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Salted (or) un-salted? and i don't mean the redbull

At this point the funniest part of the Azua “sweepstakes” isn’t the recruiting itself - it’s watching half the board cosplay as insiders while the other half argues about which imaginary insider is more legit. We’ve got people citing mystery visits, people citing mystery sources, and people citing “Softball Randy on X” like that’s a credential. Meanwhile the only confirmed fact is that none of us actually know her final three. Texas is coming off back‑to‑back national titles, every top recruit in the country is at least listening, and somehow we’ve turned that into a slap‑fight about who watches the most softball and who’s secretly in a Discord server. Incredible work all around. Y’all carry on. I’ll check back in when someone has something more concrete than “my cousin’s friend’s barber heard…” Look, I respect every one of you who posts here. We’ve got a good thing going on this board, and I’d rather not see it slide into what the Inside Texas board has become - where every thread turns into people arguing just to argue and dunking on each other instead of talking sports.

Great video to watch, especially the Katie interview. https://mlbn-distro.mlb.com/temporary/20260608-IT-STEWART-INTV-622874.mp4

Cody Campbell is the only booster alive who can spend millions and still look like he’s trying to sit at the grown‑ups table - and the fact Tech fans are defending him explains everything about Tech.

Hammond must be catastrophically bad in your head if you’re ready to blow, like you said, $6M on a one‑year rental who couldn’t even keep a job at Indiana. That’s not “building a roster.” That’s flailing.

Take the heat, CJ. Take all of it. Wear the heat like a badge....When you’re right, the folks who don’t like the truth always yell the loudest. Keep posting the facts - they’ll catch up eventually.

Ha, Tech left the Adidas and Mahomes logos off because even the logos said, ‘Don’t drag us into your clown show'

This statement is an embarrassment to Texas Tech. Hocutt didn’t ‘clarify’ anything - he basically printed out a denial, slapped the Tech logo on it, and hoped nobody in the Big 12 can read. The entire conference is calling them out, national media is dragging them, and Tech’s response is, ‘We swear we didn’t do the thing that benefits us more than anyone else'.... It’s pathetic. This is crisis management for people who think PR stands for ‘Please Respond.’ If this is the best they can do, no wonder Tech is the punchline of every AD group chat right now. They didn’t put out a statement....they put out a confession disguised as a shrug. Imagine being so deep in the mud that you have to publicly announce, ‘We didn’t secretly bankroll a lawsuit.’ That’s not exoneration - that’s desperation. Tech looks guilty, sloppy, and terrified, and this statement only made it worse.

Damn, you are absolutely correct. Got my years messed up with mentioning Taylor Tinsley, Kenzie Brown, Ruby Meylan, Maya Johnson, Robyn Herron, and Lyndsey Grein....my bad what about Karlie Keeney - Baylor? She’s the kind of pitcher who frustrates hitters because nothing is straight and nothing is where they expect it.

There’s no tweet to find - Golan nuked it or kept it private. Roach saw it, the rest of us didn’t. Golan’s the only ‘insider’ whose scoops evaporate faster than Tech’s recruiting momentum....If Golan actually had real info, he wouldn’t hide it behind a paywall and a prayer....just ignore him.

agree

She’s a solid get for them. Not a superstar, but definitely better than some of the bottom‑third bats they’ve been rolling out. LSU never really gave her a real runway, but she’s athletic, competitive, and actually knows how to survive SEC pitching. She’ll help them - just not in a way that keeps anyone in Austin up at night.

Earlywine’s out, so let’s stop pretending this offense fixes itself. Texas needs a real hitting architect again - not another placeholder. This isn’t complicated. If Texas is serious about fixing/improving the offensive identity of this program, then stop duct‑taping the problem and bring back Connie Clark. Clark is literally sitting right there - proven, respected, elite at developing hitters, and understands Texas better than anyone. If you want the offense fixed, if you want hitters who don’t look lost in big moments, if you want a real identity again? Bring back Connie Clark. Stop overthinking it.

one thing for sure, Texas isn’t hiring the AAA hitting coach from Salt Lake because he once coached in Houston. Or the guy from Midland because “Texas League.” Or Kouzmanoff because he played for the Rangers. Cool resumes, wrong sport.

Hitting a baseball and hitting elite D1 fastpitch are about as related as driving a Prius and flying an F‑16.

I did see the Justin McLeod post earlier.....Wowzers, both assistants gone. You know Earleywine is getting a good raise going there. we just got rid of $352,000 assistant staff money...Now we can give Partty Ruth Taylor a raise...she was making crap.

South and Clemmons are both true freshmen. They’re long‑term pieces, not Day‑1 SEC starters. That’s why Texas is still pushing hard for a veteran catcher in the portal. Hope Texas takes Swan...she can hit, but so can South...Don't know that much about Clemmons.

Lot of viewers watching the game 2 finals

There are four clear top‑tier returning arms for 2026 besides Kavan: Taylor Tinsley, Kenzie Brown, Ruby Meylan, and Maya Johnson - plus a couple SEC arms who are right on the edge(Briski, Herron, Grein)...Briski is the closest thing the SEC has to a true returning ace besides Kavan but isn't in the Kavan/Tinsley/Meylan/Brown/Maya Johnson tier. If you never seen Maya Johnson (Belmont) pitch before, dig up her tape - Has one full year left and is returning to anchor their staff. She’s the mid‑major monster everyone will talk about next season. Wish we had her.

I get that Earleywine isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but let’s be fair here - the guy can coach. His track record speaks for itself: elite offenses, elite development, and a resume most programs would kill for. He’s intense, he’s demanding, and he’s not a ‘buddy‑coach,’ but that doesn’t automatically mean players dislike him. Some players thrive under that style, and White clearly trusts him for a reason.

Sad to see this happen. Zaleski was well‑liked, the players trusted her, and she did a lot of the relationship‑building behind the scenes that people don’t notice. Wish her the best wherever she ends up.

He losing his hair(what's left of) fast. Besides, If even Josh Pate - the most neutral, non‑confrontational guy in college football media - won’t defend Tech, you know it’s bad. When he basically shrugs and says ‘yeah, that’s on y’all,’ the conversation is over

Good post, but you’re still blending NCAA rules with federal law. Betting on your own team is an NCAA issue, not a federal case. You only get federal heat with actual game‑fixing, fraud, or money laundering - none of which apply here. Taking the under twice isn’t a crime, it’s just bad gambling.

Totally with you - Campbell’s statement really does read like that. The whole ‘broken system’ line feels more like posturing than anything grounded in reality