaker 2: Can the Tennessee offense hit a left handed slider? That's 227 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 2: all I want to know. I must have spent two 228 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:29,880 Speaker 2: hours going down this rabbit hole to see if Tennessee 229 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:33,640 Speaker 2: could do this, and you know, digging through some things 230 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:35,800 Speaker 2: with Evansville and the Purple Aces and what their head 231 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 2: coach said. They obviously saw the tape of LSU's Nate 232 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:43,360 Speaker 2: Ackenhausen and Vanderbilts JD. Thompson, two lefties, two southpaws that 233 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 2: shut down Tennessee late in the season. So you would 234 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 2: think that Tennessee can't hit left handed pitching. So the 235 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:54,720 Speaker 2: Purple Aces send three consecutive south pause Kitton Deevererman, Donovan Schultz, 236 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:57,880 Speaker 2: Kevin Reid, and oh, by the way, their closer Jacob 237 00:10:57,920 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 2: Meyer also lefty, all lefties. Ten they were torched. Tennessee 238 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 2: absolutely blew the top off in that super Regional from 239 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 2: an offensive perspective. So there is an avenue for Tennessee 240 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:14,800 Speaker 2: to get on the board early against Jamie Arnold because 241 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 2: they hit left hand pitching so well, specifically, they hit 242 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 2: left handed sliders, and there's an avenue for the seminals 243 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:22,720 Speaker 2: to get on the board because Chris Stamos will pitch 244 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 2: until he gets in trouble, and that trouble could be 245 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:27,439 Speaker 2: two or three earned runs. The play in this game 246 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 2: is the over. I'm a little nervous, so if you're 247 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:32,960 Speaker 2: looking for a side, Jamie Arnold should be the favorite 248 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 2: hit that number. But from a total perspective, I make 249 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 2: this game twelve point one. Now, remember this is the 250 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:41,960 Speaker 2: time we're going to talk about park factors. Charles Schwabfield, 251 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:44,360 Speaker 2: which I apologize for calling it ted Ameritrade because I've 252 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 2: been there so many times with my kids. It's just 253 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 2: known a as td Ameritrades. Now, Charles Schwabfield, extremely cavernous. 254 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:53,680 Speaker 2: Three thirty five down the pole lines three seventy five 255 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:56,560 Speaker 2: and left and right center, four oh eight in center field. 256 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:58,960 Speaker 2: And oh, by the way, if that wind is blown 257 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:01,199 Speaker 2: in from Iowa, not going to get much out. Well, 258 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:03,839 Speaker 2: guess what first two days of this tournament, when the 259 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:07,400 Speaker 2: teams kick off, we're expecting five to ten mile an 260 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:09,600 Speaker 2: hour wins with fifteen mile an hour gusts. Coming in 261 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:12,720 Speaker 2: from left and right field at various points. Sometime around 262 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:14,640 Speaker 2: Sunday at one o'clock in the morning, when the losers 263 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:16,520 Speaker 2: brackets fire up, that wind is going to change and 264 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:19,720 Speaker 2: start shifting out and we'll start looking for overs in 265 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:23,680 Speaker 2: this game, specifically the numbers, the pitchers, what they do 266 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 2: with left handers. With Christaemos at Tennessee, everything says over. 267 00:12:27,640 --> 00:12:29,840 Speaker 2: But price is going to be extremely important here, and 268 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:32,080 Speaker 2: we're doing this podcast without totals on the board. So 269 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:34,640 Speaker 2: I make this at twelve point one. If it comes 270 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 2: out any lower, you're going to take an over, or 271 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 2: maybe you're playing an endgame over. But I'm saying that 272 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:42,839 Speaker 2: the lineups and the pitchers are conducive to the over. 273 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 2: The wind is not, so price point's important. I'll be 274 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 2: looking for an over and my marker is twelve point 275 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 2: one with hurricane season on deck. Do you also look 276 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:53,960 Speaker 2: at European wind models, because I certainly do when I'm 277 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:56,240 Speaker 2: looking at the Caribbean. Do you look at multiple sources 278 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 2: to get this wind information? I have windfinder, windy dot com. 279 00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:00,880 Speaker 2: I know a lot of you. Rather, where do you 280 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:02,960 Speaker 2: get this wind information? Where do you get this trajectory? 