Weekend 9 Recap + LIVE Field of 64 Projection (Bad Idea)

*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