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Post by gator8 on May 3, 2021 8:27:31 GMT -6
... of the regular season. Currently Troy is in second place and controls its destiny in keeping that spot. No one is catching ULL, at least this year, again.
I'm hopeful that the Trojans can take some momentum of Sunday's win over Texas State and finish the sweep of the Yags this weekend. If so that'll give them some confidence into a Sun Belt tournament that is at home this year.
Championship programs shine at this time of the year. It's time for softball to prove it is one of them.
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Post by cornhole on May 8, 2021 20:15:34 GMT -6
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Post by Trojan By Birth on May 8, 2021 21:12:57 GMT -6
Home field advantage for the SBC Tournament. Let's hope these warriors can win the title.
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Post by gator8 on May 8, 2021 22:33:28 GMT -6
Still got the series win off USA. Went 3-3 against comparable teams Texas State and USA and had only one conference road loss. They’ll stay away from ULL for a couple of games if there are no shockers.
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Post by artemissilverbow on May 8, 2021 23:01:58 GMT -6
All right guys what are y’all think what is the chances of this team going to its first NCAA tournament?
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Post by gator8 on May 9, 2021 6:03:28 GMT -6
All right guys what are y’all think what is the chances of this team going to its first NCAA tournament? If the ladies can win the first couple of games, I think they’ll put themselves right in the conversation for an at-large. Some parts of the resume are a little weak, so they might have to make the championship game to get the RPI high enough to feel really comfortable. Mullins’ teams have either shown really well or really poorly in the tourney. I think this group has figured out how to close the tight games against great competition more often than not, so I’m optimistic they’ll put on a good run at home.
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Post by Troystet on May 11, 2021 15:03:02 GMT -6
All right guys what are y’all think what is the chances of this team going to its first NCAA tournament? Anything can happen but LA LA has been here so many times and they know how to win. My big knock on Mullins is not being able to beat really good teams and falling on our face in the tourney. Sun Belt is a little off this year, even La La so we will see. If we are to do it, this is the year
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on May 12, 2021 18:01:37 GMT -6
My big knock on Mullins is not being able to beat really good teams and falling on our face in the tourney. You mean like today? #3 Troy gets upset by #6 UTA, in our own stadium. We now drop down into the losers bracket. Not only does the loss to UTA likely drop Troy's RPI into 50's, but now we play #9 ULM... who will drop our RPI even further, win or lose. Kiss the NCAA at-large bid goodbye, folks. It's a curse.
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Post by cornhole on May 12, 2021 18:57:59 GMT -6
All right guys what are y’all think what is the chances of this team going to its first NCAA tournament? About 10-90 now.
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Post by gator8 on May 13, 2021 9:16:51 GMT -6
All right guys what are y’all think what is the chances of this team going to its first NCAA tournament? If the ladies can win the first couple of games, I think they’ll put themselves right in the conversation for an at-large. Some parts of the resume are a little weak, so they might have to make the championship game to get the RPI high enough to feel really comfortable. Mullins’ teams have either shown really well or really poorly in the tourney. I think this group has figured out how to close the tight games against great competition more often than not, so I’m optimistic they’ll put on a good run at home. Or they can tank in front of a home crowd again. Not out of it yet, but it doesn't look promising. If Mullins doesn't get Troy to the semifinals or the title game, I think it indicates she has taken this program as far as she can. Ultra-talented and regular-season warriors, it may be time for some fresh ideas.
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Post by Hemi Man on May 13, 2021 19:08:40 GMT -6
My big knock on Mullins is not being able to beat really good teams and falling on our face in the tourney. You mean like today? #3 Troy gets upset by #6 UTA, in our own stadium. We now drop down into the losers bracket. Not only does the loss to UTA likely drop Troy's RPI into 50's, but now we play #9 ULM... who will drop our RPI even further, win or lose. Kiss the NCAA at-large bid goodbye, folks. It's a curse. Shut the F up. All you do is cry.
