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  1. Says a dude who's team is coached by a guy who watches OAN
  2. See, he's already meeting expectations!
  3. When did we decide prior prior paradigms govern current practice? Is it typical to have schools in NJ and CA in the same conference? Common sense wouldn't predict it either. When you're flaming people, please recall the context in which the comment was made. @FloridaHorn remains right: How the hell is UCLA supposed to get their womens basketball or volleyball team to Rutgers for a Wednesday night game/match? It is a 5 hour flight in the middle of the week for a college kid. Better yet, how do the equipment bus drivers get the football gear from LA to Happy Valley and back? That is a 40 hour drive cross country. This shit makes no geographical sense.
  4. I was giving examples of schools having other statuses. Az St hockey came to mind. There are other examples, Notre Dame football.
  5. I admitted it was wrong, and now you want me to search for a wrong report. Thanks, but no. As far as common sense, there are schools that have some sports in one conference and other sports in a different one. BYU, Az St are examples so it wouldn't have been unprecedented. As others here have have said, flying non-revenue sports across the country for mid-week games doesn't make much sense either. The UCLA release specifically mentions this problem.
  6. There was early reporting that other sports weren't moving. UCLA's press release says all sports are moving.
  7. I read somewhere only football and men's basketball are moving. If that's the case, UCLA and SC will probably join the Big West or something in the other sports. The assumption is that, relatively soon, men playing those two sports will be employees of the university, eliminating Title IX concerns for number of scholarships. Why can't the Trojans and Bruins have 2 equipment buses, one for the West Coast and one parked in Indiana?
  8. Venables recruiting approach is very contrarian and without explanation. If he had a job which had real consequence to society, he may have already been fired. Winning swaying players may be what Venables is counting on. He may have convinced himself that he can flip players late based on a playoff appearance plus the relationships he's has supposedly been building with them (while also losing their recruitments). Because the nation's fate doesn't rest on OU football winning or losing, I'm intrigue by this ridiculous strategy. OU's softball coach Patty Gasso's built an idealized version of what he's apparently attempting. She openly states here team does Bible study together and that this bonds them and their purpose. Gasso has also has recruited the #1 high school pitcher AND #1 portal transfer pitcher in the nation the past 2 years, very different from what's happening for OU football. Win or lose, OU's going to be interesting the next few years.
  9. OU's 247 site is the definition of fanboys.
  10. OU's pitching may be better next year with Bahl showing incremental improvement and Storako > Troutwein. There is a path to the offense approximating 2022 also despite Alo's departure. Hansen slumped due to injuries in 2022, and she be ready for 2023. Torres is a better hitter than Johns was at 3rd. Need Sanders to be the 3rd big bat after Jennings and Lyons.
  11. OU needs someone for 1st and 3rd. I was assuming Jennings would slide to 3rd, but if Torres comes, they may move her there? Having Torres probably can't hurt OU's changes for Sanders.
  12. I heard someone several months ago talking about OU wanting to focus NIL resources on 3 sports: football, basketball (men's only), and softball. The Switzer-led initiative had 50k as the baseline for football plays. This seems plausible.
  13. I wonder if May leaves, or if she's content in being #3 again.
  14. Huh, i was wondering what "Stop #1" meant. Thanks for clarifying.
  15. May take less than a week! This was from yesterday! My wonder about Green and My transferring is about playing time only.
  16. Is Storako-to-OU known? Agree, a Storako-Bahl (if healthy) combo would incredible, if it happens.
  17. OU won't dominate like this again next year. This year the Sooners beat ranked teams by an average of more than 5 runs and run-ruled 8 of 19 ranked opponents. In addition to those you've mentioned, Grace Lyons (1st AA SS, 401, slg 864, ob 479, 20 HR) has said she's coming back for her Covid year. Jennings could stay at 2nd or move to 3rd. Where she plays will likely be determined by the other options at those positions. Much OU's fortunes in 2023 may be determined by Kinsie Hansen's play. The catcher was injured for much of 2022 but hit 438, slg 893, ob 495, 24HR in 2021. OU loses 1st base, 3rd base, #1A pitcher, a catcher, and Alo. The amongst those departures, they lose 65 HR, 3 players who hit > 350, 3 players who slugged > 600, and an ERA of 0.77. Amongst known names who could leave, Makenzie Donihoo is in the portal and has already been removed from the roster (438, slg 762, ob 527, 9 HR in 105 AB 2021). Grace Green will have a Covid year if she wants it at OU or somewhere (359, slg 712, ob 442, 17 HR in 170 AB 2019). I can see her moving on because there isn't space in OU's outfield right now. Nicole May may want to go somewhere she can be a #1 or at least #2 option (15-1, 1.3 ERA, WHIP 0.93, but only 91 IP). All 3 would have a lot of options. After that, you've basically got freshman and upper class non-contributors. Some of these players will likely leave for other programs. From the 2021 team, OU had 6 non-contributors portal out. Three went to P5 schools and played Tennessee (started every game, hit 281, 14 HR), Ole Miss (ERA 2.6 over 59 IP), Tx Tech (ERA 4.9, 50 IP). I'd expect more attrition at the bottom of the roster again this year. It really is like Alabama FB.
  18. Also, probably won't see a national champion return all but three important contributors like OU did this year (Sooners only lost Juarez, Saile, Mendez from 2021 team). OU brought back several Covid super seniors (Alo, Snow, Johns, Elam) who played important roles this year. Sooners will look significantly different next year.
  19. I think Storako would be the plan regardless of May. I'm assuming Gasso will want a one year rental for #1A or #2 pitcher. Bahl would be #1 as she was this year but may have lingering injury issues. They also apparently have another hotshot high schooler coming in, but of course, you can't count on that person to come in be ready like Bahl.
  20. Eventually, there'll be someone who transfers from OU to UT or vice versa in a sport people care about. Donahue may fit the profile. Oklahoma kid who succeeded at OU, appears to have gotten sideways with the coaches, and wants to do something different.
  21. No inside knowledge, but you've gotta think Nicole May would be ready to leave too. She'd be a number #1 pitcher at most places and would be a great #2 everywhere (as proven this year). At OU, she'll be #3 again next year most likely.
  22. Watching UT last night reminded me of watching OU play USC in the 2004 Orange Bowl. Both the UT softball team this year and that OU football team were excellent and had shown resiliency throughout the year. Neither of those team showed any that night on the biggest stage. The build up to these games is so big that emotional deflation by early adversity appears devastating, unrecoverable. I didn't like UT's attitude coming into the game. UT was asking "Why not us?" while they should've been coached to visualize "IT IS US." Another prescription would include visualization for persistence despite early adversity because OU's so good at getting ahead early. A lot went right for the OU yesterday, and there may have been nothing stopping them. It'll be interesting to see if UT's coaches can prevent last night's loss from costing the Horns tonight's game also.
  23. Jefferson happens to play the same position as Jennings (400 average, 950 slugging, 29 HR, 85 RBI, 977 fielding as a sophomore) so starting Jefferson would require some juggling. Jennings apparently prefers to play 3rd so you could have Jefferson at 2nd, Jennings at 3rd and move Johns from 3rd to 1st to keep her bat in the lineup.
  24. Didn't know this. Is this for real?
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