281 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:05,040 Speaker 2: Like I do it for college football stadiums too, Like 282 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:07,839 Speaker 2: you have to know your crosswind orientation. Some of your 283 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:11,720 Speaker 2: stadiums can have serious effects against arms that just can't 284 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:15,640 Speaker 2: throw at twenty yards. So yeah, I use different multiple 285 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:18,079 Speaker 2: wind trackers for those of you out there that ask, 286 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:19,760 Speaker 2: and I love to screenshot them and put them out 287 00:13:19,760 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 2: there for everybody to look at. But yeah, I mean, 288 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 2: the wind can change. I think if you're new to this, 289 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:26,600 Speaker 2: because college baseball is growing, I'm starting to find out 290 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:30,760 Speaker 2: like this sport is growing just exponentially. The wind is 291 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:33,880 Speaker 2: such a big deal in Omaha. The way that the 292 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:36,600 Speaker 2: stadium faces, it's either going out or it's coming in, 293 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:38,439 Speaker 2: and it can flip on a dime. I mean, we're 294 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:41,040 Speaker 2: talking maybe some Wrigley Field stuff, But the problem is 295 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:43,800 Speaker 2: this is a huge ballpark, so it does play a 296 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:46,760 Speaker 2: big factor. For teams that are good in OVP and 297 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:50,040 Speaker 2: soft and slugging, they could have do some damage and 298 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:52,120 Speaker 2: wind coming in their face because they never relied on 299 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:53,920 Speaker 2: home runs anyway. So keep that in mind here as 300 00:13:53,920 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 2: we talk about the overall bracket. But weather is always 301 00:13:57,320 --> 00:14:00,160 Speaker 2: a thing. Rain delays are always a thing. 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Must be twenty one 310 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:29,720 Speaker 3: plus gambling problem called one eight hundred gambler. 311 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:34,760 Speaker 1: All right. Turning to Bracket number two, another sec ACC 312 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 1: matchup Kentucky plus four seventy to win the National Championship 313 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:41,520 Speaker 1: NC State eleven to one, and I got to put 314 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 1: my hand up. I was wrong about NC State. I 315 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 1: went through, looked at their season long numbers. They're much 316 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 1: maligned pitching staff, particularly their bullpen, and I thought, well, 317 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:52,800 Speaker 1: they're going to get banged around by Georgia. Georgia doesn't 318 00:14:52,840 --> 00:14:55,080 Speaker 1: lose on their home field. I kind of overlooked them, 319 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:57,440 Speaker 1: so I was clearly wrong in that case. As it 320 00:14:57,480 --> 00:14:59,680 Speaker 1: turns out, they were able to hold Georgia to one 321 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:02,680 Speaker 1: run on their home diamond in an eighteen to one route, 322 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 1: and then when it seemed like the dam was going 323 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 1: to break in Game three, they just held it together. 324 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:09,240 Speaker 1: They hold them to five runs, they score eight. They 325 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 1: win in Athens, they go on to Omaha. And what's 326 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:14,360 Speaker 1: interesting is that, you know, when you look at throughout 327 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 1: the season, their numbers one hundred and fifty, fourth in 328 00:15:16,800 --> 00:15:19,440 Speaker 1: the ARA, ninety eighth in WHIP, their x FIP of 329 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:22,600 Speaker 1: five point three three, I'm throwing it out. I'm done 330 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:25,240 Speaker 1: with it. Teams like Florida, teams like NT State, they 331 00:15:25,240 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 1: got hot at the right time. This wasn't just one weekend. 332 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:30,840 Speaker 1: This is regionals now super regionals. I think I need 333 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 1: to evaluate them in a different way. On the Cats 334 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:36,600 Speaker 1: side of things, first time for Big Blue Nation in Omaha. 335 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:38,280 Speaker 1: Is that going to factor in it all? 336 00:15:38,320 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 2: We'll see. 337 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:41,760 Speaker 1: But the Cats are not a dominant hitting machine out 338 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:44,080 Speaker 1: of the SEC like so many of these programs that 339 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:47,200 Speaker 1: play in the Southeastern Conference. They are not looking to 340 00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:50,440 Speaker 1: just beat teams. You know, in terms of high scoring 341 00:15:50,520 --> 00:15:53,680 Speaker 1: eight ten twelve run games, they're outside the top fifteen, 342 00:15:53,720 --> 00:15:56,600 Speaker 1: slugging outside the top fifteen home runs, and they hit 343 00:15:56,720 --> 00:15:59,040 Speaker 1: just two eighty seven as a team, which is one 344 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:01,720 Speaker 1: hundred and fifth in the country, one slot above air Force. 