OU Sooners at Shox

[WSUwatcher]

Shirley

Not sure what Shirley's problem is with Oklahoma and Gene -- maybe a bad marriage to one of Gene's cousins, or something like that? -- but I don't think Gene's most recent stay in Norman gave him much of a chance to improve their offense.

And, although I should probably let our old friend Charlie speak for herself, let me just say that if Golloway's daughter is a pig, I suspect Charlie knows a few guys who would be more than willing to break out in a rousing chorus of Soooo-ey! if that's what it would takee to meet her.

[WstateU]

‘The Massacre on 21st St.’

[SB Shock]

Re: Shirley

Not sure what Shirley's problem is with Oklahoma and Gene

I think your being overly sensitive. I thought it was pretty funny, just like these:

[ShockerFever]

JJ/Shirley have this weird obsession with Gene and Oklahoma. It's cute.



I personally didn't think about something that happened 4 years ago once during the game last night. I had honestly totally forgot about it.

[WSUwatcher]

Bogus

15 to zippo. I'm not surprised, I knew we would get served some ass whoopin' pie. 27 game prediction is looking better each day. Hoooraayyy!

Silly, silly, silly, KC.

Your watchdog jdmee has already debunked your gleeful claim pretty completely, but just to test your confidence once and for all, I have an offer for you.

If WSU wins only 27 games this year -- no asterisks, no discounting replacements like the two non-Div 1 games instead of the two probable victories lost to weather at Bradley, no ignoring Valley tournament results -- just 27 games, period, I will contribute $150 to either SASO or the Battery Club (your choice) in your name -- or, if you eventually choke on your endless "realism," I'll do it in your memory. If they somehow win even fewer, I'll give you a break and instead of accusing you of being overly optimistic, I'll donate $200 instead...if

I'll do this, that is, if you agree to donate $10 to the same cause of my choosing for every game WSU wins over 27. (Same counting methods: all victories count, including those in postseason play, because that's how the records have always been compiled -- no exceptions, just a win is a win, whether it's against Kansas Wesleyan in April or Texas in June.)

Thus, if the Shocks win 30, you owe a $30 donation; if they win 40, you owe $130, etc. Do we have a deal? It's time to put up or shut up -- and if you accept, please feel free to post a continuing record on here of who owes how much.

[Shirley Schmidt]

Look at the schedule I can see at least 15 more losses coming.

K-State, 2 losses.

SWOMO, I hope not but I am counting 3.

OSU, 1 loss.

OU, 1 loss again.

UNI, Shox win two of three.

ORU, two more times, I say losses on both.

Indiana State here, Shox win two of three.

KU, loss again.

SIU, on the road, Shox lose 2

CU, wins one here.

That is 15 more.

I hope I am wrong about K-State and SWOMO.

[KC Shox]

Re: Bogus

15 to zippo. I'm not surprised, I knew we would get served some ass whoopin' pie. 27 game prediction is looking better each day. Hoooraayyy!

Silly, silly, silly, KC.

Your watchdog jdmee has already debunked your gleeful claim pretty completely, but just to test your confidence once and for all, I have an offer for you.

If WSU wins only 27 games this year -- no asterisks, no discounting replacements like the two non-Div 1 games instead of the two probable victories lost to weather at Bradley, no ignoring Valley tournament results -- just 27 games, period, I will contribute $150 to either SASO or the Battery Club (your choice) in your name -- or, if you eventually choke on your endless "realism," I'll do it in your memory. If they somehow win even fewer, I'll give you a break and instead of accusing you of being overly optimistic, I'll donate $200 instead...if

I'll do this, that is, if you agree to donate $10 to the same cause of my choosing for every game WSU wins over 27. (Same counting methods: all victories count, including those in postseason play, because that's how the records have always been compiled -- no exceptions, just a win is a win, whether it's against Kansas Wesleyan in April or Texas in June.)

Thus, if the Shocks win 30, you owe a $30 donation; if they win 40, you owe $130, etc. Do we have a deal? It's time to put up or shut up -- and if you accept, please feel free to post a continuing record on here of who owes how much.

I will accept your challenge with a cap of $50 dollars. I'm expecting a birth of a child in three weeks so my wife will be monitoring my spending. What do you say?

[ShockerFever]

Look at the schedule I can see at least 15 more losses coming.

K-State, 2 losses.

SWOMO, I hope not but I am counting 3.

OSU, 1 loss.

