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Then there were eight.
But to get to eight we started with 16 before the Thanos snap that is the NCAA baseball super regionals. But like the Mad Titan, those teams had to work for it. We had a weekend full of walk-offs, web gems and lightning delays. So. Many. Lightning delays.
Before we pack our steak sauce and Father’s Day cards and head out to Omaha for the Men’s College World Series, let’s take a look back at the slightly smaller shindig that was the supers, games full of heroes. Superheroes. Sorry, Thanos, too soon?
Worst Omaha-related curse tied to a guy who yells “Omaha!”: Peyton Manning
That angry typing you hear is from my Knoxville in-laws and former Tennessee roommates for having the audacity to even mention the Vols’ fall from No. 1 overall seed to watching the CWS on TV … not to mention speaking No. 18 blasphemy. But in my defense, Manning was in attendance at the supers and our mutual alma mater lost again. It happens a lot. And I’m far from the first Big Orange alum to point that out.
Tennessee Athletics is 0-47 with Peyton Manning attending games as a spectator.
But please, tell me how silly superstitions and curses are.
— Tennessee Williams (@TN_Williams) June 11, 2022
Most mind-blowing super regional statistic: No. 1 has fallen
When Tennessee lost, it marked the third straight NCAA baseball tournament in which the No. 1 overall seed has failed to make it to Omaha. Even further, the top-ranked team hasn’t won the CWS title since Miami … in 1999! Next year the team that seems to be lined up as the No. 1 seed might want to “accidentally” become lost on the bus ride to its conference tournament and try to drop a slot or two. Just in case.
Best Joe Namath impersonation: Ole Miss DH Tim Elko
Elko got off to a ridiculous start to the season, boosting the Rebels to a No. 1 ranking, but suffered an ACL tear just as SEC play was beginning. For normal humans, that would mean a six-month recovery. He was back in less than a month, and his bat picked…
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