345 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:04,360 Speaker 1: So when I look at this, you know they haven't 346 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 1: lost yet in the postseason, which is great, and they're 347 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 1: pitching it just it seems to be getting better. Their 348 00:16:08,680 --> 00:16:11,680 Speaker 1: defense as well. In the last four games against Illinois, 349 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:14,840 Speaker 1: Indiana State, two against Oregon State, they've given up a 350 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:17,400 Speaker 1: grand total of three runs. So in terms of what 351 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 1: they're doing to other lineups, they're putting the choke hold 352 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 1: on them. This matchup is so interesting to me because 353 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:25,760 Speaker 1: just purely on the season long stats, you would think 354 00:16:25,880 --> 00:16:29,320 Speaker 1: that NC State has no chance. But with the lineup 355 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:32,840 Speaker 1: that the Wildcats bring to Omaha and NC State kind 356 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:34,920 Speaker 1: of surging at the right time in terms of their 357 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:39,480 Speaker 1: stat cobbling together performances, I don't know. Maybe NC State 358 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 1: is worth a look at eleven to one. 359 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:43,040 Speaker 2: What are your thoughts, Well, they're certainly getting the love 360 00:16:43,040 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 2: in the early market here. This was a number that 361 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:47,760 Speaker 2: opened up Kentucky minus one seventy, which is exactly where 362 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 2: I project the opening matchup of Trey Pooser versus Sam Haithel. 363 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:55,360 Speaker 2: It's taken some NC State money overnight as we record 364 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:59,000 Speaker 2: this here on Thursday morning. So if you look at 365 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:02,640 Speaker 2: season long numbers, you're gonna get pigeonholed into thinking Kentucky 366 00:17:02,680 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 2: should be minus one seventy the total should be twelve 367 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:08,719 Speaker 2: point five. But if you look at recency, which if 368 00:17:08,760 --> 00:17:11,199 Speaker 2: you pull out the last fifteen games, it's a completely 369 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:14,840 Speaker 2: different NC State team. Despite ranking outside the top fifty 370 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:19,320 Speaker 2: in almost every important statistical category. This is the same 371 00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:21,479 Speaker 2: NC State team that at the end of the season 372 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:25,200 Speaker 2: one series against Virginia and North Carolina. If you look 373 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:28,080 Speaker 2: at their last fifteen games, they're twelfth in all of 374 00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:33,120 Speaker 2: Division One and on base percentage that plays heavy into Omaha. 375 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:37,240 Speaker 2: On base means everything in this ballpark. Slapping doubles, it 376 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:39,960 Speaker 2: can be just as important as anything else. So NC 377 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 2: State has been on fire from an on base perspective. 378 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:45,680 Speaker 2: They're getting guys on, they are catching that in two runs, 379 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:48,920 Speaker 2: you know, and Kentucky. You can't say anything bad about Kentucky. 380 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 2: We said this week after week, low scoring games, excellent 381 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:56,120 Speaker 2: pitching up and down through the bullpen, especially with Trey Pooser, 382 00:17:57,160 --> 00:18:01,280 Speaker 2: you know. And for me, it's these teams have identical 383 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:03,760 Speaker 2: x fips on the season. So the pitching staff from 384 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:07,120 Speaker 2: a bullpen from a team staff, from the starters after 385 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 2: Sam High Phil, it gets you know, it gets a 386 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:11,520 Speaker 2: little worse for NC State and the numbers, but they 387 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:13,119 Speaker 2: should be able to hang here. And I think the 388 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:15,159 Speaker 2: other thing too, is I like the under in this 389 00:18:15,280 --> 00:18:17,879 Speaker 2: game simply because I don't see either team putting it 390 00:18:17,960 --> 00:18:20,640 Speaker 2: over the fence. And there will be some on base, 391 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:22,800 Speaker 2: but like I said, this is some pitching staffs. There's 392 00:18:22,840 --> 00:18:24,840 Speaker 2: going to be able to control that. But I do 393 00:18:24,920 --> 00:18:26,960 Speaker 2: like NC State plus one and a half. I am 394 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 2: going to put more weight on what's happened in the 395 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:31,639 Speaker 2: last fifteen games and what has happened at the end 396 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:34,360 Speaker 2: of their acc run that has got them so hot 397 00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:37,240 Speaker 2: than I am looking at season long numbers that dictate 398 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:40,359 Speaker 2: NC State average seven point seven runs per game. That's 399 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:42,200 Speaker 2: not the same team that we're looking at right now. 400 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:44,760 Speaker 2: So I do like Wolfpack plus one and a half 401 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:46,639 Speaker 2: in its opener against Trey Pooser, and I like the 402 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:48,960 Speaker 2: under in this game because nobody's getting over that fence. 403 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:50,479 Speaker 2: I'm sure there'll be a home run on the very 404 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:53,320 Speaker 2: first half, but generally nobody should be getting over the 405 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 2: fence in this game, all right. 