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Post by Hemi Man on May 13, 2021 19:09:31 GMT -6
If the ladies can win the first couple of games, I think they’ll put themselves right in the conversation for an at-large. Some parts of the resume are a little weak, so they might have to make the championship game to get the RPI high enough to feel really comfortable. Mullins’ teams have either shown really well or really poorly in the tourney. I think this group has figured out how to close the tight games against great competition more often than not, so I’m optimistic they’ll put on a good run at home. Or they can tank in front of a home crowd again. Not out of it yet, but it doesn't look promising. If Mullins doesn't get Troy to the semifinals or the title game, I think it indicates she has taken this program as far as she can. Ultra-talented and regular-season warriors, it may be time for some fresh ideas. Taking the loss hard for sure. Mullins didn’t make fundamental errors.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on May 13, 2021 21:04:35 GMT -6
You mean like today? #3 Troy gets upset by #6 UTA, in our own stadium. We now drop down into the losers bracket. Not only does the loss to UTA likely drop Troy's RPI into 50's, but now we play #9 ULM... who will drop our RPI even further, win or lose. Kiss the NCAA at-large bid goodbye, folks. It's a curse. Shut the F up. All you do is cry. Oh, touchy touchy. Settle down fella. Sorry you can't handle the truth of the matter, but it is what it is. Mullins isn't able to win in the big moments. Meanwhile we have Texas State, USA, and ULL all becoming Top 25 teams throughout the years and getting NCAA bids... while Troy has to take a backseat view.
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Post by foulpolephenom on May 14, 2021 7:08:28 GMT -6
Shut the F up. All you do is cry. Oh, touchy touchy. Settle down fella. Sorry you can't handle the truth of the matter, but it is what it is. Mullins isn't able to win in the big moments. Meanwhile we have Texas State, USA, and ULL all becoming Top 25 teams throughout the years and getting NCAA bids... while Troy has to take a backseat view. Again, what Hemi said. Mullins didn't play the game.
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Post by saintflorian on May 14, 2021 7:10:54 GMT -6
You mean like today? #3 Troy gets upset by #6 UTA, in our own stadium. We now drop down into the losers bracket. Not only does the loss to UTA likely drop Troy's RPI into 50's, but now we play #9 ULM... who will drop our RPI even further, win or lose. Kiss the NCAA at-large bid goodbye, folks. It's a curse. Shut the F up. All you do is cry. Hopefully you were directing that to all the Negative Nancy’s on here.
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Post by Hemi Man on May 14, 2021 7:13:59 GMT -6
Shut the F up. All you do is cry. Hopefully you were directing that to all the Negative Nancy’s on here. Yep. The ones that only post after a loss.
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Post by gator8 on May 14, 2021 7:33:55 GMT -6
I'm hoping the last inning of the ULM game is a sign the offense is reigniting. If so, this team is easily capable of beating UTA and either USA or App today... We'll probably see Libby Baker in one of those games, and she pitched well in the loss to UTA. She just got no run support.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on May 14, 2021 7:46:42 GMT -6
Oh, touchy touchy. Settle down fella. Sorry you can't handle the truth of the matter, but it is what it is. Mullins isn't able to win in the big moments. Meanwhile we have Texas State, USA, and ULL all becoming Top 25 teams throughout the years and getting NCAA bids... while Troy has to take a backseat view. Again, what Hemi said. Mullins didn't play the game. And? Is she not the coach? Is she not in charge of teaching and leading practices and fundamentals?
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Post by foulpolephenom on May 14, 2021 7:49:28 GMT -6
Again, what Hemi said. Mullins didn't play the game. And? Is she not the coach? Is she not in charge of teaching and leading practices and fundamentals?
She can be the best coach in the world but once they cross the lines, it’s out of her hands, right?
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on May 14, 2021 11:15:45 GMT -6
And? Is she not the coach? Is she not in charge of teaching and leading practices and fundamentals?
