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No one said she was the tip of the spear and I didn’t even say she was the best Kavan definitely showed how it’s done 2 years in a row. I said tip of the hat to Canady in a show of respect and said she did help put eyes on sport for these women. There’s a difference in saying she did well versus saying she did “nothing for the sport” when being one of top pitchers of her time isn’t a small feat. She couldn’t beat us, we got to prove that twice when it mattered but no need to sit here and bash her was my point.

I’ve been hearing for several years that Texas Softball has very little NIL and doesn’t spend compared to other schools. I thought that would change after last year but it didn’t and Texas lost out on several players in the portal because of money. Texas wanted Desire Spearman, Taylor Pannell (pitcher), Dakota Kennedy, Jazzy Burns, and Tallen Edwards and didn’t get a single one because they were outbid. I don’t understand this. It’s infuriating. It also concerns me that other schools will try to poach Texas players and offer them more money. Tech spends. A&M spends. Oklahoma spends. Texas should be spending.

The Tech coach reminds me of the late comedian Buddy Hackett who used his speech impediment as part of his act.

Exactly, as most don't even know how to spell her last name.

Gotta side with the reaction‑time guy here. The whole point was how fast it gets on you, not how many inches it has to wiggle on the way in. A 70 from 43’ is still on the hitter quicker than a 92 from 60’6”. The ball being bigger doesn’t magically slow time down, and ‘less distance to curve’ doesn’t make it easier to hit - unless we’re just making up physics now.”

Canady can’t hold a candle to Kavan. We’ve seen this head to head.

That isn’t true. Just look at are recruiting class

Heard on the broadcast last night that Mike White coached teams are now 14-4 against Jerry Glasco coached teams. Not gloating but just an interesting stat.

Followers on Instagram Jordyn Frahm (Bahl): 145,000 followers Karlyn Pickens: 139,000 followers NiJaree Canady: 120,000 followers Teagan Kavan: 59,000 followers

@Blake Munroe I have seen a couple of people, one of the being an insider for Texas, saying that the baseball program needs a lot more NIL support to stay competitive. Are you hearing the same thing? I had believed we made a big commitment to NIL last year and when we hired Schloss so this news was a bit surprising

This. Kavan, Kennedy and all the pitchers mentioned here are a big part of the rise in popularity of the sport. Kennedy got paid the most and yes she is dominant, but so are all the pitchers mentioned in your post. Kennedy is getting presented as the Caitlin Clark of softball and that she is not. She is part of the reason, but she is not the tip of the spear in that regard.

Brady Vernon and Justin McLeod are great follows on X. Softball America and D1 softball mag reporters.

@Gerry HamiltonWhere does Matas have to improve the most to be in the discussion as a late 1st round pick?

Works for me. I'll be here.

It’s been too quiet with the updates.

Totally agree. Citlaly went head to head against Canady and won in the deciding WCWS game. That’s no small feat.

Same thread this time next year?

Not for sure. He got that stat from another tweet from someone else but I can't find the origianl one I saw.

How many final two inning sets did Kavan pitch in CWS games? Or is this a two season total, all games?

You make an important point, would the Mt. Rushmore be specifically what they did at Texas, or what they did for their entire career? Because that greatly would affect rankings for some.