IU Baseball

[Aaron]

7 hours ago, btownqb said:

LSU, UF, USM, UVA, WF, TCU, Stanford, Oregon hosted supers..  with Sinnard.. Indiana could have won 3-4 of those.  

Unless you're one of the Top 4-5 teams, I think we could have competed with whoever, whenever next season. 

There was zero chance IU was beating LSU, UF, WF, Stanford or UVA who were top seeds hosting and were basically top 4-5 teams. All those teams advanced for a reason and no one was taking them down before Omaha. Yes beating USM, TCU, or Oregon was possible since they all were in brackets where upsets were pulled in the regional (or in TCU's case where ISU's administration gifted it to them and gave up hosting). Both those scenarios are the same with or without Sinnard.

As good as Mercer has done there is a reason no northern conference school outside of Michigan has gone to a top southern school and won a super since IU in 2013. It is a once in a decade occurrence and would take an upset of epic portions regardless of Sinnard's status. That was not changing with or without him available. When a team like Oral Roberts advances to a CWS it is because they get lucky and have a bracket open up with the top-16 national seed getting upset and a much easier supers matchup.

IU's chance at Omaha almost certainly rests on that happening. They were not going to be a top-10 national host regardless and even that is no guarantee as elite no. 6 2015 Illinois found out when hosting Vandy in supers. 

IU was going to be really good (and still very well could be) with Sinnard, but not as good as these elite southern schools that host the super regional. Even getting upset by a Stanford (who in retrospect had three legit pros compared to IU's two) as IU did in 2014 as a host is not out of the question when a top power school is in your regional.             

[CSP]

2 hours ago, Aaron said:

There was zero chance IU was beating LSU, UF, WF, Stanford or UVA who were top seeds hosting and were basically top 4-5 teams. All those teams advanced for a reason and no one was taking them down before Omaha. Yes beating USM, TCU, or Oregon was possible since they all were in brackets where upsets were pulled in the regional (or in TCU's case where ISU's administration gifted it to them and gave up hosting). Both those scenarios are the same with or without Sinnard.

As good as Mercer has done there is a reason no northern conference school outside of Michigan has gone to a top southern school and won a super since IU in 2013. It is a once in a decade occurrence and would take an upset of epic portions regardless of Sinnard's status. That was not changing with or without him available. When a team like Oral Roberts advances to a CWS it is because they get lucky and have a bracket and open up with the top-16 national seed getting upset and a much easier supers matchup.

IU's chance at Omaha almost certainly rests on that happening. They were not going to be a top-10 national host regardless and even that is no guarantee as elite no. 6 2015 Illinois found out when hosting Vandy in supers. 

IU was going to be really good (and still very well could be) with Sinnard, but not as good as these elite southern schools that host the super regional. Even getting upset by a Stanford (who in retrospect had three legit pros compared to IU's two) as IU did in 2014 as a host is not out of the question when a top power school is in your regional.             

I don't agree at all with the bold. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Reminder

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Baseball and softball back for the '28 Olympics in Los Angeles.

https://www.usabaseball.com/news/topic/general/baseball-and-softball-to-be-on-olympic-programme-for-los-angeles-2028-olympic-games

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Mark your calendars.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/10-of-the-hottest-assistant-coaching-names-in-college-baseball/

The list is quite lengthy but here's the comments specific to Simmons  --  Derek Simmons, recruiting coordinator, Indiana: Simmons, 36, has built an impressive, varied resume as an assistant coach, working at Central Michigan, Kennesaw State, Alabama, Kent State and Indiana. His experience in the Mid-American Conference is especially relevant this summer with four jobs in the league open. Simmons is in his fourth season at IU and in a good spot, but his time as a head coach is coming.

 

[Hardwood83]

On 11/29/2023 at 11:21 AM, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Mark your calendars.

Feb 20th home opener could be a real hoot. Might be sunny and 48° or sleeting and 26°. 

How does the rest of the B1G look for the upcoming season? 

[CSP]

2 hours ago, Hardwood83 said:

Feb 20th home opener could be a real hoot. Might be sunny and 48° or sleeting and 26°. 

How does the rest of the B1G look for the upcoming season? 

Iowa looks very good, like us. Outside of that.. TBD. Maryland lost their coach. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Matt Lloyd signs minor league free agent contract with the Cards.

https://xsbaseball.com/lloyd-signs-with-st-louis/

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

New year; new uniforms.

[LIHoosier]

I would get the road jersey in a second, if only they were ever made available.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Teddy Cahill --

The NCAA will not allow visiting teams during regionals/supers to be housed in dorms moving forward. Hotels are now an explicit requirement to host.

[CSP]

5 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Teddy Cahill --

The NCAA will not allow visiting teams during regionals/supers to be housed in dorms moving forward. Hotels are now an explicit requirement to host.

F UK! 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

https://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=22606&src=hmrep

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Season ticket renewals start today.

https://iuhoosiers.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventList?groupCode=BBSEAS&linkID=indiana&shopperContext=&caller=&appCode=&fbclid=IwAR2LKPD6-bdcAQcPBWPwBgqPRgRxJnz3ZXnOw1FBHRkqWekqkazOSUzYe4A

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2024/1/26/indiana-baseball-preseason-primer?fbclid=IwAR2HCZY9pPa9o74-ytzQy2lD5ghEdgKdwPLfOdQRdre00u9RBfGJAXYHnw8

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Hoosiers practiced outside today and I've seen a report that Tibbitts crushed one and hit a car on SR 46!

[CSP]

7 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Hoosiers practiced outside today and I've seen a report that Tibbitts crushed one and hit a car on SR 46!

Mitchell, Colopy both with bombs, as well 

[Aaron]

No more staying in dorms during Regionals for IU and some other tweaks to the NCAA Baseball Regionals:

https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2024-01-05/walk-songs-ncaa-tournament-new-selection-process-headline-changes-2024-di-baseball