Big 12 Title Chase ...

[Barton Hills]

Good article by Trubow in today's AAS. Even if we take 2 of 3 from BU and A&M we are in danger of coming up short.I don't see us sweeping the Bears or Aggies, so we need some help. Assuming we finish 4-2:
KSU
If they win their last three series (@ OSU, Tech, KU), they will finish tied with us at 16-10-1 and will have the tie-breaker. We need them to drop a series ... but if that doesn't happen and they sweep one, we're done.

OU
If they win their last three series (KU, OSU, A&M) they will finish ahead of us at 17-10 and likely win the conference. Same scenario applies for OU as KSU, if they lose a series we have a shot, if they don't and sweep one they will take the Big XII.

A&M
Toughest road, finish with Texas and OU ... 5 games on the road. Best case to me is 4-2, but I see 3-3 as more likely. If we win series vs BU and A&M, but the Aggies turn around and win the OU series they are in the drivers seat.

OK, that's it. My head hurts. The reason I took the time is that winning the Big XII for Texas or OU will probably mean a Top 8 Nat'l seed.

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[okiehorn]

After this past weekend, I just want to get into the BIG 12 tourney, win from there.

 

[LonghornMM]

Good post B.H.

I think if we take 2 out of 3 from both BU and aTm we'll be OK. We also need a strong showing in the Big 12 tourney. If all of this plays out I think we're still in good shape to host both a reginonal and super regional.

 

[Barton Hills]

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[Santafe]

As much as I love Longhorn baseball, we've sure dug a deep hole for ourselves. The way we've been playing, I certainly don't realistically see how we take 2 out of 3 from both BU and A&M. It will take a lot of luck for us to win the conference now.

 

[WorsterMan]

Horns absolutely **** in their nest last Sat. getting swept by the mildcats. Now the Horns have virtually all must win games and they ned help from other teams. We're not out of the Big 12 title but it is close.... prolly a better shot at the tourney crown

 

[goosehorn]

Y'all hve to remember that Baylor and aggy have struggled against us as of late. Also too, A&M has not won the conference the last 2 years, they won the tounament 2 years ago but we won the regularr season. Last year we flip flopped where we won the tourney and they won the regular season.

Despite all of this, last season we went 5-1 vs both teams (sweeping aggy while they won the Big 12) and in 2007 we swept both of them. Past results sometimes don't have much to do about predicting the future, but to think that we aren't in these teams' heads would be wrong. Also too, we might have gone 0-2-1 vs. KSU, but I agree with Travis Tucker that the Horns didn't play bad baseball.

I feel pretty good about these 2 series.

 

[p_town_horn]

I think Baylor will be tougher for us than aggie, aggie has choked all year so I think we can rattle their cages. We still should take 2 of 3 in both series. The trouble is other teams losing. KSU will probably lose a series along the way, my bet is OSU. They are not that good, but for some reason KSU is longhorn cryptonite in all sports.

My hope is that blow U does not win the conference. We need them to drop a series and I don't know if it happens.

Good luck horns, you need to sweep the aggies to roll into the big 12 with the conference and momentum.