406 00:18:55,359 --> 00:18:58,439 Speaker 1: We closing up in Bracket two with an SEC matchup 407 00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 1: Texas A and M plus three fifty the second favorite 408 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:06,400 Speaker 1: in Omaha and Florida, preseason consensus top three team left 409 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:09,200 Speaker 1: for dead at midyear, lose to Vanderbilt in the first 410 00:19:09,280 --> 00:19:12,399 Speaker 1: round the SEC tournament sneak in anyway, and the Gators 411 00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:14,479 Speaker 1: are red hot thirteen to one. You can actually find 412 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:16,520 Speaker 1: them at fifteen to one out of the market. That 413 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:19,359 Speaker 1: certainly has caught my interest. All right, let me preview 414 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:22,399 Speaker 1: this one quite simply. We have a juggernaut here in 415 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:24,800 Speaker 1: Texas A and M. They went forty nine and thirteen 416 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:27,199 Speaker 1: to get here. They spent plenty of time this season 417 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:29,640 Speaker 1: as the number one team in the country. They're five 418 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:32,080 Speaker 1: and oh so far in this tournament. They scored twenty 419 00:19:32,119 --> 00:19:35,120 Speaker 1: five runs in the super regionals and have Ryan Prager 420 00:19:35,119 --> 00:19:38,400 Speaker 1: on the bump for Game one. But Florida, as I mentioned, 421 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:43,320 Speaker 1: they go from preseason darling top three to basically the 422 00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:47,280 Speaker 1: season's falling apart. And now they've realized all this preseason 423 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:50,879 Speaker 1: potential by basically playing their best baseball when it matters 424 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:54,800 Speaker 1: the most. So when I look at like kind of 425 00:19:54,800 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 1: the breakdown on this, you look at the staff. That 426 00:19:57,240 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 1: was the reason why they had so many struggles from 427 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:02,639 Speaker 1: most of the regular season. They finished eleventh in the 428 00:20:02,760 --> 00:20:05,840 Speaker 1: RA not in the country in the state of Florida, 429 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 1: but Thune Cookman Florida International, all with the better staffs 430 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:11,560 Speaker 1: in terms of pure RA But when you look at 431 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:14,639 Speaker 1: this run. In the regionals, they hold Nebraska to two runs. 432 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:17,040 Speaker 1: They beat Oklahoma State in a back up against the 433 00:20:17,080 --> 00:20:19,480 Speaker 1: wall situation, needing to win two, they beat him five 434 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:21,560 Speaker 1: to two and four to two, and then their bats 435 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:23,840 Speaker 1: come alive. In the Superregionals, they use twenty one runs 436 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:27,000 Speaker 1: in two games to dispatch Clemson. But critically, when it 437 00:20:27,040 --> 00:20:29,640 Speaker 1: comes to Bracket two, and if you're interested in Florida, 438 00:20:29,840 --> 00:20:32,000 Speaker 1: you look at the path. The Gators have won their 439 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:35,280 Speaker 1: season series against the Aggies, and they shelled the previously 440 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:38,399 Speaker 1: invincible Ryan Prager. They ran him off, he didn't get 441 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 1: out of the third inning. Seven hits, six earned runs. 442 00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:42,600 Speaker 1: They have a lineup to do it again at Charles 443 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:45,240 Speaker 1: Schwab Field, and you know when you look down the 444 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:48,200 Speaker 1: line if they play a team like Kentucky as another team, 445 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:50,800 Speaker 1: even though they had struggles this year, they lose the 446 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 1: season series, but they were plus six in the run differential. 447 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 1: They go to extras in each of those losses to 448 00:20:57,040 --> 00:20:59,119 Speaker 1: the Wildcats. So when you see how they match up 449 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:02,639 Speaker 1: against other SEC teams in this Elite eight, the final 450 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:04,840 Speaker 1: eight teams here in Omaha, there's a lot to like 451 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:07,680 Speaker 1: about the Gators, not least of which is they are 452 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:10,800 Speaker 1: red hot and the pitching is finally coming together. When 453 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:13,000 Speaker 1: you listen to their manager, he said it the whole season, 454 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:16,120 Speaker 1: we got young guys, they're green, give them time. Well 455 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:18,480 Speaker 1: apparently he was a genius, because now that they've had 456 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:20,960 Speaker 1: time and they're in the postseason, they're shining. What are 457 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:22,879 Speaker 1: your thoughts in the Gators at fifteen to one. 458 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:26,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think what we talked about with NC State, 459 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:28,040 Speaker 2: where we want to take a sample, a slice of 460 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:30,199 Speaker 2: the last fifteen games to see where this team is 461 00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:33,280 Speaker 2: compared to integrating their numbers from back in February and March. 