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The WCWS finals have outperformed the CWS multiple times for TV viewers the last few years.

I know it's not football or men's basketball, but yes, I believe it's become popular enough to inject some serious cash into getting players.

And we're seeing that happen with quite a few 6-figure NIL deals...and as of earlier today, a second 7-figure deal for Canady.

I don't know the financial details for any other schools, but I do know that Oklahoma softball brought in over $4 million last year and made around $1.2 million in profit.

I don't see why other top programs shouldn't produce positive revenue as long as the sport continues to grow at this pace.

Congrats, Horns.

Suck it, Tech.

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If I were TTU, I'd spend that on basketball. They went to the Nati a few years back. Or Baseball. They have no chance in football.

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A billionaire couple, both former Tech athletes, paid for Canady and probably a lot of the other softball NIL...and maybe the new coach. The wife played softball there.

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Thank you. I'm tired of people pumping this guy. He should be driving a clown car. And he also appears to seek the cheap way out - he was challenging every stupid little thing. He'll take a backdoor win with no ounce of shame.

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I see you're not very familiar with Mike White. In 2023, he stalled a game he was losing 7-4 to Kentucky because Kentucky had a plane to catch. There was a drop-dead time, so White slowed the game down enough to force a tie.

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And for the record, every coach I've seen will absolutely challenge for obstruction if they think it will help them. They all use the rule to their advantage. Not many would stall for a tie in a game they're losing.

White does seem to be less assholey lately, at least to me, but he's still the most hated coach in softball for a reason.

That sounds awful and reminds me of many international sporting events I only catch parts of. There's usually some points system that I assume someone understands. No clue why they medaled or didn't.

I can live with the round-robin format with the top two teams playing for gold and silver, while teams 3 and 4 play for bronze. That I at least understand.

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McCombs field wasn’t even built until the late 90s. The west had a real head start with the sport.

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Yeah, I still sometimes forget that softball didn't become a varsity sport at Texas until 1997 or something. OU started in the '70s but didn't get their own field until 1998.

The far western states did get a pretty good jump on everyone, but it's been shifting fast.

Even without Texas and OU, this year is probably the best the SEC has ever been, top to bottom, by a lot. They've been getting a bunch into the tournament but most didn't get very far. This year was different.

I think they did get three into the WCWS about a decade ago just going by memory. Too lazy to research right now.

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Patty's best coaching job in my opinion.

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I didn't really think they were capable of making a serious run for another title until near the end of the regular season.

It was a damn fine coaching job, and Patty was having more fun than she has in at least a couple of years. She'll have plenty of coaching to do next year as well with the incoming class.

The announcer was only considering the 4 straight titles. That's not my idea of the current dynasty, which I consider 2013 to present. It's not over...yet.

I consider UCLA the ultimate softball blue bloods, and they've had their dynasties over the years. Just not at the moment.

Surly was passing around a pic of Pickens' lips earlier....though more of the camel variety.

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Down 2-0 to Canady is a tall drink, but Sooner magic is real.

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You're right about that. Real as real gets.