Give me 9 Sophie Piskos.
Give me 9 Sophie Piskos.
Man, I was really impressed that young lady. She came in and expected to Redshirt, she was forced into action and not only did she succeed but she was a big piece of the teams success. She also seems to have a huge motor, she was one pumped up young lady during the regionals. I am glad we have her for 3 more years.
See how HR have gone down, but we've seen a slight increase in hits. Runs are down - so it equates to a lower-scoring team. As for the interview - i don't have the exact date and time - but i distinctly remember the comment. Not saying he doesn't like a timely HR, but isn't looking for the HR on every at bat.
Generally speaking, you don't take transfers for transfer's sake.
The smart move is to take a transfer where you have an identified weakness.
You don't take a transfer where you already have a strength.
Wouldn't be prudent.
jmo
Well here is my take: I would be building yearly teams instead of programs which might be here to stay in college softball for mid majors whether you like it or not. To me that is the only way to keep up with the (free agent) game so to speak. P5 school will cherry pick kids like crazy. In a perfect world I would love to have zero transfers and develop every kid over the course of 4 to 5 years. Those days are gone. So we need to evolve. Glasco isn't promising anyone playing time, but he is promising them that they will be working hard when they enter the program as a incoming or transfer player.
If I was the coach: My job bottom line is to win. So I would create my roster with kids that I felt could help us win ball games regardless of where they come from or what position they play. Coach Candrea at Arizona always recruits athletes not 3rd baseman, 2nd baseman, etc. If you can play then you will play regardless of your position in the field. Coach Glasco has the same mentally as Coach Robe did, recruit the kid to take the place of your current starter. Competition is healthy. To stay competitive you absolutely have to get the best kids available regardless how you get them. With the emergence of the transfer portal in college, it's become an every day occurrence. There is a tremendous amount of pressure for college staff's to win and remain relevant. Coaches can be loyal to their athletes and still allow competition. By the way scholarships are granted year to year, and athletes must compete every year.
If I was a player on the current roster: It would not bother me personally any may even motivate me more, but I still would feel that my skill set, production and work ethic will be better than the current transfer coming in. Remember the cream always rises to the top.
If I was the player transferring in: I would think that I would be brought in to compete to not ride the bench and log major time or be a starter. However I wouldn't expect anything to be promised.
Supporters of the program: Most(not all) of the old timers still think we should recruit all Acadiana kids or just in state kids. Sorry to tell you guys we can't compete by doing that. The game has changed and the Cajuns will have to in order to keep up.
Just a couple of thoughts. First, using Cadrea as an example is not good. He hasn't won a championship in since forever and the game has pretty much passed him by.
Your last point about local fans wanting the team to be built with local players is correct. There's just not enough good ones to effectively build a championship team.
Oklahoma is the number one team in the nation. There's only one player from Oklahoma, much less Norman. Six of their starters are from California and two from Texas. You don't see their fans complaining about their players not being home grown.
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