The apologists for Florida/believers in SEC baseball supremacy baffle me.
Six weeks ago, I wrote a baseball writer and asked if Stanford didn't have the best starting rotation in college baseball.
No, he said, it definitely was Florida. Two first round picks in this year's graduating class and one, Dyson, in next years.
Since then, Dyson has lost his starting job, convincingly. And his replacement got hammered this weekend.
The Gators have lost seven of their last 14 games, one at home to #136 Mercer, and they just got swept by unranked Mississippi State. But that game, like every game Florida loses in conference, is merely considered added confirmation that the SEC is overpowering--even the bottom half of the conference teams can beat Florida, still clearly the nation's best team!!
And note that the D1 coaches, until Stanford's 1-2 series at Oregon State, gave 12 of 31 first place votes to Stanford. And four coaches ranked Florida third while none ranked Stanford below #2. But it appears few people suspect thaat college baseball coaches might be a good sources of authority on who are the nation's best college baseball teams.
Florida has an excellent team, to be sure. But without question the number one? They lost the series because they were missing the catcher and #1 starting pitcher, so that explains it? Stanford, apparently, has had the benefit of a complete roster this year?
Aggh.
Six weeks ago, I wrote a baseball writer and asked if Stanford didn't have the best starting rotation in college baseball.
No, he said, it definitely was Florida. Two first round picks in this year's graduating class and one, Dyson, in next years.
Since then, Dyson has lost his starting job, convincingly. And his replacement got hammered this weekend.
The Gators have lost seven of their last 14 games, one at home to #136 Mercer, and they just got swept by unranked Mississippi State. But that game, like every game Florida loses in conference, is merely considered added confirmation that the SEC is overpowering--even the bottom half of the conference teams can beat Florida, still clearly the nation's best team!!
And note that the D1 coaches, until Stanford's 1-2 series at Oregon State, gave 12 of 31 first place votes to Stanford. And four coaches ranked Florida third while none ranked Stanford below #2. But it appears few people suspect thaat college baseball coaches might be a good sources of authority on who are the nation's best college baseball teams.
Florida has an excellent team, to be sure. But without question the number one? They lost the series because they were missing the catcher and #1 starting pitcher, so that explains it? Stanford, apparently, has had the benefit of a complete roster this year?
Aggh.