She can be the best coach in the world but once they cross the lines, itâs out of her hands, right? I don't see Becky Clark, Ricci Woodard or Gerry Glasco saying that. Most coaches admit that when their team has underperformed, it's because they did a poor job of preparing their players. The product on the field is a product of the coaching. Great coaches have their players prepared in all facets. That's why, again, ULL, Texas State, and USA are the only softball programs in the Sun Belt that have won SBC titles in the past 20 years.
If it's all out of the coaches' hands when the players cross the lines, then why is everyone calling for (The HC we don’t speak of) (The HC we don’t speak of) to be fired? His coaching staff coaches guys up, and it's out of their hands once the the players hit the field, correct? Or does that principle not apply to him?
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Post by foulpolephenom on May 14, 2021 11:58:45 GMT -6
She can be the best coach in the world but once they cross the lines, itâs out of her hands, right? I don't see Becky Clark, Ricci Woodard or Gerry Glasco saying that. Most coaches admit that when their team has underperformed, it's because they did a poor job of preparing their players. The product on the field is a product of the coaching. Great coaches have their players prepared in all facets. That's why, again, ULL, Texas State, and USA are the only softball programs in the Sun Belt that have won SBC titles in the past 20 years.
If it's all out of the coaches' hands when the players cross the lines, then why is everyone calling for (The HC we don’t speak of) (The HC we don’t speak of) to be fired? His coaching staff coaches guys up, and it's out of their hands once the the players hit the field, correct? Or does that principle not apply to him?
Iâm not one of those calling for (The HC we don’t speak of)âs head. Itâs also a little different with football with things like playcalling
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on May 14, 2021 12:48:43 GMT -6
I don't see Becky Clark, Ricci Woodard or Gerry Glasco saying that. Most coaches admit that when their team has underperformed, it's because they did a poor job of preparing their players. The product on the field is a product of the coaching. Great coaches have their players prepared in all facets. That's why, again, ULL, Texas State, and USA are the only softball programs in the Sun Belt that have won SBC titles in the past 20 years.
If it's all out of the coaches' hands when the players cross the lines, then why is everyone calling for (The HC we don’t speak of) (The HC we don’t speak of) to be fired? His coaching staff coaches guys up, and it's out of their hands once the the players hit the field, correct? Or does that principle not apply to him?
Iâm not one of those calling for (The HC we don’t speak of)âs head. Itâs also a little different with football with things like playcalling That same playcalling is a big part of baseball/softball. I know you are well aware of that.
I didn't say you were one of those calling for (The HC we don’t speak of)'s firing. I'm not his biggest fan myself ATM. But I think it's interesting how one coach isn't responsible for how their players play once they are on the field... but other coaches from other sports are responsible? There are no exemptions for certain coaches in certain sports.
History and results speak for themselves. We've probably got the best softball program in the country that's only been to 1 NCAA Regional. 25+ years of softball, and only 1 regional. Only 2 conference titles.
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Post by cornhole on May 15, 2021 6:30:45 GMT -6
Iâm not one of those calling for (The HC we don’t speak of)âs head. Itâs also a little different with football with things like playcalling That same playcalling is a big part of baseball/softball. I know you are well aware of that.
I didn't say you were one of those calling for (The HC we don’t speak of)'s firing. I'm not his biggest fan myself ATM. But I think it's interesting how one coach isn't responsible for how their players play once they are on the field... but other coaches from other sports are responsible? There are no exemptions for certain coaches in certain sports.
History and results speak for themselves. We've probably got the best softball program in the country that's only been to 1 NCAA Regional. 25+ years of softball, and only 1 regional. Only 2 conference titles.
25+ years and it's ALL Melanie Davis' and Beth Mullin's Fault!!
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Post by Troystet on May 15, 2021 8:46:48 GMT -6
Coached enough football, baseball and softball to understand that the coach can't play the game for the team. However, to not hold a coach responsible is baffling. If Mullins isn't responsible for the play of her team or wins and loses, then why do we need a coach?? I'm trying to figure out this logic.
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Post by Hemi Man on May 15, 2021 10:46:11 GMT -6
Two seniors and 2 juniors on this team. They will learn a lot from this tournament.
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