462 00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:37,240 Speaker 2: That applies to Florida. Two weeks ago, we podcasted in 463 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:39,840 Speaker 2: the regionals and I said, well, the mathematics say Oklahoma State, 464 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:41,920 Speaker 2: but my gut, my gambling guts telling me Floria is 465 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:44,080 Speaker 2: gonna win this last week it was the same thing. 466 00:21:44,240 --> 00:21:48,040 Speaker 2: I am not acknowledging these numbers against Clemson. Florida is 467 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 2: the better team, the hotter team. Well, now we actually 468 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:52,400 Speaker 2: have some numbers to back this up. Over the last 469 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:55,320 Speaker 2: fifteen games, the staff has generated top thirty five ranks 470 00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:59,720 Speaker 2: and x FIP Sierra that I mean, that has to 471 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:02,440 Speaker 2: build some confidence in what they're doing with Liam Peterson, 472 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:05,560 Speaker 2: Pierce Coppola, you know, all the guys that are on 473 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:07,880 Speaker 2: this pitching staff that have struggled for so long. It's 474 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:11,800 Speaker 2: the freshman and sophomores are growing up, and I think 475 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:15,920 Speaker 2: there's something to be said about already, Like almost everybody 476 00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:19,120 Speaker 2: on this roster was in Omaha last year for eleven days. 477 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 2: I mean, I think that plays here. I think it 478 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 2: plays more when we talk about who's going to win 479 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:25,639 Speaker 2: this bracket. But there's a lot of reasons to bet 480 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:28,359 Speaker 2: Florida here, not just recently what they've done the last 481 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:30,760 Speaker 2: fifteen games. Texas A and M is in trouble. You 482 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:32,560 Speaker 2: mentioned what happened to Ryan Prager when he went to 483 00:22:32,600 --> 00:22:36,000 Speaker 2: gain soil two and a third innings, pitched six earned runs. 484 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:37,920 Speaker 2: Not good. That's got to be in the back of 485 00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 2: Prager's head. And he just got lit up against Oregon 486 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:43,320 Speaker 2: not good in the opening game of the Supers whatsoever. 487 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:48,399 Speaker 2: Then there's the injury. I mean Shane Sadau pitching wise, 488 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:50,639 Speaker 2: he was their Game two starter, had an injury. He 489 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:52,560 Speaker 2: was out of the Oregon game quick in Game two 490 00:22:52,600 --> 00:22:56,200 Speaker 2: in the Supers. Also Montgomery Braden Montgomery one of their 491 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:58,440 Speaker 2: best hitters in the lineup. They have three of them 492 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:00,280 Speaker 2: that have hit over twenty home runs. He's one of them. 493 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:03,360 Speaker 2: He's a three hole hitter. He is out. So there 494 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:06,560 Speaker 2: are some serious injuries here going on. Texas A and 495 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:09,160 Speaker 2: M's already lost a series to Florida earlier in the year, 496 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:12,479 Speaker 2: and their ace is getting shelled, not just by Florida 497 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:15,120 Speaker 2: earlier this year, but in their past region against Oregon. Now, 498 00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:18,440 Speaker 2: there is something with college sports that I apply more 499 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:21,359 Speaker 2: than I do professional, which is when in basketball team 500 00:23:21,680 --> 00:23:24,720 Speaker 2: or a football team or a baseball team loses a star, 501 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:28,080 Speaker 2: which they have with Montgomery and the offense, they generally 502 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:30,640 Speaker 2: a college team generally always pulls it together for one 503 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:33,960 Speaker 2: game and has their best outing, and you see those 504 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:37,280 Speaker 2: odds move on injuries, and then you see teams able 505 00:23:37,280 --> 00:23:39,439 Speaker 2: to overcome that. Well, that happens for one game in 506 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:41,640 Speaker 2: college because everybody's amped up for it, but then after 507 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:44,160 Speaker 2: that they get deflated. They had their amp up game 508 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:46,840 Speaker 2: against Oregon. I could not believe they came out and 509 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:50,280 Speaker 2: were on fire, no matter losing their pitcher after recording 510 00:23:50,359 --> 00:23:52,360 Speaker 2: just one out, no matter losing their three hole hitter, 511 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:55,280 Speaker 2: they still be Oregon with no sweat. I think they're 512 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:56,919 Speaker 2: going to be completely deflated when they get up here 513 00:23:56,960 --> 00:23:59,120 Speaker 2: to Omaha. This is a Texas A and M team 514 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:01,199 Speaker 2: I think takes a loss. I'm not looking at what 515 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:04,120 Speaker 2: I project Preger whatsoever, because he is not on point. 