The first month of SEC play may well tell the tale of 2018

[WizardofhOgZ]

Bottom line - when you've got the type of program and winning tradition we have, with a history of making the NCAA Tournament every year . . . combined with this many returning (and productive!) veterans, a truly talented and deep group of incoming freshmen, and Coach DVH . . . anything short of making it to Omaha will be a disappointment this season.

That's a LOT of pressure to put on the team. And that's, frankly, what worries me the most. It's easy to have a bad game or two at any time in baseball, and if you do that during tournament play - poof - you're out! But we are, frankly, one of about 6-8 teams with the best chances to win it all this year. Of course, that means we've got a 80-90% chance of NOT winning it all.

But it ought to be an entertaining season . . . IF we can survive the first 4 weeks of conference play. Hosting a red-hot Kentucky, then making consecutive road trips to defending National Champion Florida, then to also red-hot Ole Miss, before coming home to face EQUALLY red hot Auburn. If we can split those 12 games, we ought to be in good shape. But we're going to have to play very good ball even to do that. It's unusual and hard to face arguably the best 4 SEC teams we will play this season all right out of the gate.

This is - truly - big boy baseball.

[clew]

Well, we're off to a good start.

[WizardofhOgZ]

Well, we're off to a good start.

Very impressive.  Long way to go, but couldn't ask for a better first weekend.

Now, to leverage that confidence in Gainesville next week.

[welchog]

Not sure why UK was ranked so high.  Series win v TT and a win over UH is all their schedule shows.  I hope we beat the crap out of a good team, but maybe just unveiled all the kinks in their armor.

Anyway, we should slide up a few points in the rankings next week.  😁