HookemTexas Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago 6 hours ago, koxaz nostraz said: Looking forward to another exciting season of women's college softball! It feels like the sport keeps getting more competitive every year, with talented players coming through and programs building stronger rosters. I'm especially interested to see how the transfer portal affects teams heading into 2027 and which younger players step up. Conference matchups should be fun to follow, and I'm sure we'll see a few surprises along the way. Hopefully, this thread stays active with updates, predictions, and plenty of discussion throughout the season. Anyone have early favorites for the Women's College World Series or teams they think could surprise everyone? I haven't read about any predictions for 2027 season yet, but the general consensus is that the top three teams are Texas, OU, and Texas Tech. The other SEC teams Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida are also top contenders along with ATM. Outside of the SEC, it's likely to be UCLA. Time will tell if Nebraska is able to keep any momentum w/ Frahm-Bahl graduating. Texas will be the favorite heading into the season as they bring back Kavan and Stewart and replaced their graduating seniors with a pretty stud transfer class. OU still has an extremely potent offense, if any of their pitchers turn out to be elite, they will be a hard out as usual. Tech of course bought like 90% of their team. Everyone will be watching to see how Terry performs as the staff ace now that Canady is gone. Hopefully it's going to be a fun season to follow, but I'm a bit cautious after what's happened with a supposedly loaded football and volleyball team this year. Quote
LonghornFan4Ever Posted 1 hour ago Author Posted 1 hour ago 2 hours ago, HookemTexas said: I haven't read about any predictions for 2027 season yet, but the general consensus is that the top three teams are Texas, OU, and Texas Tech. The other SEC teams Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida are also top contenders along with ATM. Outside of the SEC, it's likely to be UCLA. Time will tell if Nebraska is able to keep any momentum w/ Frahm-Bahl graduating. Texas will be the favorite heading into the season as they bring back Kavan and Stewart and replaced their graduating seniors with a pretty stud transfer class. OU still has an extremely potent offense, if any of their pitchers turn out to be elite, they will be a hard out as usual. Tech of course bought like 90% of their team. Everyone will be watching to see how Terry performs as the staff ace now that Canady is gone. Hopefully it's going to be a fun season to follow, but I'm a bit cautious after what's happened with a supposedly loaded football and volleyball team this year. That last paragraph is how I’m feeling about UT athletics in general right now. I know most of that has to do with football, but I just have this odd feeling that compared to their normal standards under CDC, this could be the worst season for him as an AD post-COVID for a majority of the 21 sports on campus. This could be the most difficult Directors’ Cup for them to win. Hope I’m wrong though. Quote
HonkEm Posted 28 minutes ago Posted 28 minutes ago 1 hour ago, LonghornFan4Ever said: That last paragraph is how I’m feeling about UT athletics in general right now. I know most of that has to do with football, but I just have this odd feeling that compared to their normal standards under CDC, this could be the worst season for him as an AD post-COVID for a majority of the 21 sports on campus. This could be the most difficult Directors’ Cup for them to win. Hope I’m wrong though. Or we could win our remaining football games, go on to the playoffs, and win it all.....that would be nice. Quote
ChanmanV Posted 15 minutes ago Posted 15 minutes ago (edited) I don't think we've had a team this stacked ever. I hope being such a favorite this year doesn't mess up the culture and mentality of the team but we're witnessing potentially a dynasty. If Kevan wins a 3rd, she will be the undisputed best collegiate pitcher of all time and if she pitches for USA next summer, we could be talking about her as the best ever period over Cat. The softball team is what Texas excellence looks like under Coach White. Elite coaching, recruiting, leadership and culture. Edited 14 minutes ago by ChanmanV Quote
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