Softball Offseason

[VObserver]

Wouldnt that lead you to think the number is way higher. He couldnt possible know every player's twitter/social, or have time to sort through them all, and some might not have announced that way???

The number IS way higher.. D1 is only showing 288 in the portal as of 1 minute ago.

[MarlinMan3]

The army had higher signing bonuses when i joined military, yet i joined the navy with no bonus. One would think other things go into these equations but who knows now with social media and new generations and covid high schoolers.

A few thousand bucks decades ago compared to a lifetime retirement, i think i made the right choice, if only these players could be presented with guest speakers or more beneficial financial/ethics mandatory classes to replace the DEI ones

[VObserver]

I will be surprised if either Smith or Wheeler leaves. It is possible, but I think both will be here next season. I would be more concerned about Vasquez and Liscano, but I don't think they are going anywhere either.

[VObserver]

That's why decisions by the Cajun coaches need to be made soon. They don't have 9 months to figure it out. I'm sure they're working very hard, researching all of the players in the portal and figuring out which ones can help the team get back to playing softball like Cajun fans are used to.

Agree 100%.

[JMV JustMyView]

The softball portal is now open. There are 287 on the list at the moment. Conference breakdown:

Appalachian State - 6
Coastal Carolina - 2
Georgia Southern - 1
Georgia State - 1
James Madison - 2
Southern Mississippi - 4
Texas State - 1
Troy - 12

No Cajuns in the portal...yet.

Marshall has 6 in the portal. Add that to your list.

[CajunGrad16]

Did Troy fire their coach? Just wondering why they have so many in the portal

[facelessjonmoon]

Marshall has 6 in the portal. Add that to your list.

Marshall seems to have alot of players transferring out in various sports

[JMV JustMyView]

Did Troy fire their coach? Just wondering why they have so many in the portal

No.

[VObserver]

I will be surprised if either Smith or Wheeler leaves. It is possible, but I think both will be here next season. I would be more concerned about Vasquez and Liscano, but I don't think they are going anywhere either.

I want to clarify what I said about Vasquez and Liscano. There has never been an indication that either plans to leave. My concern is that both batted .275+ while both are in the Top 40 nationally in assists/game and are the SS and 2B for a team that led the nation in DPs, in spite of Vasquez missing 12 games. There are schools who might have a strong interest in signing a duo like those two.

[lcitsh]

The softball portal is now open. There are 287 on the list at the moment. Conference breakdown:

Appalachian State - 6
Coastal Carolina - 2
Georgia Southern - 1
Georgia State - 1
James Madison - 2
Southern Mississippi - 4
Texas State - 1
Troy - 12

No Cajuns in the portal...yet.

Updated list:

Appalachian State - 6
Coastal Carolina - 3
Georgia Southern - 1
Georgia State - 3
James Madison - 2
Marshall - 6
South Alabama - 6
Southern Mississippi - 4
Texas State - 1
Troy - 13
ULM - 2