Gordon Griffin

[Gordon Griffin @rgg1880]

@Spurzz3706 @SECbaseball @MaxkwTet It's really just an issue of what you want your champion to be. There's no inherent definition of "best." Generally a mix of who has had the best season and who is playing the best right now. Different sports handle this in different ways, giving people something to fight over.

[Gordon Griffin @rgg1880]

@LFLatMSU I'd love to hear @ScoutSteveR weigh in on this.

[Gordon Griffin @rgg1880]

My RRI ratings for the 2026 MCWS:

1. @TexasBaseball — 0.941
2. @BaseballUGA — 0.873
3. @AlabamaBSB — 0.821
4. @OU_Baseball — 0.756
5. @OleMissBSB — 0.642
6. @DiamondHeels — 0.517
7. @WVUBaseball — 0.284
8. @TroyTrojansBSB — 0.103

Thoughts?

(Randomized ratings)

[Gordon Griffin @rgg1880]

@ScoutSteveR Any guess what our ceiling might be, so far as national seeding? Figure top 8 would take a lot of help (along with winning the tournament). Might not even be possible at this point.

[Gordon Griffin @rgg1880]

@robbiefaulk1878 I wasn't expecting a Missouri pennant on the graphic.

[Gordon Griffin @rgg1880]

@HailStateSOC What a pass! What a shot! What a way to end a steak!

[Gordon Griffin @rgg1880]

@z71rcg @ScoutSteveR It's a pretty place, for sure! I bet the 300 or so fans there really enjoy that scenery.

[Gordon Griffin @rgg1880]

@HailStateMuse Tanner Allen
Will Bednar
Will Clark
Scotty Dubrule
Adam Frazier
Cole Gordon
Seth Heck
Jonathan Holder
Preston Johnson
Rowdey Jordan
Elijah MacNamee
Jake Mangum
Rafael Palmeiro
Luis Pollorena
Jay Powell
Wes Rea
Hunter Renfro
Brent Rooker
Landon Sims
RJ Yeager
Pete Young

[Gordon Griffin @rgg1880]

@jed_dawgfan @JonSokoloff Schedule strength ranking for NCAA baseball regional hosts:

NC State-3
Oklahoma-7
Kentucky-9
UGA-11
Arkansas-14
UNC-15
A&M-16
Clemson-20
Arizona-24
Florida State-26
Tennessee-27
Oklahoma State-28
Virginia-32
ECU-74
Oregon State-77
UCSB-103

Mississippi State (not hosting)-17

[Gordon Griffin @rgg1880]

@jed_dawgfan @JonSokoloff Quad 4 loss totals for NCAA baseball regional hosts:

Kentucky- 1
Tennessee- 1
A&M- 0
UGA- 2
Arkansas- 0
NC State- 0
Oklahoma State- 2
Oklahoma- 2
Clemson- 0
UNC- 0
Florida State- 1
Virginia- 1
ECU- 3
Oregon State- 1
UCSB- 1
Arizona- 1

Mississippi State (not hosting) - 5

[Gordon Griffin @rgg1880]

@JustinbFrommer Starkville😉

[Gordon Griffin @rgg1880]

@z71rcg @Oni_Robertson I guess 5 quad 4 losses is louder than 16 quad 1 wins. Or maybe the NCAA needed to add some conference/geographical diversity.

[Gordon Griffin @rgg1880]

@z71rcg @Oni_Robertson No go for us.

[Gordon Griffin @rgg1880]

Of course it's only part of the puzzle, but coming into today, here are the most quad 1 wins (with RPI):

1. Kentucky (3): 22
2. Tennessee (1): 20
3. Texas A&M (2): 17
4. Mississippi State (24): 16
5(t). South Carolina (20): 15
5(t). Alabama (25): 15

@KendallRogers
@ScoutSteveR

[Gordon Griffin @rgg1880]

@4and3Analytics @jdgotskillz @ESPNLunardi State just added one more very big win (and very dominant for the most part). Think they're solidly in.

[Gordon Griffin @rgg1880]

@4and3Analytics @jdgotskillz @ESPNLunardi I think those wins against Tennessee and Auburn are pretty loud.

[Gordon Griffin @rgg1880]

@ScoutSteveR My Dad and I stopped by for the end. All I remembered was the opponent and that we scored over 30.

[Gordon Griffin @rgg1880]

Took this photo of @taylorswift13 17 years ago today.

[Gordon Griffin @rgg1880]

@Wrogers__2 thanks for taking time for a photo with my daughter tonight! Again, all the best to you, and thanks for all the great memories!

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Lana Del Rey on going viral working a shift at Waffle House

“I wish my album had gone as viral. I woke up to, like, 10,000 texts the next morning — some from folks I had not heard from for 10 years. “Saw your picture at the Waffle House!” I was like, “Did you hear the new album?”