Blake Munroe

Dear CDC, Please start with the list I posted in this thread. Thanks!

I truly am the winner from this episode, as it shows I’m not the only one who butchers names!

You ain’t kidding. Absolutely awful.

Ask me after Sunday’s game (or today’s if they lose). I think if Pierce kept winning Big 12 series, he would be back. However, they just lost the series to BYU. Now, they start off the Houston series getting SMOKED. Not only that, getting smoked by the worst team in the conference. I think the wheels have fallen off, ladies and gentlemen. This wasn’t a 4-3 type of game. You got absolutely dominated by a terrible team.

Paul Finebaum was recently a guest on “That SEC Podcast” and the ESPN college football commentator discussed how the SEC went back on its word to Texas A&M Athletics by allowing the University of Texas to join the conference. https://aggieswire.usatoday.com/2024/04/08/texas-aggies-athletics-paul-finebaum-that-sec-podcast-texas-longhorns/

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I’m not the only one who butchers stuff!

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Yeah at worst you hold the guy. At best you get him to tag early.

Check this out. Good stuff by Clemson HC Erik Bakich.

You're welcome.

They'll finish Game 1 at 6:00 PM and Game 2 will start at 7:00 PM. If you have a ticket to game 2 tonight, they'll let you in early to watch the conclusion of the first one!

Longhorns forward Deyona Gaston has entered the portal. Gaston was named the Big 12 'Sixth Man of the Year' after averaging 8.4 points per game and 4.2 rebounds per game this season. She will have two years of eligibility remaining due to her COVID year. A Texas native, Gaston originally committed to Vic Schaefer at Mississippi State before following him to the University of Texas.

Just posted an update on a player who is no longer with the team. It's pinned at the top of the board.

Haha. Well... Not one of my prouder moments but I was in full fan mode and, at the time, not covering Texas. Horns vs Tennessee @ CWS in 2021. I had seats VERY close to the Tennessee dugout. Tennessee fans and coaches were already heated and I was stoking the fire after a few beers and days in the sun. One of their assistants, Ross Kivett, was ejected from the game. I started yelling loudly and waving bye to him. They didn't take very kindly to it. He clearly saw me do it and wasn't happy. It was very quick. He was mad. I kept on heckling. We won.

Vaughn is going to do really well at Alabama if they'll get behind him NIL wise. He may do good regardless. He is legit. You're spot on with Vitello as well. Also, before anyone says what about LSU/Vandy/Ark/Virginia coach... those guys aren't leaving. I almost put the Stanford coach on here as well, despite their bad season this year, but he isn't leaving either.

A few notes on the guys above. - As @Derek Handler said, Canham definitely might be the easiest to go after in my "Tier 1" category. And he's proven. Does a phenomenal job. - Bakich has Clemson rolling. He also has SEC experience. He's 70-22 at Clemson. I like what he did at Michigan too. - Pollard is consistent. Three Super Regionals in five years at Duke. - Vitello might not leave Tennessee, but he has no direct ties. Graduated from Missouri. Great coach though. Fun fact: he once flipped me off. - Walter might be the hardest to get to leave, but the man does more with less. Imagine what he could do at Texas. - Vaughn just got to Alabama this year, but he's an absolute stud at coaching. Look at what he did with Maryland... who has zero support for baseball. Younger guy who is originally from Texas. I would be ecstatic with Texas hiring him. Any of those guys would be awesome. Canham and Vaughn would be my two top choices. I'll break down Tier 2 later.

Just realized I never pressed “Submit” after typing it out and revisiting this thread just now. Here is my REALISTIC list. Tier 1: Mitch Canham (Oregon State) Erik Bakich (Clemson) Chris Pollard (Duke) Tony Vitello (Tennessee) Tom Walter (Wake Forest) Rob Vaughn (Alabama) Tier 2: Ben Orloff (UC Irvine) Mark Wasikowski (Oregon) Cliff Godwin (ECU) Justin Haire (Campbell) Alex Sogard (Wright State) Jordan Bischell (Cincinnati)

Texas will also face #22 Texas State tonight and #24 Baylor this weekend.

Losses this season: #2 OU (dropped 1 of 3 games) #5 Oklahoma State (dropped 2 of 3) #6 LSU #7 Stanford (went 1-1) Houston (won series 2-1) Other important wins besides those above: #4 Tennessee #11 UCLA (2-0) #18 FSU #21 Louisiana Penn State (Receiving votes) UCF (3-0 / Receiving votes)

All the polls are now out: ESPN.com/USA Softball: No. 1 (This is who the NCAA uses) D1Softball: No. 1 USA Today/NFCA: No. 2 Softball America: No. 4 And Texas also is No. 1 in RPI.

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