516 00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:09,200 Speaker 2: And Florida, which we'll get to in this bracket, has 517 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:12,959 Speaker 2: to be extremely intimidating to three other teams when you 518 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:15,600 Speaker 2: were just here a year ago for eleven days. I 519 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:17,680 Speaker 2: mean that would I mean they know how to act, 520 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 2: they know where to go. Nothing's going to surprise them 521 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 2: or shock them on their trip up to Omar. They're 522 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:24,080 Speaker 2: not going to get caught up in the hooplaw of 523 00:24:24,119 --> 00:24:27,360 Speaker 2: everything that's going on here. So I would take Florida. 524 00:24:27,760 --> 00:24:29,640 Speaker 2: I bought him at one sixty. I'll buy him again 525 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:33,200 Speaker 2: this morning at one fifty. Other than that, I think 526 00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:34,840 Speaker 2: I saw a fourteen to one out there for them 527 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:36,879 Speaker 2: to make the championship round. I think you got to 528 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:38,760 Speaker 2: be buying. We've said this for a couple of weeks. 529 00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:40,480 Speaker 2: You got to keep buying Florida here. 530 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:44,000 Speaker 1: We talked about this, I believe in the first College 531 00:24:44,040 --> 00:24:49,000 Speaker 1: Baseball episode of our season. Is their manager factor is there? 532 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:52,920 Speaker 1: You know something to be said for having an understanding 533 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:55,840 Speaker 1: of how to play this ballpark, of how to manage 534 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:59,439 Speaker 1: your rotations and your pen. Kevin O'Sullivan, this is his 535 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:03,199 Speaker 1: ninth trip to Omaha, and he's made deep runs in 536 00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:06,080 Speaker 1: those other eight trips, so he's clearly is not going 537 00:25:06,160 --> 00:25:08,360 Speaker 1: to be overwhelmed by the moment. The program has been 538 00:25:08,359 --> 00:25:11,080 Speaker 1: here fourteen times to the College World Series, where on 539 00:25:11,119 --> 00:25:13,119 Speaker 1: the other end you have I know they're not matched 540 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:15,919 Speaker 1: up directly right now, but the Kentucky Wildcats making their 541 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:19,960 Speaker 1: first trip is there some like is either ends of 542 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:23,880 Speaker 1: the spectrum overstated in terms of its importance. We talk 543 00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:26,480 Speaker 1: about it too with the Stanley Cup and you talk 544 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:28,280 Speaker 1: about teams that are making it for the first time. 545 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:29,280 Speaker 2: Are they nervous? 546 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:31,680 Speaker 1: Is their pressure on the other side, if you feel 547 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:34,760 Speaker 1: like your windows closing, any of those mental aspects go 548 00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:35,760 Speaker 1: into your handicap. 549 00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:39,320 Speaker 2: I think if they've been there before and you have 550 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:43,080 Speaker 2: a coach like this, I think it plays into how 551 00:25:43,119 --> 00:25:46,040 Speaker 2: steady they will be. They won't have moments of like 552 00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:49,800 Speaker 2: I said, deer in the headlights, gotcha, Oh made a mistake. 553 00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:53,080 Speaker 2: It's going to cost me six runs. Right. That generally 554 00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:55,200 Speaker 2: doesn't happen with teams that have a ton of experience 555 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:57,199 Speaker 2: on this kind of stage. So I don't expect Florida 556 00:25:57,200 --> 00:25:59,040 Speaker 2: to have that. But I do expect Kentucky to make 557 00:25:59,080 --> 00:26:02,560 Speaker 2: mistakes here over there over the course of however long 558 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:05,440 Speaker 2: they're in this tournament. You know, obviously probably the best 559 00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:08,439 Speaker 2: pitching staff of anybody, especially in Bracket two. But what 560 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:10,280 Speaker 2: are you gonna do about this Gator surge? I mean, 561 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:12,560 Speaker 2: they've been able. Not only is this pitching staff up 562 00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:14,280 Speaker 2: there in the top thirty five ranks of x FIPP 563 00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:17,119 Speaker 2: in Sierra, but they've been top ten all season and 564 00:26:17,160 --> 00:26:20,080 Speaker 2: fielding percentage and home runs per game. I mean they 565 00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:23,480 Speaker 2: we knew that they were could be a juggernaut offensively, 566 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:25,359 Speaker 2: they just needed some pitching. Now that they've got it, 567 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:28,160 Speaker 2: I wouldn't want to mess with them from I mean 568 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:31,919 Speaker 2: from a Bracket two perspective. You know, I love the 569 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:34,160 Speaker 2: NC State story, but it's going to drop off after 570 00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:36,800 Speaker 2: sam Hi fills out. I like the Kentucky pitching staff, 571 00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:39,080 Speaker 2: but you are playing way too many games that are 572 00:26:39,119 --> 00:26:42,600 Speaker 2: low scoring and it's like a run line paradise for 573 00:26:42,680 --> 00:26:46,120 Speaker 2: your opposition. So I'm not sure you have enough offense 574 00:26:46,160 --> 00:26:49,959 Speaker 2: to do this, especially on Saturday. Right now, they're forecasting 575 00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:54,800 Speaker 2: thirty mile per hour win gus coming in from from 576 00:26:54,800 --> 00:26:57,200 Speaker 2: the outfield, so you know it's going to be small 577 00:26:57,200 --> 00:27:00,080 Speaker 2: ball here, and I just don't think that's going to 578 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:01,760 Speaker 2: play too well for some of these