re: Softball: #13LSU 0 @ #21Auburn 1 Final ESPN2 107.3FM

That is the thrill of victory if you win and the agony of defeat if you lose in a three game series. It all turns on one play.

Here is my prediction. I’m not saying I agree if it turns out this way, but just my gut feeling. This team is 7-8 in the SEC. Better Torina teams have finished around .500 in the SEC.

If this team kinda holds serve, hosts a Regional, and makes a Super, I think Beth’s job is safe, even if they get crushed in the Super on the road. The excuse Beth’s supporters will use will be the injuries to Carson and Pleasants, plus the number one recruit coming aboard.

I think Woodward accepts that and I just don’t feel he will want to make a change, but will watch closely for one more year. Now granted, if this team slips, travels again for a Regional, and doesn’t make a Super, then Scott is sitting up straight in his chair.

But my guess is, with Beth’s normal postseason, she’s safe one more year even though Scott has to know reaching a Super is her ceiling. If Scott has any conscious thought about his softball coaching situation this off-season, it’s probably to see how the Torina regime handles SEC play with Oklahoma and Texas coming aboard.

So not saying I agree, but barring a total collapse to end this season, I don’t see the Torina regime being shown the door before the end of the 2024 season.