Baseball projections

[patdog]

Let's put it on the line. What's your projection of our overall record, conference record, and NCAA tournament seed (or miss the tournament).

31-25 (13-17) - would have projected a better record, but the schedule is brutal
#2 seed somewhere

 

[Maroon Eagle]

34-21 (15-15)

 

[msstate7]

34-21 (15-15)

This is how I see it too

 

[KurtRambis4]

38-17(17-13)**

*

 

[dawgatUSM]

35-20 (16-14)

somewhat slow start with the tough schedule. Hit stride in SEC play. Get a host spot but not a national seed.

These are my realistic hopes. I'm still concerned about our hitting.

 

[benatmsu]

This looks about right. I'm going 33-22 (14-16).

I think we'll struggle early with power OOC teams.
Sub .500 - right at .500 in SEC.
Maybe we get hot at the end of the year, win a couple in the SEC tourney, on the bubble to host; probably a strong 2 at a weak 1.
Also (not taken into consideration in my record prediction) I predict a rainout in a winnable SEC game. Seems about right.

Not the ultimate goal, but certainly an improvement over last year.

*I reserve the right to slide my optimism/pessimism up or down as the season progresses.

Let's put it on the line. What's your projection of our overall record, conference record, and NCAA tournament seed (or miss the tournament).

31-24 (13-17) - would have projected a better record, but the schedule is brutal
#2 seed somewhere

 

[Hump4Hoops]

You're on the right track, but maybe too optimistic.

I might drop the conference record to 10 or 11 wins, needing a big conference tourney performance to make it in.

I think we've got to expect improvement, but we have a bunch of freshmen and returners who weren't very good last year, in a great conference.

 

[LandArchDawg]

This sounds about right. Usually we should expect no better than about .500 in SEC play. It is what we usually do in good years. In great years we dominate the SEC more.

 

[GhostOfJackie]

29-26 (12-18)

These guys are losers until they can prove me otherwise.

 

[00Dawg]

38-17 (18-12)

 

[Shmuley]

2 rainouts. Totally baffling lineup changes. Complaints about foul language. Underwhelming fan attendance. A devastating injury or two that none of us ever considers preseason (except the super-pessimistic among us).

 

[KurtRambis4]

I think

it's unfair to call them losers, because this won't be the same team (players) as last year, for the most part.

 

[DawgatAuburn]

33-23 (13-17)

2 seed somewhere

 

[57stratdawg]

40 wins. Host. On the road for the Supers.

 

[GhostOfJackie]

They have a great opportunity to prove me wrong.

 

[KurtRambis4]

But they really

don't have a chance to prove you wrong...a good deal of the guys from last year are gone or won't be starting a lot. That was my point, and why I said it's unfair to call THIS group losers.

 

[engie]

40 wins. Host. On the road for the Supers.

With this schedule, 40 is a guaranteed national seed. Probably top 5.

Florida went 40-15 last year against the #1 SOS in the country and ended up as the #4 national seed. Our intended schedule(average final RPI of all opponents from last season) is slightly better than the schedule they actually played last year.

36-18 (16-13). Regional host.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

This is the year, boys.

41-14 (21-9)

Now I have the right to complain when things go south**

 

[engie]

These guys are losers until they can prove me otherwise.

Which ones specifically? It takes a gift to reach this conclusion when 5 of the 9 opening day starters haven't ever suited up in maroon and white before.
Opening day lineup:
1. Jacob Robson CF
2. Jack Kruger DH
3. Brent Rooker RF
4. Nathaniel Lowe 1B
5. Reid Humphreys 3B
6. Elih Marrero C
7. Ryan Gridley 2B
8. Luke Alexander SS
9. Jake Mangum LF
SP Dakota Hudson

 

[DirtyDog]

Consistent hitting and reasonable power hitting are questionable.... 33 - 23 (14-16)

#2 Seed

 

[57stratdawg]

We won't have the #1 SOS. Itll be solid though.

40 wins. No national seed.

 

[mcdawg22]

28-28 (12-18) miss

 

[engie]

We won't have the #1 SOS. Itll be solid though.

40 wins. No national seed.

If teams are what they are expected -- no better or worse -- we will have the #1 SOS by a nice margin.

40 wins without a national seed does not compute. On any level.

 

[rugbdawg]

.500 is a stretch with these clowns.