Nope, all that work and perfectly neutral...huge lost opportunity to win this series. On to Oregon, we control our destiny against a hot Oregon team, let's go!
***Official RPI thread*** (added Value)
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Who's going to win the B1G Championship?
May 15-17 Games:
Oregon at IOWA
Northwestern at UCLA
Current Standings:
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1. Iowa (32-17-1, 21-6)..................--
2. UCLA (37-14, 20-7).................1
3. Oregon (38-13, 19-8)...........2
May 15-17 Games:
Oregon at IOWA
Northwestern at UCLA
Current Standings:
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1. Iowa (32-17-1, 21-6)..................--
2. UCLA (37-14, 20-7).................1
3. Oregon (38-13, 19-8)...........2
Iowa will probably have to sweep to win it. UCLA is on a roll right now.
Fully agree with this and would add that Oregon is on an even bigger roll. About the only thing that we can point to is Northwestern will be playing for a chance to get into the B1G tournament. It's a long shot but they are still alive. They likely need two wins to have a realistic chance. I suspect that they'll attempt to pull out all the stops to win at least one.
Still angry Illinois blew either a 3 or 4 run lead late Friday vs. UCLA...and we had ample opportunities to win the Friday and Sunday games, grrr....we simply seem to not deliver and are in this conf/RPI quandry each year..too bad we didn't have a weaker opponent to wrap reg season -- it's almost less about RPI now vs. where Iowa finishes in the standings. I'm nervous a 2nd place finish or lower and a pedestrian B10 tourney might knock us out of regional....
If UCLA sweeps Northwestern and Iowa wins 1 of 3 vs Oregon, Iowa finishes in 2nd place.
FINAL Standings in that scenario:
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1. UCLA (40-14, 23-7)...................--
2. Iowa (33-19-1, 22-8)..................1
3. Oregon (40-14, 21-9)..............2
About 22 rpi points on the board today if all indirect games went our way.
Currently at #66 RPI.
(-5) RPI points today would drop them to 69 RPI.
(+10) RPI points today would move them to 64 RPI.
unfortunately, unless we take 2 of 3 vs Oregon and win at least a share of the reg season B1G Championship, we might have to win the B1G Tournament to make the NCAA Tournament
Northwestern helps us with a W and Illinois state winning so any rpi points are huge at this point. Didn't realize that tie on Sunday gave us split rpi points so that HR was huge for iowa..
Live RPI of 65 so we grabbed a few very important spots last night. Off day for most/all teams today so no RPI points to be had, either direct or indirect. We are about 50 RPI points away from cracking the Top 60 which is very important IMO.
HUGE game tomorrow, have to have Game 1 vs. a red hot Oregon, both pitchers sub 3.00 ERA.
HUGE game tomorrow, have to have Game 1 vs. a red hot Oregon, both pitchers sub 3.00 ERA.
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The numbers will adjust slightly for game 2 and 3. But, it is fair to estimate that not only does Iowa need to win the series but, if they do, they'll "net" about 50-55 RPI points by taking 2 of 3. That gives Iowa a fighting chance to finish the season in the 57-61 RPI range. Barring a slew of bid stealers and avoiding a B1G tournament meltdown, that will have Iowa deep in discussions for Selection Monday.
Win 3 of 3 and I'll be feeling great!
Hoping to watch Iowa win the early game and then flip to Northwestern pulling off an upset in the late game.
Just a FYI. Looked through the results of Northwestern's Friday games. Not good. They've been hit hard and given up a lot of runs. Not many Ws and a lot of lopsided Ls. I have very little expectation that things will go well for the Wildcats in LA tonight.
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Same...just as Illinois blew a 3 run lead over ucla in 8th inning with 2 errors...that would've really helped us. That said just take care of biz and rest will work out.
Had a long visit with Jobu late last night. He has agreed to come take fear from Iowa's bats.
I fully expect good things to happen as a result.
+35 RPI points comes with a B1G regular season clinching victory tonight
-19 RPI points comes with a butt puckering, "holy crap is Saturday's game important" loss tonight
I fully expect good things to happen as a result.
+35 RPI points comes with a B1G regular season clinching victory tonight
-19 RPI points comes with a butt puckering, "holy crap is Saturday's game important" loss tonight
Love the mojo Aurora, baseball is a quirky game and it's Iowa turn tonight. They should've had 2/3 from Oregon State and Oregon sweeping them was no joke -- it's Iowa night tonight, Let's Go!!Had a long visit with Jobu late last night. He has agreed to come take fear from Iowa's bats.
I fully expect good things to happen as a result.
+35 RPI points comes with a B1G regular season clinching victory tonight
-19 RPI points comes with a butt puckering, "holy crap is Saturday's game important" loss tonight
One of the best gifts I ever received for Father's Day is a fitted replica of the Hawkeyes' 1968 baseball cap made by Ebbets Field Flannels. I normally save it for the Fall as it has the tendency to keep my head warm. Wore it a couple times last year to Iowa games . . . all victories.
Breaking it out tonight to watch the game. Mojo, karma, juju . . . whatever you want to call it . . . I'm mixing it up.
Breaking it out tonight to watch the game. Mojo, karma, juju . . . whatever you want to call it . . . I'm mixing it up.
