# RPI-Motivated Cancellations [D1 Daily] Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-d1baseball-podcast-6260532/rpi-motivated-cancellations-d1-daily Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-d1baseball-podcast-6260532/rpi-motivated-cancellations-d1-daily.md Podcast: [The D1Baseball Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-d1baseball-podcast-6260532) Published: 2026-05-13T09:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.art19.com/episodes/ced9bb9e-a253-4ca7-bbb5-c2cf837b5782.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Audio file: https://rss.art19.com/episodes/ced9bb9e-a253-4ca7-bbb5-c2cf837b5782.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-d1baseball-podcast-6260532/episodes/rpi-motivated-cancellations-d1-daily Duration seconds: 1078 ## Resource On this episode of the D1 Daily , Burkie and Roons discuss college baseball teams canceling midweek games late in the season due to fears of negative RPI repercussions. They debate the sport’s continued reliance on a metric many consider flawed and point to additional tools, such as  Diamond Sports Rankings  (DSR) and KPIs, to reduce outlier-driven decisions and avoid penalizing teams for playing. The conversation touches on scheduling strategy—front-loading midweeks, resting late, and the strain of end-of-year fatigue—while noting examples like Ole Miss playing UT Martin and Georgia going without midweek games since late April. They also address how cancellations impact fans and families and call on the committee to credibly use multiple metrics. 00:00 Welcome and Sponsor 01:30 RPI Debate Returns 04:53 More Metrics: DSR & KPI 08:12 Late Midweek Scheduling 13:41 DSR Benefits 15:47 Fixes and Final Thoughts 17:54 Wrap Up For athletes and sports programs of all levels, AstroTurf has managed the entirety of the synthetic turf manufacturing process for decades. By focusing on quality, safety, and performance, AstroTurf continues to provide customized surfacing solutions for baseball and softball programs across the professional and collegiate ranks, including being the Official Synthetic Turf of MLB®. For more information, please visit https://astroturf.com/ Kerriston Coffee is proud to be the official coffee of D1Baseball. With over 30 years in the business, this family-owned roastery delivers fresh, small-batch coffee made for college baseball fans, coaches, and everyone in between. Kerriston Coffee ships nationwide, and as a listener to The D1Baseball Podcast, you can use code D1 at https://kerrist… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-d1baseball-podcast-6260532/episodes/rpi-motivated-cancellations-d1-daily/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-d1baseball-podcast-6260532/rpi-motivated-cancellations-d1-daily.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.