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That’s only if you fly. Since Texas bussed over they have more flexibility to start late.

Rumors are Jada turned down a substantial offer from Texas.

Sunday Curfew: A strict no-new-inning rule applies to the final game of a series on Sunday, typically at 4:30 p.m. local time. After reading it it doesn't seem like they allow any flexibility

That's a Maddie, you, and me problem!

I am waiting for VY's son. What grade is he in now? Is he a quarterback?

No one plays defense in an All Star game. Spaight can guard point guards. Coach will coach her up. Holguin is a shooter. I see her playing Jordan Lees position.

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Can anyone inform me of the SEC rules on away games and travel on Sundays? Does it change since Texas is a short trip away?

Crittendon looks like she has enough physicality to play early and she has the scoring ability to contribute right from the start. If she gets early playing time, by late season she'll have the confidence boost we usually see in young players that get them to contributing more consistently. The Bjorn/Holle comparison is an interesting one. I can see why you think so but Bjorn has a higher ceiling. She's more athletic particularly vertically (she can dunk on her best day) so can finish better near the goal. But if Bjorn could get to where Holle was defensively and 3pt shooting wise, I'd take that in a heart beat.

Not sure why Crump would want to go to Vandy and sit behind Blakes for another 2 years. Maybe she'll play SF? Lee wants a school that has a good medical program. I see her going to Duke more than SC and she'll be more of the #1 scoring option there too versus SC. We could use Jada Williams. Why aren't we hosting her right now?

The ones coming in are awesome and I can’t wait to watch. I just worry about so many freshmen taking the place of veterans. That’s a me problem. 😂

Meanwhile

Keeping the transfers in the SEC will be fun. We get to play them. I have no animosity towards them. I really like the ones coming in too. Can you tell? 😃

Our defense in the outfield is not as good as last year's in my opinion. We seem to have more minor missteps, bobbles, and mental errors. I assume the big shifts to one side or the other are orchestrated by the staff. Infield defense has been pretty good, but some of the errors that we have had have been very untimely. Our hitting has been inconsistent at times, and usually when we don't need that to happen. Same with the pitching.

I doubt we play today. The radar doesn’t look good.

I don’t totally with the Dabo Swinney comparisons because it’s been less than a year since White won a natty. It would be more like Mack Brown after he won a natty getting complacent in high school recruiting which led to the downfall of the football program. But I do agree, regardless of sport, it seems like the formula to building a perennial championship level program is to recruit instant impact high school players and surround them with experienced veterans. It’s getting harder than ever to recruit big high school classes and stash away talent because of how agents operate. If Texas doesn’t make it back to the WCWS championship series, it will be for the reasons you outlined. I do think Mike White will learn from this and be more aggressive in the portal going forward. I don’t think he’s the type of coach that’s just satisfied with winning only one national championship. As Rod Babers points out in livestreams, your biggest rival across the Red River constantly having your number and winning titles should bring out the best in White and this program to get back to the mountaintop.

The wait begins:

Vanderbilt is currently hosting and will probably sign Crump. LSU secured a commitment from former Florida guard Laila Reynolds and is hosting Jada Williams. SC has a scheduled visit from Virginia's Kymora Johnson. Rumors have also linked to Jordan Lee to SC. All three of these programs are hosting several portal players this weekend besides the ones mentioned above.

Vic likely will sign three vets from the portal.

Now that you mention it odds are way better in football. We should win it more often. I am not against you here. Just playing around. This team is fine. People blowing things out of proportion.

Depending on Freshmen for Maddie’s senior year is asinine. I don’t care how talented they are. SC, LSU and Vanderbilt are hosting elite portal players and expected to sign some. Texas is not beating those teams with Freshmen. Sorry.