Hogs vs Missouri—-Baseball

[Hizog]

Fine. You win. Here...

We play 40ish games over the course of a season.
favor. 

Not really even close. We play 55 regular season games.

A three game series against a team like Missouri doesn't affect the outcome of where we finish. At least not significantly.   

A three games series against a good team doesn't affect the outcome of where we finish. At least not significantly.

 I'll also add, that beating a good team helps us. Beating Mizzou doesn't even help us. There's only downside to playing them.

I suppose you think we should stop playing midweek no names and instead play a schedule full of top 25 teams. 

I suppose you think we should stop playing any Top 25 teams?

Yes, I realize this is a ridiculous argument. Hopefully you realize yours is equally ridiculous.

Basically, win all the games we should, most of the ones that are toss ups, and a few of the ones we shouldn't then everything will work out in our favor. 

This doesn't help prove your point any more than does to help prove mine.

[BleedinRed]

Fine. You win. Here...

Not really even close. We play 55 regular season games.

A three games series against a good team doesn't affect the outcome of where we finish. At least not significantly.

 I'll also add, that beating a good team helps us. Beating Mizzou doesn't even help us. There's only downside to playing them.


I suppose you think we should stop playing any Top 25 teams?

Yes, I realize this is a ridiculous argument. Hopefully you realize yours is equally ridiculous.

This doesn't help prove your point any more than does to help prove mine.

Fill the schedule up with LSUs!!!!  No way that has the potential to hurt us more than a 3 game series against Missouri.  LOL.

I had 50ish but didn't care to look it up so changed it to 40ish.

[Hizog]

Fill the schedule up with LSUs!!!!  No way that has the potential to hurt us more than a 3 game series against Missouri.  LOL.

I had 50ish but didn't care to look it up so changed it to 40ish.

That's not what I said.

[BleedinRed]

It is, but baseball isn't like football where losing a game can hurt your postseason chances.

It's the only major sport where we're arguably elite. I want to see us play the best teams. Not waste a weekend playing fucking Mizzou.

Besides, just playing them hurts us as much as losing to a good team. So where's the benefit in playing them?

I went back and reread your post.  The black lettered bolded part confuses me.  The red lettered bolded part confuses slightly less but doesn't make sense when you say that you didn't say you want us to fill the schedule with all LSUs (You know, the best teams concept).

What exactly is your point?

[Hizog]

I went back and reread your post.  The black lettered bolded part confuses me.  The red lettered bolded part confuses slightly less but doesn't make sense when you say that you didn't say you want us to fill the schedule with all LSUs (You know, the best teams concept).

What exactly is your point?

My original point was that I don't like having Mizzou has our permanent opponent. It's boring and it doesn't benefit us even if we win.

[BleedinRed]

My original point was that I don't like having Mizzou has our permanent opponent. It's boring and it doesn't benefit us even if we win.

  I truly don't disagree with that entirely.  They are, however, a necessary evil.  There are just too many good teams in the SEC.  The break, as boring as it is, is needed.  I would make a slight argument that beating them does benefit us in that we get to rest some guys and not have to expend so much energy.  I can't imagine how difficult it would be to have to get up for an LSU or Vandy or Tennessee every single game.  You lose a game or two and all the sudden you're in a free fall.  I think that has to be taken into account.

[DrMongoose]

It is a conference game/series vs mizzou, it is not like we have a choice so I am not sure why there is any debate since it comes from the SEC.

However playing in UCA, ASU, and UAPB we do have a choice and those 3 are on par with Missouri. Nothing wrong with an easy series as the SEC is a meat grinder.

[Hizog]

I truly don't disagree with that entirely.  They are, however, a necessary evil.  There are just too many good teams in the SEC.  The break, as boring as it is, is needed.  I would make a slight argument that beating them does benefit us in that we get to rest some guys and not have to expend so much energy.  I can't imagine how difficult it would be to have to get up for an LSU or Vandy or Tennessee every single game.  You lose a game or two and all the sudden you're in a free fall.  I think that has to be taken into account.

When I said beating them doesn't benefit us, I was referring to the tweet that showed us dropping in RPI even though we beat Mizzou 23-1.


But, we all want the same thing. The Hogs hosting Regionals, Supers and finally winning it all in Omaha. We're just splitting hairs a little on the journey to get there.

At the end of the day, I freakin hate Mizzou and it pisses me off that we can beat their ass and still get punished because of how bad they suck.

  to the discussion. Now let's go fuck up Auburn!

[BleedinRed]

It is a conference game/series vs mizzou, it is not like we have a choice so I am not sure why there is any debate since it comes from the SEC.

However playing in UCA, ASU, and UAPB we do have a choice and those 3 are on par with Missouri. Nothing wrong with an easy series as the SEC is a meat grinder.

There is debate because we don't win another baseball game until Thursday and we are tired of talking about losing sports like basketball and football.

[Hizog]

It is a conference game/series vs mizzou, it is not like we have a choice so I am not sure why there is any debate since it comes from the SEC.

However playing in UCA, ASU, and UAPB we do have a choice and those 3 are on par with Missouri. Nothing wrong with an easy series as the SEC is a meat grinder.

I really hope I'm not starting this up all over again, but I'll try to clarify. I'm not blaming us for scheduling them. I simply wish the SEC had given us someone else as our permanent opponent moving forward because everything about Mizzou is garbage and even when we beat them we get punished. It seems that most people disagree with me. I'll leave it at that.

[Pig Benis]

I really hope I'm not starting this up all over again, but I'll try to clarify. I'm not blaming us for scheduling them. I simply wish the SEC had given us someone else as our permanent opponent moving forward because everything about Mizzou is garbage and even when we beat them we get punished. It seems that most people disagree with me. I'll leave it at that.

I don't disagree with you. I'd rather get the Horns as a permanent opponent going forward even though it would mean more losses. The SEC is obviously a meat grinder but being forced to play a program on par with Grambling 3 times every year does us no good.