Good news/bad news UCLA beat Nebraska last night. The good is it helps strengthen the quality of OSU's win over the Bruins. The bad is it means the next-to-impossible has to happen for OSU to get the #7 seed in the B1G tournament - that would require USC, which has gone off the rails completely, to upset UCLA in the season finale. USC star Chad Baker-Mazara quit the team recently. Baker-Mazara was on his fifth college basketball team in six years. We'll see if the Trojans have any fight left in them, but at this point it seems OSU is destined for the 8-9 game in the conference tournament.

heisman said:

Closers are an integral part of the game. A low leverage middle reliever is being asked significantly less than the guy in charge of getting the 27th out. If you combine the two stats, you've made them equals. That's not an accurate reflection of the game.

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I think of low leverage middle relievers as your innings eaters that are asked to come in when your team is behind. Your setup guys are asked to protect a lead of three runs or less after the 5th inning. IMO, there is a big difference between the two.

And I thought part of the exercise was de-emphasizing relievers. The only other way to do that is to keep saves, remove holds, and add another category more reflective of starting pitchers which is quality starts. But it has already been discussed how starters no longer go as deep in games so quality starts is a more flawed stat than even 5 or 6 years ago.

But I will reiterate I am fine with heisman’s categories.

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Even after the win, Arizona State is just 16-14 and not considered a bubble team. Coach Bobby Hurley is in his 11th year there and his contract runs out at the end of the season, and not making the tournament will result in the end of his time there.

brodybuck21 said:

Honestly that was last category I was debating on. Suggestion on combining that one and what pitching category to add?

Most people wanted to stay at 6 playoff spots

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Closers are an integral part of the game. A low leverage middle reliever is being asked significantly less than the guy in charge of getting the 27th out. If you combine the two stats, you've made them equals. That's not an accurate reflection of the game.

Last one of the season.

I believe these are all subscription services.

Big 12
Friday
Session 1 - Mat 1 Mat 2 Mat 3 Mat 4 Quad Feed - ESPN+ (11 AM)
Session 2 - Mat 1 Mat 2 Mat 3 Mat 4 Quad Feed - ESPN+ (6 PM)

Saturday
Session 3 - Mat 1 Mat 2 Mat 3 Mat 4 Quad Feed - ESPN+ (1 PM)
Session 4 - Finals (8 PM)

Pac-12
Friday
FloWrestling (3:30 PM)

EIWA
Friday - FloWrestling (10 AM)

Saturday - FloWrestling (11 AM)

MAC
Friday - ESPN+ (12 PM)

Saturday - ESPN+ (11:30 AM)

SoCon
Friday - ESPN+ (10 AM)

Saturday
Consolations - ESPN+ (10 AM)
Consolation Finals - ESPN+ (1 PM)
Finals - ESPN+ (3 PM)

Big Ten
Saturday
Session 1 - Mat 1 Mat 2 Mat 3 Mat 4 Multi-View (10 AM)
Session 2 - Mat 1 Mat 2 Mat 3 Mat 4 Multi-View (5 PM)

Sunday
Session 3 - Mat 1 Mat 2 Mat 3 Multi-View (12 PM)
Session 4 - First Place (Big Ten Network), 3rd Place 5th Place (4:30 PM)

*NOTE BTN will broadcast Saturday at 10am, semis at 7pm.

ACC
Sunday
First Round - Mat 1 Mat 2 (10 AM)
Consi Quarters - Mat 1 Mat 2 (1 PM)
Semifinals - Mat 1 Mat 2 (2 PM)
Consi Semis - Mat 1 Mat 2 (4:30 PM)
Consolation Finals - Mat 1 Mat 2 (6 PM)
Finals - Mat 1 (ACC Network) (8 PM)

Ivy League
Sunday (10 AM)
Mat 1 Mat 2 Mat 3