teams. But you 579 00:27:01,800 --> 00:27:03,639 Speaker 2: know Texas A and M with their injury information. I 580 00:27:03,680 --> 00:27:05,399 Speaker 2: know that they were in Omaha two years ago, but 581 00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:07,240 Speaker 2: it was I believe a pretty quick trip. I think 582 00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:11,320 Speaker 2: they might have played three games, maybe two. So you know, 583 00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:13,199 Speaker 2: Florida is the one that's got the pedigree here, so 584 00:27:13,320 --> 00:27:14,680 Speaker 2: I would take them to win bracket too. 585 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:19,440 Speaker 1: Two questions left here. The first of these eight teams, 586 00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:24,080 Speaker 1: which staff lineup manager combination do you feel is best 587 00:27:24,080 --> 00:27:28,000 Speaker 1: positions to go through the loser's bracket so they lose 588 00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:30,520 Speaker 1: early and then they get it together and still make 589 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:32,960 Speaker 1: a deep run. Which team do you think has what 590 00:27:33,040 --> 00:27:33,760 Speaker 1: it takes to do that. 591 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:36,879 Speaker 2: The loser of the opening game between Florida State and 592 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:38,720 Speaker 2: Tennessee is going to be able to run through the 593 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:42,399 Speaker 2: loser's bracket in Bracket one, if Jamie Arnold gets torched 594 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:44,800 Speaker 2: for Florida State, Carson Dorsey has been pitching at a 595 00:27:44,960 --> 00:27:48,080 Speaker 2: very high level there and they offensively right now. Florida 596 00:27:48,080 --> 00:27:49,840 Speaker 2: State is one of the hottest teams coming into this 597 00:27:49,880 --> 00:27:52,480 Speaker 2: tournament in Omaha. So I think Florida State has a 598 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:56,120 Speaker 2: chance if Tennessee gets into the loser's bracket, which wouldn't 599 00:27:56,160 --> 00:27:58,120 Speaker 2: surprise me because of the curse of the number one 600 00:27:58,160 --> 00:28:01,879 Speaker 2: overall seed. They have Drew Beam ready to go in 601 00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:03,600 Speaker 2: the loser's bracket. They have Drew Bream ready to go 602 00:28:03,600 --> 00:28:07,800 Speaker 2: in the winners bracket. So from a second string pitcher, 603 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:13,359 Speaker 2: Tennessee has the advantage. From an overall staff and offensive metrics, 604 00:28:13,359 --> 00:28:16,560 Speaker 2: Florida State has that. So I think this Florida State 605 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:19,080 Speaker 2: Tennessee game opener is also what we're going to see 606 00:28:19,080 --> 00:28:20,280 Speaker 2: in the bracket finals. 607 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:24,320 Speaker 1: In question two, who do you have in the championship round, Let's. 608 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:28,280 Speaker 2: Go Tennessee, Let's go Florida Florida. I feel much more 609 00:28:28,320 --> 00:28:31,119 Speaker 2: confident about in bracket number two, mostly because of the 610 00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:34,440 Speaker 2: experience that's been there. They're holding Jack caglew until game two. 611 00:28:35,359 --> 00:28:37,440 Speaker 2: This whole team has been there before. Like you said, 612 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:40,800 Speaker 2: their manager's been there nine times. Texas A and M. 613 00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:44,480 Speaker 2: The injury situation scares me. N C State the pitching 614 00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:47,000 Speaker 2: falls off after Heifel, and Kentucky's just playing too many 615 00:28:47,040 --> 00:28:49,720 Speaker 2: games with close margins. And then on the other side, 616 00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:52,040 Speaker 2: I truly think this is a coin flip between Tennessee 617 00:28:52,080 --> 00:28:54,120 Speaker 2: and Florida State. The loser of that game and the 618 00:28:54,160 --> 00:28:56,920 Speaker 2: opener has the pitching staff and the offense to get 619 00:28:56,920 --> 00:28:59,280 Speaker 2: through the loser's bracket. I mean, Drew Beam is their 620 00:28:59,320 --> 00:29:02,320 Speaker 2: second guy in for Tennessee. That's a good one. Carson 621 00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:04,959 Speaker 2: Dorsey has been pitching great for Florida State. So I 622 00:29:05,000 --> 00:29:07,640 Speaker 2: believe the winner of that is going to be waiting 623 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:10,800 Speaker 2: as the loser of that game goes through the loser's 624 00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:14,360 Speaker 2: bracket and meets them again. So definitely that's it. And 625 00:29:14,480 --> 00:29:17,320 Speaker 2: as much as we've loved North Carolina all year, the 626 00:29:17,320 --> 00:29:19,920 Speaker 2: fact that Decarro has really been struggling in his last 627 00:29:19,920 --> 00:29:22,160 Speaker 2: couple of outings, the fact that some of the ACC 628 00:29:22,320 --> 00:29:24,720 Speaker 2: teams that are represented in this bracket, and then also 629 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:26,960 Speaker 2: NC State on the other side, have beaten them in 630 00:29:27,040 --> 00:29:30,280 Speaker 2: regular season ACC series. North Carolina did not get a 631 00:29:30,280 --> 00:29:32,440 Speaker 2: good pull of ACC teams here. They've lost to all 632 00:29:32,480 --> 00:29:36,360 Speaker 2: of these teams, so we're going to go with Tennessee 633 00:29:36,560 --> 00:29:39,800 Speaker 2: Florida and the championship round. Wouldn't be surprised if Florida 634 00:29:39,800 --> 00:29:41,280 Speaker 2: State snuck in there over Tennessee. 635 00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:44,520 Speaker 1: I mean soon in the SEC it's going to be divisionless. 