*Disclaimer from Ben* "This ended up being a bad idea and probably the worst podcast episode we have ever recorded. Promise to be better Wednesday... On paper, filling out a field of 64 seemed fun and easy, but it turned out to be absolutely impossible and boring

The 11.7 Podcast recaps college baseball weekend nine with a different format: building a live Field of 64 projection while discussing the weekend’s biggest results. They debate top-16 seeds and key storylines including Texas A&M’s series win over Texas with a canceled rubber game, UCLA’s 14-inning win at Rutgers featuring 30 strikeouts and Logan Reddemann’s 18 K start, Georgia Tech’s offense against Florida State, Florida winning at Georgia behind strong pitching, Alabama getting swept by Arkansas, and Tennessee sweeping Mississippi State. They run through conference automatic qualifiers, argue over bubble teams and seeding logic, and ultimately complete a full projected bracket while acknowledging how messy and uncertain the process feels in mid-April.

00:00 Weekend Recap Setup 00:42 Burritos And Sparkling Water 01:37 Sponsors And Contest Winners 04:22 Masters Talk Detour 06:57 Field Of 64 Begins 08:17 Algorithm Explained 09:25 Projector Debates Clemson Baylor 12:23 April Chaos And New Toys 16:30 Jack Calls In From Buc-ees 18:48 Texas A&M Series Breakdown 29:10 Back To The Board 30:59 UCLA Rutgers Marathon 35:27 Georgia Tech FSU Series 38:01 Host Seed Shuffling 42:01 Tar Heels Silence Clemson 43:05 Arkansas Sweeps Alabama 47:21 Florida Upsets Georgia 50:09 Freshman Arms Spotlight 53:12 National Seeds 7 to 16 55:48 Kansas Hosting Buzz 01:00:25 Tennessee Sweeps Starkville 01:05:16 Committee Bias Talk 01:07:41 Auto Bids Rapid Fire 01:17:51 Seeding AQs and Bracket 01:20:10 Top Two Seeds Debate 01:22:16 Southern Miss Debate 01:23:19 Committee Manipulation Rant 01:24:23 Building Two Seeds 01:28:11 Sorting Bubble Twos 01:31:09 Auto Bids And Threes 01:33:26 Bubble Locks And Doubts 01:40:23 Purdue And NC State Talk 01:46:27 Midnight Bracket Meltdown 01:52:17 Final Picks And Wrap

Midweek Recap & Weekend 9 Series Picks

The hosts of the 11.7 college baseball podcast open with Masters picks and betting talk, then recap a major midweek storyline: Bethune-Cookman’s win at LSU, highlighting key moments like Zambrano’s strikeouts and LSU miscues, and discussing Bethune as a dangerous regional 4-seed. That upset leads into a discussion on international players in college baseball, Bethune’s roster makeup, and how building pipelines to Caribbean and Latin American academies could give mid-and-low-majors (and even SEC programs) a recruiting edge, with Missouri cited as a smaller example. They also hit other midweek notes (Texas State over Texas A&M, Jacksonville State beating Auburn, Kansas beating Nebraska, Florida over Florida State, UCLA’s streak, SDSU no-hitter, Washington State over Oregon State) before making weekend series pick’ems for Nebraska–Oregon, Rider–Fairfield, Jacksonville State–Liberty, Florida State–Georgia Tech, UCF–Kansas, and LSU–Ole Miss, plus a separate Texas–Texas A&M bet. 00:00 Welcome and Show Plan 01:26 Masters Picks and Golf Bets 09:12 Back to Baseball LSU Upset 09:38 Bethune Cookman Breakdown 12:13 International Recruiting Pipeline 23:35 Midweek Roundup Texas State 24:25 Jacksonville State Surge 32:44 Kansas Stuns Nebraska 34:19 Nebraska Oregon Road Test 36:28 Florida Owns Florida State 37:56 Midweek Notes USC and UCSB 40:44 UCLA Win Streak Watch 41:22 UCLA Streak Watch 43:04 Big Ten Travel Rant 43:40 Midweek Roundup 44:30 Hairston Hype Train 45:58 Golden Spikes Odds 48:25 Pitchers Versus Hitters 50:38 Weekend Pick Em Setup 53:30 Oregon Nebraska Picks 56:04 Fairfield Rider Breakdown 58:33 Liberty Jack State Clash 01:01:54 FSU Georgia Tech Showdown 01:05:41 Kansas UCF Big 12 Heat 01:09:08 LSU Ole Miss Toss Up 01:12:56 Burrito Bets Sign Off

UCLA’s 23-Game Streak, LSU Stuns Tennessee, Georgia Sweeps MSU - Weekend 8 Recap

The 11.7 Podcast recaps college baseball weekend 8, opening with reactions to two heated confrontations: Louisiana’s Matt Deggs going after the JMU dugout (later receiving a two-game suspension) and ULM’s Ford Pemberton’s old-school argument with umpires.

The hosts discuss UCLA’s continued surge and sweep of USC during a 23-game win streak, noting the series was tighter than the final scores.

They break down LSU’s wild extra-inning win at Tennessee featuring Cade Aaron Beatty’s four-homer game and Jay Johnson’s fiery ejection, while framing Tennessee’s season as unusually unlucky despite bullpen issues. Georgia’s sweep at Mississippi State is analyzed along with State’s missed chances and catching struggles.

Plus, UCF winning the series over West Virginia despite losing key arms. The episode also hits Big 12 standings intrigue, Kansas’ autism awareness game and dramatic rally, Nebraska’s extended hot streak.

Lastly, they provide some ACC and Big Ten notes. UNC vs. Boston College, Duke’s wins over Louisville, Florida State’s response after Myles Bailey’s injury, Georgia Tech’s dominance at Cal, and NC State’s sweep of Notre Dame.

00:00 Intro 01:12 Sun Belt Coaches Ejected 06:52 UCLA Trick Play Debate 10:08 LSU vs Tennessee Chaos 14:25 Tennessee's Bad Beats 20:22 Georgia Sweeps Mississippi St 32:27 UCLA Sweeps USC 41:51 UCF Perseverance 45:17 Big 12 Buzz 46:56 Kansas' Autism Awareness Game 47:42 Big 12 Standings Shakeup 54:21 Alabama Surges in SEC Standings 56:25 Missouri Wins Series Over UK 01:00:05 North Carolina Beats BC 01:03:00 Duke Gritty Series Win 01:04:24 Florida State Ewing Theory 01:07:21 Georgia Tech Dominance 01:08:13 NC State Buy Stock Now 01:12:00 Nebraska Is Streaking 01:13:34 Big Ten Weekend Notes 01:15:47 Michigan Upsets Oregon 01:18:38 Jackson Flora Hype 01:22:44 Outro