I think beating the Aggies in two midweek games a few years ago help us get a seed over the TAMU. I think beating them this year helped show we were not only playing better but our pitching could hold down an elite level team.

Go Owls!

(04-25-2016 07:38 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  

(04-25-2016 06:04 PM)I45owl Wrote:  

(04-25-2016 03:46 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  Midweek games carry far less weight than the weekend since the #4 or #5 starting pitchers. Yes, you get the same RPI impact, and it does show up on your overall Top 25/50/100 resume as a win, but that's it.

I tend to agree with you except when it comes to either a trend of losing results ... i.e. lose 6 of 8 games and you'll drop pretty quickly, or if you run off a streak of, say 11 straight wins, then those midweek games affect polls disproportionately to other midweek games, granting that the bulk of said streak is comprised of weekend games. The subjective nature of polls allows them to run counter to metrics like RPI by emphasizing weekend results. But, it's also prone to other biases, like over-emphasis of early season results (by way of poll "inertia"), and valuing streaks as a genuine sign of some dramatic change in performance as opposed to random occurrences (some streaks are more one than the other).

I believe USM is just 4-7 in midweek games, including 2-6 vs. Top 50 teams. However, they've yet to lose on the weekend, largely because we're the only Top 50 team they've faced.

Walt, you have to be retired. Only explanation for you as an adult obsessing over kids playing a sport.