636 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:47,440 Speaker 1: So this SEC East rivalry getting to play in the 637 00:29:47,480 --> 00:29:50,000 Speaker 1: championship round. I actually like that. I think Florida is 638 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:51,640 Speaker 1: going to get the best of the balls. I will 639 00:29:51,680 --> 00:29:54,400 Speaker 1: say I'm going to sprinkle on Virginia at their number, 640 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:56,960 Speaker 1: make sure his shop rounds. I saw some twelve some 641 00:29:57,080 --> 00:30:00,520 Speaker 1: thirteen to one's out there in the market. I mentioned 642 00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:05,040 Speaker 1: it really pays to have a diversified lineup, eight hitters 643 00:30:05,120 --> 00:30:07,680 Speaker 1: batting over three hundred, being able to put the ball 644 00:30:07,720 --> 00:30:10,560 Speaker 1: in the gap in this cavernous ballpark with all these 645 00:30:10,560 --> 00:30:13,160 Speaker 1: win conditions. I think that's the way to win. And 646 00:30:13,200 --> 00:30:14,760 Speaker 1: the fact of the matter is they did it already 647 00:30:14,760 --> 00:30:16,880 Speaker 1: against North Carolina. So if they can get off to 648 00:30:16,920 --> 00:30:19,160 Speaker 1: a hot start, win early, and then be in the 649 00:30:19,160 --> 00:30:22,800 Speaker 1: winner's bracket. I really like what the Wahoos are bringing 650 00:30:22,840 --> 00:30:25,400 Speaker 1: to the table in terms of, at least by their price, 651 00:30:25,440 --> 00:30:29,120 Speaker 1: their value where they are right now, and the biggest 652 00:30:29,160 --> 00:30:32,160 Speaker 1: thing we've haarped on it throughout this entire episode, what 653 00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:35,320 Speaker 1: are you today? This kind of feels to me like 654 00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:38,120 Speaker 1: the Stanley Cup playoffs, where it doesn't matter that number 655 00:30:38,160 --> 00:30:40,040 Speaker 1: next to your name, it just matters how you played 656 00:30:40,240 --> 00:30:43,200 Speaker 1: in the last series, the series before that, that's Regionals, 657 00:30:43,240 --> 00:30:45,880 Speaker 1: that's Super Regionals. And when I'm zeroing in there, the 658 00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:49,600 Speaker 1: Wahoos have looked absolutely immaculate throughout this run. So I 659 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:53,040 Speaker 1: think they're being undervalued here outside of your championship matchup 660 00:30:53,080 --> 00:30:56,360 Speaker 1: Florida against Tennessee, any other team that you think is 661 00:30:56,480 --> 00:30:59,440 Speaker 1: worthy of at least some couch change in terms of 662 00:30:59,480 --> 00:30:59,840 Speaker 1: a future. 663 00:31:00,640 --> 00:31:03,920 Speaker 2: I do agree with you from a Virginia perspective because 664 00:31:03,960 --> 00:31:06,160 Speaker 2: they were here last year, right they did play I 665 00:31:06,200 --> 00:31:09,000 Speaker 2: believe three games so or maybe it was a two 666 00:31:09,040 --> 00:31:11,120 Speaker 2: and Q. But they also have been here before for 667 00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:14,680 Speaker 2: this entire roster. You know they I believe, you know, 668 00:31:14,720 --> 00:31:16,280 Speaker 2: we've already taken them for the run line in the 669 00:31:16,280 --> 00:31:18,320 Speaker 2: opening game, I think they can beat in North Carolina 670 00:31:18,720 --> 00:31:21,080 Speaker 2: and give you know, in the winner's bracket a little 671 00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:24,480 Speaker 2: bit of a rumble. But besides that, nobody is firing 672 00:31:24,520 --> 00:31:27,400 Speaker 2: on all cylinders. Then the five hundred team that you 673 00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:28,920 Speaker 2: and I have talked about all year, which is the 674 00:31:28,960 --> 00:31:32,440 Speaker 2: Florida Gators. So you know in C State they're out 675 00:31:32,440 --> 00:31:35,320 Speaker 2: for blood. If you don't know the history behind this team, 676 00:31:35,880 --> 00:31:39,560 Speaker 2: they were essentially kicked out due to COVID nineteen protocols 677 00:31:39,560 --> 00:31:42,880 Speaker 2: in twenty twenty one. They had made the Winners Bracket 678 00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:47,200 Speaker 2: final against Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt was struggling. In twenty twenty one, 679 00:31:47,680 --> 00:31:50,720 Speaker 2: NC State was well on their way after beating Arkansas 680 00:31:50,800 --> 00:31:53,120 Speaker 2: in fable and the Soupers. They went to Omaha won 681 00:31:53,160 --> 00:31:55,280 Speaker 2: a couple games. They were about to get into the 682 00:31:55,360 --> 00:31:58,800 Speaker 2: championship series. COVID nineteen protocols took over and they didn't 683 00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:01,480 Speaker 2: have enough players on their roster in the NCAA. Instead 684 00:32:01,480 --> 00:32:05,040 Speaker 2: of allowing them to go another day, disqualified them. There 685 00:32:05,120 --> 00:32:09,440 Speaker 2: is no more fan base showing up red hot, pissed, 686 00:32:09,480 --> 00:32:12,920 Speaker 2: and ready to rumble than NC State. So from a 687 00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:16,160 Speaker 2: motivation perspective, we can't completely just sweep them under the carpet, 688 00:32:16,480 --> 00:32:18,160 Speaker 2: but I do think Florida has got the pedigree to 689 00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:18,840 Speaker 2: take Bracket two. 690 00:32:19,720 --> 00:32:22,280 Speaker 1: All right, How can people keep track of all of 691 00:32:22,320 --> 00:32:24,760 Speaker 1: your content on the app? On the website, because I 692 00:32:24,800 --> 00:32:26,800 Speaker 1: know you're going to be breaking down every single matchup 693 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:29,239 Speaker 1: as well as the pitching the win situation. Where can 694 00:32:29,280 --> 00:32:29,719 Speaker 1: they find it? 695 00:32:30,080 --> 00:32:33,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, we're going to be on site, myself and one 696 00:32:33,280 --> 00:32:35,640 Speaker 2: of our editors at Action Network, Pete Ruden. We're going 697 00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:37,240 Speaker 2: to be there in the press box and we will 698 00:32:37,280 --> 00:32:41,760 Speaker 2: be writing and projecting and tweeting, and everything will be 699 00:32:41,920 --> 00:32:44,800 Speaker 2: in a College World Series notebook file, and there will 700 00:32:44,800 --> 00:32:46,280 Speaker 2: be a sheet for everybody to check out, and we 701 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:51,200 Speaker 2: will have projections for sides, totals, projected pitchers, and as 702 00:32:51,240 --> 00:32:52,880 Speaker 2: we're putting that up, we will be down in the 703 00:32:52,880 --> 00:32:54,920 Speaker 2: locker rooms interviewing the players. And if there's anything that 704 00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:57,160 Speaker 2: catches my ears, it just like me at the national 705 00:32:57,160 --> 00:32:59,960 Speaker 2: title game for football, or me at the Final four 706 00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:03,000 Speaker 2: for March Madness. 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