OU, 1 loss again.

UNI, Shox win two of three.

ORU, two more times, I say losses on both.

Indiana State here, Shox win two of three.

KU, loss again.

SIU, on the road, Shox lose 2

CU, wins one here.

That is 15 more.

I hope I am wrong about K-State and SWOMO.

I betcha a million dollars worth of OU jersies that you're not willing to back your rambling guess up.

[shoxlax]

Had Gene stayed at OU, we probably would have Galloway as our coach right now. Then OU fans would be asking for JT's head.

[Shirley Schmidt]

I betcha a million dollars worth of OU jersies that you're not willing to back your rambling guess up.

What do you have in mind?

Show me the wins in the remaining games.

I hope I am wrong, I have followed this program for many years and this is without a doubt the weakest team the Gene has ever fielded.

Unless there is a big change it looks like 25 to 27 regular season losses.

If we agree on a bet any money that is won / lost to by either should be donated to the Baseball program.

[Hill Sitter]

This is still the same WSU team that took of 2 of 3 from Long Beach and Pepperdine - games that were they in the future, some prognosticators here would be chalking up as losses.

OU is having special season and is doing/will do to a lot of people what they did to us on Wednesday.

[Shirley Schmidt]

This is still the same WSU team that took of 2 of 3 from Long Beach and Pepperdine

True, but Pepperdine and Long Beach also faced the top three pitchers in the rotation.

I like our mid week guys and they are going to great next year but they are not as good as the top three and that is where I predict most of the remaining losses to come from.

[Shocker85]

The Shox beat Nebraska, too.

All those teams are 'big name' traditional baseball powers, but don't get too jacked over series wins at home vs. LBSU, Pepperdine and NU. They suck, too.

As of 4/10/2009 ...

Pepperdine is 18-13 and 2-5 in conference. Team BA .279. RPI 137.

LBSU is 14-15 and 2-2 in conference. Team BA .305, HR 18, ERA 4.76. RPI 79.

Nebraska is 16-15 and 4-8 in conference. Team BA .293, ERA 6.41. RPI is 73.

WSU is 16-12 (D1) and 3-1 in conference. Team BA .285, ERA 4.38. RPI is 83.

I think it is great that some of you are so optimistic about the rest of the season, but you seem to be delusional.

SSchmidt is not far off with a prediction of 15 or so more losses. The Shox pitching staff is generally capable of keeping them in games, especially the Top 3 weekend starters. The reality is, however, that the Shox can't generate enough offense at times to even overcome 3 or 4 run deficit. In case you haven't noticed, in college baseball you often need 7-10 runs to win games and the Shox have often been unable to put up runs against quality pitching.

My win-loss breakdown is basically 2W and 1L vs. lower tier MVC teams and 1W and 2L vs. sCUm and MSU. The remaining OOC schedule is mostly losses vs. ORU, KSU, OSU, OU. 12-15 more losses are likely. I take no pride in saying this, but it is reality.

Folks, this season is a write-off. The players need to try hard and work at improving. Some wins will come along the way, but so will a bunch of losses. This team is very young and needs another recruiting class to shore up the ship.

--'85.

[WSUwatcher]

Okay

Good heavens -- who would ever have guessed KC was married? Talk about a wife who must be a saint...

Seriously, KC, congratulations on the new arrival, and good luck to you and your family. I have a toddler myself, not quite two, so I understand the watchful eye of one's spousal unit when it comes to spending.

If I understand you correctly, you're saying you want a cap of $50 on your possible donation. So in the interest of equity, here's what I'll do: if WSU wins a total of 27 games by the time they're finished playing this year, I'll donate $50 to the aforementioned WSU cause of your choice. If they win even fewer, I'll make it $100. As for you, you'll donate $10 per game over 27, up to a maximum of $50, which gets you off the hook for any wins over 32. Fair enough?

[WSUwatcher]

Too low

Sorry, 85, but I'm not buying the idea that WSU has eight losses ahead against this year's Valley competition in games that are started by Kelley, Lowell, and Cooper. That's arguably the best three-man pitching rotation in the league, and with them taking the hill each weekend, it's hardly delusional to see WSU finishing better than 13-9 in this league.

Even at that, Shirley's pessimistic guess of at least 15 more losses brings WSU in at 29-27 going into the conference tournament, which exceeds KC's gloom and doom guess of 27 wins total (the subject that led to all of this discussion).