Post by beaverstever on Jun 8, 2018 21:49:47 GMT -8
Being the national favorite is a very rare thing at OSU, but now two years in a row, OSU Baseball is viewed as the favorite. Yes, Florida is getting the nod on some fronts, but the discussions around the country are have OSU being a popular favorite to win it all, especially with how they've been buzz-sawing through the regionals.
Boyd had OSU as 1 in 5 odds of being the champion before the regionals started (top) and now 1 in 3 prior to the start of the supers (nearly 2x the odds of Florida in the next spot): www.boydsworld.com/data/superprobs2018.html
Of course, none of this means anything on the field, it's just an odd feeling to be rooting for an OSU team/program that is the Goliath. We're the giant killers after all, not the giants!
And it's also not like we have an amazing coach that took a bunch of decent players and made a great team. We have an excellent coach who as has an absolutely stacked roster. Three top 40 MLB draft picks (all bats) is ridiculous - we aren't getting there with a few amazing pitchers and some scrubs behind them, we're loaded everywhere.
I've even noticed that OSU has become one of the 'boring' teams that seems to always be in Omaha on some forums, and hoping some new names get in (i.e. Minn, UW, etc).
Really amazing what's happening with OSU baseball these days. Enjoy it, because it's something that is extremely rare anywhere.
Boyd had OSU as 1 in 5 odds of being the champion before the regionals started (top) and now 1 in 3 prior to the start of the supers (nearly 2x the odds of Florida in the next spot): www.boydsworld.com/data/superprobs2018.html
Of course, none of this means anything on the field, it's just an odd feeling to be rooting for an OSU team/program that is the Goliath. We're the giant killers after all, not the giants!
And it's also not like we have an amazing coach that took a bunch of decent players and made a great team. We have an excellent coach who as has an absolutely stacked roster. Three top 40 MLB draft picks (all bats) is ridiculous - we aren't getting there with a few amazing pitchers and some scrubs behind them, we're loaded everywhere.
I've even noticed that OSU has become one of the 'boring' teams that seems to always be in Omaha on some forums, and hoping some new names get in (i.e. Minn, UW, etc).
Really amazing what's happening with OSU baseball these days. Enjoy it, because it's something that is extremely rare anywhere.
