@VandyMapper@colinbryant714 Dores could be #16 and I’d be fine. My expectations going into the season are far exceeded. What I also know is - Anders isn’t satisfied, still hungry.
@colinbryant714@DoresonDeck@TheDoreReport Not a great chance - but I would have said the same thing for several guys at multiple SEC schools who made it to campus this year - more than any other year before.
@aria_gerson I hesitate to compare before he’s seen the field, but from an offensive standpoint - size to power and potential skill could be like Drew Burress
@aria_gerson Not as many “tank the RPI” games on the schedule. Teams like Alabama and Auburn had this last year. Not the most amazing records, but only had 9-10 Q4 games and took care of them. Both were below .500 in Q1 games. Both finished top 9. Both top 8 seeds.
@aria_gerson A LOT of matchups with teams who finished top 40 RPI last year. By my count, only 3 games against teams who finished in the 200s - Evansville, MTSU, Belmont. 35 out of 56 against teams who finished in top 100 RPI. (And that’s not factoring that SC will be somewhat improved.)
@AlexKurbegov Same as in football. Brand bias. Blind speculation. I am starting to believe there should be no preseason ranking or AP poll until after week 5 in either sport.
@aria_gerson You’re right. Put the ball in play and good things happen. Ward’s 19 conference RBI’s would be tied with Johnston for 4th in 2026. Ryker led the team in conference RBI’s with 23 - with half as many home runs as Mancini and Goodin.