College Baseball Midweek Upsets, WBC Talk, and Weekend Picks: LSU Concerns, Sun Belt Surge & Blue Blood Debate

The hosts record a late-night, shortened 11.7 Podcast episode without Jack (traveling) and initially without Noah, mixing World Baseball Classic discussion with a midweek college baseball recap and weekend series picks. They react to a string of uninspired LSU performances, give Louisiana a mea culpa after strong wins including over LSU, and praise a Southern Miss–Mississippi State midweek thriller while debating how much midweek games matter for RPI and postseason readiness. They highlight undefeated starts by Texas and USC, detour into a spirited “college baseball blue bloods” debate using historical regional/super-regional/CWS data, and show an early field-of-64 projection tool. Weekend picks include DBU over Louisiana, split opinions on FGCU vs Bethune-Cookman, Coastal over ECU, UCF over Murray State, UNC over Virginia, and a split on Rice vs Abilene Christian, plus frustration with a weak SEC nonconference slate.

00:00 Podcast Roll Call
01:40 World Baseball Classic Talk
04:59 Pest Control Conspiracy
08:57 Ants at T Ball
11:04 Noah Joins Late
11:59 Midweek Recap LSU Slump
13:05 Louisiana Cajuns Surprise
15:37 Sun Belt Realignment Buzz
16:47 Southern Miss vs State Classic
20:11 Do Midweeks Matter
25:40 Undefeated Texas and USC
29:20 College Baseball Blue Bloods
37:00 Vanderbilt and Troy Struggles
40:22 Field of 64 Generator
47:09 Back to Midweek Notes
47:55 Oregon State Breakout
49:16 Beavers Schedule Context
51:16 Double Base Debate
58:01 USC Proves Legit
59:18 Weekend Pickem Begins
01:04:08 Raffle Wheel Winner
01:05:37 FGCU vs Bethune Picks
01:09:48 ECU vs Coastal Showdown
01:13:35 Murray State at UCF
01:17:23 Virginia at UNC Pick
01:23:11 Rice at Abilene Christian
01:25:27 What Rice Turnaround Means
01:29:10 SEC Cupcake Weekend Rant
01:32:57 Final Wrap Up