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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.

Today my Birthday...expecting 3 commits today.

We gonna love this Fremin guy

You are doing an awesome job keeping everyone up to date in this world of recruiting....Thanks

Welcome

@MBHORNSFAN - Haha all good - wasn’t disagreeing with you, just saying there are exceptions. Big games get weird. Really like your posts.

Always’ is a nice slogan, but not reality. Day‑of crashes happen when demand softens. For a top‑tier game like Ohio State, prices can just as easily spike. I’ve been on both sides of this equation - I couldn’t get tickets day‑of for the Texas–LSU 2019 game - so the idea that day‑of is always the best is just not how resale markets work. Not saying you’re wrong, just that it isn’t a guarantee for every matchup

watch craigslist...sometimes you can get great buys out there from those that can't attend the game. have been following Stubhub....these prices have been going up - not down Buying day of game may hurt those looking for tics this year. Wouldn't take the risk

Not watching, but heard he has 2 now...anyone?

I don’t think he was disputing anything. Speigelman’s update actually lines up with what’s already been discussed here. It’s just another piece of info pointing in the same direction for Texas. Recruiting updates come from a lot of places, and when multiple sources - local and national - are saying similar things, that usually strengthens the picture, not contradicts it. So I don’t see anything weird about sharing it. It just adds to the overall context.

Player of the year: Lorelei Gamble The junior catcher from Dripping Springs bashed 23 home runs this season, making her one of the top power hitters in the country — the Texas Longhorns commit led the nation in homers for half the season. She earned District 26-6A MVP honors after hitting .574 with 60 RBIs, 12 doubles and four triples along with her homers. She also scored 34 runs and was walked intentionally 30 times. Player of the year finalists: Weiss INF Jordynn Booe, Leander OF Rachel Grundei, Smithville P Addison Otto, Hutto INF Kaelyn Price May be behind a paywall, but will post the AAS link anyway https://www.statesman.com/sports/high-school/softball/article/high-school-softball-2026-all-central-texas-team-22295644.php

Thanks for posting - That interview was exactly what you want to hear....a kid who’s locked in, a mom who actually understands the process, and a family that clearly isn’t here for drama. Kaden talks like someone who expects to compete from day one. If this is the tone‑setter for next year, White’s about to have a whole roster full of killers

At this point I think we need a HI historian on staff. I’ve lost track

Happy Father’s Day to the OTF crew .... the only place where we celebrate dads, birthdays, and silent commits all in the same thread. Hope everyone has a great one. Hook ’em