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oops.....wtf 😀 Lmao yeah that one’s on me - apparently my brain decided to run an RPO and kept the football tab open while the thread was clearly in softball mode. Been hydrating aggressively all day… just not with water.

I’ve really come around on softball too ---the pace and the constant pressure make it easy to stay locked in. The way the roster sticks together for years also makes it a lot easier to follow the team and actually feel connected to the players. Baseball just doesn’t hit the same for me. The games drag, the rhythm is slower, and it’s harder to stay engaged inning to inning. I still support the team, but the product doesn’t grab me the way softball does. The energy, the urgency, the way one mistake can flip everything - that’s what keeps me hooked.

I never even thought about that… great point. And honestly, Texas doesn’t really have that problem. Our class is elite, our evaluations are stable, and we’re not scrambling to protect a bunch of short‑term portal rentals. Sark and Harris built the roster with 5‑for‑5 in mind, so there’s no need to yank offers just to clean up a mess.

we could ask for

I'm pro Gerry here....Gerry and HI have been rock‑solid about handling things the right way. They stay ahead of the curve without stepping on a kid’s moment, and they’ve shown over and over they’ll respect whatever the recruit asks for. The early info is part of why HI is so valuable, but the way they manage it is why recruits trust them. Both things can be true

Johnson will announce at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, June 29 he got to be the HI 😀

Congrats, man - that’s awesome news. Hope the big weekend treats you right and everything goes smooth. Enjoy it, celebrate it, and don’t worry about Camara’s timeline. You’ve got the much bigger commitment on deck.

That all lines up with how TickPick operates. Their buyer protections are pretty strong, and the fact the seller doesn’t get paid until after the transfer and the event gives you a ton of leverage. The penalties for listing seats you don’t actually own are steep, so the system really pushes sellers to deliver exactly what they advertised. And yeah, last‑minute ticket hunting can get dicey, but with how their no‑fee setup works and how quickly transfers happen once UT loads everything, you’re in a solid spot. Sounds like you’ve got everything you need to book the rest of the trip without stressing over the tickets. Hope you have an awesome trip - sounds like it’s shaping up to be a good one.

TickPick is solid - use them quite a bit. The reason they show a late delivery date isn’t because the seller is sketchy - it’s because Texas doesn’t actually release the tickets to season ticket holders until late July or early August. Once UT loads the tickets into everyone’s accounts, most sellers transfer them pretty quickly. That 9/11 date is just the ‘latest possible’ window TickPick uses so they don’t over‑promise. And yeah --- one of the big reasons people use TickPick is the no‑fee pricing. What you see is what you pay, which is why their listings sometimes look better than StubHub or SeatGeek. If you bought with a credit card, you’re protected either way, but realistically you’ll have your tickets well before your trip.

I love the Colt story as much as anyone - it’s one of the best parts of Texas history. And honestly, that’s what makes this QB room fun. Every guy in it has a real path, and Sark’s track record says someone unexpected usually takes a big jump. If Arch does stay in 2027, it just gives Lacy, Bell, Knutson, and Laurence more time to develop the right way. Whoever rises out of that group is going to be a legit starter, not a placeholder. It’s a good problem to have again.

My only question is, who was 2nd?

Both girls headed to LSU

Just voted

@Hank South @Bobby Burton Quick question for clarification: with today’s commitment, it looks like the class score increased slightly while the average rating stayed mostly unchanged. Can you confirm that’s the correct interpretation of how the rankings adjusted? Just want to make sure I’m understanding the system accurately.

yeah.....didn't know if you seen that one...did an edit on my original post

added another link above

found this https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=203830467381582 https://coachesinsider.com/softball/understanding-swing-planes-with-amber-freeman-univ-of-arizona/

Flood’s cooking again and I’m eating....As Joe Zura would say, "best offensive line coach in the country" 😀

Not exactly earth‑shattering, but it’s another arm on the schedule and another data point for the “who’s throwing when” crowd. The Mannings always mix in a few extra guys late, so this fits the pattern. Any tape on Josh McCown’s son? too lazy to look 🙂

Well that news. Coach Freeman‑Carrington is due to give birth in September, so she’ll probably miss fall ball like you said. That’s normal timing, and fall is when staffs shuffle responsibilities anyway. Between Fremin’s head‑coaching background and PRT’s experience, the defensive side will be fully covered while she’s out.

Go look at both their Bio's Fremin on lionsports.net(navigate to sports/softball/roster/coaches/rick-fremin. His SLU bio doesn’t explicitly say “he coached defense.” That’s because college softball bios almost never break down assistant‑style responsibilities for a head coach. Head coaches don’t list “defense,” “offense,” “infield,” etc. - they list program‑level accomplishments. However, He ran the entire program - including defense( As a head coach, Fremin was responsible for all phases of the team: offense, defense, baserunning, and game management. That’s implicit in the role), His teams were elite defensively - which is evidence of defensive coaching(SLU… ranked among the national leaders in… ERA (8th), shutouts (7th)…” “The 2024 Lady Lions… set or tied school marks for… fielding percentage…” “The 2023 roster… set school records for… putouts…” Those are defensive metrics. Those don’t happen without a head coach who installs and oversees defensive systems.) Freeman's Bio is more conclusive - Freeman’s Arizona bio lists hitters and catchers, so she wasn’t the primary defensive coach there. But she did coach catchers (a major defensive unit), she was the pitching coach at Cal, and she ran the entire defense as head coach at Vanguard. So she has defensive experience - just not in the “infield/outfield coordinator” sense. Her Bio can be found on arizonawildcats.com White didn’t hire two “offense‑only” coaches. Fremin ran full defensive systems as a head coach for nearly two decades. Freeman coached catchers, was Cal’s pitching coach, and ran the whole defense at Vanguard. Their bios highlight offense because that’s what they were hired to do at their last stops - not because they can’t coach defense

Good question, @LonghornFan4Ever PRT is obviously the pitching coach, but the rest of the defense gets handled by the other two assistants. Fremin has run full defensive systems before, and Freeman has coached catchers and defensive units at multiple stops, so between them the infield/outfield work, positioning, and team defense are covered. White oversees all of it anyway, so the lanes stay pretty defined.

Many thanks for that post @Buck Travis.... From what you laid out, it’s pretty simple: Texas just added a legit swing technician. Freeman isn’t a vibes‑only hitting coach - she fixes sequencing, extension, and plane awareness, which is exactly why Arizona’s offense blew up. Fremin runs the system, Freeman builds the hitters, and PRT handles the arms. That’s balance, not duplication. White wins a natty, lands the No. 1 portal bat, and hires two elite assistants from a beach. Yup, man’s on a heater. 😀

If she can teach a riseball hitter to stay on plane, she can probably teach a linebacker to stay in his gap.

Texas isn’t sweating it. The CB class is still loading like a freight train. Greedy can enjoy his Tiger Checking Account...that being said, hope he sticks with us.