In reply to: I don't think it will go well this weekend but what the heck posted by cbo86
Just heard Pat Casey OSU coach (currently ranked #1) on Sirius XM complain how last year when OSU had an RPI of 46 they didn't make it despite being tied 3rd in the PAC12 to Arizona, who got to the NCAA championship finals. They probably were punished because Utah with an RPI 90 got the automatic qualifier for ending up 1st in the PAC12 despite being only 26-29 overall.
That's what ND has to do and it would probably mean a higher RPI ACC team (probably NC State RPI 45) would get screwed, like OSU last year. From the ACC North Carolina, Clemson, Louisville, Wake Forest & Virginia-all top 10 RPI-are locks. FSU at 27 has work to do. Georgia Tech at 64 and Miami at 68 have RPIs 20 points better than ND and they probably won't make it unless they win the ACC tourney.
Who knew?
(That 7-43 team is mighty Lafayette, and they were actually 4-43 until a recent 3-game winning streak. Lafayette has given up 10+ runs in 18 games, and 24+ runs in 3 games. Aside from their 8-run win over ND, Lafayette hasn't beaten anybody by more than 4 runs.)
ACC tournament. I don't see anything on our resume getting us an at large bid to NCAA. #NDadmindoesn'tcareaboutit'soncecompetitivebaseballprogram.
The pitching just isn't there---nor the hitting given the pitching.
I think the ONLY (and very minor) hope is to finish .500 in the ACC and about 8-10 games over .500 overall, and hope the order is high enough in the ACC to win favor with the committee. Crazy, I know.
Saddest part is that this kind of finish will be lauded by the administration. He only needs to clean up on these MAC level teams to finish above .500 to keep his job. I'm convinced of it.
That would put us in "Pool D" against the 4th and 5th seeds, which as of now would be Wake Forest and Virginia. I would not like our chances in that pool.
Current seeds and pool assignments:
POOL A:
1. Louisville
8. NC State
12. Va. Tech
POOL B:
2. UNC
7. FSU
11. Duke
POOL C:
3. Clemson
6. Miami
10. Pitt
POOL D:
4. Wake
5. UVa
9. ND
NON-QUALIFIERS:
13. BC
14. Ga. Tech
The best possible hope would be the Louisville/NC State pool. The only one I can see where ND might be the 2nd best team, but that's just death by Cardinal.
This weekend we try again in the deep end, against the birds with teeth.
pool.